Rant Warning. I have something I want to say on this subject, but I’m not sure where I want to start. I guess I’ll just dive in and figure it out as I go. It’s no secret that I’ve been divorced and in the mid-life […]
I shot the WORST match that I have ever shot in my life, today. And I am STILL tickled pink about it. Because this was the first time I’ve ever shot an IDPA Match with a revolver. I’ve been shooting semi-auto pistols for about 6 […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have been on an extended vacation recently, you’ve likely heard about the recent statement by various medical societies regarding firearms in the United States. http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2151828 There is so much ignorance and lack of scientific rigor here that […]
I know some of you who populate the warmer climes never really have to stop shooting due to bad weather – and my jealousy knows no bounds – but here, my season has taken a four-month hiatus. With the exception of one day of nice […]
Warning – Rant ahead! I’m finding a parallel lately between two subjects, which for most people are usually pretty disparate. However, being “Dr. LateBloomer”, in my life they’re not so disparate. Those subjects are Vaccines and Ammunition. I could hardly have picked two more inflammatory […]
With the advent of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), which is being pushed with the carrot and stick approach by Medicare and Medicaid, there has been a bigger push lately to “document” firearms ownership in a patient’s medical record. My reservations about EMR aside (drunken […]
I’m here at home on a day off, having just finished 40 category 1 CME credits ( it’s a doctor continuing education thing). Thus, the prospect of doing MORE study today is gagging me. So, I thought I’d just give a little recap of what […]
After a solid week of educating myself firearms-wise at SHOT show, and trying to pass information along to everyone else as well, it is time for me to buckle down into Continuing Medical Education for my actual day job. You know – the one that […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post reminding folks to lock up their firearms when they had housefuls of holiday guests. http://boostershotsblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/own-it-respect-it-secure-it-for.html As part of that, I mentioned how resourceful children are, and I included a sentence about not leaving one’s carry purse unattended […]
It has been a long and interesting few days, folks, so here is your SHOT Show 2015 Wrap up. It is Friday of SHOT Show 2015, and my butt is definitely dragging. Last night I had a hot soaking bubble bath, and got eight full […]