Two Iowa mayors want you left at the mercy of the government and other thugs.

The group mayors against illegal guns (MAIG) ran a full page ad in USA Today predicting more doom and gloom.

http://mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/downloads/pdf/usa-today-10-20.pdf

In the signatures at the bottom are 2 Iowa Mayors. Mayor Cownie of Des Moines and Mayor William Gluba of Davenport.

Why are 2 of Iowa's mayors even involved in a rabidly anti-gun bunch of fools headed by Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg claims their group is against illegal guns. The truth is, they are against guns for anyone except law enforcement and military. Now they are railing against a bill that would allow law abiding citizens the right to carry in all states that have a permit system. The only state without such a system is Illinois.

HR822 would Make our carry permits like drivers licences in a way. That means that someone with a Iowa permit would be allowed to carry in any state. With the one exception noted above. Of course Bloomberg and all the other anti-gun loons are predicting doom and gloom. More of the "blood in the streets" lies that are all they know. Representative Carolyn Malone of New York had this to say:

this travesty of a bill would make it legal for a known terrorist or child molester in Arizona to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon, buy a large-caliber gun and all the cop-killer bullets he could get his hands on, tuck them into his trenchcoat, and take a little trip to NYC -- maybe right to the middle of Times Square or down to Ground Zero.

It's hard to believe that in this day and age anyone could be that stupid. And this person is a US Representative? This is the anti-gun mind set. If you are a law abiding citizen, as soon as you get a permit and a handgun, you will become a raving lunatic looking for someone to shoot. Of course the truth is that permit holders tend to be more law abiding than normal. We know that the carrying of a weapon is a very large responsibility and we do not take it lightly. In all of the years I have been around, I have never seen a shoot out over a fender bender or parking space.

The bad news for our mayors is the new shall issue law that went into effect last January 1st. According to the new law, Iowa accepts a legal carry permit from any state. So as far as Iowa and a few other states are concerned, HR822 is not going to change anything. We already honor everyone permits.

We, the legal permit holders of Iowa need to take these two to task. The should resign from this organization and put as much distance between them and Bloomy as possible. Remember that this organization has some really fine members.

http://robertsgunshop.blogspot.com/2011/07/mayors-against-illegal-guns-are-such.html

There are several ways to contact Mayor Cownie. E-mail fcownie@dmgov.org

City Hall Phone: (515) 283-4944
Home Phone: (515) 255-3644
For mayor Gluba, mayorgluba@ci.davenport.ia.us 563-326-7701

Send them e-mails and call them on the phone. Respectfully ask them to resign from MAIG.

This is the e-mail I have sent to Mayor Cownie. Feel free to use any or all of it.





I have just learned that in Iowa, 2 Mayors have signed the MAIG full page ad in USA Today opposing the passage of HR 822. Something that may have slipped each of your minds when you signed this ad is the fact that here in Iowa, Shall issue passed and was signed by the Governor. This means that as of last January 1st, Iowa now accepts as valid ANY Concealed Handgun Permit or the equivalent issued by any state in the union. This means that as of last January 1st, Iowa adopted precisely the rules that HR822 will bring to the rest of the Union.


Maybe both of you mayors should seriously consider leaving MAIG. It is clear that Mike Bloomberg has no interest in telling you the truth about the laws. Would you have signed this ad if you knew that the principal that 822 supports is already signed into law here in Ia?


This action by you and your organization makes it clear that even though you call yourselves Mayors Against Illegal Guns, you are just another anti-gun organization. The guns carried by Ia. PCW holders, and by the holders of the equivalent out of state permits are, by definition, not illegal. They are guns carried by the most law abiding people in the world. Not a single state will issue a CHP or the equivalent to a felon, a domestic abuser, a drug addict, or a mental incompetent. By your actions you prove that you don't really care about Illegal guns. You are opposed to all guns and to all gun owners.


Respectfully,
Robert A. Fowler