Category Archives: firearms

12 Years Ago Today: Sandy Hook

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Dave Bradley

Video of Sandy Hook survivors as they prepare to graduate high school last summer(9:10) I am sitting here trying to come up with some meaningful phrase to try to capture the continuing enormity of what happened 12 years ago today. … Continue reading →

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A Rant From Twitter:

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(5:38) Why Youth Will Not Vote For Republicans: Andrew Wortman lets loose in a rant on why youth in America will no longer vote for Republicans. We are just beginning to see this rebellion taking place. Young voters have long … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Kids

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As I write this we still don’t know who will be in power in Congress. Will Democrats retain control of the US House? Will they retain leadership in the US Senate? Or will the extremist Republican Party take control of … Continue reading →

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Return Iowa To Normalcy

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As the J6 Committee hearings roll on there is little question that the then president was the driving force behind an attempt to end our constitutional government in the US after some 230 years. There had been little question before … Continue reading →

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Franken Nails Grassley In Campaign Email

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Don’t forget that voting ends in the Iowa primaries this coming Tuesday June 7th. For Democrats in Iowa the premiere race is selecting who will be facing Grassley in the midterm election. While most of our races have one candidate, … Continue reading →

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White House Kills Gun Legislation Over Impeachment

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Dave Bradley

This is simply one of the sickest misdirections I have ever heard. We are in a absolute crisis in this country due to guns. Anyone who is concerned about the health and happiness of the majority of citizens in this … Continue reading →

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Shooter Drills

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dave Bradley

One of the really bad bills that the Trumpublican Party is trying to get enacted in the Iowa legislature this session is a two pronged bill that would first eliminate the need for a concealed carry permit and second end … Continue reading →

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Maybe WE CAN Do Something About Guns

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Mark Joseph Stern writing on slate.com:   “Imagine this: You’re in a church, or a school, or a concert, or a movie theater, and you hear gunshots. The next thing you know, you wake up in a hospital bed. You learn … Continue reading →

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“Shoot Your Neighbor” The New Law In Iowa

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Dave Bradley

If you ever dreamed of living in the old west with its paucity of rules on when and where you could draw your gun, it looks like you may get your wish soon in Iowa. Iowa’s legislature overwhelmingly passed the … Continue reading →

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Will Grassley And Ernst Dig In Against Sensible Gun Control Measures?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT from Iowans for Gun Safety. The Gun Violence Prevention Package introduced in the US Senate on October 8 seeks to close background check loopholes, make background checks better, and shut down the pipeline of illegal guns. You can … Continue reading →

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