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To: Leaning Right
But what about that gentleman with palsy? Should he be issued a CCW permit?

Did he pass the test?

Doesn't sound like it.

The point is we can create an infinite number of hypotheticals to show the need for legislation or regulations or any kind of state action.

In reality, I have not read of a single instance where a blind person used a gun irresponsibly and killed or injured someone.

I have read of a couple of instances where legally blind people have successfully defended themselves with firearms.

12 posted on 07/01/2018 5:06:05 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: marktwain

> Did he [the gentleman with palsy] pass the test? <

I don’t know. But I guess he should have, as by the end of the course I’m sure he understood gun safety as well as the rest of us. And even if the NRA instructors failed him - because he could not demonstrate how hold a pistol safely - such a course is not required in my state for a CCW permit.

If I were the county sheriff issuing permits, and this gentleman came before me, I honestly don’t know what I’d do. We’re talking about a right here, not a privilege. But this is a rather unique situation. This man simply cannot, in any circumstance, use a gun safely.

I suppose I’d take him aside and strongly urge him to buy a stun gun instead.


13 posted on 07/01/2018 5:24:32 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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