Episode 50: When Your Gun Has More Rights Than Your Nicotine
Civil Discord
English - June 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPolitics News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In a one-two policy punch that couldn’t be more perfect for big tobacco, the Biden administration moves to restrict nicotine levels in cigarettes while the FDA pursues a ban on Juul vapes. Next, SCOTUS upholds the right to concealed carry in all 50 states while the Senate passes a bipartisan gun bill that probably wouldn’t have stopped any of our most recent or deadly mass shootings. Finally, the Federal Reserve just might get a brand new mandate—with more to come.
Mentioned on the Show—
That’s Not How Addiction Works: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/cigarette-nicotine-levels-legislation-biden-administration/
The FDA is Not Allowed: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3536573-court-temporarily-blocks-fda-ban-on-sale-of-juul-e-cigarettes/
The Senate Gun Bill Text:
https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bipartisan_safer_communities_act_text.pdf
Jacob Sullum’s Analysis: https://reason.com/2022/06/22/bipartisan-senate-gun-control-deprive-americans-second-amendment-rights/
Damon Root on SCOTUS’ Concealed Carry Ruling: https://reason.com/2022/06/23/in-landmark-2nd-amendment-ruling-scotus-affirms-right-to-carry-a-handgun-for-self-defense-outside-the-home/
Government Asks Federal Reserve to Consider Race in Policy Decisions:
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