IA_farmboy
Regular Member
The NRA issued a press release of what they intend to push this next legislative session in Iowa.
http://www.NRAILA.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=6095
Their "to do list" includes, constitutional carry legislation, "shall issue" reform, "stand your ground" laws, stronger preemption, and emergency powers reform.
There's a few additional things I'd like to see happen. It does not have to come from the NRA but they are the logical source of some of the lobby efforts.
One thing I'd like to see is the removal on the prohibition on having a firearm while bow hunting, and loosening of the restrictions on weapons carried in shotgun seasons. There are more things out in the woods besides turkey and deer during those hunting seasons. The numbers of people getting injured and killed by feline, canine, and ursine predators is increasing. Whether the cause is human encroachment or larger numbers of wildlife is irrelevant, IMHO. So long as people are endangered by these woodland animals we need to be permitted to carry the proper tools of self defense.
This can be done by either including handguns as a lawful means of taking animals in what is now a bow-only season or by removing the punishment for carrying a weapon that is not lawful to take deer or turkey while holding a permit for those animals. There is another logical reason for this besides self defense against animals, this would provide a means for hunters to better manage wildlife. A person out with a bow-only deer or turkey license should be able to also hunt fur bearers with a handgun. Also, nuisance animals don't just go away during turkey and deer season. Wild pigs and dogs are a threat to people, livestock, and wildlife. Without giving hunters the means to deal with them means the problems will only get worse.
We also need changes in the definition of "dangerous weapons" and the laws that prohibit carrying them. As best I can tell it is unlawful to carry a knife unless one is, on private property, lawfully hunting (which I assume means one has a license), or has a permit to carry weapons (again, a license). No one should need government permission, and pay a fee, to lawfully keep such a vital tool on their person. A knife is a piece of survival equipment, just like a canteen, compass, or flashlight, that no one should go camping or hiking without.
We need a "parking lot law" that prohibits employers from disallowing employees from keeping weapons in a vehicle on a company parking lot. No one should be permitted to disarm another as a condition of employment. I believe that companies, an artificial person, should NOT be allowed to disarm natural persons any where but I also see that there might be a legitimate need to disallow certain weapons inside a company building. I fail to see any legitimate need to keep weapons from a locked vehicle on company property. What I have in my car is no one's business but my own.
I'm certain I'll come up with more but this is a good start.
http://www.NRAILA.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=6095
Their "to do list" includes, constitutional carry legislation, "shall issue" reform, "stand your ground" laws, stronger preemption, and emergency powers reform.
There's a few additional things I'd like to see happen. It does not have to come from the NRA but they are the logical source of some of the lobby efforts.
One thing I'd like to see is the removal on the prohibition on having a firearm while bow hunting, and loosening of the restrictions on weapons carried in shotgun seasons. There are more things out in the woods besides turkey and deer during those hunting seasons. The numbers of people getting injured and killed by feline, canine, and ursine predators is increasing. Whether the cause is human encroachment or larger numbers of wildlife is irrelevant, IMHO. So long as people are endangered by these woodland animals we need to be permitted to carry the proper tools of self defense.
This can be done by either including handguns as a lawful means of taking animals in what is now a bow-only season or by removing the punishment for carrying a weapon that is not lawful to take deer or turkey while holding a permit for those animals. There is another logical reason for this besides self defense against animals, this would provide a means for hunters to better manage wildlife. A person out with a bow-only deer or turkey license should be able to also hunt fur bearers with a handgun. Also, nuisance animals don't just go away during turkey and deer season. Wild pigs and dogs are a threat to people, livestock, and wildlife. Without giving hunters the means to deal with them means the problems will only get worse.
We also need changes in the definition of "dangerous weapons" and the laws that prohibit carrying them. As best I can tell it is unlawful to carry a knife unless one is, on private property, lawfully hunting (which I assume means one has a license), or has a permit to carry weapons (again, a license). No one should need government permission, and pay a fee, to lawfully keep such a vital tool on their person. A knife is a piece of survival equipment, just like a canteen, compass, or flashlight, that no one should go camping or hiking without.
We need a "parking lot law" that prohibits employers from disallowing employees from keeping weapons in a vehicle on a company parking lot. No one should be permitted to disarm another as a condition of employment. I believe that companies, an artificial person, should NOT be allowed to disarm natural persons any where but I also see that there might be a legitimate need to disallow certain weapons inside a company building. I fail to see any legitimate need to keep weapons from a locked vehicle on company property. What I have in my car is no one's business but my own.
I'm certain I'll come up with more but this is a good start.
