Texas Lawmaker Wants To Let the Blind Hunt 647
IHC Navistar writes with a story from Reuters Oddly Enough. A Texas lawmaker has introduced a measure that would allow blind people to hunt any game that sighted people can currently pursue. The article notes that the bill may have clear sailing in the hunting-besotted state of Texas. An education outreach person from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department explained it this way: "A blind person can shoot a rifle by mounting an offset pistol scope on the side of the rifle instead of on top. This allows their companion behind them to peer over their shoulder and help them sight it, but the blind person can pull the trigger."
Chuck Norris (Score:5, Funny)
It's not that big of a surprise. With Chuck Norris [youtube.com] prowling the area, they figure that everyone has a right to take their chances.
Look on the bright side. They'll never see it coming! (The roundhouse kick to the face, that is...)
i can imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
bravo, guys.
Nothing for you to see here.., (Score:5, Funny)
(insert Cheney joke here) (Score:4, Funny)
Dear on-duy editor:
Um, yes?
Fun with Dick (Score:5, Funny)
Shit. I can't think of any funny Dick Cheney jokes.
How many... (Score:2, Funny)
(sorry, it's the best joke I could think of)
mandelbr0t
Next step (Score:3, Funny)
Great idea (Score:5, Funny)
Trickery (Score:5, Funny)
Re:How many... (Score:2, Funny)
First question after the shot? (Score:4, Funny)
Objection, your honor! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Trickery (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:5, Funny)
Give em all rocket launchers and let God sort em out...
Re:Lots of FUD here (Score:2, Funny)
I read it as "(hunting is) more about shooting family and friends than just animal".
No wonder.
Re:First question after the shot? (Score:5, Funny)
"Bob, did I hit anything? Bob? Bob?"
In Soviet Texas (Score:5, Funny)
Re:i can imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
Why?, is it so they can blind the sighted hunters as well?!?
Re:Great idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:It's Funny - Laugh (Score:2, Funny)
The dog's lead goes slack.
On a serious note, I agree; this shouldn't be an object of mockery. Even if I can't understand the appeal of blind shooting.
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:2, Funny)
BTW, your sig is unusually fitting for this story.
Re:Trickery (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:2, Funny)
C.
Re:i can imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
Shh! Not so loud! Some Texas lawyer might get another bright idea.
oh great... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Trickery (Score:5, Funny)
Sighted person thinking fast: "They all do, didn't anyone tell you?"
Sounds like a penny arcade cominc.
Re:Imagination (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah! But did you ever notice that they never tell us when open season on Lawyers and Politicians starts?
Re:Objection, your honor! (Score:4, Funny)
Perhaps since you live in such an "island", you simply haven't gotten out much, and therefore haven't realized that most of the state is not in fact like that. However, I know people from all over the state, and very few of them are "enamored of hunting, guns, pick-up trucks, country music, Republicans, etc." Many of them are Republican (as if that is some sort of deadly insult); most of them drive small economy cars (gas is expensive, and trucks use a lot of gas); most of them don't own a gun, have never owned a gun, and are not planning on purchasing a gun; a significant number of them (although less than half I would estimate) do prefer country music (is that so bad either?); most of them have never been hunting in their life, and wouldn't want to go even if someone invited them. So yes, many of them do fit one or maybe two aspects of your misguided stereotype, but nearly noone fits the entire profile. Perhaps it's time you got off your "Keep Austin weird, and to hell with everyone else" high horse. I always thought that the Democratic party was supposed to be populist, all for the common man, etc. Unless I'm completely wrong about that, maybe you'd better check your political stance and make sure you aren't rooting for the wrong team.
Re:i can imagine... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Next step (Score:3, Funny)
I have no problem if the hunted animals are actually used for food and what not. However, I can't help but cringe and chuckle when I'm flipping channels and stop on the hunting channel.
The scene: Two guys in full camouflage, face paint, big big rifles with big big scopes and laser thingies attached, binoculars, two way radios, etc etc.
Hunter1: "Look at that, what a beautiful animal."
Hunter2: "Such a noble creature, look at the antlers, a true work of art"
Hunter1: "I feel one with nature"
BANG