[Dan from Michigan]

Heads up.

[dirtboy]

A law enforcement officer is far more likely than a member of the general public to look down the barrel of an AK-47 whenever they serve a warrant, stop a suspicious vehicle on I-80, or respond to a domestic disturbance."

Talk about an absolutely meaningless statistic that someone pulled out of a dark place...

[RKV]

SF 207 is modeled after the 1999 California assault weapons ban, which has proven to be more effective just as unconstitutional than the expired federal ban.

[zzen01]

Iowa is such a lost and filled with sheeple that NOTHING that this state does will suprise me.

[niteowl77]

That SOB Connolly is my freakin' senator! Same one who shows up in person to shout at GWB when he visits. What an assclown!

This is serious - we Hawkeye gun owners need to put these "bi-partisan" (read: urban machine) jags in their place.

[P_A_I]

Cedar Rapids, IA - Legislation has been introduced in the Iowa Senate that would prohibit the possession of military-style, semiautomatic assault weapons in Iowa. The bipartisan bill (Senate File 207) is co-sponsored by Senators Connolly (D-Dubuque), Dvorsky (D-Coralville), Lundby (R-Marion), and Tinsman (R-Davenport).

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Senators Connolly (D-Dubuque), Dvorsky (D-Coralville), Lundby (R-Marion), and Tinsman (R-Davenport), are clearly violating their Article VI oaths to support the US Constitutions 2nd Amendment.

They should be impeached.

It is time, - in Iowa..

[Disambiguator]

Talk about sloppy journalism. CA passed their AW ban in '89, not '99. This is one of many problems with the article, not the least of which is the use of the term "assault weapon", which is, for all practical purposes, meaningless.

I've noticed a lot of "AK-47s" in the news lately. The AK-47 is a selective-fire capable rifle, and therefore classified as a machine gun. Recent laws make them very difficult to obtain. The guns being used in the aforesaid articles are most likely AKSs (or similar firearm), which are the semi-auto only variant.

What I am trying to point out is that the same obfuscation and lies are being trotted out once again to try to drum up support for these proposed laws.

[Disambiguator]

Violence Policy Center

They are well named, as the policies they are proponents of would lead to more violence.

[planekT]

...A law enforcement officer is far more likely than a member of the general public to look down the barrel of an AK-47 whenever they serve a warrant, stop a suspicious vehicle on I-80, or respond to a domestic disturbance."...

Maybe that's because a member of the general public doesn't serve warrants, stop suspicious vehicles or respond to domestic disturbance since they are not police. What a lame brain statement to make.

How about this. A criminal is a lot less likely to look down the barrel of a citizens AK47 when he robs their house and maybe kills the whole family if they can't own one.

You know what, I don't think I want to give up my constitutional right to bear arms so the police can be safer. They chose their profession. It was not forced on them. I will not sacrifice my safety for theirs. Period.

[LowInMo]

Oh crap, here come more of those disgruntled Iowegians into my beloved show me state.

[maine-iac7]

First step - get the defensive weapons out of peoples hands -

[newgeezer]

co-sponsored by Senators Connolly (D-Dubuque), Dvorsky (D-Coralville), Lundby (R-Marion), and Tinsman (R-Davenport).

That figures. Mary and Maggie are without a doubt the Democrats' favorite RINOs.

[El Gato]

SF 207 is modeled after the 1999 California assault weapons ban, which has proven to be more effective than the expired federal ban.

More effective at what? Violating the Constitutional rights of the law abiding and keeping guns out of their hands? Neither law has kept any guns out of criminal hands....because, by definition, criminals don't care about some stinking law.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

...and 12 county sheriffs signed onto a statement...

We have 99 counties here in Iowa. I am not sure what percent that is, you do the math.

If this ban is needed anywhere, it is Iowa. Visitors have teased me because 'a dog on the interstate' may well be the lead story on the 10:00 news...

[Free Vulcan]

self-ping

[I_dmc]

Are people brain dead? How hard is it to understand that laws only affect people who obey laws?

[Richard Saunders]

This is exactly why we have the right to bear arms - to protect ourselves against state intimidation. Criminals should be in prison, not freedom loving Americans who refuse to lie down for the oppressors.

We must not allow the fascists or the socialists to dilute our rights to the point we are rendered impotent.

Those who are willing to relinquish freedom for security deserve neither. If all the politically correct panty-waists don't like America they are free to leave, and leave their passports and SS checks too.

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