Recently, Iowa has passed a very interesting law allowing legally blind people to own guns. Yes folks, you heard me right, legally blind people can own deadly weapons. What could possibly go wrong? Let me say that I am not hating on the blind. I myself am pretty severely disabled. But even I know there are things that I simply can't do. For instance, I would understand if somebody didn't want me to be a brain surgeon because of my spastic hands.
The Americans with Disabilities Act mandates reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Key word here: reasonable. It doesn't say that you get to do absolutely everything that typically abled people get to do. I was particularly offended by the Iowa sheriff who was supporting the law. He said people who oppose this law clearly do not understand blind people and their capabilities. Well, I would disagree since singer and well-known blind guy Stevie Wonder says (and I'm paraphrasing), "Imagine if I had a gun," talking about this very law on Piers Morgan's show, "I think it would be hell on Earth." And yes, I know that blind people aren't all Mr. Magoo driving a car. But I simply don't think we should take the risk?
Am I wrong here? Tell me what you think.
