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Quadriplegic New Jersey man gets right to bear arms

It's hunting season in our part of the woods. This issue actually came up last year. It just now got resolved.

A quadriplegic in New Jersey has the right to bear arms even though he can't hold a gun or pull a trigger.

A judge ruled Tuesday that James Cap is eligible for a firearms ID, which is required to buy a gun.

Manville's police chief had rejected the 46-year-old's application last year.


Read the story and see a great photo of the rig he uses to shoot.

Rob

PS: We have Here over 100 fact sheets organized alphabetically on various topics including Hunting for People with Disabilities. Check it out under "H."

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Published Thursday, November 12, 2009 8:25 AM by gerthro
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Having grown up in Pennsylvania. I always knew when it was deer hunting season: 1. My brother was always...
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I lived all my life in and around the Philadelphia area. Went to Temple University, taught television production at Plymouth Whitemarsh high school. In the meantime, I've had lots of jobs in television and multimedia. I left my position as the managing editor of MensHealth.com to come to the Reeve Foundation as the manager of online communications in 2007.
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