Ready! Fire! Where Ever You Are.

       Ya know, I really thought the gun debate had heard from both sides of the issue and that both sides had pretty much explained their side and the rational for their thinking. I thought that, but I was wrong. I was wrong because the sovereign state of Iowa has just passed a new law allowing for some hear-to-for disallowed people to now carry a gun.
       That's right friends. Now if you're a resident of Iowa and even if you're blind, you can register to carry a gun. That's right, according to the Des Moines Register newspaper. The law forbids county officials from not providing a permit to someone because they have a disability. Even blindness is not a reason to refuse a permit. Even complete blindness. Fortunately, I suppose, the Iowa state legislature has not as yet decided to issue Drivers Licenses to the blind. Not that guns are safer than cars. Not that guns in the hands of the blind could be considered rational, as a general rule.
       Now what if states like Florida were to decide to issue permits to the blind as well. Remember, Florida has that Stand Your Ground law. So, I can see it now "two drunk blind men have a fight in a bar. They both draw their guns and start firing. Six people are killed and nine are wounded. Both blind men survive. They both plead to the SYG law and are released with no charges being brought against them."
       What a comedy movie that would make. Except nobody would believe it even if it were true. And with laws like these, it could be. I don't mean to be picky, and I'm sure the legislators for the state of Iowa are good sensible men and women trying to do their job as best they can. It just seems to me that they may have reached and surpassed the Peter Principal Pinnacle. In other words, they may be in over their heads. And where does the governor fit into this picture? He must have signed the bill.
       So what about that massive liberal effort to take away the second amendment rights to own firearms? How's that going? Based on Iowan standards, I'd say liberals need to change their game plan if they want to eliminate gun ownership. Maybe lobotomies for Iowan legislators would help.