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:Chuck Norris by floydvoid · 2006-12-12 14:58 · Score: 5, Interesting

I believe that the law is aimed (sic) at allowing "leagaly blind" people to hunt. I not being a texan do not know if the hunting laws in texas have a vision requirement. I do know that in my home state ( Florida ) I am "leagaly" blind , the statute being based on UNcorrected vision. My vision with glases is 20/20 and I have hunted safely for over 40 years ( well, safe for my fellow hunters not the game;).