Please Contact Your State Representative!
On Wednesday, March 11, House File 193, passed out of the House Public Safety Committee by a vote of 18-3. Introduced by State Representative Clel Baudler (R-58), HF 193 is currently awaiting action on the floor of the House.
Unfortunately, last week's alert incorrectly referred to this as a "shall-issue" bill. We apologize for that mistake. HF 193 will make various important improvements to Iowa’s current permit to carry law, including: requiring written notification to those whose permits are denied within 15 business days, expanding the list of reciprocal states, allowing permit applicants to appeal a permit denial to an administrative law judge, and even increasing the validity of the permits from one to three years. HF 193 makes many necessary improvements to current Please contact your State Representatives and urge them support HF 193 and the expansion of self-defense rights for all Iowans. The contact information can be found here.
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