Texas Lawmaker Wants To Let the Blind Hunt

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 12, 2006 @10:30AM from the don't-shoot dept.

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."

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Re:i can imagine... by Reaperducer · 2006-12-12 10:43 · Score: 5, Informative

It's not a Texas thing. It is legal for the blind to hunt in most (if not all) states. The only thing new is that Texas wants to let them be aided with lasers.

15 other states allow the blind to use lasers to help them hunt.

How is this an "Only in Texas" thing?

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