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Guns, Safety and Schools in Iowa: Cedar Falls Daily News Links

A quick roundup of local news, including Iowan's feelings on gun laws and requiring photo I.D. to vote, safety tips in case of a school shooter and some love for Iowa in New Zealand

Today's news links start off with discussions of guns, schools and safety.

Lieutenant Joe Tyler, a cop who teaches self-defense at the University of Northern Iowa, offers saftey tips in case of a school shooter, in an article from Iowa Public Radio on statewide responses to the Sandy Hook shooting.

On the same topic, a Des Moines Register poll found the majority of Iowans favor stricter gun laws.

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The Des Moines Register also found the majority of Iowans would favor requiring a photo I.D. to vote.

Finally, Iowa got some love in New Zealand recently, after the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, plugged the Hawkeye state in his blog, with an article written by UNI alum David Edginton.

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