Legislation to make Iowa a "shall issue" state for concealed weapons permits is getting a second life in the waning days of the 2010 legislative session.Although the legislation died in the second funnel deadline two weeks ago, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D Des Moines, said the topic surfaced in a Democratic caucus and about two thirds of his members were interested in giving it another look. A shell bill declaring the House Public Safety Committee's intent to write legislation had 44 co sponsors.

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