The Ames Transit Board unanimously replaced its CyRide ban on lawful concealed carry with a warning that carrying a firearm on Iowa State University campus could violate university policy and state law, after Iowa State student Natalie Gibson and the Iowa Firearms Coalition sued the city. Gibson filed weeks ago, saying she had never taken a firearm onto a bus yet was harmed because she could not be lawfully armed while riding; the coalition had raised the policy with Ames in October 2025. Attorney Alan Ostergren said the city acknowledged the rule needed to change only after the suit was filed, and that more work remains, including possible attorney fees and damages. Ames had argued that buses travel through campus where firearms are prohibited, a claim Gibson challenged; campus carry limits for students remain.