No matter how you feel about gun control, it's terrifying that in America, the first response for "What is a politician's main goal?" was "To get re-elected" instead of "To help the constituents".

@abrahamrivera6298

5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Stickels a politicians main goal is power & $$$$$

@tsduali7516

4 жыл бұрын

selfishness in the purest , to not be loser , failure . pathetic , instead of thinking about society , they think about their position , to be above rest of the people , be within the power , represent it , participate in masquerade . amazing how this delusion can absorb so many potentially great people .

@JuICyBLiinGeR

3 жыл бұрын

Trump has been campaigning for re-election ever since he got into office. They’ve been talking about 2020 for 3 years. That’s a lot of people they don’t give a f about..

@Dodelijk144

3 жыл бұрын

Enjoy my tax dollars motherf*ckers. :)

@amityislandchum

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! All because they get filthy rich in office because of lobbyists and corporate bribes.

I'm an Australian. Ask me how I felt when prime minister John Howard banned automatic and semi automatic rifles. Go on! OK. I hated it!. I had to hand in a new Ruger Mini 14 223 semi automatic rifle. And for many years afterwards I hated John Howard. Ask me now how I feel now. Go on. OK. I agree with it 100%. What the hell did I actually need a semi automatic rifle for anyway. Australia is a safer place. I live on a farm and from time to time I need to use a rifle for vermin control. Can I buy a rifle if I want to? Yes. Can I buy a pistol if I want to? Yes. Will I be? No. Guns are for killing not home defence! If you have a bar fight or an argument with a neighbour in Australia, the worst that is likely to happen is a punch to the face. In America it's a death sentence!

@lucaskaraniauskaspaz5256

6 жыл бұрын

Gangster88232 you are crazy to compare human lives with rats and snakes...

@Phoenix2215

6 жыл бұрын

Good on you for being able to objectively view the results and change your opinion. As an American, I wish there was more people with your level of maturity in my country. Here, people treat guns like a religion and anyone who disagrees or wants change is a heretic.

@ratherbenapping10

5 жыл бұрын

great I believe decades from now my country will catch up to the rest of the world

@cottonballs185

5 жыл бұрын

Phoenix2215 As a fellow American, I am disappointed you lack the maturity to recognize that an anecdote is not an objective view just because you agree with its implication. If the National Firearms Act, Gun Control Act, Hughes Amendment, Brady Bill, and myriad of state/city legislation is not enough change for you, then it is no surprise you would allude to Australia's confiscation measure and expect to be trusted at all

@abrahamrivera6298

5 жыл бұрын

David Handley I’m sure women in America whose home has just been broken into disagree with u mate

1:54 John Oliver's confused look regarding a politician doing the right thing is friggin priceless.....haha!

@rai4119

8 жыл бұрын

That was THE EXACT...look on my face. Like..."Wow... Politicians can actually give a shit?!... I never knew this was possible. He...actually cares...about society..."

@thelostbard

6 жыл бұрын

: i did. : what? : i did. Asks Suspiciously "did what?" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 the Irony is Strong with this one

@demerzel3798

6 жыл бұрын

I call that look, the "Tucker" i.imgflip.com/1fk6xc.jpg

@lukeduran12

4 жыл бұрын

Velvet Dawn that clearly isn’t working

@loliabducter5443

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call it the right thing

So an Australian politician willingly gave up his political power to do what he thought was right? lololol That would never ever happen in the US.

@XXiNeedANameXX

9 жыл бұрын

Well.. He did continue to serve as a Political representitive, but not in the position of Premier (I guess the equivilent would be Governor?). So it wasn't really political suicide, at least now by his standards / the standards of rational people. He continued, and still continues, to support and push through legislation.

@rapidcaricol

9 жыл бұрын

***** your information is flawed & borderline slanderous. Of course, post position,he would be engaged with political connections.However, in the questionable world of politics Rob Borbidge was a philanthropic gentleman.Deserving of respect.

@iMightyElephant

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but sometimes citizens do it. Like ed snowden

@o0blubblub0o

4 жыл бұрын

kind of seems to me like people in america are pretty selfish

@o0blubblub0o

4 жыл бұрын

most of them at least

"a perfect lesson for america to ignore"

@masterdrstrangermasmas5427

2 жыл бұрын

10000000%

@g.d.graham2446

2 жыл бұрын

Essentially

What Americans need to understand is that in Europe and more European influenced countries, it's actually possible for the Conservatives to be a legitimate political party instead of a mental disorder that affects people on the socio-economic level.

@callumscott953

8 жыл бұрын

Exactly... I generally side with Tories in the UK but in the US i think their conservatives are crazy and wouldn't vote Republican... At least until they move further left

@archievilliers5177

8 жыл бұрын

+Callum Scott that's because America has a Conservative party and a very very very Conservative party

@RudiL94

7 жыл бұрын

+Callum Scott The Tories are just as crazy as the republicans...

@calvinslaughter8258

7 жыл бұрын

.

@jesuchristi.

7 жыл бұрын

not at all. a bit bunkers but not full blown retards.

I find it fascinating hearing John Oliver describe Australian politics with terminology more commonly associated with America -- I've never heard someone call Queensland our 'most conservative state' before, but I guess he's got a point.

@BadWebDiver

9 жыл бұрын

***** Too true!

@sebastianb.2921

9 жыл бұрын

Dirk Bogan It is an American show so of course they are going to use terminologies that most Americans understand.

@Foxtrot369

9 жыл бұрын

Sebastian B. Congratulations! You've entirely missed the point... :-/

@LJY08

9 жыл бұрын

Dirk Bogan Oh yeah, the rest of Australia sees QLD as the most conservative state in Australia, and unlike the US who have 50 states, Australia (almost the same land mass as the US), has 6 states and 3 territories. So, when it comes to election time, unfortunately QLD is often the decider state...unfortunately. The problem is that the lifestyle of QLD draws the most annoying of our country men and women to live there (ie. the mega bogans). So unfortunately you have a concentration of neanderthals living there because QLD has the beaches and the sun - which, in a simple person's mind, is the ultimate in lifestyle (and apparently everyone else is jealous). The common reaction to how conservative QLD is, is that the sun fries their brains and they have no idea what is going on. For fuck's sake, they are the only state that has one house of parliament...whaaaat? No need for all those pesky checks and balances, just rush the legislation through so we can all go back to our XXXX and sun tans. It is largely believed by the rest of the country that the only reason Rudd won the 2007 election was because he was a Queenslander, not because of his policies; it was just QLD voting for their own. People in other parts of Australia think Queenslanders are weird and can't figure out what is going on up there. I've even heard some people say that they should be cut free from the rest of Australia, to float off into the Pacific to be their own country...tempting :-)

@sebastianb.2921

9 жыл бұрын

Foxtrot369 And you mistake cultural differences as ignorance.

Americans want guns to protect themselves from criminals, but if they tackled unemployment, lack of effective education and many more social problems, they´d be less criminals to protect from. The point is reducing the crime percentage, not upgrading your killing capabilities.

@samalematina

9 жыл бұрын

couldn't have said it better... thats were the fundamental difference is between American's who are pro gun and those who want sensible control mechanism in place.

@scottschuette6686

9 жыл бұрын

kyuubitamer And your answer to fixing these issues is ?Tell me kubbytrainor what can a regular working guy do to fix just those 2 issues .You must've gained quite an education in your 16 years of life. Just let me hear an honest answer,that we working stiffs can do to fix them .But let it be known the politicians do whatever the heck they want,and do not listen to the people ,this is a fact

@kyuubitamer7106

9 жыл бұрын

It´s not the job of one regular working guy, it´s the responsability of a society, to organize and and to look after itself. If those people fought for a better life standard just like they fight to keep their guns, the country would be different. But i guess it´s easy for lazy people to simply buy an item to "deal" with a problem rather than fixing the problem itself. Btw thanks for the compliment on my age, you made me feel young again.

@quietackshon

9 жыл бұрын

kyuubitamer You as "one guy" can discuss with others what you think, reach a consensus maybe. It wouldn't take long for it to spread if it was a popular idea. That's how things go viral, just "one guy".

@BestVidsNow

9 жыл бұрын

kyuubitamer Well said

Rob Borbidge is a great man. May he (politically) rest in peace.

@Romulan100

5 жыл бұрын

Hey

@Tomas-mi9fl

5 жыл бұрын

Erik Juarez what

@Romulan100

5 жыл бұрын

@@Tomas-mi9fl hi

@Tomas-mi9fl

5 жыл бұрын

Erik Juarez what up

@Romulan100

5 жыл бұрын

@@Tomas-mi9fl no much how about you?

This video summarizes just about everything that is wrong with american politics. Can I vote for John Oliver just so he can break things up?

@vanessaclark3997

8 жыл бұрын

+EagleTopGaming I'd join you on that campaign.

@stroberdolb9183

8 жыл бұрын

+EagleTopGaming yes, vote for some comedian who just came to America because the idiotic population gets its news and views from A FAKE COMEDY SHOW. and they like to hear the soothing effeminate accent of a limey because it sounds like "he knows what he is talking about"

@roguecodes

8 жыл бұрын

+strober dolb the comedy is real. "Fake comedy show" doesn't make any sense. Maybe phrase it as "satire", if you understand what that means.

@stroberdolb9183

8 жыл бұрын

ravenofhope maybe I should have said FAKE NEWS SHOW. Yeah I know what satire is, you are so clever.

@thomaskole9881

8 жыл бұрын

+strober dolb I'd vote for John Oliver over Donald Trump RIGHT AWAY.

THAT GUY WAS A POLITICIAN!? BUT HE IS HONEST, HE SACRIFICED HIS CAREER! THAT CANNOT BE A POLITICIAN

@DrSlackr

7 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why he lost his career. He made the costly mistake of being honest.

@richardparnell7584

7 жыл бұрын

Not a costly mistake at all

@alberich3099

7 жыл бұрын

no he was not a politician, he was a civil servant. As they often are called.

@richardparnell7584

7 жыл бұрын

***** ?

@ryandimapilis2444

5 жыл бұрын

A bad man. He ignored the people who elected him. That is their job, to represent not put their twisted version of morality over the peoples will.

This is still relevant. Very relevant.

@lakarox6777

8 жыл бұрын

and isn't sad that after 3 years this topic is more relevant than ever... plenty of time to avoid a tragedy

@mustashride

6 жыл бұрын

Yup

@thereaper2615

6 жыл бұрын

Like last week relevant, its relevant all year round in U.S.

@amandab3946

5 жыл бұрын

Disasters Today you could almost say it’s Last Week Tonight relevant

@-spoons-

5 жыл бұрын

Especially now

Americans say Australia is dangerous because of all the snakes and crocodiles and stuff, but to be honest, i feel a lot safer than living in a country where people are gunned down on a regular basis

@LadyAntebelIumVEVO

10 жыл бұрын

people are bludgeoned stabbed and gunned down in Australia, getting shot would be a much nicer way to die than be bashed with a sledge hammer , which seems to happen quite regularly

@kira0080

10 жыл бұрын

Dont forget spiders. I hate spiders.

@thejudge4421

10 жыл бұрын

kira0080 so big they have health bars

@bulaluigi

10 жыл бұрын

***** sure, but there are no sledge hammer massacres in Australia, are there?

@LadyAntebelIumVEVO

10 жыл бұрын

Templedelagloire hahahahaahahahahah you are such a paid troll , being paid by the global elites like half the people on this video, EVERYONE please look up "PAID GOVERNMENT TROLLS" the global elites use these people to sway public opinion ,They thumbs up their own comments with fake accounts, thank you and goodbye i will not reply further as communicating with paid trolls never goes anywhere

What makes a politician successful? - "Getting re elected by his/her constituents". Therein lies the problem

@brawlinharry6461

4 жыл бұрын

so what are you suggesting? XD

@FroggyBB

4 жыл бұрын

Yup its all about the money not what's actually good for the people

@g.d.graham2446

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

I always wonder how Americans see other countries? "wait, they have gun controls but they aren't all slaves? I don't get it"

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

Commonwealth96 So stabbings prove gun control doesn't work? I am curious to know how that makes sense... In Australia less guns are used in crime. Restricting gun availability makes guns more difficult and more expensive to get, meaning less guns in criminal's hands. Of course, this will take a while, as the US has decades of stupidity to make up for...

@westernalliance796

10 жыл бұрын

Of course, because every American is against any form of gun control. /sarcasm Poll after poll have shown that a majority of Americans are in favor of stricter gun laws. How Americans view other countries in terms of gun laws isn't twisted, your view of Americans is.

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

Commonwealth96 Oh dear, that really doesn't work. You made one good point, which I agree with totally; mental health services are vital. Not that I agree with just locking them all up as you suggest. Smuggled guns? Why would a crim bother? According to the Dept Justice stats, over 15 million guns were stolen in the US between 2005 and 2010. That's where the crims get their guns from, the homes of the gun owners! Gun control reduces that supply, as PROVEN here. There are less shootings, less crimes involving guns, and NO shooting massacres. There you go, dots connected.

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

Commonwealth96 The decline is because less households have guns. Yeah, getting the guns off the career criminals will be hard, noone said it wouldn't be, but 25% of the homicides in the US are people killing a family member! Nearly 1000 people die to gun accidents, MANY of them children getting to unsecured firearms. Yeah, just ignore the 15 million guns stolen, it destroys your point so lets hope it goes away, right?

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

Commonwealth96 My source? The FBI crime stats, go on Google it. "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." Yes, and guns make it oh so much easier. Heck just look at the US homicide rate, Iran and Vietnam are safer!

The hilarious part is how good they're making our (Australian) government look when right now in 2015 we have the worst prime minister imaginable.

@gamerdareswins2825

9 жыл бұрын

Abbott is still far better than Krudd and gillard put together. And you want labor back im power after they fucked up so badly previously??? Fucking clown! XD

@JamBear

9 жыл бұрын

Still miles better than whatever the hell they're doing in the US

@gamerdareswins2825

9 жыл бұрын

Foxclass anything is still miles better than what the US are doing...

@JamBear

9 жыл бұрын

GamerDares Wins *kilometers better

@gamerdareswins2825

9 жыл бұрын

Foxclass "expression" yah

They should have called it "Part Whoopditwo"

When the Australian politician said "because it's the right thing to do." that's it..

Silly John Oliver thinking he could get an American politician to think about what's best for the people

a fantastic lesson for america to ignore

Whoop - De - Doo

@kashmirwillwin3124

4 жыл бұрын

Whoop-De-Fucking-Do indeed

why is everyone saying your making people defenseless. Defenseless Against what. You take away guns and there isn't guns to have to be protected from. Of course If someone really wants a gun they can get it illegally, but the chance of them having a gun still drastically lowers. I own a gun and I'm Australian. If someone were to break into my house, I could protect my self. I just don't carry a handgun around town, because that's fucked.

@ratofvengence

9 жыл бұрын

***** Why would anyone bother smuggling guns into the US? Plenty there already, and a constant supply being stolen from legal owners, over 230,000 a year www.bjs.gov/content/pub/press/fshbopc0510pr.cfm

@BillyBowlster

9 жыл бұрын

***** we have the most cultural diversity land in the world, see shit hit the fan because of racism, lucky we don't have guns otherwise we'd see shooting sprees from racist outburst ever second of the day. I'd rather broken bones than a hole in my head.

@BillyBowlster

9 жыл бұрын

massive violence? Nice assumption air head, at least our kids don't get shot, where's their protection? Sounds like you need to deflect criticism from your blood thirsty country.

@ratofvengence

9 жыл бұрын

***** You will have to explain how guns being stolen somehow aren't being used in crimes... "You have massive violence" Where did you get that idea? News to me, and I live in our biggest city.

@ratofvengence

9 жыл бұрын

***** Please quote a source for these statistics then :)

"if you don't get reelected, you know, you're just roadkill in the political process and you're just another loser" truly the eloquent leader this country needs

"Making society a better place", "Well, it's your responsibility to govern in the best interest of the people that you serve" How beautiful is this?! Considering that in many parts of the world the politicians we elect are supposed to be "the voices of their people" and most of the time really aren't, this one is doing it right, with a perfect mindset, showing every other politician how it's supposed to be. Thank you so much for existing and taking it seriously!

Technically, they wouldn't be violating the second amendment if they only legalized one type of firearm. So only legalize the types of firearms that existed in 1776!

@iamsam369

8 жыл бұрын

You are a very silly person.

@N3bu14Gr4y

8 жыл бұрын

Sam Karrenstein I just live in a very silly world. It's a world where superior technology and firepower made it America's bitch, and Americans honestly think that whatever peashooters they have will be enough to enforce the part of the constitution that gives them the right to overthrow the government that made the world its bitch.

@carultch

8 жыл бұрын

+TinyFoxTom Would you technically not be violating the first amendment, if you only legalized the types of communication that existed in 1776, and outlawed all of the types of communication that rely on modern technology to function?

@N3bu14Gr4y

8 жыл бұрын

carultch Yes, especially since modern forms of communication enable us to fly drones that fire guns.

@jektonoporkins5025

8 жыл бұрын

+TinyFoxTom I hope you're being sarcastic. Under your argument, the government could ban radio, TV, and the internet because those things didn't exist in 1789 (the year the Constitution was ratified.) They could also ban Mormonism and Baha'i because those religions didn't exist in 1789. What an incredibly stupid argument.

3:29 "I hope you've got alot of tape" Savage

The moment when I realized that my economics and gov classes in high school taught word-for-word that “a politician’s job is to get re-elected”. Well shit.

When he said "A fantastic lesson for America to ignore" I choked up. Ugh. I want to walk into the ocean too, Mr. Oliver.

Proof that John Oliver deserved his own show. I am so happy for him

@g.d.graham2446

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

From what I can tell, gun control is really just A. Making people have to jump through a few more hoops to actually get a firearm. B. Limiting the selection one has on firearms, such as limiting them to a pistol for home defense, or requiring a hunting license to own a hunting rifle or shotgun. Jon Stewart suggested making other types of guns like assault rifles available, but only at shooting ranges. Making mentally-damaged people have to work harder to acquire guns is the point I see from gun control. A child snags cookies from the cookie jar? Hide the jar, or put it somewhere the child can't reach. "But the 2nd amendment--" says you have a right to bear arms. This does not say you're allowed to keep a nuclear stockpile under your house. If a pistol is all you need to defend your home, why do people need assault rifles or semi-automatic weapons and other stuff that's mostly used in the military? And what's the problem with more in-depth background checks? If I owned a gun store, I'd probably want to make absolutely certain the person I'm selling this gun to doesn't have a history of violence or mental instability. "But guns aren't the only way to kill people--" Yes, knives and hammers and all that are also used... But here's the thing: THE ONLY PURPOSE OF A GUN IS TO KILL PEOPLE. If that's the only thing it's meant to do, why shouldn't we work to make sure it's not put in the hands of someone who REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE IT? Gun control might not be a fool-proof solution, but it's the best one on the table, and Australia has shown that it won't cause a nation to go down in flames.

@bossfight1

10 жыл бұрын

dsmithers944 ...I'm sorry, what? Where in that comment did I imply I didn't want background checks?

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

dsmithers944 You might want to re-read what he said...

@oscarmccormack1611

5 жыл бұрын

@@macieklubek4130 If you're using Breitbart and Infowars as sources, you have no place in any debate.

@g.d.graham2446

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Coming back seven years later what I find most striking is the premier's stone cold delivery of "I hope you've got a lot of tape" when offered a chance to say some corrupt shit.

I love how Manley is like “Okay, that’s a-“, as if Oliver somehow laid a trap for him. He literally asked him a simple straightforward question and he answered with a brain dead response

2:00 "How much is a life worth?" To the GOP, not very much.

@g.d.graham2446

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@Tonyhouse1168

3 ай бұрын

They care about you up til your birth then after you turn 18

This video is old enough to be in school and literally nothing has changed.

@Sukhraj_Sekhon

4 жыл бұрын

Change is slow and painful but it's through the will of people like you that we can work towards educating and reforming this broken, broken system

"Physically they're probably safer than they've ever been before" I love that.

Whoop-dee-doo indeed. LOL. Awesome piece; thank you guys.

The world would be a better place if there were more people like Rob Borbidge.

It's 2015! It's 2015! It's 2015! It's 2015! It's 2015! It's 2015! It's 2015!

“Making society a better place.”

Australians>Americans

@Inurendo88

9 жыл бұрын

Scott Schuette Yeahhhh but lets face it. America is pretty much a prison colony now.

@masonnix9707

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Wallace Here a better analogy Everyone>British

@Inurendo88

9 жыл бұрын

Mason Nix I don't know man. The British don't have moronic gun laws. They don't have bought and paid for politicians. And they haven't legalised bribery. In all of these cases America is far worse. Australia may be better than the UK. US certainly isn't.

@masonnix9707

9 жыл бұрын

Chris Wallace UK is full of bible thumping idiots.

@Inurendo88

9 жыл бұрын

Mason Nix .. I don't think you've been to the uk... Can you even find it on a map?

Gun control is not a bad idea, just make sure you regulate the right guns. In 2010 There were 11,078 gun-related homocides. 6,009 of those, were handguns Ie pistols. 1,939 were with an unspecified fire-arm(Ie shotguns and other, at least to my understanding, feel free to look this up, and tell me i am wrong). And 358 murders were reported to have happened with fire-arms. Rifles, of course mean, guns such as the always feared ar-15, AK-47, or Remington 700 or other "dangerous black rifles"

@Cinnabun

8 жыл бұрын

+Marcus Ryser Pistol easier to conceal, lighter, easier to shoot. what crime do you want to prevent? How many people do you want to prevent being killed? 1-5 people a hand gun will do, 5-100 you'll need something a little bigger.

@sirryser8180

8 жыл бұрын

Cinnabun I dont quite understand what you mean? You want to ban bigger guns, because you can avoid massacres, altough pistols, account for a much bigger portion of murders?

@Cinnabun

8 жыл бұрын

Marcus Ryser I said nothing of banning. You said "dangerous black rifles" implying they didn't deserve such a title. Don't get me confused I don't think banning them is a solution I think strict licensing and personality vetting is a start.

@sirryser8180

8 жыл бұрын

Cinnabun I said dangerous black rifles, because i thought it was an odd name, when you looked at statistics. "only" 358 murders were committed with rifles. And this covers any rifle. From uncle johns old hunting rifle, to the "dangerous black rifles" Yet, the biggest killer is handguns. By a landslide. I just think you should start legislation where it's needed the most, and then take it from there. But again, i dont live in the US, it's not my job to tell ya what to do.

@Cinnabun

8 жыл бұрын

Marcus Ryser I don't live there either. the problem is no one wants any legislation.

But I need my cannons in case the Queen of England decides to take us back!

thank you Rob

Still relevant 5 years later. Way to go America

Jim's point is very accurate though - very few politicians would support common sense laws if it meant they lost their congressional district or seat.

I want to move to Australia after watching this.

@sarahboon3408

9 жыл бұрын

Just don't come by boat

@SP00FCAKE

9 жыл бұрын

Sarah Boon hahaha great call

@CamelsHighOnCrayons

9 жыл бұрын

TehMorbidAtheist Wait until Abbots out of the office. And make sure another Labourer doesn't get elected next.

@rai4119

8 жыл бұрын

+MLG Pengu what about now? Also, your people aren't fair to aboriginals; I'm black, so would moving there pose to be a problem?

@CamelsHighOnCrayons

8 жыл бұрын

Grace Gary If you are Africans/African-Ameican you wont find much trouble here. In Australia, unlike America, we never had black slaves, so blacks being oppressed and exploited wasn't introduced into our culture. Also the Aboriginal discrimination is overly-exaggerated, yes there are those racists, just like in every country, but recently it has died down. About the new election, I'm not very undated as to how our new Prime Minister is. I'm pretty sure I heard he's Labour, which sometimes can be a bad thing. But I heard he's all for legalizing gay marriage, so that's off to a good start. I do hope he's not a racist, misogynistic, and religious-orientated Prime Minister that was Tony Abbott. And I don't want another bad Labourer where they would carelessly raise the unemployment by closing our jobs just to save a few trees. Even though in the Logging business you are required to replant the exact amount you cut down.

I hope Rob can watch these videos, show them to their kids and grandkids and swell with pride. What a great guy.

02:25 That whole "It's second? It's second!" bit was hilarious

In Europe start massive of gun confiscation starts. Like Australia EU wants to ban all semiautomatic guns, like in Australia in 1996. Gueast what. Europeans are totally ok with it. Take note USA.

@fenrir9404

8 жыл бұрын

No fucking way are Europeans OK with it. The EU Commission in aftermath of the Paris terror want to ban semi auto weapons in lawful citizens hands, that will not stop terrorists buying full auto guns on the black market.

@Gangster88232

8 жыл бұрын

Likes under my comment proved my truth. Truth hutrs, doesnt?

@fenrir9404

8 жыл бұрын

So 15 likes under your comment triumfs over 350,000 signatures on a petition against the EU gun ban. The semi autos are not the only thing the commission goes after. The only sensible in the proposal is more standardized and stricter rules for de activating weapons.

@Gangster88232

8 жыл бұрын

Fenrir 350 000 votes from a few milion gun owners. So gun owners are not having semiautos, cuz your petition have been signed by a few ones.

@isam1542

6 жыл бұрын

You don't need to confiscate shit in most countries, since we don't have access to semi-automatic anyways. You can get a shotgun for hunting or sports reason, and pepper sprays or some tasers for self-defense. More than enough.

Thats why I couldn't live in a country run by inept politicians... The facts are there, you don't need guns in a first world country, with exceptions for police or the defence force. This is what makes Australia the greatest country in the world!

@Bongwater80

9 жыл бұрын

Average police response time is 7 minutes. If you don't have a way to defend yourself, then you're broke. Or worse, dead. A firearm is the best way to accomplish this. Banning guns doesn't make it harder for criminals to get them, it makes it impossible for citizens that want to defend themselves to get them.

@Nuhfuckit

9 жыл бұрын

Fucking idiot. Australian government is taking away your freedom as I speak. Guns are needed to fight Tyranny, a first world country doesn't have tyranny right? The police can be trusted with guns but the general public cant? Mhhm. You sir are a twat. Everytime you take away guns from countries the gun rate lowers, but the overall crime rate rises. It's like how the women of India signed petitions to get guns, because it's not the gun that kills , it's not the metal pole that kills. You think without guns mass murder will stop? Ever heard of homemade bombs? It's fucking easier than going into a mall and shooting up a dozen cunts. I bet you believe everything that the media tells you, you're one of those people. You know, they're going to take away every single gun now just because of ISIS. Does it occur to any of you that ISIS was funded by the US? How much information do you people need to wake up? Australia is a terrible country, I live here and I need to get out. You have police bullying a religious minority, the Australian government breaks their own laws. Infact this comment could get me locked up for a maximum of 10 years. Oh the taste of freedom.

@mattmartin2055

9 жыл бұрын

Rowan Krebs your so full of shit mate. Get a grip

@Nuhfuckit

9 жыл бұрын

*You're so full of shit, But thanks. I'm pretty sure I've got a grip seeing that I can back up my arguments with fact.

@hayleyward740

9 жыл бұрын

I think you will find that New Zealand is a little bit better/ greater then Aus because our police don't even need guns ;)

I'm absolutely stunned watching this

I love going back and watching old clips of John Oliver. He was hilarious even back then!

I love this series. I am loving John Oliver.

The funny thing is violent crime overall in Australia has actually risen while violent crime in the US has continued to decline for the last few decades. Disarming law abiding citizens does not reduce crime, it has the complete opposite effect.

@TheSecretCobra

10 жыл бұрын

fineblanket The reason the US has so many incidents at schools is because ignorant law makers think hanging a sign will stop criminals. Our schools have become convenient targets because the law abiding citizens are legally prohibited from defending themselves. When someone does decide to exploit that vulnerability for whatever reason, the school's protocol is to sit and wait (Shelter in place) until people with guns arrive, this is stupid. Overall violence in Australia is higher, as is violence in the UK, and other countries with extremely restrictive laws that make it illegal to defend yourself. Keep in mind these laws in no way stop criminals, because they break they law. The perpetrators of the Columbine massacre violated not only the then Federal 1994 "Assault Weapons ban", but also the National Firearms Act by manufacturing almost 200 explosives without paying a $200 tax for each one, (The NFA is from 1934). My question is do you actually feel safer without these over-hyped televised incidents even though there is actually more crime and more victims in your country because you are not legally allowed to defend yourselves?

@vineflower

10 жыл бұрын

But gun violence reduced. That's the point.

@TheSecretCobra

10 жыл бұрын

Actual violent crime is higher, Australia is worse off in every single way. Literally anything can be a weapon. Thats an extremely stupid goal to aim for when overall violence is higher. More people are being victimized because not only have they been disarmed but are legally prevented from defending themselves.

@JoseSantos

10 жыл бұрын

SecretCobraz still a gun is a far more effective tool of killing, especially a automated weapon witch is able to gun down a crowed in seconds.

@TheSecretCobra

10 жыл бұрын

Jose Santos Anything has the potential to be a weapon. In the case of Australia where Semi-Automatic firearms are almost completely illegal, CRIMINALS do not obey the law. While you could argue that someone with malicious intent could do more harm with a gun than a knife, violent crime has gone up not down, so if the intent at all is to reduce crime, or reduce the amount of victims it has failed miserably. THE FACTS SIMPLY DO NOT SUPPORT BANNING WEAPONS TO REDUCE CRIME. I can't make that point any clearer. I am assuming you are referring to Semi-Automatic weapons (1 Shot per trigger pull) and not Fully-Automatic weapons which even in the US are extremely difficult to acquire legally. To own a Full-Auto firearm in the us takes 12-15 months, a $200 tax, and around $15,000 -$30,000 or more for the weapon itself. Of course if you're a criminal or don't care about the law you can do it in your garage for about $100 in an hour.

This segment is still as relevant as 10 years ago.

Homicides and violent crime in Australia were already on their way down before the legislation in 1996, and after the legislation was passed, they continued to fall at the same rate. Had the legislation made a difference, the decline would have been far greater. Instead, you have some politicians taking advantage of a massacre in AU and then, rushing to pass laws to make themselves look good, fully knowing that violent crime was falling, in spite of a one-off massacre. They did it to draw a connection between their actions and a better situation, or at least, to lure the voters in with a "post hoc ergo propter hoc" (correlation imply causation) fallacy.

The rate of gun violence *did continue to drop* gradually after the ban, *just as it had been doing for years* before. The violent crime rate increased tho. Assault 150%, rape 22% and robberies went from sixteen thousand in 1997 to 26 thousand in 2001. Meanwhile the crime rate in the US decreased dramatically. Could this possibly be because bad actors knew people were rendered defenseless and only had the police as protection? Those not around while you're being attacked?

@alexwesker2918

7 жыл бұрын

Comprehensive Harvard study: law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/jlpp/Vol30_No2_KatesMauseronline.pdf "To bear that burden would at the very least require showing that a large number of nations with more guns have more death and that nations that have imposed stringent gun controls have achieved substantial reductions in criminal violence (or suicide). *But those correlations are not observed when a large number of nations are compared across the world."*

@joeyzasa8725

7 жыл бұрын

Leftists "think" that just because we live in the future and it ain't 1776 anymore, we don't need a firearm, and "think" the government is out there to serve the public.

@knobwobble

7 жыл бұрын

+Joey Zasa uh.. that's probably because the government.. IS out there to serve the public.

@knobwobble

7 жыл бұрын

+Joey Zasa That's.. kind of the entire point of a governing body.

@KLRps

7 жыл бұрын

Random Guy Yeaaaa!!! Arm the peasants give them their semi autos and fully automatic rifles so that when the servants of the people (bound by oath to protect those in need) come by can do absolute squat.

I just want to point out that Queensland has a city of Townsville.

Nothing but love..love for John Oliver's wit

one of the best and most damning segments i can remember from this show, Gawd bless both Jon & John.

Thank you, brother! I knew there were still LOTS and LOTS of good Australians down under! I support you and those like you who still love freedom and believe in gun rights!

john Oliver interviews are the best

I got my pistols in one day after "passing" a background check. Months later had domestic issue with the wife (were good now) and the police took my guns saying they "had no record I was allowed to own them, they state police are 6months behind on checking the applications". Well why the bell even have a form to fill out? I did get my guns back 3months later by the way. And my wife was the violent depressive at the time. Now, we are all doing GREAT!

2:07 he summed up the reality of most politicians' thought in a pretty dumb yet honestly delivered answer

Whose here after 17 year olds begged politicians to so something about guns and were yelled at by full grown adults? #NeverAgain

"I did" "U what m8?"

I've made it a ritual to watch these segments after every mass shooting in the U.S. I'm watching this on March 23, 2021, after 10 people were killed in Boulder, CO. It's fucking insane we STILL don't have sensible gun control.

How has it been 7 years and not only have we not improved our situation, we have made it worse?

I'm so glad John got his own show so we get an extended dose of this stuff weekly!

I love who John Oliver makes these politicians look like the stupid ones and his job is comedy

And the fact is that America DID ignore it. Just wonderful...

I'm from Australia and every time this debate rolls around to us were just so happy to be included in the discussion. We don't care if the US enacts legislatio to protect themselves. We are safe and We're just happy that we a are important enough to get mentioned.

john's adorable little bunny nose twitch 1:04

The answer to what makes a politician succesful.. Gawwdd.. Seriously American Politicians?!?!!

This was by far a Great piece!!!

I’ll keep my Guns, Freedom and Money... you can keep the change.

I'm so proud to be an Australian after watching this series :)

Here's a thing for people who defend guns to think about: If we have the law of open arms to protect ourselves, why do more gun crimes happen here? It's made to protect, yet, somehow, it only allows easier access to people who want to commit a crime? School shootings happen often. Teens aren't going to get their hands on a gun easily if it's against the law, but if their parents have 5 and they've been out shooting for fun, they know how to use it and have VERY easy access to one! You're not gonna show up at your kids school with you gun and stop the shooter... You're just giving more people a chance to be the shooter. And if you're gonna argue saying "Well, they can just use knives to rob people, are they going to take away my knives too?!". No.. that's not the point. If everyone had access to an instant million dollars, everyone would be rich. I mean, there is no instant million dollars. People can still make a million dollars. But it is much harder to pull off. So yeah there CAN still be crimes committed by using knives, but it's much harder to hold up dozens of people with knives. Therefore, people won't do it as much.

@crazypants88

10 жыл бұрын

I guess if one was ignorant of most facts regarding gun rights/politics this might sound perfectly intuitive. But if you actually look at the issue than it's fairly clear that legal gun ownership does not inherently increase gun crime. If you're looking solely at the US this stands true and if you look at the rest of the world it stands true as well. For instance, the US has been experiencing downwards trend in all crime categories, gun crime included, for the past few decades. While this has happened, gun rights across the US are generally more liberal, gun ownership rates are rising and this is with the proliferation of concealed and open carry. Now let's look at the UK, in which in 1994 they enacted a handgun ban. Few years later, what do you know but handgun crime is spiking, along with murder rates. This seems woefully incompatible with your statements here above. Then there's Brazil, Mexico and Thailand. All restrict legal gun ownership pretty heavily and yet have massive amount of gun crime. Lastly, criminals can and do get guns illegally. This is factual. In 2011 in Belgium, there was mass shooting in which the shooter had grenades, again, grenades. Not a shred of a legal chance to own a grenade as a citizen and yet he somehow acquired one. Also even if criminals are by some magical force deterred from getting guns illegally, guns are not just used in defense against other guns. In the hand of a 5 foot tall 85 year old woman, a gun is going to help her far more against an assailant than just her bare hands.

@CorporateEvolution

9 жыл бұрын

crazypants88 *[**_"if you actually look at the issue than it's fairly clear that legal gun ownership does not inherently increase gun crime"_**]* You can still have gun ownership and have gun control.

Holy shit, Rob Borbidge is a fucking hero.

I can kinda understand why being politically dead is worse in the US than in Australia. Because if you are not reelected your successor will just roll back what you did. The problem is the 2 party system. Maybe they would bother growing a spine if them losing wouldnt doom everything they worked for.

As a New Zealander, we have a healthy rivalry with the Aussies. It's sometimes hard to give them the credit they deserve for their rugby etc but mate - I bloody applaud Australia for their gun control. They saw a problem and took action. Bloody brilliant

1:55 That's a priceless face, the good thing is he's acting

As an organizer for a local MFOL and having to talk with people who are very anti- gun control, this three part series feels like my current day to day life.

Ever think that people don’t wanna give up their human right so they didn’t vote for the people who were trying to take that away from them?

"This is 'Murica!!!" shouting while holding 2 M249

What I find most interesting is that if you actually examine the crime statistics of Australia, it is clear that gun deaths and homicide rates were already in a steady decline before this legislation was enacted in '96. After the ban was enacted, that steady decline continued at roughly the same trajectory. If someone was to claim that the ban itself was responsible for the decline in homicide rates after it was enacted, they would have to show a marked descent in the overall trajectory of the statistical decline punctuated in the year 1996 when it was enacted. However, this is not the case. You can also see in the statistics that there was already a steady decline in deaths by firearms starting as a trend as far back as 1969, and the legislation of '96 did not accentuate that average rate of decline in any noticeable way. The pattern was already there and well on its way. Now here is the really interesting part. Look up violent crime rates in Australia. You will see a steady increase in violent assault crime since 1996, with a continued upward trajectory at a steep rate. What the statistics are really saying: 1. Gun deaths and homicide rates were already on a steady decline well before and after the gun laws were put into affect, with overall decline rates altering hardly at all with the passing of the legislation. 2. Violent crime rates are on the rise after the passing of this legislation. From these numbers, I can't be certain that this gun legislation can claim all the credit for declining homicide crime statistics... See: www.aic.gov.au/statistics/homicide.html www.aic.gov.au/statistics/violent%20crime.html www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4524A092E30E4486CA2569DE00256331

@ratofvengence

10 жыл бұрын

That is simply not true. 1. The trend for homicides was increasing from 1991 to 95 as shown in your first link. It dropped from there, other than a spike in 2001/2 due to a gang war. Our total homicide rate WAS 1.8/100,000 it is now 1.0/100,000. 2. the rising trend of violent crime was established well before gun control. Your link only shows from the time gun control started, you make an incorrect assumption the trend started there also. Gun control also saw a major drop in the number of successful suicides, as the easiest and most foolproof way was removed. RoV

@justinhammonds1105

10 жыл бұрын

ratofvengence 1. I am not talking about micro trends, but macro trends in homicide rates. IF you look at the graphs, you will see a steady decline over long periods of time. Look at the bigger picture man... 2. I did not say that the rising trend of violent crime started with gun control. Once again, if you look at the larger trends, that too has been on a steady increase for a long time, however you do see increases in percentage gains after 1996. The point here is both trends were well on their way, and gun control really did not affect either one. But it is definitely not doing anything to halt violence.

@electrisist

10 жыл бұрын

Justin Hammonds Do you actually live here Justin? It isnt dangerous at all. All those 'statistics of crime' that you state to make Australia seem more dangerous without guns does not actually represent how we feel in Australia. It is safe, and i would leave my country if people wanted guns in supermarkets or in my children's school.

@beeb2467

10 жыл бұрын

Kevin Grunsell Well then why is the US rated 3rd in feeling safe walking in the dark and OZ is 14th dumbass. Your a media bullshit apostle. www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Perception-of-safety/Walking-in-dark

@Phil_vG

10 жыл бұрын

bee b That's 1 of the most stupid comparisons I've ever seen. It's pointless doing things like that when 100% of crime isn't reported! www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Crime/Murder-rate#description WOW, you should move to Afghanistan, you'd be safer.

And this showed up on top of my start page .. Good job KZread, your algorithm works in that aspect !

"In 2005 the head of the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Don Weatherburn, noted that the level of legal gun ownership in New South Wales increased in recent years, and that the 1996 legislation had had little to no effect on violence. Professor Simon Chapman, former co-convenor of the Coalition for Gun Control, complained that his words *"will henceforth be cited by every gun-lusting lobby group throughout the world in their perverse efforts to stall reforms that could save thousands of lives"*.[39] Weatherburn responded, *"The fact is that the introduction of those laws did not result in any acceleration of the downward trend in gun homicide. They may have reduced the risk of mass shootings but we cannot be sure because no one has done the rigorous statistical work required to verify this possibility. It is always unpleasant to acknowledge facts that are inconsistent with your own point of view. But I thought that was what distinguished science from popular prejudice."* "

@ratofvengence

9 жыл бұрын

You might need to explain why total gun deaths in Australia dropped from over 500/yr to less than 200/yr, even though our population increased by 26%. You will also then need to explain why the total homicide rate dropped by nearly half.

@dtroy15

9 жыл бұрын

ratofvengence And I'll explain it the way Mr. Weatherburn explained it: There were a number of other factors. The homicide rate in the United States has also dropped by more than 50% since 1980. Meanwhile, burglary rates in Australia climbed as they continued to fall in the US. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burglaries_per_1,000_pop.svg consider this: Alcohol abuse kills more people every year (in the US) than guns, and recreational alcohol use serves no practical purpose. How many people are killed in the US by all rifles combined? (including "assault" rifles)... Drumroll please.... 323. (in 2011) Whereas "hands, fists, and feet" killed over 700 people. Furthermore, people (children especially) are more likely to be murdered in their own homes than in public, suggesting that we should address societal issues to prevent mass shooters before a ban on "assault" rifles. seriously, falling out of bed kills more people every year than assault rifles. Roughly the same number of people die in texting while driving incidents as firearms homicides.

@Lestat3721

9 жыл бұрын

dtroy15 "How many people are killed in the US by all rifles combined? (including "assault" rifles)..." What about handguns?

Pause at exactly 2:13 John Oliver's face says it all.

Man, I love John Oliver. Period. Head over heels kind of love and then of course Jon Stewart comes very very close.

John oliver.. The best interviewer... Hands down...

Gun violence is still somewhat commonplace, especially in Sydney's western suburbs.

@TheAwesome45

9 жыл бұрын

No.

2013: no 2014: no 2015: no 2016: no 2017: no 2018: no 2019: you want to see this VIDEO

Sensible gun control saves lives as proven by the leadership shown by many conservative Australian politicians in the late 90s.

Watching in 2017, After I found out Jon Oliver worked here for so long...he is amazing.

I wish everyone in the US would watch this

I want to move to Australia now.

@tesca77

10 жыл бұрын

Come mate it's paradise

@esterzach

4 жыл бұрын

@@tesca77 You are awesome! But some of your your animals scare me. A LOT. Greetings from Europe! :)

2:20 No, there's no wiggling out of this one little worm, your first response was way too natural and anything you say after that can only sound like a poorly thought out excuse.

I love how he was polite to not hit the wave at the final ocean scene.

Comedic genius, satire at its best...

@spaghetti4536

10 жыл бұрын

***** Oh just shut up. You can't just equate anything you don't agree with to the Holocaust. That and you keep +1-ing your own comments.