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Blind man who was approved for firearm license in disbelief as he explains how 'smooth' the process went
Terry Sutherland wanted to make a point about Indiana's apparent lax gun lawsA blind man said he sought out a firearms license to 'prove a point'.
Indiana resident Terry Sutherland is visually impaired, and uses a seeing-eye cane to help him live as independently as he can.
Sutherland was using his cane when he entered his local city council building to apply for his firearms license.
He needed to get his fingerprint taken to apply for the license, and reportedly chatted to a handful of staff members there who knew that he was blind.
Despite his disability, Sutherland's license application was approved – something that came as a shock to him.
Read more at: https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/blind-man-firearm-license-indiana-033521-20250207
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