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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

In Iowa, Blind People Can Carry Guns in Public; Not Everyone's a Fan

Here's an interesting article on NPR highlighting a policy issue that isn't frequently debated but is igniting people's passions none-the-less. Excerpt below:

A debate is taking place in Iowa over the ability of people who are legally or completely blind to carry guns in public. The issue stems from a 2011 change in the state's gun permit rules, allowing visually impaired people to carry firearms in public.
"State law does not allow sheriffs to deny an Iowan the right to carry a weapon based on physical ability," The Des Moines Register reported Sunday, in a feature that included several videos (we've posted one above).
The paper added, "Advocates for the disabled and Iowa law enforcement officers disagree over whether it's a good idea for visually disabled Iowans to have weapons." 


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  1. PitneySeptember 11, 2013 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks so much for posting. Early in today's class, we will talk about disability and the "dilemma of difference."

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