Equal rights for the blind!

i-f9263364cc232a50b71694e6045ce2d9-blind_justice.jpgEveryone deserves equal rights under the law right?!
They take this very seriously in Texas, so seriously in fact that a

Texas lawmaker is aiming to allow the blind to hunt. Texas State Representative Edmund Kuempel has introduced a measure that would allow blind people to hunt any game that sighted people can currently pursue.

Thank goodness for Edmund Kuempel and blind justice! (ohhh jeez....)
My friends blind mother has skied and driven motorcycles, which really surprised me - but hunting?
Well if they can be safe - what the hell!

-via slashdot... but here's the original story link

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