by Michael Ware | Apr 24, 2025
From Volquartsen: We believe that no one needs another standard anything. As second generation Volquartsens, we’re programmed to hold ourselves to a higher standard. To tenaciously push forward with an unwavering persistence.
In short, that’s how Dad did it.
In spite of the odds, he built a legacy in one lifetime. Dad founded the company in 1974 from the basement of a rented house with a goal of improving the look and performance of the firearms that were brought to him. Whether he was rebluing a shotgun, refinishing an old hunting rifle, or improving the trigger on a bullseye pistol.
by Michael Ware | Apr 17, 2025
IFC Warrior Wednesday EP97 – Iowa Rep Daniel Gosa (D) HD81 – Representative Gosa joins IFC today and clues us into effective advocacy, his 2A commitment, and more. This conversation was illuminating and might surprise you. Tune in!
From his SITE:
“Iowa is not the same state it was ten years ago. Politicians in Des Moines have lost sight of what’s important to the people of Davenport. Here is what’s most important to me: my wife and kids, my loved ones, and my community. I am running for the Iowa House because I’m sick of politics as usual. I’ll work together with anyone to make Davenport a place my children will be proud to call home. I am determined to fight like hell for our state and our Iowa values.” – Dan Gosa
by Michael Ware | Apr 10, 2025
Ryan Petty is a serial entrepreneur and school safety advocate with 25 years in the telecom, media & technology industries. The only thing worse than any tragedy is learning nothing from it. Ryan helps us with that in the most personal way imaginable. @rpetty
Ryan Petty is a serial entrepreneur and technology executive with over 25 years in the telecom, media & technology industries including; co-founder of Myrio, as a senior executive with Siemens and Nokia, Senior Vice President of B2B Solutions with Liberty Latin America’s Cable & Wireless subsidiary and as the Vice President of Product Development and Innovation at ADT. Ryan is currently the managing partner at Evio Group, a management consultancy. Ryan was appointed in March 2018 by Governor Rick Scott to serve on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission. Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Ryan to the Florida State Board of Education in January of 2020. He is currently the Vice Chair of the Florida State Board of Education.
Ryan is also a board member of Stand With Parkland and is the co-founder of The WalkUp Foundation (walkupfoundation.org).
Ryan lost his daughter Alaina in the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s day 2018. Alaina was one of 17 students and teachers killed. Since the tragedy that took their daughter, Ryan and his wife Kelly have been actively involved in the public policy arena as advocates for improving school safety, through early identification, and intervention of potential threats.
The WalkUp Foundation‘s mission is to protect our children & teachers at school through the support of evidence-based policies and programs which improve the culture in our schools, educate everyone to identify and report potential threats and encourage robust and accountable interactions between students, educators, parents, mental health professionals, and law enforcement.
Ryan has been featured in the NY Times, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, & CNN. He has been a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News, HLN as well as local Florida media. Ryan currently writes for Bearing Arms and is a frequent guest on Cam & Company and Armed American Radio with Mark Walters.
by Michael Ware | Apr 4, 2025
IFC delves deep into edged weapons with local bladesmith Carlin “Bear” Al-Andas of ERC Knives. From metallurgy to students making their own knives with their guidance, Bear answers our questions and educates us on the growing industry of knife-making and edged tool appreciation.
ERC Knives is one of IFC’s Trusted Partners and offers IFC Members a 10% discount!
by Michael Ware | Apr 4, 2025
Are “Forced Reset Triggers” (AKA Binary Triggers) Legal in Iowa Code? YES, They Are! A commonn question we get at IFC:
I was wondering what the legality is of forced reset, or binary triggers, is in the state of Iowa currently?
Richard Rogers, IFC Board member and chief lobbyist, gives us the skinny:
Iowa Code 724.29 was enacted in 1990 as a reaction to the introduction of bolt-on trigger cranks. The law prohibits the sale or offering for sale of “a manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed so that when attached to a firearm increases the rate of fire of the firearm”. (See below and at link.) It does NOT prohibit the possession or use of such devices.
FRTs, binary triggers, and the like are replacement triggers. They are NOT “trigger activating devices” and were not designed until decades after the enactment of this statute.
724.29 Firearm devices. A person who sells or offers for sale a manual or power-driven trigger activating device constructed and designed so that when attached to a firearm increases the rate of fire of the firearm is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/724.29.pdf
Manufacturers and distributors of binary triggers and the like have been reluctant to sell into Iowa. They either misunderstand the law or simply don’t believe that the potential reward in this market overcomes any potential risk of legal complications, should some prosecutor try to “stretch” the current law. The law mentions a design the “increases the rate of fire”, but specifically prohibits only “trigger activating devices”, NOT triggers.
IFC had draft legislation prepared in this legislative session that would have repealed Iowa Code 724.29 and made other needed changes to Chapter 724-Weapons, but the Chairman of the House Public Safety Committee declined to consider the bill. We will continue to work on this issue. IFC receives frequent inquiries and requests on this.
Thank you as always, Richard, for helping illuminate the truth! JOIN IFC and help us!
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