{"id":16239,"date":"2013-09-09T18:09:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T22:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=16239"},"modified":"2013-09-10T13:05:21","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T17:05:21","slug":"dont-spend-your-money-where-in-iowa-and-dont-go-there-either","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=16239","title":{"rendered":"Don’t spend your money where? In Iowa. And don’t go there, either."},"content":{"rendered":"

My cousin picked this up from USA Today: Iowa grants gun permits to the blind<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It begins:<\/p>\n

DES MOINES, Iowa — Here’s some news that has law enforcement officials and lawmakers scratching their heads:<\/em><\/p>\n

Iowa is granting permits to acquire or carry guns in public to people who are legally or completely blind.<\/em><\/p>\n

No one questions the legality of the permits. State law does not allow sheriffs to deny an Iowan the right to carry a weapon based on physical ability.<\/em><\/p>\n

The quandary centers squarely on public safety. Advocates for the disabled and Iowa law enforcement officers disagree over whether it’s a good idea for visually disabled Iowans to have weapons.<\/em><\/p>\n

This makes it official: a lot of people in sweeping areas of this country have gone irretrievably mad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My cousin picked this up from USA Today: Iowa grants gun permits to the blind. It begins: DES MOINES, Iowa — Here’s some news that has law enforcement officials and lawmakers scratching their heads: Iowa is granting permits to acquire … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-facts-of-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t