Two of the Republicans in Iowa’s congressional delegation are calling on the Trump Administration to quickly review federal regulations on so-called “bump stocks.” The device was used by the sniper in last week’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Republican Congressman David Young of Van Meter, says “I can’t think of a good reason why these things are existing.”  Young says he had no idea what a bump stock was before last week’s news stories about the product. “My understanding is it is basically a tool, an accessory to make a legal weapon into an illegal weapon,” Young says. “And so I’m reaching out with my colleagues to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to revisit their ruling in 2010 when they decided not to regulate these.”

Young is NOT calling for congress to pass a law banning the sale of bump stocks. In the U.S. Senate, Iowa Republican Joni Ernst and a handful of other senators wrote a letter asking the A-T-F to “swiftly review” its permitting of bump stocks which “turn semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic weapons.” Senator Chuck Grassley isn’t rejecting the idea the Senate Judiciary Committee might hold a hearing on legislation that would ban the sale of bump stocks. Grassley, though, has said he needs to “think through” the consequences since a bill that clears his committee could spawn a debate on the senate floor on a number of OTHER gun-related proposal.

Republican Congressman Steve King tweeted on the “slippery slope” subject last Wednesday, asking: “How do good people defend themselves from murderers if liberals take our guns?” The National Rifle Association last week called for an administrative review of the 2010 A-T-F decision that legalized the sale of bump stocks.

(Radio Iowa)

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports 49-year old Robert Michael Madison, Sr., of Lorimor, was arrested Friday night, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center. Madison, Sr. was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for sex offender registration violation.  He was later released on $2,000 bond.

LEIGHTON, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a year-old infant has drowned in a central Iowa farm pond. The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and medics were sent around 3 p.m. Sunday to a residence about 4 miles west-southwest of Leighton. The office says in a news release that family members were performing CPR on the infant when medics arrived. The child was pronounced dead later at Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital in Oskaloosa.

An autopsy has been ordered. The infant’s name and other details about the incident haven’t been released.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday) released a report on several arrests that took place recently. Officials say 19-year old Jonathan Allen Johnson, of Carson, was arrested Saturday evening for Driving While Revoked. 30-year old Joey Lee Ranney, Jr., of Council Bluffs, was arrested Sunday afternoon, for Driving While Barred. Ranney was also cited for speeding and failure to provide proof of insurance.

At around 6:15-p.m. Sunday, 34-year old Jacob Canon Somers, of Glenwood, was arrested for Driving While License Revoked.  46-year old Peter Eugene Jeffrey, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Violation of a No Contact Order/Contempt of Court. And, an inmate at the Pott. County Jail, 46-year old Shawn Leon Sweet, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Serious Assault causing injury, after he allegedly assaulted a 50-year old male inmate. The incident was captured on a surveillance system.

A report of a party in Carson where persons under age were present, resulted in three people being cited into court for Minor in Possession. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies were dispatched at around 12:45-a.m. Sunday, to a location at the corner of North and Commercial Streets. Inside a home at 111 North Street in Carson, there were open beer cans discovered all over the interior.  22-year old Lucas Tanner Freeman, of Carson, was taken into custody for contributing alcohol to minors. Authorities say 20-year old Dustin Ryan Smith, of Oakland, 19-year old Karley Renae Appley, of Hancock, 19-year old Morgan Cecilia Gentile-Turner, of Oakland, and a 17-year old female from Carson were cited for Minor In Possession. The 17-year old was referred to Juvenile Court for consuming alcohol, and then turned over to her parents.