Iowa does not have a high crime rate. In fact, itâs the 13th lowest in the nation. But this all may change with a new gun bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds.Â
The law gets rid of all permits and background checks needed to purchase a firearm in the state. And this is not just Iowa. Eighteen other states now have similar laws on a total lack of responsibility in gun control, 14 of which voted Republican in the 2020 presidential election.Â
In 2003, Alaska passed a permitless carry law and had a 65% increase in the average rate of aggravated assaults with a gun per year and currently stands as the state with the highest violent crime rate per 100,000 people.