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In case you missed it,. Iowa's gun law got nationwide attention.

Why?

Liberals are trying to take away guns from blind people.

It was on local news.

Don't feel like watching the video? Don't blame you. Here's what you need to know:

-State Wharrgarbl congressman saying "When Jesus came down from Mt Sinai and gave the Bill of Rights to Ronald Reagan he said 'Blind people have the right to protect themselves too'".

-Local gun shop owner. I give classes and when I had someone come in with glaucoma apply for a license and we went out back and shot, I said 'Not so much'.

-Stephen Colbert: "Guns are better than canes at helping the blind navigate around. If someone starts firing blindly in a crowd, a path is going to clear."

More:

In Iowa, at least, the visually impaired can get permits to carry firearms in public, The Des Moines Register reported on Sunday.

That's for good reason, Jane Hudson, the executive director of Disability Rights Iowa, told the newspaper. She said blocking visually impaired people from getting weapons permits would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Some states, such as Nebraska and South Carolina, require applicants for gun permits to show "proof of vision."

In Texas, lawmakers passed a measure in 2007 to help legally blind people hunt.

And

Last year, a blind New Jersey man fought for his right to own guns -- and won.

The battle over Steven Hopler's gun collection lasted for years. Police seized six of his firearms in 2008 after he shot himself in the leg, CNN affiliate WCBS reported.

Prosecutors argued he shouldn't have guns because he was a danger, the CNN affiliate reported. But last year, a judge ruled in Hopler's favor, citing the right to bear arms, WCBS said.

His attorney argued that authorities had singled out his client.