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Bill would allow legally blind Texans to hunt
Houston Chronicle & AP ^ | December 11, 2006

Posted on 12/11/2006 11:28:47 AM PST by Snickering Hound

AUSTIN — A state lawmaker wants to make sure no Texan is left out when it comes to hunting, even if the hunter is legally blind.

Rep. Edmund Kuempel, a Seguin Republican, has filed a bill for the 2007 legislative session that would allow legally blind hunters to use a laser sight, or lighted pointing instrument. The devices are forbidden for sighted hunters.

Blind hunters would also have to have a sighted hunter along with them, but they could hunt any game that sighted people can hunt in the same seasons and using the same weapons.

"This opens up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that's great," Kuempel said.

Visually impaired people are able to shoot with the aid of a sighted person, he said.

"I've seen this on TV before, when they're taking target practice," Kuempel said. "When they aim the gun the guide tells them, aim two inches higher or two inches lower and you're on the target, and you're off and running."

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which regulates hunting in Texas, currently does not have a definition of what constitutes a legally blind hunter. Kuempel's bill would give the agency until Jan. 1, 2008, to come up with a definition so that the law could be enforced.

The hunter would have to carry proof that he or she is legally blind.

Kuempel's bill would amend the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.

Under existing law, the use of laser sights, spotlights and headlights is strictly prohibited in all Texas hunting.

The Texas Legislature convenes Jan. 9 for its 140-day session. Lawmakers have been busy since November filing proposed legislation on an array of subjects. The Legislature meets every two years in regular session.


TOPICS: Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; dumbideas; guns
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1 posted on 12/11/2006 11:28:50 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Snickering Hound

Hold muh beer and sun glasses and watch this......


2 posted on 12/11/2006 11:29:58 AM PST by llevrok (My seatback is never in the full and upright position.)
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To: Snickering Hound

Oh, man. Get out the popcorn this one's going to be fun.


3 posted on 12/11/2006 11:30:16 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
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To: Cailleach; nnn0jeh

ping


4 posted on 12/11/2006 11:30:32 AM PST by kalee (No burka for me....EVER!)
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To: Snickering Hound

Blind hunting: a bad idea whose time has come.


5 posted on 12/11/2006 11:30:59 AM PST by Vicomte13 (Aure entuluva.)
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To: Snickering Hound

Does Dick Cheney need one?.......


6 posted on 12/11/2006 11:31:03 AM PST by Red Badger (New! HeadOn Hemorrhoid Medication for Liberals!.........Apply directly to forehead.........)
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To: Snickering Hound

I don't think I would be 'snickering' there Hound, if you know what I mean....LOL


7 posted on 12/11/2006 11:31:05 AM PST by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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To: Snickering Hound

Myopia Hunt Club

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myopia_Hunt_Club


8 posted on 12/11/2006 11:31:41 AM PST by rhombus
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To: Red Badger

Damn it, I thought I would get in with the first Dick Cheney joke.

Mine was going to be that they would be less likely to hit somebody than the VP.


9 posted on 12/11/2006 11:32:08 AM PST by dogbyte12
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To: Snickering Hound

Why not! The Legally Blind Can VOTE...which is potentially much more harmful....bullets can only kill one or two...but Pols can wreak much more havoc!

/sarcasm off


10 posted on 12/11/2006 11:32:11 AM PST by RadioCirca1970 (F.U. D.U!)
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To: Snickering Hound

It's called the "Dick Cheney" permit.


11 posted on 12/11/2006 11:32:27 AM PST by JeeperFreeper
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To: Snickering Hound
Bill would allow legally blind Texans to hunt

There's a Dick Cheney joke in here somewhere, but I guess I'm too blind to see it...

12 posted on 12/11/2006 11:32:40 AM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: Snickering Hound

Coming next - Blind NASCAR Racing!


13 posted on 12/11/2006 11:32:52 AM PST by Kenton
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To: neverdem

ping


14 posted on 12/11/2006 11:33:37 AM PST by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
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To: Snickering Hound

This is why I chose my user name.....


15 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:03 AM PST by Leftism is Mentally Deranged
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To: Snickering Hound

I remember the story of a blind man that worked all hours in his carpentry shop; the neighbors were very worried because he would work at night with no lights on. He finally relented, turned the lights on and the neighbors felt better.


16 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:05 AM PST by SF Republican
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To: snarks_when_bored
"Ah say, ah say, you're late, boy..."
17 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:09 AM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: Snickering Hound

Can't tell if he's trying to make a mockery of the hunting laws, he's trying to make a mockery of the laws relating to the disabled, or both.


18 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:20 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: raybbr
When Cindy Sheehan season starts?
19 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:31 AM PST by alecqss
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To: Snickering Hound

If legally blind judges can rule, its only fair that blind hunters can hunt!


20 posted on 12/11/2006 11:34:34 AM PST by Beagle8U
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