What are the training requirements for a new Iowa professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
  • Completion of any handgun safety training course available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency, community college, college, private or public institution or organization, or firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or certain other firearms training certifying bodies (such as the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy).
  • Completion of any handgun safety training course offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of a law enforcement or security enforcement agency approved by the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
  • Completion of any National Rifle Association (NRA) handgun safety training course.
  • Completion of small arms training while serving with the armed forces of the United States as evidenced by any of the following:
    • Completion of a law enforcement agency firearms training course that qualifies a peace officer to carry a firearm in the normal course of the peace officer’s duties.
    • For personnel on active duty or serving in one of the national guard or reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, possession of a certificate of completion of basic training with a service record of successful completion of small arms training and qualification.
    • For personnel released or retired from active duty, possession of an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions.

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1. When does SF 2379 become effective?
2. I currently have an Iowa nonprofessional permit to carry weapons issued during calendar year 2010. Will I be grandfathered in, and if so, will my permit become a five year permit?
3. My current Iowa nonprofessional permit to carry weapons expires December 31, 2010. Will I be able to apply for a new five-year permit in late 2010 so that it becomes valid on January 1, 2011?
4. Can my permit be restricted?
5. How long is my permit valid?
6. Under the new law, do I have to carry my handgun concealed?
7. Can I carry other weapons besides my handgun?
8. Does my Iowa permit to carry allow me to have a loaded firearm anywhere in my vehicle?
9. If I am stopped by a law enforcement officer in Iowa, am I required to declare that I am carrying a loaded firearm?
10. Will my Iowa driver’s license be flagged to indicate that I have an Iowa permit to carry?
11. Is fingerprint submission a required element of the application process?
12. I live in another state. Can I get an Iowa nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
13. I live in another state. Will Iowa honor my concealed weapon permit issued in another state?
14. My state requires a reciprocity agreement before it can recognize an out-of-state permit. Will Iowa enter into such a reciprocity agreement?
15. Will Iowa publish a list of states whose permits will be honored, and will Iowa publish a list of states that will honor the Iowa permit?
16. What are the training requirements for a new Iowa professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
17. Can I still use the Iowa firearms safety training program Form WP-0 for the application for a new Iowa professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
18. Can there be additional training requirements imposed by the Iowa Department of Public Safety or a Sheriff’s Office for a new or renewal Iowa professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
19. Will I have to identify the firearms and/or other dangerous weapons that I will be carrying under the authority of my Iowa permit to carry?
20. What are the training requirements for the renewal of an Iowa professional or nonprofessional permit to carry weapons?
21. If my most recent Iowa permit to carry expired two months ago, will my permit application be considered an application for a new permit or for a renewal?
22. Do I still have to obtain an annual Iowa professional permit to carry or can I use my Iowa non-professional permit to carry weapons to carry while working if I am an Iowa Resident?
23. Will I still have to obtain an annual Iowa professional permit to carry or can I use a carry permit issued by another state to carry while working if I am not an Iowa Resident?
24. Can the owner of private property (to include businesses/employers) regulate the carrying of weapons on their private property?
25. When will administrative rules be available?
26. When and where will the new application forms be available?
27. Will Iowa be issuing a wallet sized card or plastic card?
28. Do any of the requirements of SF 2379 impact or otherwise change the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA)?
29. If I am denied a permit and wish to appeal the denial, how would I do that?