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."
by the same logic (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Objection, your honor! (Score:3, Interesting)
Not enough hunting in the Hill Country of Texas. (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Lots of FUD here (Score:1, Interesting)
Also, what's the point anyway? It's basically the spotter that's doing the hunting. If a blind person wants to enjoy being with family I don't see why they can't go out with the hunters and simply not shoot any of the guns.
Re:by the same logic (Score:2, Interesting)
Most schools from 1776 up until mid 1950's did exactly that.
allow 5-year-olds to drive cars as long as they have an adult to work the pedals for them,
I drove an Army jeep that way when I was 6. Didn't hit anything.
and formally entitle idiots to run for governor (and then president) as long as they "surround themselves with the right people".
Read the news. What can I say. All your examples are already fairly commonplace. Why not blind shooters?
Re:It's Funny - Laugh (Score:2, Interesting)
actually Texas has more restrictions on gun rights than Alaska or Vermont. IIRC, in terms of "gun freedom", it's in the 80% range.
I find this law ridiculous because unlike shooting at a range, the target usually moves when you're hunting and the feedback loop described by the lawmaker more than likely won't be quick enough for a clean kill.
Re:Except He's Not Blind (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:1, Interesting)
(RPG rocket head towards Slithe)
OH MY SCIENCE!!
(Slithe explodes into little chunks.)
Re:Why hunt? (Score:3, Interesting)
In order for you to live, something has to die, that's part of being a consumer in the ecosystem rather than a producer, get over it.
Re:Chuck Norris (Score:5, Interesting)
Only in Texas... (Score:2, Interesting)
I say, the blind hunter should outfit himself with a knife, hide in the brush, and using his elevated sense of smell and hearing, try and kill game as a predator would. That would impress me.