爱荷华州立大学学生起诉 Ames 市：要求在 CyRide 公交车上合法持枪
爱荷华州 Story 县 Ames 市：爱荷华州立大学三年级学生 Natalie Gibson 于 10 月 13 日向 Story 县法院起诉 Ames 市，要求允许她在乘坐 CyRide 公交系统时合法携带枪支，案件于 10 月 21 日见报。Gibson 主修动物科学，持有有效的爱荷华州持枪许可。她诉称，尽管自己一直遵守相关规定，但 CyRide 自 2011 年起禁止乘客携带枪支，该政策侵犯了她的合法权利。CyRide 由 Ames 市与爱荷华州立大学联合运营，多数线路沿公共街道穿行校园，校方政策禁止在校园内持枪。Gibson 的律师 Alan Ostergen 表示，虽然校方政策禁止在校园内持枪，但没有任何法律允许校方禁止人们在乘车经过校园的车辆内合法持枪，像 Ames 这样由市政府执行的政策并不能提高公共安全，唯一会遵守这种政策的恰恰是最不可能非法用枪的人。诉讼请求法院宣布该市政策违法并禁止执行，同时要求市政府支付最高 25000 美元的法定罚金。诉状还提到，爱荷华州枪支联盟曾于 2025 年 10 月致函 Ames 市，指出该禁令违反州法。Ames 市回应称不对未决诉讼置评，将通过法庭文件应诉。
Iowa State Student Sues City of Ames: Seeks to Legally Carry a Firearm on CyRide Buses
In Ames, Story County, Iowa, Iowa State University junior Natalie Gibson filed a lawsuit in Story County court on October 13 against the City of Ames, seeking to be allowed to legally carry a firearm while riding CyRide buses; the case was reported on October 21. Gibson, an animal science major, holds a valid Iowa permit to carry a firearm. She claims that although she has obeyed the rules, CyRide's ban on firearms, in place since 2011, illegally restricts her rights. CyRide is operated jointly by the City of Ames and Iowa State University, with most routes traveling along public streets through the campus, where university policy prohibits firearms. Her attorney, Alan Ostergen, said that although university policy prevents carrying on campus, nothing in the law allows the university to prevent anyone from lawfully carrying a firearm while traveling in a vehicle passing through campus, and that policies like the one enforced by Ames do not increase public safety, since the only people who will obey such a policy are those least likely to use a firearm illegally. The petition asks the court to declare the city's policy illegal and enjoin its enforcement, and asks the city to pay a statutory penalty of up to $25,000. The suit also notes that the Iowa Firearms Coalition contacted the city in October 2025 to put it on notice that the ban violated state law. The City of Ames said it does not comment on pending litigation and will respond through court filings.
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