Firearms

Open carry: legal at 21 without a permit on foot; permit-to-carry required for OC in a vehicle within city limits. Concealed: permitless at 21+ (2021). Permit-to-acquire still required for handgun purchases unless buyer has a carry permit.

Firearms is permitted in Iowa — but the limits and penalties still bite. See exactly what crosses the line.

Even where firearms is permitted in Iowa, location, conduct, and possession rules still apply. See the exceptions that matter.

Read the exact Iowa statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to verify the source.