Gun rights advocates cheered loudly Thursday as Gov. Chet Culver eased an impediment for some seeking permits to carry a concealed weapon by approving a standardized process that will apply equally in all 99 Iowa counties beginning next Jan. 1. During a ceremony in the Statehouse rotunda, Culver signed legislation that will make Iowa a "shall issue" state when it comes to county sheriffs issuing permits to acquire or carry a concealed weapon.
Read Original at: The Sioux City Journal (Iowa)