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At least three legally blind residents so far. "state law does not allow sheriffs to deny an iowan the right to carry a weapon based on physical ability." now, i just want to say, i know that visually impaired people can shoot guns. i know that people with no vision at all can use special audio gun sights. were not talking about blind people taking target practice on specially equipped shooting ranges. were talking about permits to carry. blind people carrying guns around wherever including conc...

He was specifically targeting soldiers. he was going to kill as many soldiers as he could. that was a common theme throughout this entire court-martial, hearing testimony from the local gun shop when hasan went in according to their testimony and asked for weapons that could quote do the most damage. ammunition that could do the most damage. he wanted to practice on loading his weapon and reloading it as fast as he could, rapid reloading they referred it to as. he did target practice on silhouet...

Asked if he had a closing argument he wanted to make? he said, quote, the defense chooses not to make a closing statement. so the case has moved on and it will be in the hands of the jury shortly. the pros cuse spent about an hour and a half talking about how this was a premeditated event, the prosecutor described this as, quote, a premeditated murderous plan to quill akill an said he had a jihad duty in his mind to do so. much of the time was being described as a planned event, not just somethi...

>> he was arrested, never fingerprinted and photographed for carrying a weapon, the information was never sent to the secret service. >> they took the weapons, he paid a fine, and that was the end of that. >> wind days, hinckley is in dallas where his sister lives. shopping for more guns at rockys pawn shop. he buys two revolvers for $98, including the one hell use to shoot president reagan. >> he purchased it legally at the time, caliber .22. it was a very light-weight, snub-nose handgun. >> he...

He took a lot of target practice. he never shot at moving targets. and jerry parnhams moving the president toward that open door. >> december 8th, 1980, john hinckleys fragile world begins to crack when he hears shocking news from new york city. >> the news ripped through the air in shock waves. john lennon shot and killed in the apartment building where he lives. the suspect is identified as mark david chapman. >> hinckley idolized lennon. that new years eve, he locks himself in his room at his...

The connecticut elementary school under assault. within minutes, six adults and 20 children massacred. just three days later, another school, this one in florida, goes into lockdown. and miami-dade police negotiator victor millian is called into action. >> part of the information i received was that there were multiple weapons involved, to include grenades. >> reporter: the shooter isnt in a school, but across the street, living here. hes distressed and heavily armed. inside his apartment, the w...

>> reporter: december 14, 2012, the connecticut elementary school under assault. within minutes, six adults and 20 children massacred. just three days later, another school, this one in florida, goes into lockdown. and miami-dade police negotiator victor millian is called into action. >> part of the information i received was that there were multiple weapons involved, to include grenades. >> reporter: the shooter isnt in a school, but across the street, living here. hes distressed and heavily ar...

Photographed for carrying a weapon and the information was never sent to the secret service. >> they took the weapons. he paid a fine. that was the end of that. >> within days hinckley is in dallas where his sister lives shopping for more guns at rockys pawn shop. he buys two revolvers for $98, including the one he will use to shoot president reagan. >> he purchased it legally at the time. caliber .22. its a light weight snub-nosed handgun. >> had he actually gone to firing ranges. he had been t...

Dallas, where his sister lives, shopping for more guns at rockys pawnshop. he buys two revolvers for $98, including the one hell use to shoot president reagan >> he purchased it legally at the time, caliber .22, it was a very light-weight, snub-nose handgun. >> hed actually gone to firing ranges. he had trained or given himself training. >> john hinckley took a lot of target practice. he took a lot of target practice. he never shot at moving targets. and jerry parrs moving the president toward t...

Shopping for more guns at rockys pawn shop. he buys two roves for $98, including the one hell use to shoot president reagan. >> he purchased it legally at the time, caliber .22, it was a very light-weight, snub-nose handgun. >> hed actually gone to firing ranges. hed train order given himself training. >> john hinckley took a lot of target practice. he took a lot of target practice. he never shot at moving targets. and jerry parnhams moving the president toward that open door. >> december 8th, 1...