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?

The vassals that work for Arianna Huffington apparently got a wee bit mad that she sold her Huffington Post for a nice amount of cash and monthly moola. You see, all the articles at the HP were done out of the goodness of their political hearts while Arianna raked in the profits.

So, since apparently they figured that they deserve some sort of compensation after all, HP contributors are no longer “contributing” till they see some money coming their way. It is nice to know there is no honor among criminals after all.

Now, I wonder if Ms. Huffington is willing to accept the free humble contributions from assorted Gun Bloggers. We are willing to take over the place with our right wing rantings so the place does not close down…. <evil laugh>

Oh God, what an ironic twist of faith would that be!

Back when we lived South of the Caribbean, most of the time you could smell when something was about to happen. There was this sense of impending change-not-for-the-better in the air that made you buy that extra can of tuna or one more roll of toilet paper every time you went grocery shopping. You tapped you “connected” friends so they could get you one box of ammo from the government stores and started to hoard gasoline for your generator.

It was a tiresome existence to say the least. Most of the time the gloom & doom faded away but sometimes shit did hit the turbine with the usual mayhem, looting and killing by all parties. You went into lockdown, armed up with whatever crummy gun and few rounds of ammo you managed to scrounge, prepared incendiary devices and pray that somebody else but you caught trouble. Yes, not a very christian thing but when you have seen totally deranged mobs doing their thing, you become less nice about life and the goodnes of human nature.

The thing is I am feeling a bit of that old black cloud hanging on top of us. Maybe it is just the overdose of information with the 24 hour news cycle augmenting everything, but maybe it is not. I feel we are coming at a crossroads on how our country is going to run for the remaining of the century. There is a severe split between the People and the government which has been insulated in its own layer of self-importance. I am seeing more self-determination in individuals and this is not setting well with the Powers That be, not one bit.

The Congressional elections was the first call, the shift of power was tectonic and we haven’t seen the beginning of change yet. Wisconsin was loud trumpet call against the entrenched power of those favored by the Goverment and they got seriously mad. The recall of Miami Dade Mayor Alvarez was a direct slap on the face to elected officials.  Nobody thought that a movement against a latino figure by a caucasian billionaire who does not speak Spanish in a 65% latino county had a snowflake chance in hell to come about.

The White House seems to be fumbling with their genitalia and even more disconnected from the People that any other government before. They see something happening, but I don’t think they know what to do since not one of the pre-programmed formulas appear to be working. At any other time, the Arizona Shooting would have produced an avalanche of anti-gun legislation sure to pass with great congressional support, yet not only it did not happen, but the People came out strong against any restrictions on Freedom and placing the blame where it laid: The Crazy Shooter. The level of disdain against political opportunists is so great that they are literally losing it. Chicago’s Mayor Daley offered to shove a rifle up to a journalist’s butt and NYC Mayor Bloomberg accused the American people of not caring about imposing more gun control.

Although we should be celebrating these baby steps against the self proclaimed political royalty, we must remember that they will not relinquish it quietly or even peacefully. They will do whatever is necessary to maintain it and although I doubt they will have the balls to go Mubarak or Gaddaffi, I expect them to reach deep inside their bags of dirty tricks and, if some deaths happen they will not care as long as the end result is their consolidation in power. We better be ready.

So, stock up your pantry, load up your magazines and keep your computer malaware free. We are in the middle of interesting times and have a front row seat.