John McLaughlin, IFC Chair
515-724-4164
jmclaughlin@iowafc.org
(MOVILLE, Iowa) — The Iowa Firearms Coalition (IFC) strongly condemns Thursday morning’s attack at Perry High School.
“Our prayers are with the Perry community following this morning’s act of evil. Iowa must, finally, harden soft-targets and empower school staff who love their children enough to protect them to do so. Signs don’t stop evil, good people do,” said IFC President, Dave Funk.
IFC has offered free active-shooter training to Iowa educators and school staff, most recently at the IFC Educators Academy this past August in Johnston. The intensive three-day training program provided participants with the essential skills and knowledge needed to effectively respond to active shooter threats in schools.
IFC has also worked with school districts in the state to increase their security and allow for trained staff to exercise their constitutional rights on school grounds.
IFC continues to lobby Iowa lawmakers to ban “gun-free zone” signs that are endangering the lives of students and emboldening criminals to commit acts of evil. Additionally, IFC has included in this effort, the need to end Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) policies that are preventing schools from taking the necessary and scientifically proven steps needed to protect students and staff during a crisis.
“The time for Iowa lawmakers to act is now,” said Funk. “These tragedies can be prevented, and the solution is not to make the vulnerable defenseless.”
The Iowa Firearms Coalition, Iowa’s official NRA State Association, is a 501(c4) nonprofit and is Iowa’s only effective pro-Second Amendment rights organization.
-Ed Monk (Nationally Renowned Active Shooter Expert) Exclusive on IFC Warrior Wednesday
-IFC Educator Academy
-Ed Monk and Adam Winch (Active Shooter Experts) with IFC on how to prevent loss of life in schools and churches – PT1
-Ed Monk and Adam Winch (Active Shooter Experts) with IFC on how to prevent loss of life in schools and churches – PT2
-FREE church and school self defense and first responder training (172 students in one day!)
-Meeting with Gov Reynolds to discuss the IFC Educator Academy and the IFC push for allowing schools to train and arm staff
Not all schools in Iowa are willing to continue to allow their facility and students to be helpless victims. at the hands of Evil people. Siouxland Christian school in Sioux City is now arming trained staff members. To act when necessary to protect students and faculty. From the evil that others refuse to.
My letter to the editor to the Des Moines Register published today:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/readers/2024/01/05/perry-iowa-school-shooting-letters-protective-instinct/72120391007/
We need to let schools choose to arm staff
All Iowans, and especially any would be active shooters, should take this opportunity to thank those insurers who refuse to provide insurance to any school district that wishes to arm its teachers, administrators or other staff. Thank you for effectively denying the staff of every one of those school districts in Iowa even the possibility of defending themselves or their students from an active shooter.
There are hundreds of school districts in the United States that do have armed staff. None of them have experienced any intentional shootings, let alone active or mass shootings, from staff, students, parents, or strangers. Thank you for ignoring that fact.
Of those school districts, there has been a grand total of one minor accidental firearms injury. Thank you for ignoring that fact when determining, apparently, that providing such coverage was just too risky.
Thank you for ignoring the videotapes, diaries, and statements of active shooters showing that they prefer gun free zones which increase their chances of inflicting mass casualties. Ninety-two percent of mass public shootings are in gun free zones.
Thank you for refusing to tell the schools the reasons for your refusal. Your “public be damned” attitude toward school boards, who are the elected representatives of the people, should be admired by all who display a callous denial of or disregard for the proposition that corporations owe any duty to the public.
Thank you, thank you and thank you!
Donald W. Bohlken, Indianola