Iowa’s Stand-Your-Ground law was passed in 2017, and it removed the requirement to retreat from a violent attacker before we can take defensive action. But the law has gaps.
HF-668, filed by Rep. Wengryn, would change all of that in several important ways:
1. Granting gun owners the presumption of innocence following a shooting
2. Allowing gun owners to assert Stand-Your-Ground in a pretrial hearing
3. Requiring there to be probable cause before a gun owner could be arrested
4. Covering the threatened and actual use of force
Until these gaps are filled, Iowans can be prosecuted by liberal county attorneys who are pursuing a political agenda, not justice. Thankfully, the House Judiciary Committee approved this bill 14-6, meaning this bill could be voted on in the House at any moment.
Please send this pre-written email to your State Representative today, telling him or her to support HF-668, with no weakening amendments.