The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Want to buy first pistol - But DV Arrest (not conviction) on record

jason_iowa · December 17, 2012, 12:10 AM

To buy a pistol in Iowa you need to get a permit to purchase from the sheriff first. They just do a background check on ya. What you are looking for is public record you don't need to spend a couple hundred bucks on a lawyer you can check for yourself what is on your record. In iowa its Iowa courts online

https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/E...aultFrame?in=1

I'm not sure what it is in other states but a few phone calls to the county it happened in should get you some answers.

December 17, 2012, 12:10 AM	#4
jason_iowa Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Posts: 686	To buy a pistol in Iowa you need to get a permit to purchase from the sheriff first. They just do a background check on ya. What you are looking for is public record you don't need to spend a couple hundred bucks on a lawyer you can check for yourself what is on your record. In iowa its Iowa courts online https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/E...aultFrame?in=1 I'm not sure what it is in other states but a few phone calls to the county it happened in should get you some answers.