[nabs-l] an interesting question

[Mary Fernandez]

Well, i mean, not for anything but if the other person got the shot
out first, then the blind person is SOL. But that can happen to
anyone. Oddly enough, the  requirements to carry a gun in many states
do not specify sight as a pre-requisite. So theoretically  the yes is
yes. It's a whole other story whether a blind person can shoot a gun
safely, which is a bit of an oxymoron since guns aren't  safe.
Mary

On 9/11/09, Peter Donahue <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Good morning everyone,
>
>     There are cases of blind persons who were forced to use guns in self
> defense. One such case happened here in Texas in the 1980s. Someone
> attempted to break in to the home of a blind person in the Austin Area. The
> gentlemen listened for the sound of the burglar's activities. Being sure the
> area was clear of others he pointed his gun, shot the burglar, and killed
> him.
>
> There are also accounts of blind hunters who successfully shot game with
> sighted assistance. There is an account of a federationist from I believe it
> is Iowa in a past issue of The Braille Monitor who successfully shot and
> killed a trophy elk.
>
>     The above descriptions of the use of firearms by the blind indicate that
> even here it's possible with carefully thought-out alternative techniques
> and proper instruction in the use of firearms their use can be mastered by
> the blind. And like the sighted blind persons that make this choice must
> accept the consequences for improper and irresponsible use of weapons of any
> kind.
>
>     As for the space program and risk taking remember those comments the
> next time you turn on your portable Braille Notetaker, read a book with your
> Victor Stream or your KNFB Reader Mobile, listen to music on your iPod, fly
> in a Very Lite Jet, or drive a car modified to permit a blind person to take
> the wheel the technology behind all of these inventions came from one place.
> If you said, "The Space Program" you're right. The next time you say that
> our space program took too many lives and is a risky business it's no more
> so than is going to war. War kills more individuals than the space program
> ever did. Those who became astronauts did so at their own risk a risk they
> knowingly took for the benefit of all humanity. And let us not forget that
> among our own ranks there are a few who wish to become astronauts one of
> which received and NFB Scholarship this year.
>
>         I told a number of people that it would have been neat to be able to
> try out the car drivable by the blind at the Youth SLAM. For those of us who
> have delt with inadequate public transportation and want to make more
> efficient use of their time and have the freedom to live where they choose
> such a vehicle would be
> very empowering~~! I hope some prototypes are brought to next year's
> national convention for some of us to try out. That would be awesome!
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>    ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Wassmer" <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:41 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] an interesting question
>
>
> Hello folks. I have an interesting question for you all. Do you think a
> blind person can cary a hand gun for self defence? If the answer is yes,
> then how would a blind person be able to shoot someone if by the time the
> gun was loaded the other berson atempting to hurt the blind person turned
> around very fast? Can a blind person cary a hand gun and defend themselves?
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