[blindLaw] Firearms and the Blind?

[Seif-Eldeen Saqallah]

Using DC as an example (I do not have access to Westlaw for the latest text),
one of its application questions (under 15) asks if the applicant is
legally blind:

"Are you legally blind? (Legally blind means totally blind. Your
vision is not impaired more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better
eye, or your vision cannot be improved to be better than 20/200, or
you do not have a loss of vision due wholly or in part to impairment
of field vision or to other factors which affect the usefulness of
vision to a like degree. If the Firearms Registration Section
determines there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
certification provided is not accurate, you may be required to obtain
a
certification from a licensed optometrist that you meet the vision
requirements as
stated above.)"
(CCPL_FillablePDF.pdf
https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/publication/attachments/CCPL_FillablePDF.pdf)

Statutorily, § 7–2502.03(a)(7) & (11) prevent those with a physical
defect or who are blind.
(7) Does not appear to suffer from a physical defect which would tend
to indicate that the applicant would not be able to possess and use a
firearm safely and responsibly;
[...]
(11) Is not blind, as defined in D.C. Official Code § 7-1009(1)
(See Chapter 25. Firearms Control. | D.C. Law Library
§ 7–2502.03. Qualifications for registration; information required for
registration.
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/titles/7/chapters/25;
this might not be the latest version, as it does not address Bruen's
shall issue requirement.)

Legally blind is defined as
(1) The term “blind person” means, and the term “blind” refers to, a
person who is totally blind, has impaired vision of not more than
20/200 visual acuity in the better eye and for whom vision cannot be
improved to better than 20/200, or who has loss of vision due wholly
or in part to impairment of field vision or to other factors which
affect the usefulness of vision to a like degree.
(See § 7–1009. Definitions. | D.C. Law Library
https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-1009#(1).)

I thought about living in, and being licensed in, DC. ...

Peace,
Seif