HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM IFC

We at the Iowa Firearms Coalition all hope that you have a Happy New Year and that 2025 turns out to be a great year not just for you, but also for the expansion of our Second Amendment freedoms, and for America.

IFC 2025 Legislative Agenda

IFC has listened to its members and has been working on legislative language to address your concerns. Here is the legislative platform for 2025. Be sure to attend 2A Day to learn more about these bills and to encourage your legislators to support them!

Safer Families Act
(provisions of HF654 – passed by the House on April 12, 2023)

Intended to eliminate most of the few remaining “No Guns Zones” in Iowa law:
- Repeals ban on firearms and ammunition in:
  - Vehicles on the grounds of correctional facilities
  - Vehicles in publicly accessible parking lots operated by state or local government
  - Vehicles transporting foster children
  - School vehicles transporting pupils (authorized armed staff only)
- Allows for permit holders to have a concealed handgun in their vehicle when dropping off or picking up at a school
- Prohibits state universities and community colleges from banning lawfully possessed weapons in vehicles on their grounds
- Repeals the ban on firearms in state-licensed gambling facilities
- Repeals the statutes on “manner of conveyance” of long guns in vehicles
- Provides for firearm safety Instruction in schools
- Provides necessary clean-up of some language in Iowa Code 724 in the wake of the 2021 adoption of permitless carry of weapons

Full 2A Rights for Young Adults

IFC will again seek to remove statutory restrictions on handguns affecting young adults aged 18-20.
2A/4A Protection in Private Parking Lots
IFC will again seek to pass legislation prohibiting employers from disciplining or firing employees who lawfully possess weapons or ammunition in their vehicles on employer provided parking areas.

Repeal Firearms Devices Section 724.29

This is causing problems with sales of binary triggers and similar devices.

Gadsden Flag License Plate to Fund 2A Education and Training

IFC will seek to create an Iowa Gadsden Flag license plate, with funds devoted to 2A education and training, with first priority to IFC or similar groups.
Require Iowa Government Agencies to Auction Seized Firearms
IFC will seek to require public disposition of seized firearms, rather than have them all go to the state’s crime lab or be destroyed.
Remove Conservation Officers’ Authority for Warrantless Searches
Investigations on private property must honor Fourth Amendment rights by requiring probable cause, permission, or a warrant.

2A LOBBY DAY AND THE IFC-PAC DINNER

I’m looking forward to meeting you at 2A Day on February 18th at the State Capitol where you will have a chance to talk to your legislators about the need for these legislative changes. Also, don’t forget to get your tickets for the IFC-PAC BBQ Dinner that evening, with Iowa Hero, Major Jeff Streucker of Black Hawk Down Fame.

Please stay Ready at All Times, and help us defend all of Iowa’s rights by renewing or joining IFC today.

Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.

Dave Funk
Member, Board of Directors
Iowa Firearms Coalition
#2A4IA

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM IFC