2nd Amendment and Right to Bear Arms/General question

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Hi...
I was wondering if you can legally buy a shot gun without any papers in IOWA if your old enough of course and what is the shortest a barrel can be simply becasue I want to use bean bag rounds n have manuvering capabilities if sum1 were to force entry in my home that way we are able to protect our family but not cause life threatning injury.
Thank you.
Westley

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The minimum length of a shotgun is 18"
Here a link to Iowa gun laws.
http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate/p/gunlaws_ia.htm

I would recommend buckshot for home defense.
A bean bag can hurt. However, if the intruder is high on drugs and an adrenaline rush
it might not stop them. What do you do while waiting for the police?
A good response time is 6 minutes if your in a city. It can be far longer in rural areas.
If he is disabled by the wind being knocked out him, will he catch his breath before the police arrive? What if the intruder has a firearm?  

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