Iowa Senators Introduce State Assault Weapons Ban 2/25/2005 Press Release Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence 4403 1st Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 http://www.ipgv.org State assault weapons ban would fill the void created when Congress failed to renew the federal assault weapons ban last September Cedar Rapids, IA - Legislation has been introduced in the Iowa Senate that would prohibit the possession of military-style, semiautomatic assault weapons in Iowa. The bipartisan bill (Senate File 207) is co-sponsored by Senators Connolly (D-Dubuque), Dvorsky (D-Coralville), Lundby (R-Marion), and Tinsman (R-Davenport). Lead sponsor of the bill Mike Connolly said, "Military-style, semiautomatic...
