In case you missed it, there was a terrible murder in Charlotte, North Carolina last month. We’ve had a school shooting in our own state of Iowa in 2024, yet Republicans can’t find their way to find outrage about America’s gun problem. In Charlotte, overall crime was down by 8 percent in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year, according to the police, while violent crime was down by 25 percent. Soft-on-crime policies have turned too many American cities into danger zones, and if they had their way, Iowa would be next. Yes NoIn Congress, I will continue working to protect Iowa families and make sure tragedies like Iryna’s never happen here.