Legal help

[boogity8k]

My wife does inhome daycare in Iowa, the state dhs has to come and inspect are home for safety type issues outlet plugs cupboard locks smoke detectors ect ect. .she had seen some ammo and a gun case and asked if we had firearms in the house. the wife told her that I keep them in a hiddened locked room in gun safes. the dhs lady said that she would have to look to see if the safes were lock is this legal or can I refuse her request too look? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.


Thanks in advance

 

[Art Eatman]

I don't know about the specific law and regulation, but I don't argue with the idea that gun storage is a safety issue--albeit easily resolved. "There's the safe. All firearms are stored there. It's locked."

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

My wife does inhome daycare in Iowa, the state dhs has to come and inspect are home for safety type issues outlet plugs cupboard locks smoke detectors ect ect. .she had seen some ammo and a gun case and asked if we had firearms in the house. the wife told her that I keep them in a hiddened locked room in gun safes. the dhs lady said that she would have to look to see if the safes were lock is this legal or can I refuse her request too look? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.


Thanks in advance

Not sure about Iowa specifically either, but in Florida, ammunition must also be securely encased and must be stored where a child may not gain access to it. I had a box of shotgun shells on a shelf in the garage (all the other ammo was locked up) and a DCFS case worker had a minor cow about it. Legally, she was right of course.
Something you might want to check with in your state.

 

[JohnKSa]

I think you're stuck. If you want to be licensed you will have to submit to the inspection and pass it. If you don't want to be inspected then withdraw the license application.

It's like being an FFL. If you want to be an FFL, you become subject to restrictions which the general public does not have to observe. You can avoid them by not being an FFL.