It is surprising how fast things turned around:
- IOC announces new policy to ensure only females compete in women’s competitions.
- Trump’s anti-DEI crackdown targets over 50 universities in investigation : NPR
- FBI and IRS to investigate nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say – CBS News
At work, in January 2025, the DEI thing went away as if someone had flipped a switch.
The “progressives” went too far and they are paying a huge price.
I just hope the gun rights groups do not go too far. We still have a way to go before we get to a neutral position. I think the way to determine that is if the force of government is being used against individuals. For example:
- You must get firearms training whether you plan to own or gun or not.
- You must purchase a gun.
- You must carry a gun.
Even subsidies for gun ownership or training may be too far.
I can see a case being made for all of the above with the framing of a well-regulated militia. But I caution going that far until there is a super majority of gun owners in the country.
I think we are already subsidizing training. Pittman-Robertson anyone. Some of that money is earmarked for hunter safety training and range development. Proposing mandatory training for everyone, perhaps in high school is not a terrible idea as long as it is not tied to CCW or ownership. Tell the leftists, it is gun safety. On the Right, we can call it Civics. Note also that in Russian secondary schools, field stripping of AKs is a competitive sport. Much more useful than sportsball.
But DEI has not gone away. It is underground. As for the IOC, they were testing for sex identity back when E. Germany was still a thing.
Pittman-Robertson funds are 100% gun owner supplied. But, those are still fair points.
An update to my earlier comment.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/28/latvia-russia-war-guns-students-00848017