Iowa Gov. Signs Bill Allowing 18-Year-Olds to Own, Carry Handguns

The Des Moines Register reported state Rep. Steven Holt (R) rallied fellow lawmakers in support of the bill, House File 924.

Holt said, “I joined the Marines when I was 18, I graduated from boot camp when I was 18. I was carrying firearms in the military, ready to defend my country when I was 18, along with hundreds of thousands of other young men and women.”

He added, “So the idea that an 18-year-old, a 19-year-old, a 20-year-old, doesn’t have a right to own a firearm in protection of their families — which is really what the Second Amendment is about, right?”

State Sen. Art Staed (D) opposed the legislation when it was in the Senate, arguing, “Lowering the age to purchase handguns won’t save any lives.”

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