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Paladin

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18. Yeah, Rule No.1 of gun usage has always been "Always be sure of your target."

Reply to Deep13 (Reply #15)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:57 PM

Sep 2013

I wonder what our DU Gun Enthusiasts would suggest as a substitute for the sight-impaired: "Make sure that noise is really, really suspicious sounding, take your best guess at the source location, then fire at will"?

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Iowa grants gun permits to the blind [View all] kpete Sep 2013 OP

OFFS progressoid Sep 2013 #1

They have guns braille now? Iliyah Sep 2013 #2

What could possibly go wrong? pscot Sep 2013 #3

Well if you ignore the well regulated militia part of the Second Amendment... Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #4

True... Helen Borg Sep 2013 #5

I agree they should not be allowed to own guns Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #7

I agree. Helen Borg Sep 2013 #8

I hate to mention this well worn fact... JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #11

Might as well ignore it---Antonin Scalia sure as hell did...... (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #9

In Idaho or Indiana I think this would be a bad policy, but in Iowa I think it will be all right. IveWornAHundredPants Sep 2013 #6

I'm not sure why a blind person would want a firearm, however... JohnnyRingo Sep 2013 #10

So what? cosmicone Sep 2013 #12

Blind man shoots in competition matches Duckhunter935 Sep 2013 #13

Well there you have it, that makes the case for thousands of blind people. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #14

sorry, Mom, you sounded like a burglar. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #15

Yeah, Rule No.1 of gun usage has always been "Always be sure of your target." Paladin Sep 2013 #18

of course the ADA melm00se Sep 2013 #16

Seriously ~ You have got to be kidding me! In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #17

Locking as background analysis Lasher Sep 2013 #19