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Iowa Republican Platform, paragraph 7.15:
"We demand full restoration of 2nd Amendment rights and call for a state law authorizing law-abiding citizens to carry firearms, open or concealed, without a permit."
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From "Iowa Firearms Coalition announces their 2011 legislation agenda"
"Iowa Constitutional Carry Bill – This NRA/IFC bill is the continuation of our march toward enacting a law requiring no permit for carrying or for the acquisition of firearms. After achieving a monumental change from decades...
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Culver received NRA dollars shortly after signing gun law
NRA Contributes to Culver Re-election
"The National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund made a $2,500 contribution to Gov. Chet Culver’s re-election campaign about two weeks after the governor signed NRA-backed...
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Iowa second amendment advocates:
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As you know, we now have (or rather soon will have), a “shall issue” CCW law in this state. Make no mistake about it: this was brought about because of INTENSE lobbying efforts brought to bear on the anti-gun Democrats (and some “RINO”...
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From:
National Association for Gun Rights
Date sent
04/07/2010 11:04:52 am
Subject:
Iowa Legislative Report
Dear Iowa Gun Rights Activist,
The whirl-wind -- and at times chaotic -- Iowa legislative session has finally come to an end.
As a gun owner you can now rest easy...
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All we kept hearing was "these guys are our friends" and "everything is going to work out right" . . . ad naseum . .
When will you guys ever learn? . . . and "oh the surprise that the NRA won't take a position on Tom Miller's freedom robbing legislation!" Sorry, but I am not...
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In a surprising turn of events in the Public Safety Committee of theIowa House today, avirtually empty concealed carry "shell bill" wasvoted out of theHouse Public Safety Committee, leaving both the Sorenson "Vermont/Alaska no-permit required bill...
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I have added links to the bills on a separate post with more details on the votes.
The title is in error . . .the NRA bill DID NOT get out of committee . . my apologies . . . for Maxie's sake, I'll go ahead and fall on a sword . . .
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NRA Pushing Bad Bill in Iowa
Jeff Knox
http://www.firearmscoalition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=491:nra-bad-for-iowa&catid=19:the-knox-update&Itemid=144
It's been a long time since we have had serious issues with NRA actions, but their proposed concealed...