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By Sam Hoober, Alien Gear Holsters Believe it or not, gun control is just as much a class issue as it is an issue of the abridgement of freedoms for misguided reasons. Naturally, those who advocate for increasingly tighter restrictions on firearms ownership insist that it’s in the name of savings lives when anyone who actually knows anything can tell right away they just want fewer people buying guns, period. What isn’t always appreciated about the role of firearms in human history is that they democratized the use of force. Most people have heard that old saw about “God made all men, but Sam Colt made ’em equal.” While it’s not strictly speaking completely true, it’s not entirely an exaggeration either. Historically, the weapons of the common man (certainly in a military context, but outside of one as well) were the bow, the spear and improvised cutting or bludgeoning instruments. The sword was the weapon of aristocracy. You can learn to use a spear in a … [Read more...] about CCW Weekend: Why Gun Control Is A Class Issue

The head of the White House COVID-19 response effort said Sunday that the Biden administration was continuing to work to expand access to vaccines around the country, while rebuking "unacceptable" inequity in some areas. Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Jeff Zients Jeff Zients White House COVID-19 coordinator: Administration focused on expanding vaccine access Sunday shows preview: Manchin makes the rounds after pivotal role in coronavirus relief debate Overnight Health Care: Senate to vote on .9 trillion relief bill this week | J&J vaccine rollout begins | CDC warns against lifting restrictions MORE responded to data showing that in many cities across the U.S. including Washington D.C., Black and other minority residents living in areas of high COVID-19 transmission and deaths are facing a tougher time getting their shot as opposed to white and wealthier residents. "What you're showing in Washington D.C. exists in too many parts of the country, and … [Read more...] about White House COVID-19 coordinator: Administration focused on expanding vaccine access

John McCain kills the “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act on July 27, 2017. Photo: AP/YouTube There’s been a lot of justified talk about how the Biden COVID-19 stimulus bill that passed the Senate over the weekend represents one of the largest expansions of federal assistance to low-to-moderate-income families since, well, pick your precedent, from a list that includes FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society. The bill’s ultimate legacy, of course, will be determined later. Will its many temporary provisions (notably, boosts in the child tax credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit) be made permanent? And what will follow it as the Biden administration’s next act, which will presumably address the broad outlines of the health-care system and anti-poverty programs? But even at this preliminary stage of the 46th presidency, we’re seeing quite the turnaround from the social-policy trajectory of the 45th. Just 1,320 days ago, the Trump-and-congressional-Republican plan to … [Read more...] about The Four-Year Swing That Saved America’s Safety Net

Presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Monday and it is International Women’s Day ! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported as of this mornin g: 525,035. As of this morning, 17.2 percent of the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 9.2 percent are fully vaccinated, according to the Bloomberg News global vaccine tracker . The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is on the verge of becoming law, pending action by the House and White House in the coming days, as health experts warn that … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by the National Shooting Sports Foundation – Relief bill to become law; Cuomo in trouble

When it comes to the nation’s competition policy, it’s better to fight fire with … something. In recent months, antitrust activists have defined the debate with very aggressive proposals that break from the bipartisan consensus of the past 40 years. These ideas, popular in Europe, include: abandoning the venerable consumer welfare standard to encompass amorphous concepts such as “ democratic ideals ”; calling for structural separation of large companies; and adopting a “ guilty until proven innocent ” presumption for many common business practices, such as small acquisitions. Rather than simply oppose these ideas, antitrust traditionalists — people on both sides of the aisle who believe in settled antitrust concepts and have concerns about upending decades of law and practice — should promote their own, alternate agenda. Tim Muris, one of the Federal Trade Commission’s most successful chairmen ever, developed and implemented a “ positive antitrust agenda ” to show people … [Read more...] about An antitrust agenda that builds upon bipartisan ideas