National Carry AcademyOpen Carry Laws for Iowa
January 10, 2016
Open carry is allowed but with restrictions within the State of Iowa. If you are carrying a loaded firearm within a vehicle you are required to have a permit.
There are many restrictions regarding carrying within the state so make sure to follow all signage and leave if asked to leave. Additionally, if you are traveling, check with the local authorities or the laws of that state to ensure you are legal to carry.
724.4 Carrying Weapons.
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. Subsections 1 through 3 do not apply to any of the following: i. A person who has in the person’s possession and who displays to a peace officer on demand a valid permit to carry weapons which has been issued to the person, and whose conduct is within the limits of that permit. A person shall not be convicted of a violation of this section if the person produces at the person’s trial a permit to carry weapons which was valid at the time of the alleged offense and which would have brought the person’s conduct within this exception if the permit had been produced at the time of the alleged offense.
Open Carry Laws for Iowa
January 10, 2016
Open carry is allowed but with restrictions within the State of Iowa. If you are carrying a loaded firearm within a vehicle you are required to have a permit.
There are many restrictions regarding carrying within the state so make sure to follow all signage and leave if asked to leave. Additionally, if you are traveling, check with the local authorities or the laws of that state to ensure you are legal to carry.
724.4 Carrying Weapons.
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. Subsections 1 through 3 do not apply to any of the following: i. A person who has in the person’s possession and who displays to a peace officer on demand a valid permit to carry weapons which has been issued to the person, and whose conduct is within the limits of that permit. A person shall not be convicted of a violation of this section if the person produces at the person’s trial a permit to carry weapons which was valid at the time of the alleged offense and which would have brought the person’s conduct within this exception if the permit had been produced at the time of the alleged offense.