Story County Iowa, being a liberal enclave, is represented in the Iowa Legislature by Democrat Beth Wessel-Kroeschell. She needs to be defeated and could be, if conservatives had any sense. For anyone deeply concerned about the 2nd Amendment, recent events at the national level with the NRA and Congress should have crystalized their thought process. Wayne LaPierre looks to be compromised. The NRA looks to be “this close” to bankruptcy and being completely dysfunctional. Congressmen like King and Grassley are controlled by big money interests that the little guy couldn’t possibly compete with. They’re too busy working for Big Ag and Big Pharma to work for you. That’s where State House races come in. You could give $100 a year to the NRA and it wouldn’t make a bit of difference. Give that $100 to a House race for the Iowa Legislature and it would make a huge difference!

We for the most part can’t do anything about national elections of Representatives and Senators. They swing on millions of dollars and tens of thousands of votes. But a State House race is decided by a couple a thousand votes, a few hundred dollars and an army of volunteers. It would be so easy to put a pro-second amendment Republican in the Legislature. Its the power of the County. A lot of freedom lovers already know that when exercised, a County Sheriff has incredible power. That State Legislatures (made up of the individual counties) also have incredible power. The power of the State to resist national abuses can be great.

I have a pretty good sense of what the average Joe is thinking when it comes to gun rights. We’re scared. Beto O’Rourke promising to confiscate rifles just put a spotlight on it. The trick is to show gun owners in Story County how easy it would be to elect a progun Representative. Story County Republicans unfortunately (I suspect) have developed a loser mentality. They’ve gotten used to losing. We live in a university town full of liberals. Concentrating on a winnable race would be something to build on. Success in Story County would show that if it can be done here, it can be done anywhere. The Left has always feared the NRA. Not because of the money, any lobbying group besides the NRA can lay out more money. The power of the NRA is the people.

Presidential races are the sexy ones. The ones everybody likes to get worked up about. They are also the ones you can’t do anything about. Millions of votes and hundreds of millions of dollars decide a presidential race. You can’t do anything about that race, but you can do something about Iowa House District 45. I personally will set aside $50 dollars and 10 hours to help with that candidate (assuming he/she is pro gun). If every gun owner in Iowa gave $20 and 1 hour to their Iowa House race, we could own the Legislature. Thus setting a 7 year goal of passing Constitutional Carry for the State of Iowa. $20 and 1 hour from every gun owner in Iowa can make it a reality.

[Closing thoughts: It just occurred to me Republican Sheriff candidates could use the same help. I personally don’t plan to ever vote in a national race again. You can’t just go to Washington and stand on the desk of your U.S. Representative. But you better believe you can get the attention of your State Representative. Getting a group like Iowa Firearms Coalition onboard would be essential. Its about setting a goal. An objective. A generic, “Vote for Republicans, they’ll protect your gun rights!” Doesn’t sell as well to me as having a target you can point to, constitutional carry in 7 years.]