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DES MOINES — Democratic state lawmakers joined a national gun safety advocacy organization Thursday in calling on Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto legislation that would eliminate a requirement that Iowans obtain a permit to acquire or carry handguns.Everytown for Gun Safety, founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, hosted a telephonic news conference that included Democratic Iowa state lawmakers Zach Wahls, of Coralville, and Christina Bohannan, of Iowa City.Wahls said Reynolds should veto the bill because it eliminates requirements for background checks on gun purchases, permits to carry a gun in public, and gun training.“The cumulative effect of that is that a person would be able to purchase a firearm from a private seller, no background check, and then carry that firearm anywhere in public without any type of firearms proficiency training if this bill is adopted,” Wahls said.Wahls also highlighted multiple public opinion polls that have showed a majority of Iowans support requiring background checks on gun purchases.“Iowans know that we’re safer in our homes before of background checks,” Wahls said.Dan Isom, a retired former police chief of St.