Dr. Schaechter inn her opinion piece of (expletive deleted) “How could I not ask my patients about guns in the home?” gives us the standard “let’s do it for the children” anti-gun meme, subsection accidental deaths. It bis no surprise that Dr. Schaechter is member of the American Academy of Pediatrics which is the medical version of the Bradys.

Even though the Miami Herald has been pretty mellow about the pro gun bills pending in the Legislature, occasionally they publish a piece like this and I must do my usual botched job of contesting them. Apparently a person under the nickname K1MJS who already praised the article was not amused by my response and tried to take me to task.

So the opposition is conformed by ignorant dolts of full fledged pathological liars. No wonder we are winning. I just hope that in any future opinion pieces, K1MJS steps up to the plate with the same vigor and smarts, it would make our job so much easier!

A woman used her pink .38 special gun to deal with a criminal who broke into her home and was attacking her fiancee. Four shots later, no more criminal and two lives were spared.

She trained the weapon on the man, but was unable to shoot because Planthaber was too close. She followed his movements.

“I had my gun drawn, focused in on him; as he moved, my gun moved,” she said. “I waited for my shot, and when I saw an opening, I fired.”

I can imagine the Critter in Hell right now being given an extra portion of misery:
“Wait, not only a woman less than half your size capped your butt, but she did it with a Pink Gun?” Dude! Lame!

CS/HB 155 reads:
Privacy of Firearms Owners. Prohibits physicians or other medical personnel from inquiring, either verbally or in writing, about ownership of firearm by patient or family of patient or presence of firearm in patient’s private home or other domicile; prohibits conditioning receipt of medical treatment or care on person’s willingness or refusal to disclose personal & private information unrelated to medical treatment in violation of individual’s privacy contrary to specified provisions; prohibits entry of certain information concerning firearms into medical records or disclosure of such information by specified individuals; provides noncriminal penalties; provides for prosecution of violations; requires informing Attorney General of prosecution of violations; provides for collection of fines by Attorney General in certain circumstances; provides exemptions.

Now, it seems that among some in the pro-gun side, this bill is considered an intrusion on people’s rights. Some are crying that it is an attack on their and the doctor’s First Amendment Right and that is bad, if it were true. As a Professional and as a perceived authority figure, you have no right to offer advice or treatment on issues you are not knowledgeable or trained for.

What my fellow 2A Defenders seem to forget is that this bill is not aimed at us. We have no issues telling a doctor to go fondle a nurse if they are trying to tell us how bad is having a gun in the home and that we should get rid of it. But when the same doctor offers this advice to a less knowing person and this person follows the advice putting himself and his family in danger with a simplistic answer, we are entering the realm of Medical malpractice. Double down on that if the doctor is from the American Academy of Pediatricians which is a notorious anti-gun group.

Stop one second and think: What would happen to you if you give bad instructions/advice/orders on something unrelated to your profession and that person taking the advice gets in trouble? Will you be able to hide behind the First Amendment or will you be facing a criminal or civil legal  procedure? Why should doctors be any different?

Now, if doctors are truly worried about their patients and their safe gun ownership, they should apply a true and tested method that they use for other medical issues: referral. Have the patients contact a Firearms Instructor accredited in Home Firearms Safety so they can learn from somebody properly trained in the matter what to do. I am sure the Firearms Instructor will not be dispensing advice on how to treat coronary diseases or writing prescriptions for Viagra the same way a Doctor shouldn’t be telling a patient what is and what is not safe to do with a gun.

Common Sense, wouldn’t you say?

Today is March 19 and while the media is blabbing about the Super Moon and conspiracy theorists are trying to concoct direct relationships between tsunamis and celestial bodies, we of the Catholic faith celebrate St. Joseph‘s day.

We shouldn’t be worry about cataclysmic events brought by tides of subterranean lava upon the crust of the planet or sudden blizzards in the Sahara or locust falling in waves over the Midwest. That is just silly talk by people who have nothing better to do than speculate during the commercial breaks between Judge Judy and  Dr. Phil.

However, we should worry about the real threat: Werewolves!

But even then we should not have to worry much. As I said earlier today is St. Joseph’s and he’ll be our back up if we must face any lycanthrope or even a pissed off pit bull.Think about it: St. Joe was Jesus’ Dad on Earth, sort of Foster Parent to the Son of God. Not the easiest of jobs if you ask me. And you know Jesus went through the normal stages kids have. Imagine a 2 year old with the power to bring about another Flood throwing a tantrum? You know St. Joe dealt with that in a cool way. I can see St. Joe saying “No, you cannot have more dessert even if you can multiply it. Finish your Brussels sprouts.” Or even, “I don’t care if you can play a mean harp, you are not forming a band. You are going to rabbinical school. And get a haircut.”

Jesus turned out more than OK and we owe it in great part to St. Joseph. So, tonite when the werewolf howls, having his spirit out there as backup makes me feel much better. You know he’ll take the meanest of them with a wooden mallet and a chisel.

Directly from Google Translate:
The gunman, who burst on Thursday at dawn in an outbreak of Rosny-sous-Bois which he is suspected of raping a resident, was overpowered and arrested by late afternoon.

About once a year, an IDPA club member comes to his fellow shooters trying to inquire what is the best way for somebody in a wheelchair to carry a gun. We try to come up with some jury rigged ideas, but they really do not make much sense or fall short of effectiveness, but somebody who is a shooter may have come up with an answer.

On a past post about shooting on crutches, a gentleman named Scot Shearer left a comment and a link to his site. To my surprise I discovered that Scot is wheelchair bound (or whatever politically correct terminology is used nowadays) but he was far from defenseless.

So I did not like Scot because he shoots El Presidente better than me 🙂 but I emailed him and asked if he could share a bit about himself and he was kind enough to reply:

I was thrown into this journey by a catastrophic car wreck 10 years ago,
Before the wreck I was avid, Hunter, Martial arts instructor, Rock climber, wake Boarder,ETC. After regrouping and trying to get back into life, I came to the realization that My favorite Rifle and Shotgun were no longer practical to use from the chair (ever seen a dog trying to carry a stick through a Narrow doorway!) It was at that time I started looking for a holster made for a chair situation and found…. none! (The Hell You Say) Several years and 4 designs later we have our Holster Adapter, and as you can see It works Very well. Now I am diligently working to share the Tactics I have had to develop for clearing courses with others. If you have any more Questions, feel free to ask ( Massad Ayoob is considering an article on this!) Best Regards: Scot

Brother Scot, you humble us with your determination. And rest assured I will abuse your knowledge whenever a fellow shooter needs your tactics and products. If you are ever around sunny Miami, you have an open invitation to shoot with us!

Everybody, check his website: ScotWorks.com

PS: Message to Gail. This is a podcast you should be doing. Not that I would dare to influence your production ever… I am not that brave. Did I just commit suicide by delayed remote control?