724.22 Persons under twenty-one — sale, loan, gift, making available — possession. 1. Except as provided in subsection 3, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a rifle or shotgun or ammunition for a rifle or shotgun to a minor commits a seriousmisdemeanor for a first offense and a class 'D' felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2. Except as provided in subsections 4 and 5, a person who sells, loans, gives, or makes available a pistol or revolver or ammunition for a pistol or revolver to a person below the ageof twenty-one commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class 'D' felony forsecond and subsequent offenses. 3. A parent, guardian, spouse who is eighteen years of age or older, or another with the express consent of the minor’s parent or guardian or spouse who is eighteen years of age orolder may allow a minor to possess a rifle or shotgun or the ammunition therefor which maybe lawfully used. 4. A person eighteen, nineteen, or twenty years of age may possess a firearm and the ammunition therefor while on military duty or while a peace officer, security guard orcorrectional officer, when such duty requires the possession of such a weapon or ge may possess a firearm and the ammunition therefor while on military duty or while a peace officer, security guard orcorrectional officer, when such duty requires the possession of such a weapon or while theperson receives instruction in the proper use thereof from an instructor who is twenty-oneyears of age or older. 5. a. A parent or guardian or spouse who is twenty-one years of age or older, of a person under the age of twenty-one may allow the person, while under direct supervision, to possessa pistol or revolver or the ammunition therefor for any lawful purpose, or while the personreceives instruction in the proper use thereof from an instructor twenty-one years of age orolder, with the consent of such parent, guardian or spouse. b. As used in this section, 'direct supervision' means supervision provided by the parent, guardian, spouse, or instructor who is twenty-one years of age or older, who maintainsa physical presence near the supervised person conducive to hands-on instruction, whomaintains visual and verbal contact at all times with the supervised person, and who is notintoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, or underthe uction, whomaintains visual and verbal contact at all times with the supervised person, and who is notintoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, or underthe influence of an illegal drug. 6. For the purposes of this section, caliber .22 rimfire ammunition shall be deemed to be rifle ammunition. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to store or leave a loaded firearm which is not secured by a trigger lock mechanism, placed in a securely locked box or container, or placed in someother location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under theage of fourteen years, if such person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under theage of fourteen years is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permissionof the minor’s parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, the minor lawfullygains access to the firearm without the consent of the minor’s parent, guardian, or personhaving charge of the minor, and the minor exhibits the firearm in a public place in an unlawfulmanner, or uses the firearm unlawfully to cause injury or death to a person. parent, guardian, or personhaving charge of the minor, and the minor exhibits the firearm in a public place in an unlawfulmanner, or uses the firearm unlawfully to cause injury or death to a person. This subsectiondoes not apply if the minor obtains the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person.A violation of this subsection is punishable as a serious misdemeanor. 8. A parent, guardian, or spouse who is twenty-one years of age or older, of a minor under the age of fourteen years who allows that minor to possess a pistol or revolver orthe ammunition pursuant hereto, shall be strictly liable to an injured party for all damagesresulting from the possession of the pistol or revolver or ammunition therefor by that minor. 9. A parent, guardian, spouse, or instructor, who knowingly provides direct supervision under subsection 5, of a person while intoxicated as provided under the conditions set outin section 321J.2, subsection 1, paragraph 'a', 'b', or 'c', commits child endangerment inviolation of section 726.6, subsection 1, paragraph 'i'. [C97, §5004; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.26; C79, 81, §724.22] 90 Acts, ch 1147, §7; 94 rment inviolation of section 726.6, subsection 1, paragraph 'i'. [C97, §5004; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12958; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.26; C79, 81, §724.22] 90 Acts, ch 1147, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §119; 94 Acts, ch 1172, §56; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §28, 29, 50; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §49, 51, 53, 54 Referred to in §481A.48, 724.15, 726.6 Sat Dec 23 12:32:18 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 724.22 (25, 0)
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