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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-iowagunpermits,0,2318090.story
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Gun owners and potential gun owners are flocking to sheriff's offices across Iowa in the wake of a new state law that requires sheriffs under most circumstances to issue permits to carry concealed weapons.
According to The Des Moines Register, several sheriffs' offices reported receiving 10 to 20 times as many applications on Monday as they do most days.
The new law, which took effect last Saturday, limits the discretion local sheriffs previously had in denying permits without explanation.
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"You're seeing just pent-up demand," said John Pierce, co-founder of OpenCarry.org, a national Internet advocate for laws that let people carry weapons openly.
"What you have is a lot of citizens who knew the sheriff could turn them down for any reason or no reason at all," he said.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Gun owners and potential gun owners are flocking to sheriff's offices across Iowa in the wake of a new state law that requires sheriffs under most circumstances to issue permits to carry concealed weapons.
According to The Des Moines Register, several sheriffs' offices reported receiving 10 to 20 times as many applications on Monday as they do most days.
The new law, which took effect last Saturday, limits the discretion local sheriffs previously had in denying permits without explanation.
. . .
"You're seeing just pent-up demand," said John Pierce, co-founder of OpenCarry.org, a national Internet advocate for laws that let people carry weapons openly.
"What you have is a lot of citizens who knew the sheriff could turn them down for any reason or no reason at all," he said.