Iowa Range Protection & Strengthened Preemption Bill Passes House

AmmoLand ^ | 1 March, 2020 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Iowa Radio is reporting that the Iowa range protection and strengthened preemption bill has passed the Iowa House. The bill passed on a 52 to 44 vote, with 4 members not voting. There are 56 Republicans and 44 Democrats in the Iowa House. The bill was earlier reported on as HSB 615.

Second Amendment supporters have been attempting to pass the bill for several years.

From radioiowa.com:

Supporters of the bill say Iowa gun owners should not have to navigate a labyrinth of different ordinances. The bill also forbids cities and counties from trying to ban gun modifications or from establishing restrictive zoning aimed at gun shooting ranges.

The House passed the bill on a 52 to 44 vote as dozens of gun rights activists sat in the gallery watching the debate.

In addition to preventing local governments from passing prohibitive zoning ordinances to stop shooting ranges, the bill makes it illegal for local governments to regulate firearms accessories as well as firearms. This was likely inspired by the City of Des Moines and Polk County officials attempts to ban magazines and bump stocks in 2020. From HB2502:

2. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons when the ownership, possession, transfer, or transportation, or modification is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. An ordinance regulating firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons in violation of this section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void.

The bill prevents local governments from banning weapons in government buildings unless the building is secured with metal detectors and armed security in the

[marktwain]

Gun ranges have been under attack for decades.

[old-ager]

Great post as always.

States with big cities should consider changes to let the big cities off the hook on preemption, in exchange for losing any ability to affect state constitution or law.

[PeterPrinciple]

Iowa is one of the states with a trifecta of Republicans. As mentioned, there are 56 Republicans in the House and 44 Democrats. Republicans have a majority of 32 Senators of 50 members of the Iowa Senate. The Governor is Republican Kim Reynolds, the first female governor of Iowa.

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Make hay while the sun shines. Think of all the hay Trump might be able to make after the election.

[aimhigh]

I heard a presentation about building shooting ranges. The goal is to have “no blue sky”, so the shooter can’t shoot outside the park. The speaker said bridge manufacturing companies sometimes find flaws in their bridge sections. They will donate the flawed sections for free. Those sections can be used to produce the “no blue sky”.