As Iowa Gun Owners works to pass Second Amendment (SAPA) legislation, anti- gun politicians and leftist media organizations are claiming it’s un-Constitutional. Of course, SAPA legislation does not limit what federal authorities can do here in Iowa. It simply acknowledges that the Iowa legislature has the authority to tell Iowa cops to only enforce Iowa laws when it comes to firearms, ammunition, and accessories. This legislation, House File 2303, has the backing of almost a fifth of the Iowa House and is patterned after the identical law that was passed in Missouri last year -- a law which was upheld in Circuit Court after the DOJ asked a judge to repeal it. To be clear, there is a large number of Supreme Court rulings going back hundreds of years (see Murphy v NCAA, New York v United States, Printz v United States, Prigg v Pennsylvania, and NFIB v Sebelius) that affirm the States’ rights to refuse to comply with federal laws and regulations that the individual state disagrees with. So, while the left can foam at the mouth all they want, at the end of the day, passing SAPA is entirely Constitutional. Don’t forget how the radical left has used the idea of States’ rights when it suits their agenda! For four years, President Trump tried to deport violent, illegal aliens from the country. And for four years the political leaders of America’s ‘blue’ cities refused to allow local authorities to aide federal authorities in accomplishing this. Similarly, while the federal government to this day makes it a crime to possess marijuana in any amount, almost forty states have refused to aid the feds in enforcing that law, instead legalizing it for medical or recreational use. Clearly, the states have the right to do what is in the best interests of their own citizens. That’s why, as a member of the Public Safety Committee, I am asking you to quickly pass the Second Amendment Preservation Act through this committee so that gun owners in Iowa can be protected from Joe Biden’s tyrannical gun control agenda.

With Joe Biden attacking gun owners via Executive Orders, it’s clear that the Biden Administration will be attacking gun owners via Executive Action for years to come! That’s why, as your constituent, I’m asking that you pass the Second Amendment Preservation Act which would protect us from an out-of-control federal government that is bent on destroying my Second Amendment freedoms. The Second Amendment Preservation Act would nullify the federal government’s unconstitutional gun control agenda, by instructing Iowa police officers to only enforce gun laws that have been passed by the Iowa legislature. And without Iowa police offers, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer would not have the manpower to enforce their gun control agenda. In addition to practically every gun owner in Iowa supporting SAPA legislation, I want you to know that the overwhelming majority of law enforcement officers love SAPA as well! You see, if a police officer today refused to enforce Joe Biden’s Executive Orders on gun control, he could immediately lose his job and his livelihood. With the Second Amendment Preservation Act in effect, he would have legal protections to not enforce radical gun control measures. Police officers in Missouri currently have this protection now that Missouri passed this same legislation last year. Iowa’s police officers and Iowa gun owners deserve the same protections! As my voice in Des Moines, I hope you fully understand that the Second Amendment Preservation Act is not anti-law enforcement. On the contrary, it is designed to further protect our officers from the consequences of the radical left’s gun control agenda. That’s why I hope you will vote to pass SAPA out of committee immediately!