First up is the comment he left here, which I’ve approved (minus the link to his site) to show that I’m not making this up.

My thoughts and prayers are with you too, Bob. Or at least they’re with your wife, for you I’m still hoping you shoot yourself in the foot – just a graze. (please smile at least, man)

Does Weer’d mean his wife is sick too? I may have seen that before but I forgot. Same goes for her. I am a believer and I believe that lots of prayers and good wishes do lots of good.

This “believer”, this husband and former Marine  tries to pass off a wish for me to injure myself as a joke. Sorry Sparky, it isn’t funny — not at all. It really fits in with the meme “Why are anti-gun advocates so violent”.

And by the way, how many people think his well wishes are sincere or just another attempt to troll for blog hits, eh?

And exactly what I have done MikeB302000 to deserve such an injury? Sought to protect my rights, protect my family, protect my wife or enable her to protect herself ? Or do you think that someone who had 4 procedures in a month, is currently undergoing chemotherapy should be forced to fight hand to hand against anyone who wishes her harm?

It shows your true nature when you can not even sincerely wish well of my wife without showing what a hypocritical piece of trash you are.

Second is a blog post he did at his place regarding a 69 year old grandmother who defended herself from a violent thug.

This young man was wounded quite seriously. He could easily have been killed. What if his intentions were not to rape and murder but just to steal the microwave and slip back out the door? In that case, and I know we can’t know that and the lady was within her rights to defend herself, but if the kid wasn’t really a lethal threat, the response was excessive. Am I right?

Wouldn’t there be a middle-ground approach too? How about telling the burglar, “I’ve got a gun on you, turn around and get out.” I know that offends all you letter-of-the-law guys who fantasize about just this kind of opportunity, but putting aside all that macho nonsense for a minute, wouldn’t it have been better if granny had scared the kid away instead of shooting three times at center of mass?

Let’s take this putrid comment in sections, eh?

MikeB302000 seems to be saying that a person’s property doesn’t really belong to them if a criminal wants it. How is that reasonable or sensible?

but just to steal the microwave and slip back out the door?

Think about that….people shouldn’t interfere with criminals if all they wanted was property. Never mind that at 69; it might be the only way she had to cook or that she would have to chose between medicine and replacing property.

Hey Sparky, is there a list of property it is acceptable for a thug to steal (TVs, DVD players, etc)  and a list of property (prescription medicines, family heirlooms, etc) that we can use violence to protect?

Nope, Criminal Enabler MikeB302000 doesn’t want people to stop thugs.

This young man was wounded quite seriously

Maybe if he didn’t want to be injured severely; he shouldn’t broken the law.
The homeowner isn’t a mind reader, she doesn’t know the thugs intentions.

Maybe MikeB302000 would rather the homeowner be subjected to treatment like this:

After Green suggested that Stewart change his life by reading the Bible, he began choking her. She said he ordered her to pull up her T-shirt so he could see her breasts, then unzipped his pants and fondled her while he masturbated.

“He choked me where I couldn’t breathe,” she testified. “I thought he was going to kill me.”

Next MikeB302000 consistently advocates for forgiveness and multiple chances for criminals while calling for single strike laws for gun owners.

These aren’t my words, this are MikeB302000‘s words — all the while wishing harm on me — not serious harm, just a grazing wound.

I really wish this was an aberration for MikeB302000 and his fellow criminally enabling, anti-rights advocating gun control friends — but it isn’t. Neither is the type of crime in either story. Thugs will seek to prey on senior citizens; both for fiscal gain and their own warped goals.
I really wish stories like the one in Fort Worth were uncommon but they are not.

Hey Sparky, can you tell everyone just how a home owner is supposed to know which thug breaking in is JUST a THIEF and which is a RAPIST or MURDER? Or does the homeowner have to wait for the thug to start the rape/murder before defending themselves?

People like MikeB302000 want to deny people the right to defend themselves — note the outcome in the two different stories.

The Senior Citizen who had the firearm – unharmed.
The Senior Citizen who had a baseball — molested in her own home

It leaves no doubt in my mind which side MikeB302000 is on  and it isn’t the side of the senior citizens looking to protect themselves.

Please join the discussion.

Edited to Add

all you letter-of-the-law guys who fantasize about just this kind of opportunity

By the way Sparky, when you owned firearms — legally, were you a “letter of the law” type who fantasized about shooting people?

Is there where you developed your extensive experience with fantasies or was did it develop when you broke the law to own firearms?

In what appears to be a complete shift of gears, I want to mention one of my favorite television shows, Spike TVs “The Deadliest Warrior”. Does anyone else watch it?

It pits, through computer simulation, different warriors against each other. I enjoy learning about the arms and armament some of history’s most famous warriors used.

So, let’s get back to busting the Lies of the Anti’s shall we
(lots of videos below the fold so I don’t run all the other posts off the page)

Nest of Bees from the Ming Dynasty – 14th to 17th Century –

15th Century Rapid Fire 3 Barrel Hand Cannon

Puckle Gun — invented 1718 (hint for the Antis — before the Revolutionary War)

Not to mention multiple shot firearms designed by Leonardo Da Vinci, 15th Century Volley Guns — including some handheld versions,weapons using gunpowder to propel arrows.

The Founding Fathers might be astounded to see the rate of fire, but without a doubt, they were able to envision capable of massive destruction. To say that the Founding Fathers could not conceive of modern rapid fire weapons is simply ridiculous or simply, flat out lying.

To come back to where I started,  learn some history, pull your head out of a lower orifice Mr./Mrs. Anti Rights Advocate — watch some shows like Deadliest Warriors, you might just realize how ridiculous you sound telling these lies.

Please join the discussion.

City managers have floated the idea of charging $5, as a way to help balance next year’s tough budget…

Jasso and Caraway estimate the fee could bring in $500,000 next year, and they recommend the money go toward senior dental services, cultural affairs programs, graffiti removal and animal services.

Think about that for a minute.

You would  no longer be allowed to sell your stuff, on your property, when you want to without giving a cut of your money to the city.

Oh, and they get their cut before you sell a single item. Heck at least the mob waits until you’ve sold things.

Please join the discussion.

Hopefully the routine will go a little smoother next time we have to but this morning it was a little long getting in to see the doc before the chemo session starts.

For those who may not know, the folks who treat cancer patients are a paranoid lot. Before each session (and in between sessions), blood work is done, the doctor reviews the results and then, approves the chemo session.

I’m okay with that, they are very good about monitoring changes in the blood cells to make sure she can tolerate the chemo, not drop too low in white cells (fighting infections), etc.

Started the morning at 9:00 a.m. with a prayer from one of our ministers, then the blood work, then the doctor review. Got into the chemotherapy room after 11:00 and the started the pre-meds (nausea), I went to lunch and to drop off some prescriptions.

I’m back and watching her doze in the chair. It’s going to be a couple of hours more before we are done.

May or may not be back. Thanks for the thoughts, prayers, encouragement and support; all of it is greatly appreciated.

Update — she was done about 3:30 and we made it home not long ago. Got her settled in for a nap and she’s doing well.

Mostly that is because not much has been happening with She Who Lets Me Make Her Coffee Every Morning (SWLMMHCEM) except for a slow but steady recovery.

After the last procedure in July, she decided (after talking to me and her doctors) to take the month of August off so she can build her strength back.

Tomorrow is the end of that time off; her first Chemo session starts at 9.

We’ve visited the facility a while back and learned much about the process, the drugs used and what to expect.

The major issue with the chemo session? Boredom. The after effects we don’t know about yet but the drugs are slowly infused and have to be given one at a time. Between lab work, doctor eval, and the infusion; SWLMMHCEM looks to be at the facility for half the day or more.

We’ve set her up with an MP3 player, her lap top is charged and ready, and she has a book or two for non-digital entertainment.

Her mom and I will attend the first chemo session tomorrow, so look for updates as the day goes by.

In the mean time, please keep Weer’d Beard’s Missus in your thoughts as she undergoes surgery for her epilepsy. Check for updates here – so far it appears she’s out of surgery and Weer’d is waiting to talk to the Doc.

Just to refresh everyone’s memory, I picked this up (click to enlarge) two weeks ago. {Just two weeks? Seems like much longer}

The temperature finally dropped below “Broil” so I was able to get in some recoil therapy on Saturday.

Wasn’t sure what to expect, even after dry fire practice but I certainly enjoyed shooting this gun.

Didn’t do too bad I think.

That’s a 12 inch target at 7 yards.

Since I hadn’t owned anything in 9 mm, I didn’t have much ammunition on hand.

This is my 4th set.

I’m learning the difference in triggers, recoil, grip, etc by shooting the Sig first then shooting my Mil-Pro. Can’t wait to have a little more time, energy and ammunition to shoot them side by side.

While it looks like I’m jerking the trigger or tightening my fingers but I can cover the 30 rounds with my hand.

The system was introduced Tuesday. When at the school, students will wear a jersey that has a small radio frequency tag. The tag will send signals to sensors that help track children’s whereabouts, attendance and even whether they’ve eaten or not.

How about they just run them through a line and give them one of these.

I’m starting to rethink my political affiliations; I can really see joining the “Party Of NO”, of course, I would have to put a sentence enhancer in front of NO