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Iowa granting gun permits to the blind
No one could see this coming.
Iowa is giving people who are blind permits that will allow them to purchase guns or to carry firearms in public, the Des Moines Register reports.
The permits are legal, as Iowa law does not deny anyone the right to carry a weapon based on physical disability.
But, the paper reports, the dilemma comes for law enforcement officials who are trying to ensure public safety.
Advocates for the disabled are split over the decision.
Some insist blind people can be taught to use guns, and blocking any visually impaired person from obtaining a weapons permit would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/08/iowa-granting-gun-permits-to-blind/#ixzz2eK9R6emk
Iowa granting gun permits to the blind
No one could see this coming.
Iowa is giving people who are blind permits that will allow them to purchase guns or to carry firearms in public, the Des Moines Register reports.
The permits are legal, as Iowa law does not deny anyone the right to carry a weapon based on physical disability.
But, the paper reports, the dilemma comes for law enforcement officials who are trying to ensure public safety.
Advocates for the disabled are split over the decision.
Some insist blind people can be taught to use guns, and blocking any visually impaired person from obtaining a weapons permit would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/08/iowa-granting-gun-permits-to-blind/#ixzz2eK9R6emk