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Iowa Code § 724.22 (2026)

Persons under eighteen — sale, loan, gift, making available — possession

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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 serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class “D” felony for second and subsequent offenses. 2. Except as provided in subsection 4, 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 age of eighteen commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense and a class “D” felony for second 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 or older may allow a minor to possess a rifle or shotgun or the ammunition therefor which may be lawfully used. 4. a. A parent, guardian, or spouse who is eighteen years of age or older, of a person under the age of eighteen may allow the person, while under direct supervision, to possess a pistol or revolver or the ammunition therefor for any lawful purpose, or while the person receives instruction in the proper use thereof from an instructor eighteen years of age or older, 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 eighteen years of age or older, who maintains a physical\n\nTue Dec 09 21:55:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 724 (64, 2) §724.22, WEAPONS 16\n\npresence near the supervised person conducive to hands-on instruction, who maintains visual and verbal contact at all times with the supervised person, and who is not intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, or under the influence of an illegal drug. 5. For the purposes of this section, caliber .22 rimfire ammunition shall be deemed to be rifle ammunition. 6. 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 some other location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of fourteen years, if such person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of fourteen years is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor’s parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, the minor lawfully gains access to the firearm without the consent of the minor’s parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, and the minor exhibits the firearm in a public place in an unlawful manner, or uses the firearm unlawfully to cause injury or death to a person. This subsection does 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. 7. A parent, guardian, or spouse, who is eighteen years of age or older, of a minor under the age of fourteen years and who allows that minor to possess a pistol or revolver or the ammunition pursuant hereto shall be strictly liable to an injured party for all damages resulting from the possession of the pistol or revolver or ammunition therefor by that minor. 8. A parent, guardian, spouse, or instructor, who knowingly provides direct supervision under subsection 4, of a person while intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.2, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b”, or “c”, commits child endangerment in violation 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; 2025 Acts, ch 27, §4, 5 Referred to in §481A.48, 726.6 Subsection 2 amended Subsection 4 stricken Former subsection 5 amended and renumbered as 4 Former subsections 6 and 7 renumbered as 5 and 6 Former subsection 8 amended and renumbered as 7 Former subsection 9 renumbered as 8

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1991–2021 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Denem Anthony Null, 836 N.W.2d 41 (Iowa 2013).
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State of Iowa v. Denem Anthony Null, 836 N.W.2d 41 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 2× “§ 724.22. The State grants graduated driver’s licenses to 17 youth between the ages of fourteen and seventeen under certain restrictions.”
Nat'l Rifle Ass'n of Am., Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives, 700 F.3d 185 (5th Cir. 2012). “24, §§ 901, 903); District of Columbia (D.C.Code Ann. §§ 7-2502.”
United States v. Cowan Godfrey, 863 F.3d 1088 (8th Cir. 2017). “See Iowa Code Ann. §§ 724.22 (2), 723.2, 723.”
State v. Booth, 670 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 724.22(7) (permitting access to a loaded firearm by a child).”
Scoggins v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 560 N.W.2d 564 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “Ayers, a defendant stole a handgun and subsequently sold it to a minor, in violation of Iowa Code section 724.22 (1989). Ayers, 478 N.W.2d at 607 .”
Tempest Horsley v. Jessica Trame, 808 F.3d 1126 (7th Cir. 2015). “§ 134-2 ; Iowa Code § 724.22 ; Md. Code. Ann., Pub.”
State v. Ayers, 478 N.W.2d 606 (Iowa 1991). · cites it 2× “The sale of the gun was flagrantly criminal because, in addition to the gun having been stolen, the sale was to a person under twenty-one years of age who did not possess a permit to acquire a handgun.”
People v. Heber, 192 Misc. 2d 412 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2002). “5 (1993); 720 Ill Comp Stat Ann 5/24-9; Iowa Code Ann § 724.22 (1999); Md Ann Code, art 27, § 36K (1996); Mass Gen Laws Ann, ch 140, § 131L; Minn Stat Ann § 609.”
State of Iowa v. Erin Macke (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “6(1)(a) (2017), and one count of transfer of a pistol or revolver to a person under twenty-one, first offense, in violation of Iowa Code section 724.22(2). Macke filed a “Petition to Plead Guilty (Alford).”
State of Iowa v. Erin Macke (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “6(1)(a) (2018) and one count of violating section 724.22(2) (transfer of pistol to a minor).”
State of Iowa v. Ethan Landon Davis (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Knowingly provides direct supervision of a person under section 724.22, subsection 5, while intoxicated as provided under the conditions set out in section 321J.”
Tanner Hirschfeld v. ATF (4th Cir. 2021). “65/3(a), 65/4(a)(2)(i-5); Iowa Code § 724.22 (2); Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 5-134(b)(1); Mass.”
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— Iowa Code § 724.22(2) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. Erin Macke (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “6(1)(a) (2017), and one count of transfer of a pistol or revolver to a person under twenty-one, first offense, in violation of Iowa Code section 724.22(2). Macke filed a “Petition to Plead Guilty (Alford).”
State of Iowa v. Erin Macke (Iowa 2019). “6(1)(a) (2018) and one count of violating section 724.22(2) (transfer of pistol to a minor).”
— Iowa Code § 724.22(7) — 1 case
State v. Booth, 670 N.W.2d 209 (Iowa 2003). “§ 724.22(7) (permitting access to a loaded firearm by a child).”
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