Iowa
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IA1054 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103
SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Iowa
firearms in K-12 educational settings
handgun and long gun Permissive
IA1062 — school personnel other than peace officers
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.6 (3)
(3) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons if the person is a school employee of a school district, a private school, or an institution of higher education as defined in section 722.11. The person shall complete a prescribed firearm safety training course offered pursuant to section 724.9, subsection 1, prior to being issued a permit, and not be disqualified under section 724.8.
Effective:
2024-07-01
Iowa
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IA1055 — comprehensive - punitive
Citation:
Iowa Code section 724.28
1. As used in this section, “political subdivision of the state” means a city, county, or township. 2. A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance, motion, resolution, policy, or amendment regulating the ownership, possession, carrying, legal transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weapons when the ownership,...
Effective:
2017-07-01
Iowa
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
IA1046 — comprehensive
Citation:
Iowa Code section 724.28
A political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance regulating the ownership, possession, legal transfer, lawful transportation, registration, or licensing of firearms when the ownership, possession, transfer, or transportation is otherwise lawful under the laws of this state. An ordinance regulating firearms in violation of this section existing on or after April 5, 1990, is void.
Effective:
1990-04-05
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Permissive
IA1063 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
2025-07-01
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IA1066 — youth possession
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
2025-07-01
Iowa
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
IA1056 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IA1057 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
24 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
Effective:
1994-09-13
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IA1058 — minimum age possession - federal
Citation:
43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Iowa
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
IA1012 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
1979-01-01
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IA1023 — youth possession
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
1979-01-01 Superseded:
2025-07-01
Iowa
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
IA1064 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
1979-01-01 Superseded:
2025-07-01
Iowa
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
IA1065 — youth possession
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.22(1), (2)
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class "D" felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2.
Effective:
1979-07-01
Iowa
open carry
handgun Permissive
IA1014 — license required
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.4(1); (4)(i)
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person, or who, within the limits of any city, goes armed with a pistol or revolver, or any loaded firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, or who knowingly carries or transports in a vehicle a pistol or revolver, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 4.
Effective:
1978-01-01 Superseded:
2021-07-01
Iowa
open carry
long gun Restrictive
IA1015 — limited : prohibited : loaded
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.4
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person, or who, within the limits of any city, goes armed with a pistol or revolver, or any loaded firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, or who knowingly carries or transports in a vehicle a pistol or revolver, commits an aggravated misdemeanor...(e) A person who for any lawful purpose...
Effective:
1978-01-01
Iowa
permit to purchase
handgun Restrictive
IA1059 — required
Citation:
Iowa Code Ann. § 724.15
Any person who acquires ownership of any pistol or revolver shall first obtain an annual permit.
Effective:
1978-01-01 Superseded:
2021-07-01
Iowa
prohibited possessor
handgun and long gun Restrictive
IA1031 — dvro : expanded
Citation:
Iowa Code §§ 236.5(1)(b), 236.2(2), 724.26(4)
§ Sec. 236.5 (1)(b) Upon the issuance of a protective order or entry of a judgment of conviction described in subsection 2, the court shall inform the person who is the subject of such order or conviction that the person shall not possess, ship, transport, or receive a firearm, offensive weapon, or ammunition while such order is in effect or until such conviction is vacated or until the person’s rights have been...
Effective:
2010-03-22
Iowa
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
IA1049 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
Iowa Code Ann. § 724.15
1. It is the intent of this section to satisfy federal requirements of 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(3) in order to acquire pistols or revolvers.
Effective:
2021-07-01
Iowa
waiting period
handgun Restrictive
IA1020 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)
Citation:
Iowa Code Ann. § 724.15
Any person who acquires ownership of any pistol or revolver shall first obtain an annual permit.
Effective:
1978-01-01 Superseded:
2021-07-01
Kansas
background checks
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KS1034 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)
Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...
Effective:
1998-11-30
Kansas
background checks
handgun Restrictive
KS1033 — sales from dealer : federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)
Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...
Effective:
1994-02-28 Superseded:
1998-11-30
Kansas
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
KS1005 — shall issue (permit not required)
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6302
(a) Criminal carrying of a weapon is knowingly carrying: … (4) any pistol, revolver or other firearm concealed on one's person if such person is under 21 years of age, except when on such person's land or in such person's abode or fixed place of business.
Effective:
2015-07-01
Kansas
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Permissive
KS1004 — shall issue
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-7c01 et seq.
75-7c03 License to carry concealed handgun; issuance; form; display on demand of law enforcement officer; reciprocity. (a) The attorney general shall issue licenses to carry concealed handguns to persons who comply with the application and training requirements of this act and who are not disqualified under K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 75-7c04, and amendments thereto.
Effective:
2007-01-01 Superseded:
2015-07-01
Kansas
carrying a concealed weapon (ccw)
handgun Restrictive
KS1003 — prohibited
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-4201
(a) Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: … (4) carrying any pistol, revolver or other firearm concealed on one's person except when on the person's land or in the person's abode or fixed place of business.
Effective:
1970-01-01 Superseded:
2007-01-01
Kansas
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
KS1007 — stand your ground
Citation:
Kans. Stat. Ann. § 21- 5223
(a) A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in a place where such person has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand such person’s ground and meet force with force.
Effective:
2006-05-25
Kansas
castle doctrine
handgun and long gun Permissive
KS1006 — traditional
Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...
Effective:
1900-01-01 Superseded:
2006-05-25
Kansas
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KS1049 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103
SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Kansas
firearm sales restrictions
handgun and long gun Restrictive
KS1053 — assault weapons ban - Federal
Citation:
Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102
This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
Effective:
1994-09-13 Superseded:
2004-09-13
Kansas
firearms in college/university
handgun Permissive
KS1043 — public : CCW allowed
Citation:
K.S.A. 75-7c20
(a) The carrying of a concealed handgun shall not be prohibited in any public area of any state or municipal building unless such public area has adequate security measures to ensure that no weapons are permitted to be carried into such public area and the public area is conspicuously posted with either permanent or temporary signage approved by the governing body, or the chief administrative officer, if no...
Effective:
2017-07-01
Kansas
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
KS1046 — comprehensive
Citation:
K.S.A. 12-16,124
(a) No city or county shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or regulation, and no agent of any city or county shall take any administrative action, governing the requirement of fees, licenses or permits for, the commerce in or the sale, purchase, transfer, ownership, storage, carrying, transporting or taxation of firearms or ammunition, or any component or combination thereof.
Effective:
2007-05-03
Kansas
local laws preempted by state
handgun and long gun Permissive
KS1045 — comprehensive
Citation:
K.S.A. 12-16,124(a)
No city or county shall adopt any ordinance, resolution or regulation, and no agent of any city or county shall take any administrative action, governing the purchase, transfer, ownership, storage or transporting of firearms or ammunition, or any component or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute.
Effective:
2005-04-15 Superseded:
2007-05-03
Kansas
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KS1011 — youth possession
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6301(a)(14)
(a) Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: ... (14) possessing a firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches long by any person less than 18 years of age.
Effective:
1994-07-01
Kansas
minimum age
long gun Restrictive
KS1050 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kansas
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KS1051 — minimum age purchase - federal
Citation:
26 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)
(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kansas
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KS1052 — minimum age possession - federal
Citation:
43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)
(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...
Effective:
1994-09-13
Kansas
minimum age
handgun Restrictive
KS1014 — purchase and sale
Citation:
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6301(a)(7)
(a) Criminal use of weapons is knowingly: ... (7) selling, giving or otherwise transferring any firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches long to any person under 18 years of age whether the person knows or has reason to know the length of the barrel
Effective:
1970-07-01