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24-year-old attempting to rollerblade across the entire US killed in hit-and-run (www.kctv5.com)
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SALINE COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham.

Lanham was documenting his rollerblading journey across the U.S. on Instagram. According to a post from his family, he was hit by an SUV on day 22 of his journey from New York to Los Angeles

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[–] [S] 81 points 1 month ago (14 children)

Yup, and in many states it's legal for blind people to own guns.

When I hear of people like this driver, it reminds me of the quote from Coming to America: "Imagine a country so free one can throw glass in its streets." It's meant as a joke in the movie, but for me, it's actually a really great way to describe our concept of freedom.

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  • [+] -10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Why shouldn't blind people be allowed to own guns. Transferable machine guns have been a way better investment than bonds for essentially their entire legal existence. There are plenty of legitimate reasons blind people should be allowed to own guns.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Guns shouldn't be investments either

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Ironically, the guns the other commenter is talking about became investments because the ban on them restricted the supply.

    But that's getting off-topic, so if anybody reading this wishes to discuss guns further please start a thread in a different community.

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  • [+] -34 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    Are you implying we need to be more ableist against the visually impaired?

    Blindness is a spectrum not just a binary can see and can’t see.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Woke 1 is dead, no I don't want blind people to own guns, Jesus christ.

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  • [+] -35 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    You should really educate yourself on what it means to be legally blind.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    If a legally blind Person is not allowed to own a driver's license why should they be able to own a gun?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Being allowed to own a thing is different from being allowed to use it in public. A blind person shouldn't be allowed to drive or carry a gun, but that doesn't necessarily mean they shouldn't be allowed to display them in their home as art or something like that.

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