Iowa lawmaker wants end to vintage ban on machine guns
DES MOINES, Iowa Iowa’s ban on owning vintage machine guns would be ended under legislation introduced by a lawmaker and supported by a firearms group.
The Des Moines Register reports Sen. Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig in northwest Iowa, says his bill would allow possession of machine guns as well as short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.
Residents would only be able to buy machine guns built before 1986.
Richard Rogers, legislative liaison for the Iowa Firearms Coalition, says his group supports the legislation in concept.
A spokesman for Gov. Terry Branstad says the governor will reserve judgment until seeing a final bill.