State of Iowa v. Eric Martin Schadl

Summary

The court held that Iowa's indefinite firearm prohibition for persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse violates the Iowa Constitution as applied to Schadl, who had gone fourteen years without reoffending. Because the State bore the burden under strict scrutiny and failed to show that the indefinite ban was narrowly tailored or the least restrictive means of protecting public safety, the court reversed the conviction and remanded for dismissal. The court did not reach Schadl's federal constitutional challenge.