Want to carry your handgun on your hip in public? Get an Iowa Permit to Carry Weapons. It’s a bit more paperwork—fingerprints, photo, a class on “not shooting your own foot off.”
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The class takes about four hours. You’ll learn about the law, holster safety, and how to handle a situation where someone says “nice gun, dude.”
Cost: about $100 total. But it’s valid for five years and covers both pistols and—get this—stun guns. Because Iowa knows you might want to tase a raccoon.