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9 September 2013

USA Today / Des Moines Register (Iowa)

Advocates for Iowa's blind have found themselves amid an international buzz about a state law that allows visually impaired people to carry guns in public. The discussion was sparked by a Des Moines Register report on Sunday that told the story of three legally or completely blind Iowans who have been granted gun permits since January 1, 2011, the date that Iowa became a so-called "shall issue" state. The story has been picked up by a range of media outlets, from FOX,... (GunPolicy.org)

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