Iowa grants gun permits to the blind

[intakexhaust]

After reading the now closed thread

Shaking my head in disbelief or What's the difference between Porsches and porcupines it made my head more than shake with this:

Iowa grants gun permits to the blind

[jyl]

Laughable. Example of how guns have become a symbol rather than a practical tool.

[on2wheels52]

fwiw AR requires hitting a dinner plate size target at 21 feet as part of the process.
Jim

[Zeke]

From the linked article,
" And Jane Hudson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, who says blocking visually impaired people from the right to obtain weapon permits would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. That federal law generally prohibits different treatment based on disabilities"

Using that logic the blind should be given driver's licences.

Someone should tip that cow.

[Rick V]

Well the drive up ATM has braille key on it.

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by Zeke

From the linked article,
" And Jane Hudson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, who says blocking visually impaired people from the right to obtain weapon permits would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. That federal law generally prohibits different treatment based on disabilities"

Using that logic the blind should be given driver's licences.

Someone should tip that cow.

Blind people can apply - they just need to pass the tests to get their liscence, which includes a vision test.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Tervuren

Blind people can apply - they just need to pass the tests to get their liscence, which includes a vision test.

Correct.

I have a friend who can not see well enough to drive but he can see a shape well enough to take a shot at it.

[jyl]

And can he identify what that shape is, before he takes a shot at it?

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by jyl

And can he identify what that shape is, before he takes a shot at it?

Maybe, maybe not, depends on conditions.

But just because he's vision impaired don't automatically assume he has impaired decision making abilities.

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by Zeke

From the linked article,
" And Jane Hudson, executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, who says blocking visually impaired people from the right to obtain weapon permits would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. That federal law generally prohibits different treatment based on disabilities"

Using that logic the blind should be given driver's licences.

Someone should tip that cow.

Is there a Constitutional right to bear a driving licence?