Lawmakers and law enforcement officials in Iowa are debating the merits of issuing blind citizens permits to acquire and carry concealed firearms. The legality of such permits is unquestionable: state law doesn’t allow sheriffs to discriminate on the basis of physical ability. Moreover, as Jane Hudson, the executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, told the Des Moines Register, preventing the blind from the right to obtain weapons or public carry permits would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.If Iowans feel this way, they should demand to have blind airline pilots and surgeons service them.
That great safety and terrorist organization, the NRA. actively promotes gun ownership among the blind and physically and mentally infirm.
