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IA: Gun deaths rising in Iowa as new law removes handgun permits
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Gun deaths are surging in Iowa as a law is set to go into effect Thursday that will allow people to more easily buy handguns and carry them in public without training or a permit.
A record 353 Iowa residents died from gunshot wounds in 2020, including 263 suicides and 85 homicides, an Iowa Department of Public Health spokeswoman said Tuesday. The shooting deaths represent a 23% increase from Iowa’s previous high of 287 in 2019, including an 80% jump in homicides, according to state data. |
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| You know what they say about assumptions; they make an @$$ outta you and me, and boy, does this writer have a BIG @$$umption. |
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