by Dave Funk | Mar 19, 2024
SELECTIVE PROSECUTION?
Selective prosecution — Are Americans seeing what’s happening? I’m not sure how any thinking person could believe otherwise. Let’s just look over these examples:
LAWFARE AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP
The latest news in the saga to stop Trump took a huge turn last week in Georgia. Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Fani Willis, an elected District Attorney, will be allowed to remain on the case, despite perjury on the stand. The Judge ruled that she only had to fire her paramour in order to continue the ridiculous prosecution of Trump on RICO claims. Clarice Feldman over at the American Thinker published this great piece, “Mendacity and Corruption in the Judiciary”, on March 17th with the legal details.
Many examples of politically motivated cases are available. Hillary Clinton’s crimes in her role in Russia-Gate were ignored. Special Counsel Robert Hur declined to indict President Biden for illegally taking and revealing classified materials as a Senator and former Vice-President. Hur’s published report stated plainly that his decision not to prosecute was because the President is too old and too feeble to stand trial. Professor Jonathan Turley wrote in “…The Odor Of Selective Prosecution” that New York Attorney General, Letitia James, prosecuted President Trump (and fined him half a billion dollars) in a Soviet-style “show trial”.
If you are from the Left, you can riot, assault, and burn down with impunity. However, if you are from the Right, walk through Washington DC on January 6, 2021, and you are hunted down, even years later, by the FBI. In contrast, illegally entering the country, is no big deal in the eyes of the Biden Administration.
Professor Turley concludes with this;
“The rest of us are left in courtrooms, from Georgia to Washington to New York, asking the same question of Tennessee Williams’ “Big Daddy” Pollitt: “What’s that smell in this room? …Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room? There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity.”
STAYING READY AT ALL TIMES
For the last few months, I’ve included the note; “And please stay Ready at All Times.” in my weekly IFC President’s Message. Last week an article about repeated drone incursions over the strategically important Langley Air Force Base in Virginia was published by The War Zone. They highlighted the admission by the Air Force regarding these ongoing events:
“The installation first observed UAS [uncrewed aerial systems] activities the evening of December 6 [2023] and experienced multiple incursions throughout December. The number of UASs fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration,” a spokesperson for Langley Air Force Base told The War Zone in a statement earlier today. “None of the incursions appeared to exhibit hostile intent but anything flying in our restricted airspace can pose a threat to flight safety. The FAA was made aware of the UAS incursions.”
The Biden Administration continues to apply two standards of justice and ignores warnings about obvious threats to our nation. Like on 9-11, the first response to any future attack is most likely going to be by everyday Americans.
Help us defend all Iowan’s rights by joining or renewing your IFC membership here today.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition
by Dave Funk | Mar 15, 2024
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE?
Follow the science, that’s what those Dangerous Quacks on the left tell us all the time. Well, except when the science does not fit their agenda. For example, disarming our population so our “betters” in government, academia, and corporate America can have their way with us. So, what does the science say?
STUDIES PROVE “ASSAULT WEAPONS” RARELY USED IN MURDERS
In the post-1994 gun-ban world, two different studies by the Department of in-Justice show that the 1994 Crime Bill had no impact on the type of weapons used in crime (here and here). Another study conducted in 2017 made some highly questionable claims. However, it did note that “[s]pecific laws directed at … the banning of military-style assault weapons were not associated with changes in firearm homicide rates”.
Despite President Biden’s claims that mass shootings tripled after the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban expired, that has been proven false (again) by Dr. John Lott. Instead, the vast majority of multiple-victim shootings involve rival gang members.
But remember, the same Saint Fauci followers who are trying to get us to think they know what is best for us, are the very people who want a monopoly on power.
IOWA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Turning to pending legislation, two major pieces of legislation have passed out of the Iowa House to the Iowa Senate. One is the Students First Safety Act. The other is the Gadsden License Plate Bill that just passed in the House, on a vote of 60-39. Note that a similar measure was introduced last year in the Iowa Senate. This gives us hope that this year it will be passed and signed into law. The funding, like funding for other specialty plates, will be earmarked to the Department of Public Safety. Specifically, that portion of the bill reads:
Such moneys are appropriated to the department of public safety (DPS) to distribute in the form of grants to provide education and training on the right to keep and bear arms. In the awarding of grants, DPS must give first consideration to any official state association of the national rifle association and similar nonprofit organizations.
The Iowa Firearms Coalition is the NRA-sanctioned state organization in Iowa.
It has to kill the leftists to have to see this funding for 2A education and gun safety training that will come from voluntary vehicle license plate sales!
Help us defend all of Iowa’s rights by joining or renewing your IFC membership here today. And please stay Ready at All Times.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition
by Dave Funk | Mar 5, 2024
IOWA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE & MUCH MORE
STUDENTS FIRST SAFETY ACT
Iowa Legislative update: Students First Safety Act passes the Iowa House! IFC has seen a banner week at the Iowa Statehouse this last week. This is from IFC’s Press Release:
HF2586, the Students First Safety Act, passes Iowa House! Yesterday, the Iowa House passed the Students First Safety Act (now HF2586) with 61% affirmative vote, sending the bill to the Senate for action. (Look HERE, and Click “Votes” and then Click “Detail”, to see how your Representative voted on the bill in the House.) Today, the bill was assigned to the 19-member Senate Education Committee for review and action…”
Please head over to IFC’s Action Alert Pages and send your thanks to our Iowa House Representatives and encourage the Iowa Senate and Governor to pass and sign this legislation.
“WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT”
“When in doubt, throw it out” That’s what the US Supreme Court recently said about the Second Amendment questions in Bruen regarding the long-time overreaches of the government when it comes to restricting our 2A Constitutional Rights.
One of the best parts about the Bruen decision is that SCOTUS rightly shifted the burden of proof back to the government. The government must now show that any proper cause requirements to violate the Second Amendment must be consistent with the nation’s historical tradition of firearms regulation as was known in 1791, at the time of the ratification of our Constitution and its Bill of Rights.
The burden is on the government despite what those anti-gun Dangerous Quacks on the left try to tell us. Once again, a special shout out to Mark W. Smith at The Four Boxes Diner for his highlighting of this important ruling.
I’m currently reading Kurt Schlichter’s excellent book THE ATTACK which is written as a retrospective novel on a massed Hamas “October 7th-type terrorist attack” on the United States that occurs in the late summer of 2024. Martin Stanton, a retired US Army Officer, wrote a piece for the Small Wars Journal titled “Crippled At The Starting Gate”. I highly suggest you read this article and ask yourself if you are prepared for the first shots in the next war. Remember the first people to fight back on 9-11 were the passengers on United Flight 93. I am afraid that America’s first response to another attack on our homeland will again be led by civilians and not our Department of Defense and its current woke leadership.
Help IFC defend all Iowan’s rights by joining or renewing your membership here today.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition
by Dave Funk | Feb 27, 2024
WHO YOU GONNA CALL…
FOR 2A LEGAL HELP?
Who you gonna call for 2A legal help? Hopefully, you have enrolled in the IFC Trusted Partner: Firearms Legal Protection Plan. IFC members get a significant discount when enrolling in FLP. Just login to your IFC member account, and click on the “Trusted Partners” page from the Menu across the top of the page, select your coverage, enter the Savings Code and enroll in the plan of your choice (your-state-only, all states, individual or family coverage). To remind you about the particulars and benefits of this coverage, and why it is SO important, here is a replay of the Warrior Wednesday interview by IFC Board Chairman, John McLaughlin with FLP attorney, Bill Grammar.
If you haven’t enrolled in FLP, and you need 2A legal assistance, did you know that the NRA has Civil Rights Grants available? I can’t do it justice, but here are the details straight from NRA HQ:
NOTICE: AVAILABILITY OF LITIGATION FUNDING
We are contacting your organization to notify lawyers about available funds for certain Second Amendment-related cases and to encourage lawyers to apply for funding assistance from the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund.
Each funding application will be assessed individually on its merits by the board of trustees of the NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund, with priority given to cases that address issues of importance relating to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, state constitutional equivalents, the right to keep and bear arms, and the right to self-defense.
Please find a flyer with the information, below. Further information can be found at www.nradefensefund.org or by submitting questions to this email: nracrdf@nrahq.org.
Remember, as the official NRA State Association here in Iowa, our members have access to these services.
Help us defend all Iowan’s rights by joining or renewing your IFC membership here today. And please stay Ready at All Times.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition
by Dave Funk | Feb 20, 2024
WHAT BILLS HAS IFC HELPED TO KILL SO FAR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION?
What bills has IFC helped to kill so far this legislative session you ask? Here’s the shortlist:
- HF2297 – Gun confiscation (“Red Flag”) bill
- HF2129 – Money for a study on “Prevention of Weapons Violence”
- HF488 – State registration requirement for personally made Firearms and “unfinished frames and receivers”
- SF2085 – Required private transfers of pistols and revolvers to go through FFLs and NICS
- SF2080 – Ban on standard capacity magazines
- SF2253 – Would have created a “Mental Health Firearm Safety Fund”
This is just a sprinkling of what the anti-gun Dangerous Quacks on the left have introduced this session, reminding people that the other side is continually trying this stuff — and we’re continually working to stop it. The anti-gun Dangerous Quacks also forgot to read the Iowa Constitution and its newest Amendment: #49 – The Freedom Amendment, which prohibits any of the proposals outlined above. That Amendment would not have happened if it were not for the combined efforts of IFC, our members, and ultimately over 65% of Iowa voters.
Students First Safety Act update
IFC is hard at work trying to bring some urgency and economic reality improvements to the Students First Safety Act, Iowa HSB 675. Although its introduction is a step in the right direction, Iowa does not need another government empire-building program, which will take years to implement, to create an armed defense for all Iowa schools. Instead, as you know, Time and Math mandate an immediate response to an armed attacker to minimize the casualties.
Brownells’ National 2A Day — 2/22/2024!
National 2A Day is coming up rapidly and Iowa’s own Brownells.com/2ADay is not just hosting events around the country, but is donating 4% of all sales the week of February 20-25th to several organizations, including IFC!
There are lots of sponsors to National 2A Day, make sure you support them and IFC this whole week. Check out our new video interview with Cody Hinton of Brownells about this event!
Help us defend all of Iowa’s rights by joining or renewing your IFC membership here today. And please stay Ready at All Times.
Shoot Straight, Speak The Truth, and Never Surrender Our Liberties.
Dave Funk
President
Iowa Firearms Coalition
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