Texas man earns gun license despite having no arms

A young Texas man has showcased his resilience and determination after earning his gun license despite not having arms.

Central Texas Gun Works owner Michael Cargill spoke to local media about working with the student, and how it proved to be an emotional experience.

“It brought me to tears, I wanted to cry because I was happy that I was able to help this young man. He wanted to be able to protect himself,” Cargill told Fox 7 Austin.

While the limitations of not having arms to fire the weapon are obvious, the determined student learned by using his feet to both reload and fire the gun.

"He walked in, he said, ‘hey, I want to learn how to shoot, I want to qualify to get my license to carry a handgun," Cargill said, recalling the moment he was approached by the student.

"We had to work with what toe he was going to use to actually pull on the trigger and how he was going to hold the gun, nice and steady, all while looking at your sight. Your front sight and your rear sight."

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Cargill said it would be a piece of cake and worked with the student both in the classroom and on the shooting range.

The most difficult part was loading the magazine, but the student had to learn to do this competently to receive his license to carry a gun.

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Cargill also said that the student was able to pass with ‘flying colors’ and did so shooting a Ruger LCP II. The student was able to learn the necessary information and pass the test in just a few hours to boot.

“He didn’t just barely pass, he passed with flying colors and was an outstanding student,” he added.

"It was a piece of cake, he fired from the 3-yard line, the 7-yard line and the 15-yard line, the only thing I did for him that was different is I allowed him to sit on a chair."

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"This young man had no arms, no hands, and he was able to actually shoot and pass and do exceptionally well at the gun range,"

Cargill also said it was the first time he had taught a student without arms but after the success of his student he hopes it empowers other individuals to consider coming to the gun shop and earning their gun license.

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Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.