Watch out……if this works they’ll probably start enlisting blind people to send to Iraq……..

AUSTIN, Texas –A lawmaker in this firearm-friendly state wants to help more people get the chance to shoot live animals — even if those people can’t see.

A bill filed for the 2007 legislative session would permit legally blind hunters to use laser sights, or lighted pointing instruments.

“This opens up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that’s great,” said Republican Rep. Edmund Kuempel, the bill’s sponsor.

Visually impaired people are allowed to shoot now with the aid of a sighted person, he said, a requirement that would continue if the sights were legalized.

“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.”

Kuempel’s bill would give the state until Jan. 1, 2008, to come up with a definition of legally blind so the law could be enforced.

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