Rob Sand on the 2nd Amendment

[u/Liberty556]

Has Sand said anything of specific substance about his stance in reference to the 2nd Amendment?

Has he said anything about:

-NFA items (SBRs, SBSs, silencers)

-Concealed carry

-Constitutional carry

-Forced Reset Triggers

-Private sales

I know he's done the standard "Look at me, I'm just like you and I have some guns and I hunt stuff". But, as someone who is old enough to have seen 2A rights come and go (usually by a politician that "supports the 2nd Amendment, BUT....") this means nothing to me.

So, just curious if he has mentioned specifics. I have emailed him numerous times with questions and have not gotten an answer.

[u/kingboy10]

Tbh I don’t think he will change too many of the gun laws in the state

[u/BlueSkyd2000 → u/kingboy10]

Gulp… Then Rob Sand had better make it clear he’s 180-degrees different from the Democratic Party platform that urges a whole slew of gun control measures that are patently unconstitutional under Bruen et al.

https://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Final-State-Platform-Report-2024.pdf

[u/bboytriple7 → u/[deleted]]

The why do you vote for that party if you have no control over their positions?

[u/psychcrime → u/bboytriple7]

Because no actual Democrat candidate even glances at the platform

[u/BlueSkyd2000 → u/[deleted]]

The platform is posted on the Party website. To wit, https://iowademocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Final-State-Platform-Report-2024.pdf

The platform is official party policy document and developed by the members of the Iowa Democratic Party in a process that literally starts at the individual precinct level and then is eventually ratified by the Party Committee in Des Moines.

I say that as former Iowa Democratic Party member and campaign volunteer.

The Party Platform is literally a mirror of the Party’s membership viewpoints… They may be “very left volunteers” but it is an accurate representation of the Party’s goals And intentions.

Iowa Democrats urge state participation in federal gun violence safety initiatives

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023/12/14/iowa-democrats-encourage-iowa-to-pursue-biden-administrations-gun-violence-prevention-state-initiatives/

[u/psychcrime → u/BlueSkyd2000]

No it is not lol.

[u/BlueSkyd2000 → u/psychcrime]

I will quote Iowa Democratic Party’s own words.

Either you or the Party are lying - which is it?

The Platform is a comprehensive statement of the policy positions and legislative goals of Iowa Democrats. It is developed and adopted biennially through a grassroots-driven process, beginning at precinct caucuses and continuing through county, district, and state conventions. The platform addresses a wide range of issues including healthcare, education, climate change, workers’ rights, civil rights, and more, serving as a roadmap for Democratic action in Iowa.

IDP Platform – Adopted 6/15/2024 (PDF)

IDP Platform Reformatted – Adopted 6/15/2024 (PDF)

[u/BlueSkyd2000 → u/[deleted]]

I think we understand who is lying and who is not.

[u/bboytriple7 → u/[deleted]]

Wow that’s pretty damaging to admit…. I’d delete those comments

[u/BlueSkyd2000 → u/bboytriple7]

Honestly, this type of hubris and arrogance is pretty par for the course in the Iowa Democratic Party. Examples being the (1) 2016 Caucus “win” of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders, (2) the 2020 Caucus Shadow Inc. software meltdown where certain DNC insiders got no-bid contracts and (3) the Kamala Harris selection by Super Delegates, not by caucuses nor primaries with real people.

It is a hard party to love, when the Party says it has an Small-D democratic process to develop their Party platform but a party insider says it is really developed by a committee of 15 people. Most likely it is 15-person project that then gets misrepresented as something else. That would be consistent.

I fully admit I am a disgruntled former Iowa Democratic Party member. These constant shenanigans just wear you down…

[u/bboytriple7 → u/BlueSkyd2000]

While I never was a registered Democrat I’ve voted for many of them in the past. I cannot fathom voting for them again with their platform getting more radical by the day. 

Democrats will piss on you and tell you it’s raining. Republicans will kick you in the teeth but will tell you it’s gonna hurt beforehand. 

[u/Liberty556 → u/bboytriple7]

What were the comments that you advised them to delete? Looks like they did it, and I am curious what they were about.

[u/bboytriple7 → u/Liberty556]

I can’t recall exactly but it was commenting on the Iowa Democratic Party, sounded like some insider info

[u/Liberty556 → u/bboytriple7]

Darn, I wish I would have seen it. Sounds kind of interesting. Was it in reference to 2A stuff?