A blind man received a license for a firearm and called it absurd (4 photos)

Terry Sutherland, a resident of the US state of Indiana, is visually impaired and uses a cane to help him live as independently as possible.





Sutherland used his cane when he went to his local city council building to apply for a firearms license. He had to be fingerprinted to get his license, and he reportedly spoke to several staff members who knew he was blind.

Despite his disability, Terry's application for the license was approved, which came as a shock to him.

In an interview with the channel, the 58-year-old said of his experience: "It all went very smoothly and normally and no one seemed to think anything of it. It was overwhelming. It shocked me more than I expected. I thought at the last second someone would say, 'Wait a minute.'"



Sutherland, who lost his sight as a teenager, learned to use a gun safely before he went blind, but he is concerned about how he managed to get a permit even now that he has lost his sight.

As a result, Terry is calling for people to take a range proficiency test before being allowed to carry a gun in public places.

"I think being able to handle a deadly weapon is the least we can do," he said.





He said, "It's just an absurd idea, from a common-sense standpoint, to have a gun that I can use for personal defense when I'm more likely to shoot somebody by myself — shoot an innocent person — than I am to shoot my own assailant."