This is a victory for sanity, for Mr. Biden and Kamala Harris, and for Democrats and Republicans who still believe the phrase in the Second Amendment reading "well-regulated" means something. It is not the anywhere near the end -- but a good start, at our crazily permissive gun laws.
. . .Shortly after the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stunned the Nation, Congress adopted the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). Pub. L. 90–618, 82 Stat. 1213. Existing gun control measures, Congress found, allowed criminals to acquire largely untraceable guns too easily. See 82 Stat. 225. Often, for example, criminals could evade state laws regulating in-person sales simply by purchasing guns through the mail. Ibid. In response, Congress adopted a number of new mandates. As a result, many of those now engaged in importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms must obtain federal licenses, keep records of their sales, and conduct background checks before transferring firearms to private buyers. 18 U. S. C. §§922(t), 923(a), (g)(1)(A). . . .
Recent years, however, have witnessed profound changes in how guns are made and sold. When Congress adopted the GCA in 1968, “the milling equipment, materials needed, and designs were far too expensive for individuals to make firearms practically or reliably on their own.” 87 Fed. Reg. 24688. With the introduction of new technologies like 3D printing and reinforced polymers, that is no longer true. Today, companies are able to make and sell weapon parts kits that individuals can assemble into functional firearms in their own homes. . . .
Now you know. Thank you, Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris.
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Meanwhile: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00954-y. Scientist aren’t making the cuts. Grant manager staff I.e., budget people are
Yikes! New post up on this, after lunch. . . Thanks!
I wish people would amend comments/titles. NIH isn’t canceling. Trump/DOGE/Kennedy and all their cronies are doing it. Staff are being told to execute the cuts or risk losing jobs
You are absolutely correct, Anon., and of course -- that is exactly the point of all the disinformation Musk/Kennedy and Trump spew: sow dissention, confusion and recriminations... that is the whole goal.
Then when the courts try to put Humpty Dumpty back together again... it is nearly impossible, because too much is already "broken" and gone to the four winds.
D A M N A T I O N.
Hang in there -- know that many of us -- we do see it. We are moving to fix it (in the courts) -- but that does take time.
Damn.
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