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Coverage dated November 9, 2026

Ames bus system reverses firearm ban after lawsuit filed

Headline from WHO 13 Des Moines

AMES, Iowa -- CyRide, Ames' bus system, is allowing people to carry firearms as a legal battle over the matter takes place. The revision went into effect Nov. 5, when CyRide officials unanimously voted to reverse its firearm ban.

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  1. Times Republican

    CyRide bus system changes firearms policy for Ames riders (opens Times Republican)

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    CyRide, the bus system in Ames, has updated its firearms policy amid a lawsuit from an Iowa State University student who alleges the bus system’s former firearms ban went against Iowa code. In a Nov. 5 meeting, the Ames Transit Board unanimously adopted a motion to change CyRide policies “insofar as…

  2. WHO 13 Des Moines

    Ames bus system reverses firearm ban after lawsuit filed (opens WHO 13 Des Moines)

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    AMES, Iowa -- CyRide, Ames' bus system, is allowing people to carry firearms as a legal battle over the matter takes place. The revision went into effect Nov. 5, when CyRide officials unanimously voted to reverse its firearm ban.

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