WOODBURY GUN PERMIT APPLICATIONS INCREASE

THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TOUGHENING GUN LAWS HAS PROMPTED MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY TO APPLY FOR HANDGUN PERMITS. WOODBURY COUNTY IS NO EXCEPTION.

NEWLY ELECTED SHERIFF DAVE DREW SAYS GUN APPLICATIONS JUMPED THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF 2012:



DREW SAYS THE CONNECTICUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTINGS LED TO THE MOST RECENT SPIKE FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERMITS. THE APPLICATION PROCESS STARTS WITH FILLING OUT A 10 QUESTION APPLICATION FORM FROM THE SHERIFF:



DREW SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WOMEN APPLYING FOR THE WEAPONS PERMIT:



IOWA'S RIGHT TO CARRY LAW WAS ENACTED IN 2011 AND SAW 1,977 PERMITS ISSUED THE FIRST YEAR IN WOODBURY COUNTY. ONLY 285 PERMITS WERE ISSUED IN 2010, WHEN RESTRICTIONS WERE MUCH TOUGHER.