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@9mmshort254

Жыл бұрын

I'm keeping my guns, snowflakes.

@trader2137

Жыл бұрын

we need more guns in the country, people who want to use guns will always find a way to get them

@BFROFFICIAL2024

Жыл бұрын

Your gun control agenda is DOA! PARTY!!!!!

@genericyoutubeuser8957

Жыл бұрын

Not surprised, but it is interesting to see Vox openly admit that they see your natural rights as "obstacles".

@sanidhay4841

Жыл бұрын

​@@9mmshort254 you'll understand when you lose a loved one bcoz some rando kid was able to get firearms easily

...a country where people see guns as a right, but housing, healthcare, education, liveable wage, etc. as a privilege. Smh...

@vacafuega

Жыл бұрын

True, when you put it like that

@vacafuega

Жыл бұрын

True, when you put it like that

@mobilusinmobili8321

Жыл бұрын

The privilege of living in a white country, you mean...

@JonBrou

Жыл бұрын

Say it again.

@user71285

Жыл бұрын

That's how it should be though. A right is something more on an ideological line; allowing people the right to protect oneself should be an explicitly stated right. Homes, healthcare, wages, etc are and have always been privileges. You're not entitled to those.

At this point, politicians should be made to wear a banner telling us which company is sponsoring them

@OmniSlayer-

Жыл бұрын

Gun control does not work

@brucecampbell4528

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that would show democrats as true crooks.

@enderjed2523

Жыл бұрын

How would you even fit all the banners then?

@sergiofreitas9368

Жыл бұрын

@@enderjed2523 Smith&Wesson would certainly have one of the biggest, not to forget the auto lobby and the tobacco industry of course...

@enderjed2523

Жыл бұрын

@@sergiofreitas9368 If you stitched all the banners together, they’d probably be large enough to make a circus tent out of, and still have enough cloth spare for patchwork later on.

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens.

@imanuelextreme6142

Жыл бұрын

it isnt the guns that cause these shootings, its the people behind those guns. we can't control a person's mind!

@Lenevor

Жыл бұрын

It don’t tho

@gwennygrausamt

Жыл бұрын

@@imanuelextreme6142 I’d guess that’s why you shouldn’t allow dangerous people to get easy access to guns. You don’t have to directly control a person, just their access to firearms.

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs

Жыл бұрын

@@Lenevor It do though. The US has a much higher murder rate than any other Western country to begin with (8 times that of Germany, 12-13 times that of Switzerland). And mass murder sprees make up a much larger proportion of those deaths than elsewhere.

@georgegreen711

Жыл бұрын

Knife crimes and assaults still have gone up on the same curve more or less that gun crimes have outside the US. Weapons aren't the issue; people and culture and society is.

even growing up in a rural part of canada, *most* people around me realized guns are a weapon, or a tool, not some flashy toy. there was way more respect and responsibility shown for guns *most* of the time. people were/are very strict about how, why, where & when they're used, and pass that serious attitude onto the youth too, which is very, very important. people have to take weekend long courses to get their gun license, and that includes a practicum portion w/ the instructor at the end. they also make it very clear that it's not 'funny' or 'a game' during the course. they'll kick you out/report you if they sense you aren't taking it seriously (happened to someone in my brother's course once) and so on. you have to renew your license every 5 yrs (in most places), they background check you for life now when you apply and you have to register all you guns too - just basic things that should/need to be happening everywhere - if you let the public own firearms to begin with. i'm VERY lucky i grew up in a community where most people had respect for guns, and in a country where the public can't conceal carry.

@OmniSlayer-

Жыл бұрын

Gun control does not work

@moygame159

Жыл бұрын

Now THIS is what gun regulation should be!

@blondie7240

Жыл бұрын

That same respect for the danger and seriousness of guns is held in the mountain west of the USA, and I would assume it would be the same for the majority of the rural USA as well. USA culture is different from Canada when it comes to how we see the government. The laws here are foundationally meant to protect the individual from the state; whereas in Canada the law are more about keeping law and order. Gun restrictions take away individual's rights, but also make law and order easier if only the state has the guns.

@Zakna

Жыл бұрын

@@blondie7240 How are guns going to protect you against tanks and fighter jets?

@AngelloDelNorte

Жыл бұрын

You know which other countries have strict Gun control? South America and look up their homicide and gun violence rate.

I swear, living through this feels like reading a dystopian novel and thinking this is too outlandish to be possible, then realizing it is actually the reality. It’s hard to believe.

@jessetorres8738

Жыл бұрын

Summarizing all of the gun problems in the U.S. in 1 sentence: The National Rifle Association bribes politicians to do nothing about gun control, & then those same politicians go on national media claiming there's nothing they can do about mass shootings while also encouraging more gun sales.

@neeneko

Жыл бұрын

sadly, a lot of the thought leaders grew up reading dystopian stuff and thought 'hey, that looks like a future I want to have power in!'

@hmu958

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Hard to believe so many laws take away our abilities to defend ourselves.

@flipingboredcritic

Жыл бұрын

It is in the USA. Anything that sounds dystopian and can make money, you can be rest assured the USA will try it first.

@neeneko

Жыл бұрын

@@flipingboredcritic one key reason behind this : when you look at conservative ethics in the US, it is heavily rooted in 'who', not 'what', meaning the morality of an action is weighed by who is taking the action on who, not what the action is. Thus, dystopian models are highly desirable since making money is 'good' (at least if you are WASP, otherwise you are evil and taking oppurtunity away from people who deserve it more), so if a dystopian configuration makes people wealthy, that means they are good people, and thus their actions are moral.

As someone who lives outside the US I always feel so awful to hear about mass shootings. But I don't know what to feel for the US anymore. I know there are so many kind and amazing people living in the US. Yet I feel so numb about all the bad news in the US nowadays. Healthcare, abortion, guns, racial inequality... Part of me think that what the US needs is a revolution from the people. But the people are so divided and I don't think that will solve the problems.

@putra4101

Жыл бұрын

It's not, it's gonna break up like ussr.

@Cyclic420

Жыл бұрын

The main issue is all the boomers that lead the country can’t except change

@theguythatcoment

Жыл бұрын

Every country has what it deserves, I'm fron Mexico so definitely not pointing fingers.

@patogordo1385

Жыл бұрын

US is good with the Americans. It is actually great the way it is. I wish BR and ISR were the same

@FederalCurrencyy

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they can find a proper solution..

As someone who doesn’t live in the US I’m lucky to know I can walk outside without fear of being shot. You guys are truly the “freest” country in the world.

@yassinewaterlaw6597

9 ай бұрын

But you walk with the fear of geting hit by a car

@Smitty19966

9 ай бұрын

@@johnobama6629 So you'd rather get shot to death, that's great philosophy right there... I dare wonder which one's more lethal

@ratofvengence

9 ай бұрын

@@johnobama6629 The US has a higher knife homicide rate. Didn't you know?

@hobbso8508

9 ай бұрын

​@@johnobama6629Knife crime is worse in the US than the UK.

@lovebooks4803

6 ай бұрын

The violence rate in the United States is 3/100, Europe is a mediocre continent and I, as an average American citizen, have a higher standard of living than 90% of other average citizens in the rest of the world

I live outside of the USA in a country with very strict gun laws. I never thought it was a problem and never felt unsafe because of it. Actually I don't think a lot about guns. But then I went to the USA as an exchange student. And I had to participate in "active shooter drills". My class mates told me how many of their families had guns at home. Guys talked about going shooting on the weekends. It seemed like there were guns everywhere. When I told my hosts parents that I was worried about all these kids in high school having access to their parents guns ... he looked at me and said "don't worry. I have a gun, maybe it would help you, if I give you your own gun". I never touched a gun! But it seems for some people a gun problem can only be solved by more guns...

@phenixtechyt

Жыл бұрын

America moment 💀💀💀

@GlaciaDay

Жыл бұрын

Gun supporters: The right of owning guns is written in the constitution! Well, I guess when constitution was established, nobody had ever thought of the probability of massive shooting? Maybe.

@sepp3828

Жыл бұрын

@Exculpatory Shōgun Not trusting your government is not a reason to arm citizens. Armed citizens wont stop the rising of a dictator or the government making weird laws any better than non armed citizens. Also i trust people who went under strict gun training and a psychological test (like police and army should) way more than a random citizen with a gun.

@user-xt3xn2hl4e

Жыл бұрын

@@sepp3828 Why do you trust law enforcement to have the arms when law enforcement routinely abuse their authority? Defund the police.

@sudimara7731

Жыл бұрын

What I don't understand about gun rights is, that people are allowed to have a gun to protect themselves. It must be very dangerous and violence to live in the US that you have to own a gun to feel safe. And ironically other people owning a gun also make them don't feel safe. Gun is use to ensure safety for people who own it but also a threat to people who don't own it.

As a person who lives in a country that does not have a gun culture. I cannot fathom how "Guns" can become so ingrained in a society and become a part of the culture of a country

@leothel10n96

Жыл бұрын

Is called history

@61936

Жыл бұрын

Me neither

@imperatormaximus8952

Жыл бұрын

@@leothel10n96 you know, we've used guns too, the USA is not the only nation with Gunpowder.

@rashad123us

Жыл бұрын

“White” Americans and their freedom to lord over others.

@bangingears5911

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because we like being able to defend ourselves, our families, and our property. Or maybe it is the fact that we like having the option to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government. But I forgot you are so free and so protected by your government you have nothing to worry about 😂😂😂

Why is it that me being a History teacher, I have to worry about getting potentially shot and killed in my own classroom? Why is it that I have to worry about my students safety against a potential shooter? A school should be an environment of learning and safety.

@yousufleads

Жыл бұрын

Hence online schooling.

@ChadGatling

Жыл бұрын

Criminals don't respect your opinions. We should all be safe and worry free wherever we are. There are laws everywhere and there are always people who choose to disregard them. Passing a law is not going to dissuade those who are already breaking laws. The war on drugs is going great so you want a war on guns?

@davidsaenz2449

Жыл бұрын

@@theAnthonyvk what a completely useless reply. I guess if you want to be in this country you shouldn't go to a church, school, restaurant, grocery store, mall, park, hospital, bar/club, parade,

@tompeled6193

Жыл бұрын

Media fearmongering.

@AnnaEReady

Жыл бұрын

A little unrelated, but as someone with a history degree and goes back on forth on getting in teaching history (in the usa lol) do you feel exceptionally targetted by parents and stuff for having some "agenda" when you just are teaching Real Things That Happened like slavery or internment camps? I have a huge passion for history but don't know how I could handle threats from parents for teaching things that simply happened in the past. Ignore my question if its personal!!

Never let a good crisis go to waste

After moving to Australia last December, the difference in gun culture, ownership, laws and behaviour is night and day in comparison to the United States. I've asked more than several dozen Australians I've met here how they feel about gun ownership and I've yet to hear a single one of them say that they feel a gun would make their daily lives safer. Now, I'm not saying that crime does not happen here, as it happens everywhere humanity exists. What I AM saying is that the gun legislation adopted by parliament in 1996 in concert with the behaviour of the people saw a reduction in gun crime and not one single mass shooting (described as shooting 4 or more persons in a single instance) since 1996. And before anyone asks, there ARE guns here...a LOT of them!

@aquariia3723

Жыл бұрын

Hope you've been enjoying your stay in Australia! This country is amazing and I'm glad that safety isn't a huge concern for me

@0h0h0h0

Жыл бұрын

I think one of the important things that people from the US forget is that if criminals have guns, they're most likely to use them on other criminals. On their peers (in a similar manner as a lot of school shootings are done by their own class mates). So yes, guns will be in a country, but 'regular folks' will be way less likely to encounter them.

@whiterappersworstenemy5773

Жыл бұрын

Encountered any giant huntsman spiders yet?

@vernonhampton6973

Жыл бұрын

@@whiterappersworstenemy5773 There was one near the door last night when my wife and I got home from dinner in Southbank, actually...

@sebastienholmes548

Жыл бұрын

The Crime rate was falling before the ban.

I'd like to see a study conducted comparing the number of mass shootings in red states vs blue states and if the numbers are comparable, investigate how the shooters are getting the guns. If the guns are coming over state lines, then federal action is the only solution.

@vacafuega

Жыл бұрын

Good point

@V3RTIGO222

Жыл бұрын

There actually is, and it turns out that gun violence overall isn't changed... Actually, a number of shootings have been stopped by people who were allowed to carry in churches or legally conceal carry in public... Something Vox purposely neglects to mention in their video, and also neglects to mention a majority of other states where the trend is the exact opposite... Also, Arizona is the most lax state for gun control and hasn't had nearly as many incidents (if any) worth the news coverage.

@klerb342

Жыл бұрын

i've seen stuff in the past saying gun violence is higher in red states not sure about mass shootings tho

@Quadrenaro

Жыл бұрын

@@klerb342 It's technically true. In that a single act of gun violence in my town will be a higher percentage than most major cities. Easy to use statistics to make a point you want when population in alot of places in in the hundreds.

@chrispychicken9614

Жыл бұрын

@@Quadrenaro that’s why you use stats based on per/1,000 people and find that red states are MUCH more dangerous. Missouri has 2 of the 5 U.S. cities with highest murder per capita.

Even just one piece of bullet loss by a hunter is a big news here in Japan. Generally takes more than one year to get a license, not a gun.

@ligmaballs0911

Жыл бұрын

Japan doesn’t have guns in their constitution.

@Codmonster999

Жыл бұрын

And yet your former prime minister still got merked by a homemade gun

@blankii333

Жыл бұрын

@@Codmonster999 I'd rather have someone being killed by 3D printed weapons, than thousands of people, and thousands of *children* being killed by easily accessible weapons, legally or otherwise. Firearms were the number one cause of death for children ages 1-19 in the United States in 2020, taking the lives of 4,357 children. With the exception of Canada, in no other peer country were firearms among the top five leading causes of childhood deaths.

@Codmonster999

Жыл бұрын

@@blankii333 guns would still be easily accessible for criminals even if they were completely due to the sheer number of them here, significantly outnumbering people. Most "peer countries" also don't have nearly as much of a gang culture as the US, which is responsible for 3/4 of murders using firearms. A peer country in this context would be mexico or brazil which have a ridiculous number of gun murders despite having extremely strict gun laws.

@akmo7766

Жыл бұрын

@@Codmonster999 speak on it!!

No training required to openly carry a gun? That's worse than no training required to drive. At least a car isn't a killing machine by design.

@1911GreaterThanALL

Жыл бұрын

It is extremely more difficult to operate a vehicle compared to operating a firearm.

@Hardwaregeekx

Жыл бұрын

@@1911GreaterThanALL That means there is no hardship to speak of to require training. Why not require it? Something as simple as keeping the gun unloaded, making sure there is no round in chamber and never pointing the gun at someone unless you intend to shoot. That sort of training is going to save lives.

@happyblt624

Жыл бұрын

but like... a car is a killing machine

@Hardwaregeekx

Жыл бұрын

@@happyblt624 A car is a machine "designed" for transportation, not for killing.

@nepnepguythegreatestofall6032

Жыл бұрын

@@Hardwaregeekx It's not designed to be a killing machine, but it can be turned into a killing machine. Have you even seen a single news article of a car accident and what it can do to people? Now imagine that, but with full intention

Thank God i do not live in the US

@blackbearwoodley

Жыл бұрын

Better not be a brit

America, where the only solution to violence IS violence . . .

@jessetorres8738

Жыл бұрын

Reminder: Roughly 3 out of every 4 Domestic Terrorists that killed at least 4 people since 2016 have been Caucasian Conservative men.

@sirecartier7881

Жыл бұрын

"at least it's not communism🤪"

@patogordo1385

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes that’s the only answer buddy

@SilverKarma

Жыл бұрын

they just have to capitalise over every problem instead of solving it

@bananaempijama

Жыл бұрын

@LOAN NGUYEN they think it's normal to live like a video game

the American dream: moving out of the US

@William43210

Жыл бұрын

@Narja first mistake: now you’re thousands of dollars in debt for school (Luckily you get a d fancy new piece of paper 🥳)

@thebestcentaur

Жыл бұрын

This. This hit home.

@hipsterjelly14

Жыл бұрын

The dilemma: Where to?

@ankur7564

Жыл бұрын

or not getting pregnant in high school........because the new abortion law

@Warhead_235

Жыл бұрын

For someone who has served in the army for over 10 years and been to eight different countries I am glad to be in United States of America. Other countries that claim to be so great I’ve been to two of those let me tell you they are not so good at all whatsoever

It's the "people would find a way to buy guns anyways" mindset thats the problem. In Anxiety therapy we call this "Avoidance".

@rcdrury1

Жыл бұрын

It's not a problem, it's reality; and a totally inescapable one. A free and well-armed populace is the solution.

@baobei9231

Жыл бұрын

@@rcdrury1 being reality doesn't change the fact that it's a problem tho

@baobei9231

Жыл бұрын

@@rcdrury1 also no. The solution is a gun-free population all tothether. Police and hunters are another thing. As you can see in europe, no guns means significantly less shootings

@Slender_Man_186

Жыл бұрын

@@baobei9231 no, then you just get people driving trucks through crowds, bombings, mass stabbings, chemical attacks, the difference is even defending yourself even while unarmed is seen as a crime in most of Europe.

@thebrsrkr6428

Жыл бұрын

@@baobei9231 Yes, less SHOOTINGS, but the same DEATHS. They jsut don't use guns to do it, the result is the same. Almost like the tool isn't the problem here.

Clearly the problem is that there are too few guns for good guys to defend themselves...

@howabout8611

Жыл бұрын

Yep more guns that will fix it surely?

@KBoon

Жыл бұрын

More gun safety/training, better education system, better parenting, better moral values, less egocentrism, better family structure...these are complex social issues that when broken, can lead someone to do horrible things, with a gun, or without one. "Ban them all" is just as much of a non-solution as "hand them out to everyone".

@richhornie7000

Жыл бұрын

@@KBoon so gun control? Universal health care? Universal education? Free higher education? Agreed

@TheAllAmericanHoneyBadger

11 ай бұрын

@@richhornie7000 How would the Government pay for all of that "Free" Stuff without taxing the people into poverty? Also, Gun Control Leads to Dictatorships.

@richhornie7000

11 ай бұрын

@@TheAllAmericanHoneyBadger you literally have countless examples of poor and rich nations alike doing exactly that. The US spent 2 trillion dollars bombing Afghanistan alone. How could a country like this say it doesn't have enough money for healthcare.

I own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

@DireAvenger001

Жыл бұрын

“Some have made the argument, bordering on the frivo­ lous, that only those arms in existence in the 18th century are protected by the Second Amendment. We do not in­ terpret constitutional rights that way. Just as the First Amendment protects modern forms of communications, e.g., Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 521 U. S. 844, 849 (1997), and the Fourth Amendment applies to modern forms of search, e.g., Kyllo v. United States, 533 U. S. 27, 35-36 (2001), the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding.” - Scalia, page 8 of DC v Heller opinion (2008)

@marc-andreservant201

Жыл бұрын

Some nuclear warheads are small enough to be carried in a backpack. I approve of this decision, the only way to stop a criminal with a nuclear warhead is a good guy with a nuclear warhead.

@MichelleObamasBBC

Жыл бұрын

the founding fathers intended for civilians to own the same kind of weaponry the government does to prevent tyranny and authoritarianism such as the kind found in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Germany. when the government owned muskets, people owned muskets. when the government owned warships and cannons, people owned cannons. your logic is highly fallacious.

@cjhenson2412

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I think this may be the funniest thing I've read in a long time

@onemansvoice9132

Жыл бұрын

@@MichelleObamasBBC you really think even with citizens owning guns they could stop fighter gets and tanks

Is it just me or does America seems to be on a downward trajectory? EDITED/ addition (I recently made a video on how the world is a stupider place and realized its not just America it seems to be an overall trend.)

@LoreEclectic

Жыл бұрын

It has been progressively worse and I'm suffering

@madat5843

Жыл бұрын

The feeling i mutually shared. It is a country that chooses to stick to a constitution that was written a long time ago by people who meant well but that was 200 years ago there is so much more to the world today.

@jiya6531

Жыл бұрын

@@LoreEclectic How are you suffering?

@2xwishbone895

Жыл бұрын

Changing World Order. Civilizations have an age of death.

@yuhgod

Жыл бұрын

dont forget your hat captain obvious

Laws get more lax due to the fact that this is a country based on the individual not the collective.

@ratofvengence

10 ай бұрын

And the individuals don't care how many other individuals get slaughtered.

@1911GreaterThanALL

10 ай бұрын

@@ratofvengence Don't care? I suppose it has nothing to do with the curtailing of rights with proposed security.

@ratofvengence

10 ай бұрын

@@1911GreaterThanALL 'Proposed' security? Lol, EVERY other 1st world nation is FAR safer; but you know this. Several of those nations outrank the US in EVERY freedom index; but you know this also. You just don't care. Any excuse.

@noahsawyer7155

10 ай бұрын

@@ratofvengencego play with your toy soldier

@default3740

10 ай бұрын

​@@noahsawyer7155why would he play with you?

Tightening gun laws will only make violence worse. That is at least how it's going in Sweden...

Like a driver's license, not everybody should have a gun. You should have to pass a test to show that you are properly trained to use and store guns and ammo, and prove that you are mentally stable enough to carry one. And in order to keep them, you should be required to take the test again every once in a while to renew your registration. While the second amendment is important and people should have the right to protect themselves and their families, there is clearly something we are doing wrong for so many mass shootings to be taking place, and more unrestricted access to guns does not seem like the solution.

@keetlecorn

Жыл бұрын

Such an easy solution and yet here we are

@theamerican3785

Жыл бұрын

While I do support licensing let’s be honest do you really think it’s gonna pass constitutional muster especially after bruen ?

@9mmshort254

Жыл бұрын

@@keetlecorn Come and take it then.

@wolvesrfun

Жыл бұрын

@Tactical Kitten I'm much more concerned about 3d printing them, but I would think someone who is not permitted to have a gun due to mental or criminal reasons already would have someone to watch over them. Admittedly, this would not stop everyone due to how the country treats the mentally ill, the elderly, the impoverished, and ex-criminals, but having good gun control shouldn't disturb good healthy people from having the means to protect themselves and their loved ones.

@V3RTIGO222

Жыл бұрын

The irony here is that you can buy a car without a license, just not legally drive it... So that hasn't stopped people from running over crowds of people and killing more there than any mass shooting to date...

me a european : what the duck they doing over there

@lukav3509

Жыл бұрын

lemme go get some popcorn

@Neil-Aspinall

Жыл бұрын

The problem is, why should responsible gun owners be made to give up their 2nd amendment?

@DireAvenger001

Жыл бұрын

@@Neil-Aspinall they shouldn’t. A law abiding citizen is precisely what’s encompassed in “the people” outlined by the second amendment

@theAnthonyvk

Жыл бұрын

@@Neil-Aspinall guns are really unnecessary if nobody had them is the first place so many deaths and shootings could have been avoided and Americans wouldn’t be in this position

@LoreEclectic

Жыл бұрын

We're suffering

Wonder if Scott found his wife faster than the entire Uvalde PD took to take down their target? 🤔

Why is it cheaper and easier to get an AR-15 rifle than it is to spend 2 days in the hospital for a broken leg? Why is it cheaper and easier to get an AR-15 than an education? Why is it cheaper and easier to get an AR-15 than access to hospitals which will take care of the bullet wounds caused by those AR-15s?

@UHOH3300

Жыл бұрын

Because the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed

@atlas2296

Жыл бұрын

@@UHOH3300 The right to Life and the Pursuit of Happiness is also not to be infringed but I guess that gets overshadowed by someone needing a lethal weapon capable of killing a person with a single shot

@callmeconvay7977

Жыл бұрын

@@UHOH3300 The 2nd amendment is not more powerful than rights to health and safety.

@napoleonbonaparte9222

Жыл бұрын

Canada and Australia exists, move there

@callmeconvay7977

Жыл бұрын

@@napoleonbonaparte9222 ah yes. "It's bad here, so let's run away" is always a good idea. It definitely solves the problems.

Texas's logic seems to be if your dish is too salty, just keep adding salt, eventually the amount will cancel out the saltiness.

@freshlymemed5680

Жыл бұрын

So that explains the brain damage exhibited.

@rcdrury1

Жыл бұрын

@@freshlymemed5680 I'm sure that Arthur's a good guy. No need to refer to him that way.

@none11flop9

Жыл бұрын

never try to make an analogy again

@gandalfwhite4803

Жыл бұрын

@@none11flop9 works somehow though

@S1D3W1ND3R015

Жыл бұрын

Or a better analogy would be adding pepper. Pepper being the law abiding gun owners. Now it equalized the dish.

Coming from an Australian, America is just as foreign to me as China or Russia. America’s ineffectual systems and depth of corruption is staggering.

@orbitalpotato9940

Жыл бұрын

The truth is that based on multiple studies, 90% of the population aka the working class, has negligible impact on what legislations get passed. Only the rich get a say in lawmaking.

@garrettguerra7616

Жыл бұрын

Your nation started as penal colony has, less people than my state while imprisoning people that were sick with covid while suppressing Liberties and Freedoms

@jmlkinc

Жыл бұрын

@@orbitalpotato9940 Yeah, other OECD nations still have functioning democracies. We can still effect change. That's why America is a horror story to Australians/Canadians, etc.

@kidShibuya

Жыл бұрын

How you doing on climate change?....

@shrayesraman5192

Жыл бұрын

@@jmlkinc I would not be so sure about that with regards to Canada and Australia. Both may be better than the US but still have massive issues with corruption.

If you still think that the public should have access to semi automatic or automatic weapons, with no limit, and barely any checks and balances, you are just absolutely not paying attention.

@Tylerd838

Жыл бұрын

Most guns are semi

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

@@Tylerd838 And semi-auto guns have been around for over a century now. We didn't have this constant problem with school shootings or other mass shootings until recently. Something changed, and it isn't that we have a lot of guns or even that we have a lot of semi-auto guns since we've had both for a very long time.

Loosening gun laws after shootings is like removing the brakes in cars after an accident.

@BrushyHat

Жыл бұрын

It boggles the mind.

@ShoutingHarp

Жыл бұрын

Don't give them ideas

@heatedwafflez5475

Жыл бұрын

Well I understand both sides of reason, unfortunately I don't know which policies are actually more effective at preventing such shootings. Red laws intend to arm more people and encourage self defense. Blue laws intend to restrict weapons to people and ensure only competent mentally sound receive guns. Blue certainly sounds very nice as stopping the shooting initially is ideal, however as I've stated I'm not really certain which policies are the most effective.

@mrmuffin3928

Жыл бұрын

@@heatedwafflez5475 Its a numbers game: In Europe there are close to no shootings and there are very few guns in private hands. If you dont have a gun, you cannot shoot someone, so the fewer guns you have in total, the lower is the risk of shootings.

@erik10030

Жыл бұрын

​@@mrmuffin3928 Alright, how would you go about removing 380 million guns from civilian ownership without causing a civil war?

Why is all news from America disappointing

@optimx314

Жыл бұрын

maybe because...

@abilkvijayan8298

Жыл бұрын

Fr 💀

@articwolf7227

Жыл бұрын

It’s not disappointing it’s the truth

@akhilanganeshkumar9908

Жыл бұрын

Wait, you’re telling me news from other parts of the world can be GOOD!?

@Neil-Aspinall

Жыл бұрын

Disappointing in what manner Theps?

Wow, what a brave woman. Props to her to speaking out about the issue.

@catlvr-kg9ol

Жыл бұрын

She slayed

@demarcuscousinsthe65th

Жыл бұрын

@@catlvr-kg9ol what that means

@CoryHatfield

Жыл бұрын

Whats so brave about making an innocuous documentary? It's not like she was reporting from an active shooting.

@BanjoZZZ

Жыл бұрын

@@CoryHatfield some people don't understand bravery.

@navithenavajo4714

Жыл бұрын

There is nothing brave about infringing a constitution. Especially one that was based on native american ideology which I am proudly am. I know my people need guns and so even tho America 🇺🇸 has conquered my people i will not go against the country and our 1st and 2nd amendment

If someone breaks into your home and it's easy to get guns, both of you probably have one. If it's hard to gets guns, both of you probably don't have one. I'd much rather be in a scenario with no guns.

@duckman2480

Жыл бұрын

If someone breaks into your home and it’s hard to get guns you don’t have one because you are a law abiding citizen but the person who is breaking in your home does because they don’t care about the law

@Aci_yt

Жыл бұрын

@@duckman2480 I didn't say it's illegal, I said hard to get. The person simply wouldn't be able to get one if they've had run-ins with the law before, which is likely for a burglar.

@flazerrazer2992

Жыл бұрын

@@Aci_yt have you heard of a luty incase you havent its a 9mm smg that can be made at home I would google and tell you the exact tools needed but I dont think I should google something almost the same as "how to make a gun" also there is always going to be a way to illegally get guns whether it be to make 1, smuggle 1 in, or to buy 1 off someone who got it the other ways

@Aci_yt

Жыл бұрын

@@flazerrazer2992 True, but the likelihood is way smaller.

@ezurka610

Жыл бұрын

same

How about some history. In the early 1980's gun violence exploded - as a result of the burgeoning drug trade and gang violence. By the late-80's laws like "3 Strikes" and more aggressive interdiction on the part of the Federal government saw a rise in incarceration. By the mid-90's - when the Brady Law was passed = gun violence was already declining as gang members were incarcerated and drug use began to drop. Fast-Forward a few years. Post 9/11 the US Government all but abandoned drug interdiction instead focusing upon anti-terrorism. By 2005 the US saw a rise in illegal drug use as drug cartels - seeing little resistance as the government was more interested in terrorism = began to fill the void. Concurrently with an increase in the drug trade and widespread opiate addiction the US saw a corresponding rise in gun violence - just as happened in the 1980's. "Cause & Effect" folks. Much of the gun violence is secondary to drugs while by 2005 onwards people incarcerated previously were beginning to get out of prison and back onto the streets to fill the legion of new addicts. Want to reduce gun violence = address what drives it. This is a lot more than an access to firearms issue. Think about it.

@theannoynggamerlovestheusa2566

Жыл бұрын

we cant just blame guns

@LutraLovegood

Жыл бұрын

@@theannoynggamerlovestheusa2566 Guns don't shoot bullets, drugs do.

So much respect for those people after having experienced such a traumatic thing. And so little respect to law makers to bowing down to gun lobbying as their citizens keep getting shot.

@Awesome_Aasim

Жыл бұрын

The specific problems is with the partisan politics. For one, we need to make it easier for those with the appropriate training to carry weapons, but for another, we need to make it harder for those who intend to harm themselves or others. Democrats focus on one half of the equation, and Republicans focus on the other half.

@CoryHatfield

Жыл бұрын

If you cry hard enough, you might hurt the guns feelings. lol

@stijnvth

Жыл бұрын

@@CoryHatfield dude can you teach me how to be so cool, please?

@xhenryth7926

Жыл бұрын

You act like there's not more mass shootings in Chicago (Democrat run) than schools nationwide, combined.

@MarlosCartinez

Жыл бұрын

@@stijnvth i mean when someone wants to do you harm what are you going to do about it? Be defenseless or have a means to protect yourself?

Sounds like a vicious cycle at the expense of the vulnerable to me: nothing more American

@DarrinSK

Жыл бұрын

then leave

@mrbyzantine0528

Жыл бұрын

@@DarrinSK If only it were so easy.

@Nirawen

Жыл бұрын

@@DarrinSK Is that a representation of your ideals, of the American spirit you wish to promote?.. "Don't fight for change, run away"

@akmo7766

Жыл бұрын

Clip up!! 🔥 with 🔥

@matthewjones39

Жыл бұрын

If you’re so worried, why don’t you just leave? I’ve heard Venezuela is a great place to live.

It's not the gun's fault it's the guy holding it

@juckya9660

Жыл бұрын

Then we need to stop giving guys guns

@KBoon

Жыл бұрын

@@juckya9660 the government is also "guys" so maybe they can give up their guns too? Oh wait, it only goes one way...I guess a uniform and a badge automatically qualifies someone as a marksman capable of protecting everyone else and being everywhere all the time.

@juckya9660

Жыл бұрын

@@KBoon Its almost like they're qualified to own a gun. Also you don't need an assault rifle to defend yourself.

@KBoon

Жыл бұрын

@@juckya9660 what makes them "qualified" exactly? What's their minimum training quota? No one asks these questions. Just assume that: Uniform/badge + gun = good Civilian + gun = bad And, if you're just against "assault rifles" which isn't even a real term, but I'll assume you meant semi automatic rifles, are you angry at most other countries who don't let their citizen easily obtain single shot rifles/shotguns to even have at home for self defence? Most of these countries requiring a "valid reason" to own a gun, while their governments have them at all times.

@juckya9660

Жыл бұрын

@@KBoon the training protocols are well done for the most part.

What an inspiring story! Foreigners (such as our friends at Vice) will sadly never understand that, for Americans, loosening gun laws IS reform. Like the AR-15, it saves lives. 😊

@jcxzit

2 ай бұрын

IKR these left wing organizations probably funded by the deep state to brain wash 50% of America and the whole world that taking away our right to defend ourself is somehow going to stop children from being killed. We need armed teachers.

@esquizoafectivo

Ай бұрын

​@@jcxzit"Left wing organizations funded by the deep state". - While literally defending the gun manufacturers' billionaire business. -Using the "deep state" fallacy, advocated by propagandists whose speech is funded by actual corporations... Such a common sense exercise.

I've never seen a gun in my life, greetings from Europe 👋

@TheAllAmericanHoneyBadger

11 ай бұрын

Greetings from the US of A 🇺🇸

@RonSafreed

4 ай бұрын

In 1774, 250 years ago, England banned guns/gunpowder in colonial America!! attempted gun confiscation by the English army in April 1775 started that 8-year war for American independence & England almost won that War!! Then England came back for the War of 1812-1815 burned Wash. D.C.

7:38 This graphic looks pretty but it's difficult to tell which hexagon represents which state.

@argustaveras6391

Жыл бұрын

@Vox

Problem isn't the guns it's the people.

@internet-gf

Жыл бұрын

yeah, it is. i feel bad because the majority of gun owners don’t plan on hurting anyone besides self defense.

@naz6james570

Жыл бұрын

@@internet-gf see?? This kind of people is the problem. You really need gun for self defense?? The fact that your law allow killing others for self defense is considered as an act of justice is the problem.

@tylerweeks1335

Жыл бұрын

It’s that or wait for the cops to come. You need to protect you love ones if need be from harm dude.

It's ironic how they say they prevent mass shootings by helping the shooters get guns.

The truth is that based on multiple studies, 90% of the population aka the working class, has negligible impact on what legislations get passed. Only the rich get a say in lawmaking.

@taintedlogicng6985

Жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely curious. Can you link me to those studies, please?

@Yonggbaek

Жыл бұрын

Citation?

@ukaszglinski2687

Жыл бұрын

@@taintedlogicng6985 He is not wrong. Basically that's the way that democracy works when every dish on the menu is rotten and mouldy. When there is no public control over what government and institutions do, it ends up in a monopoly, where when you have money, you have direct or indirect power over legislation and regulations.

@orbitalpotato9940

Жыл бұрын

@@Yonggbaek Page, B., Gilens, M. (2014). Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens.

@orbitalpotato9940

Жыл бұрын

@@taintedlogicng6985 Page, B., Gilens, M. (2014). Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens.

If only politicians could agree on something

@DireAvenger001

Жыл бұрын

I hope one day they can all agree that you have an individual right to keep and bear arms, outside the context of a militia. Seems enough politicians still deny the opinion of DC v Heller

@squeaksquawk4255

Жыл бұрын

They can! Every politician agrees that the other side is wrong!

@marc-andreservant201

Жыл бұрын

Politicians on both sides agree that Super PACs and lobby groups are good for the nation. The more money they spend, the better.

@BambiTrout

Жыл бұрын

They all agree that the working-class public are a nuisance to be ignored

@jeffersonclippership2588

Жыл бұрын

@@BambiTrout and that the military budget can always go up but there isn't a single penny for the people

I live in NH. We have some of the most relaxed gun laws in the country and one of the lowest crime rates in the country. But not all rules work for all places.

@firefly9838

8 ай бұрын

Doesn't fit their narrative

@JakeKoenig

7 ай бұрын

New Hampshire is 93% white. That's why you have one of the lowest crime rates in the country. And that's the overwhelming correlation to gun crime that nobody wants to acknowledge: RACE. So instead we get all the liberal smokescreens focusing on gun laws, so we won't focus on which demographics commit most of the gun crime in America.

@bertbccfu9564

6 ай бұрын

My buddy lives in New Hampshire also near Dalton Mountain he always says the same thing an armed Society is a polite Society, and I really find that to be true up there

I have a question. I'm not from the US, I'm from south africa. In my country, if a law is passed, it applies to the entire country which is about 9 "states"/provinces. I've seen that different states in the US have different sets of rules/laws. Why? Is it because the US is so massive or is it more political (like an aftereffects of the Civil war)?

@buhle7651

Жыл бұрын

@Exculpatory Shōgun ok that's interesting. Thank you for your reply ❤

@joeiborowski9763

Жыл бұрын

@@buhle7651 That was the uncompromising condition that the 13 original colonies agreed to so that they can to band together against the British or this country would not exist.

@hisnitch

Жыл бұрын

The short version is that the federal government has their own rules and laws that applies to the entire country. Sometimes, though, laws or rights don't happen to exist under the federal government, which is kind of a holdover back from when the Consitition was first being formed as a way to stop states from getting too uppity. This probably would had caused uh.... issues, and made the Consititution a bit too ironclad. As a response, a dude named John Adams wrote up 10 amendments as a way to ensure that the Consitituion was very mutable instead immutable. Of importance in this case is the 9th and the 10th here. The 9th Amendment states that any rights, laws, or privallages that isn't covered by the federal government is undeniably a right guartneed by the people and by the state unless stated otherwise, and the 10th states that the Consitiution isn't a immutable document and that the 10th exists entirely so that more rights can be either given or taken constitionally, which is exactly why slavery except under imprisonment isn't illegal anymore and how the entirety of Prohibition happened. TL;DR: The 9th Amendment makes it so that people can have whatever rights the feds don't cover unless the states decide to cover it, and the states can have whatever rights they want unless those rights are covered by the Feds.

@1ntr0spect98

Жыл бұрын

basically theres federal laws that apply to all states, but states can create additional laws, as long as they dont conflict with any federal laws

@RGC_animation

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that is why people in the US care much more about which state a person came from than basically any other country.

As someone from Central Texas, I'd like my state to have a Governor who could stand up to the N.R.A. & gun lobbyists, but sadly Governor Greg Abbott can't do that. Furthermore, I'd like to point out that our last 3 Governors were Greg Abbott, Rick Perry, & George W. Bush, whom have been the 3 Stooges of Republican state "leadership." Here's hoping that Beto O'Rourke wins the Governor's race against Abbott in November. And this is very likely given how close the margin between the 2 of them is with Abbott's approval rating continuing to fall after Uvalde.

@2389jonjon

Жыл бұрын

You're delusional if you think Robert O'Rourke is going to win in the state of Texas. he will win in three or four counties and that's about it

@Ass_of_Amalek

Жыл бұрын

I doubt that abbott is going to end up receiving substantial blame for uvalde up until the election. I actually thought he reacted ok to it for a republican. at first he did of course peddle the uvalde police's lies, but he was actually pretty quick to call them out as lies (a huge political taboo), faster than most news networks.

@PeterBoardman1

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saying that! Something HAS to change.

@StarCypher

Жыл бұрын

Hate on me all you want, but Robert Francis O’Rourke (a rich, privileged white guy pandering for Latino votes) will lose. It’s ironic how a guy who was arrested for burglary is threatening to take people’s property lol

@bthemedia

Жыл бұрын

You are so lucky to live in a state that helps to defend and restore your 2nd Amendment rights… overturning decades of racist and tyrannical gun control!

I live in a country where no one is allowed to have guns. We had zero shootings in the past whatever years. And no one need guns to defend themselves because people have common sense.

@jessetorres8738

Жыл бұрын

I often joke that Conservatives can't read past the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it turns out they can't even read halfway through the 2nd Amendment conveniently ignoring the "well-regulated militia" part.

@cz2301

Жыл бұрын

@@jessetorres8738 militias were a thing of the 18th century, before the country had an army which means the 2nd amendment is an aberration today

@DireAvenger001

Жыл бұрын

CZ as in Czech Republic? Cause the Czechs own plenty of guns

@cz2301

Жыл бұрын

@@DireAvenger001 like in Asia

@tonymarik1649

Жыл бұрын

@@DireAvenger001 I'm from Czechia and I don't know anyone who would own a gun

Just forbid civilians to own guns.

@9ninrninr947

Жыл бұрын

Just be smarter...

@garrettguerra7616

Жыл бұрын

Owning a firearm is a Literal Right here in America Read the 2nd Amendment foreigner

@wyattnovak6310

Жыл бұрын

Thats a horrible idea

As a European, I cannot understand your country

@myboysd5772

Жыл бұрын

@Exculpatory Shōgun Im sure you dont, theres quite a few countries here.

@birbcat1264

Жыл бұрын

As an American, I can’t understand my country either

Why do we as americans treat guns like toys instead of weapons

@CoryHatfield

Жыл бұрын

I treat them like tools, personally. That’s what they are.

@Fr00stee

Жыл бұрын

@@CoryHatfield only if you have an actual use for them

@MynameisBrianZX

Жыл бұрын

@@flyinggoose1456 have you never seen a gun commercial? or a gun-themed social media channel? or ted cruz frying bacon on a rifle barrel?

@Mr.O-Town

Жыл бұрын

@@CoryHatfield killing tool…. Literally the sole reason they exist

@pierce2024

Жыл бұрын

Well there's more guns that people here and like 99.99% of people are never shot at so most of us are treating them pretty responsibly

This country is on an ever downward trajectory

@DarrinSK

Жыл бұрын

downward and leftward.

@akmo7766

Жыл бұрын

People always say that! Not really tho. Go outside speak with your neighbors. It's a few sick individuals that make it look bad for the rest of us. Then News outlets like these highlighting only the bad. Never the good!

@dulguunjargal1199

Жыл бұрын

@@DarrinSK Going Bad and Evolving Backwards

@sovietunion5700

Жыл бұрын

@@DarrinSK "Progress is only good when in benefits me" "Okay, what about universal healthcare?" "REEEEEEEEE"

@aturchomicz821

Жыл бұрын

@@sovietunion5700 Democratic Socialism would benefit everyone eventually, if only there never was a red scare...

Chicago is a great example of how effective gun laws are! Im very certain they have no gun crimes at all!

@user-uo4ro8jo4i

6 ай бұрын

LETS BAN GUNS! I mean, that's how we got people to stop doing drugs!

@whatsamazing1531

5 ай бұрын

I know!!! Thank god they don’t have constitutional carry… I’m sure everyone carry guns in Chicago have the proper permits!!!

@Entropy106

5 ай бұрын

@@whatsamazing1531I’m almost certain it’s one of the safest, most god-fearing cities in the US!!!

@Thatdude_Nik

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's not like interstate gun traffickers take advantage of red states with constitutional carry laws to easily buy guns there in bulk and sell them to criminals in Chicago, right? And republicans and the NRA want to keep their mouths shut about that because they profit off of that?

@user-uo4ro8jo4i

4 ай бұрын

@@Thatdude_Nik By the same logic, people could take advantage of Mexico's illegal gun ring and bring them here. We didn''t have all these problems with guns back when the government stayed away of our guns.

Fun fact (note sarcasm): A recent investigation where I live has linked 85% of guns used to commit crimes in Ontario Canada has been directly linked to smugglers who legally purchased them in Texas.

@talleywa5772

Жыл бұрын

Almost like criminals don't care about laws. Imagine that.

@technolus5742

Жыл бұрын

@@talleywa5772 Among experts there's a consensus that more guns do not promote more safety, but they promote more violent assaults. Yet, there's still such deeply ignorant gun mentality, in most part due to efforts from gun lobbies promoting misinformation about the subject and laws that are counterproducent. It's very sad.

@talleywa5772

Жыл бұрын

@@technolus5742 and do bare in mind that "experts" aren't always right just because they're experts. We had experts telling us a thin piece of cloth offered the same protection as a fitted and filtered ventilated mask.

@technolus5742

Жыл бұрын

@@talleywa5772 Experts are the people who are most informed, and it«s not one or two, its the experts in general having this position. They are saying that having more guns is bad, rather than good. If you're going to against the people who are best informed, you're going with losing odds for no reason. Anyway the most informed people are saying that guns overall make things worse rather than protecting us. And regarding masks: what happens is that filtration systems are way more effective when dealing with **very small particles,** but covid tends to spread through **bigger droplets**, against which even a simple cloth is much more similarly effective.

@penitent2401

Жыл бұрын

And in Mexico and further south, drugs cartels are legally buying guns by truck loads in the US and smuggling them back to them via same drug smuggling channels. Go in with drugs, come back with guns, to the point that they out gun the local military making them undefeatable. The Taliban and many middle east terrorist groups are also reliant on legally buying US weapons, they already got tons from what was left behind by US forces but to maintain and repair or replace and upgrade they need constant source of supply. And they are already using and trained and experienced with the US's weapons, and US supply is far cheaper and delivery and distribution systems more reliable then anything else.

Come on.. The politicians DON'T CARE... why can't people just understand that? Not rocket science.

@or3325

Жыл бұрын

So other than saying that, what is your suggestion or insight? How do you make them care? I feel like people resort to such statements too frequently, often when they have nothing more thoughtful to say...

@adaptablerubenvideos3097

Жыл бұрын

True, It has been proven many times in history that they don’t server the people needs most of the time

@CO-vt1jb

Жыл бұрын

@@adaptablerubenvideos3097 Exactly, and the democracy don't seem to work at all, so many are crying for stricter gun laws and then there's the republicans doing the complete opposite. Also seeing a big number of Americans leaving the US for Europe right now.

@SinisterMud

Жыл бұрын

Well if one party is massively sponsored by the NRA, they aren’t allowed to care. Whatever the other party may try to oppose, it won’t work. The US is stuck!

Its ironic how worlds most powerful country is unable to protect its citizens especially innocent children ..

@DerultimateKeks

Жыл бұрын

"protect" is a tough word here. you cannot have a police officer by your side at all times. But you can have a gun with you almost at all times. So the country allows you to protect yourself. No provocation just hoping for an interesting conversation

@mtollund

Жыл бұрын

@@DerultimateKeks But wouldnt you agree that protection doesnt need to, and imo shouldnt be lethal, I mean you can always use selfdefence or pebberspray. Plus isnt it also really counterintuitive to arm teachers, teachers having a handgun doesnt really guarentee the shootings from stopping or protection anyone, because lets be honest, if the shooter really wants too, they can easily get a semi or fullautomatic weapon, which we only endanger the teacher more? Just my thoughts, feel free too share yours

@silversunset

Жыл бұрын

@@DerultimateKeks If they make it easier for teachers, parents and school faculty to obtain guns, that would also mean that more potential school shooters would have the same access. Other countries like Japan that have super strict gun laws prove that they work in preventing mass shootings and gun deaths. But with the current state of the US and their views on gun rights, I doubt any significant restrictions on guns will happen any time soon.

@chanellover4491

Жыл бұрын

Because they value money above anything else

@xhenryth7926

Жыл бұрын

@@silversunset They don't make it easier for teachers to get guns. All it does is remove the "gun-free zone" rule from schools. You know... because criminals don't follow "gun-free zone" rules.

You know gun free zone signs sure do seem to help a lot.

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

Just the other day, a would be mass shooter stopped at that 1,000 foot line since it is illegal to have a loaded gun within 1,000 feet of a school. Whew! So close. :)

@HappyGuy-cn9po

9 ай бұрын

Criminals just walk up to signs, see “no guns allowed”, and walk away. Smh

GUN LAWS DON'T "PREVENT " ANYTHING, IT JUST MAKES WHATEVER IS AGAINST THE LAW. MURDER HAS BEEN AGAINST THE LAW FOR A "LONG TIME" AND HOW MANY MURDERS HAVE THAT PREVENTED?!!!!! SPEEDING IS AGAINST THE LAW DOES THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM SPEEDING?!!!!! 😨😲😤😢😧

@theghoulishgay8943

Ай бұрын

So are you saying we should just make murder legal?

US be like "We are not gonna solve the problem, we gonna make money out of it by selling more guns in the name of protection"

@warrmalaski8570

Жыл бұрын

How do you solve the problem of evil? It's in all of us. Evil finds a way to be evil. Whether its a mad man in truck that kills 80. Or a mand man with a gun that kills 20. The problem is still the mad man not the truck or the gun.

@SilverKarma

Жыл бұрын

​@@warrmalaski8570 also australia solved it by banning the guns. you need to take the weapons of mass death away because your politicians aren't smart enough to tell that more guns will only means more dead people in the end wether its the aggressor or victim. How can you expect these guys to solve the problem of mental health and such. And don't you dare bring religion into this because I cantell by the use of your words.

@kaitlyn__L

Жыл бұрын

@@warrmalaski8570 increasing the hurdles a mass murderer has to jump over to murder reduces the lethality. A knife spree kills 2-4 people rather than dozens! Hit and run in a car is far less anonymous and easier to catch due to license plates, etc.

@warrmalaski8570

Жыл бұрын

@@kaitlyn__L Did you not noice the truck that killed 80 or the plans that killed 3000+? Guns are in fact one of the worst ways to commit mass murder. There slow and single target pershot.

@jeffersonclippership2588

Жыл бұрын

@@warrmalaski8570 yeah evil isn't the governments job lol, policy is

I'm going to say it; We don't have a gun problem, we have a *LIVING IN A DEPRESSING BLEAK DYSTOPIA* problem. Yes, there are some gun laws we should implement, particularly more intense screening and training. But if you want to take gun violence (and violence in general), down a few notches, tackle the crisis that living in this country is. Look, I live in the same depressing cost of living, unlivable wage, monopolistic corporation controlled, and ineptly governed world you do, and I don't take to the streets with a few pounds of iron... *BUT TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE IT'S NOT FREAKING HARD TO SEE WHY SOMEONE WOULD* TL;DR Violence will always be a problem when the future and present look as bleak as they do.

@VoidHugger

Жыл бұрын

Violence is the underlying problem, but think of it this way Climate Change is the underlying problem for increased flooding, but that doesn't mean you stop putting up sandbags. You can combat the effects of the cause while also trying to combat the cause.

@kapabahcaravan6378

Жыл бұрын

yes, we need more socialized healthcare and mental healthcare. Guns per family have been the same since the 70's, crime has risen since the 1990's. The widespread coverage of violence and the lack of mental help is what i believe is a cause of this. I'm very pro-gun and i want to see the end of this violence. but i think we need to address people side of it. We need to help those kids who feel the need to do thee crimes.

Absolutely depressing to watch this after what happened in Nashville this week. But the only way to change the reality is to keep bringing it up, speaking up, and discussing it.

Criminals don't care about laws or your feelings.

@Venturai

3 ай бұрын

And facts don't care about yours.

Soooooo are we just not going to talk about how some of the places that have the strictest gun laws have the highest rate of violent crime and how all of these shootings take place in “gun free zones”???

@analcommando1124

Жыл бұрын

You mean like Chicago? And you do realize that most guns used in shootings in Chicago are bought outside of Chicago and something like 40% are bought just across the border in Indiana where buying a gun is easier than buying a candy bar? Gun laws are only effective if every state has the same, tough gun laws.

@patapelo7589

Жыл бұрын

a gun free zone isn't gonna do anything if you can drive a couple hours get a gun and come back

@aarongoossable

Жыл бұрын

@@patapelo7589 my point exactly. They broke the law to get them right???? What’s going to stop criminals from finding other ways to bring them in?? If laws worked so well at preventing criminals from committing crimes, why do we still have. Horrible drug problem in the United States. Meth is federally illegal and yet it’s one of the most common drugs found

@patapelo7589

Жыл бұрын

@@aarongoossable it's still gonna happen yes, but it's gonna happen much less because it's gonna be much harder to acquire a firearm. most criminals don't even have the knowledge needed to even start the process of smuggling illegal contraband into the country and its too much of a risk for something illegal which you probably won't use

@KaraKubed

Жыл бұрын

Chicago isn’t even top fifty in gun murders per capita

America hurts itself in its confusion!

@Acidfunkish

Жыл бұрын

🤭 Ffffff

@JM-qr8qz

Жыл бұрын

The alphabet ruined it all.

@josmos1182

Жыл бұрын

@@JM-qr8qz what’s the alphabet got to do with anything lol

@rcdrury1

Жыл бұрын

Yep; this lady is demonstrating that confusion. Guns have NEVER been the problem.

@DaveSmith-cp5kj

Жыл бұрын

@@josmos1182 Reference to the federal agents who were friends with almost every mass shooter before they attacked.

Friendly reminder that most bans target assault weapons, rather than handguns which are responsible for the overwhelming number of gun deaths, over 60% of gun deaths are suicides, the definition of “mass shooting” was expanded and now includes gang related shootings, MA has some of the strictest gun laws in the country and has had more mass shootings than almost any other state, MA also has the majority of its gun violence perpetrated by (and against) less than 6% of the states population (African American males) who are also far more likely to be impoverished and thus more likely to commit, and be victimized by violence. Also, most gun deaths involve far fewer than ten rounds, and guns obtained illegally.

The US needs to follow Switzerland's example. They have about as much guns as the average red state yet absolutely no gun violence.

@ulthanesmorkums

Жыл бұрын

Switzerland is 99% white dude.

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs

Жыл бұрын

@@ulthanesmorkums As are American spree shooters.

@ulthanesmorkums

Жыл бұрын

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs So you admit to only caring about an issue when it's sensationalized. Because gang shootings FAR outnumber the few isolated spree shooting instances shown in mass media.

@Mate_Antal_Zoltan

Жыл бұрын

@@HeadsFullOfEyeballs the American spree shooters the news channels tell you about ;)

Scott just sitting there silently looking so fed up with all this!!! I think he is a whole mood representing how gun abolitionists feel

@boxeswithfoxes

Жыл бұрын

Nah hes fed up with having to protest for anti gun laws like can they just tighten it already?

@mureithikivuti

Жыл бұрын

@@boxeswithfoxes IKR 😂😂

“If everyone had a gun no one would need a gun” -Bojack Horseman

@newgoliard6059

Жыл бұрын

Not true. As an American, I NEED all the guns.

@MitsubishiEndeavor

Жыл бұрын

@@newgoliard6059 HEY! leave some for me man

@flazerrazer2992

Жыл бұрын

I cant tell if this comment is pro gun or anti gun

@IceKnight678

Жыл бұрын

I hate how people are able to own guns for security when it’s not needed but I can see why they want to keep it as a form of entertainment

@PresidentJeanAuguste

Жыл бұрын

@@IceKnight678 Because that's how america works

I feel for those people all of these disasters could've been avoided

@achaean7615

7 ай бұрын

Yeah they could have, arm the teachers and other staff, increase funding to police forces and enforce stricter laws on violent crime, most fatalities caused by firearms are suicides, most murders are between gang members.

@user-uo4ro8jo4i

6 ай бұрын

If only they had a gun...

actually this video is entirely wrong, it's never been stricter. we nees to deregulate everything about firearms and weapons in general.

@ossigaming8413

3 ай бұрын

So, firearms in school?

@ossigaming8413

3 ай бұрын

I mean, rights are rights, but one should also consider rhe safety of the people.

@borregoayudando1481

3 ай бұрын

@@ossigaming8413 what do you think keeping away from understanding safe firearm handling does to people when they grow up and are around guns? whether or not theyll flip out and attack eachother is a whole different discussions seperate from guns.

@jcxzit

2 ай бұрын

@@ossigaming8413 Yes teachers should be trained and there should be more cops for sure. Taking citizens guns away isnt helping anyone. The guns being used are illegal and cannot be traced.

If this is how governments handle these things then we have no hope for stopping and reversing climate change. The problem is the U.S. is way too big. If each state were a country like before, it would probably lead to actions that follow what works. Costa Rica has pretty strict gun laws and there are no mass shootings here to my knowledge and the gun violence is 40% less here. 8 out of 100,000 vs 12 out of 100,000 in the U.S.

@Jkp1321

Жыл бұрын

Wonder how many Costa Ricans have no sense of meaning or purpose with bad families and SSRIs

@JM-qr8qz

Жыл бұрын

You can't control climate change. The weather isn't going to always be a 76 degrees. So relax.

@barrybenson5671

Жыл бұрын

I have an idea to fix climate change we go to nuclear power, but everyone hates me for that.

@alexandervlaescu9901

Жыл бұрын

@@barrybenson5671 That would solve the "problem". How are politicians going to get elected if the "problem" is solved ? How are the rich going to make a profit without ruining our civilization?

@Unberable

Жыл бұрын

@@barrybenson5671 it’s because oil and natural gas companies have spent a lot of money to make people think nuclear power means literal apocalypse

Obviously in a county that has a surplus of guns needs more guns to protect. The genie is out of the bottle long ago.

@KBoon

Жыл бұрын

You can measure someone's true stance on firearm ownership by how much energy they devote to wanting to restrict guns in the US, while simultaneously not devoting any energy whatsoever in calling for the relaxing of gun laws in other countries where they are far too restricted. It only goes one way, doesn't it?

@davidevans916

Жыл бұрын

Staggering isn’t it, makes you wonder what needs to happen.

this video goes so indepth, I love it

@ifyouleavenow5960

Жыл бұрын

Laughable if you really think that

thank you for spreading awareness

Guns should be as easy as it is to get a car and a driving license. Both cars and guns are needed for survival and both are equally deadly so it shouldn't get in wrong hands.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv

Жыл бұрын

They should be easier. Being able to own weapons is a right driving a car is not a right

@Nchinnam

Жыл бұрын

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv true but I think cars are more common here. Hence why I want both very easy to own.

@studentofsmith

Жыл бұрын

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv I feel like driving a car should be considered a right. People have the right to freedom of movement and in a car dependent country that means driving. If you tell someone they can't drive you are limiting their freedom of movement. It's like people who, through no fault of their own, wind up on a 'no fly' list. They want a mechanism by which to challenge that because it's not just an inconvenience, it's an infringement on their right to freedom of movement.

@AdamSmith-gs2dv

Жыл бұрын

@@studentofsmith Freedom of movement means the state can't prevent you from leaving your home without a trial. Cars are not a right

What you should do : just ban guns , its really easy. If nobody has a gun , nobody can hurt each other.

@someoneontheinternet4518

Жыл бұрын

unfortunately the issue is so widespread there would be basically no way to enforce that - think the war on drugs and how much of a failure its been

@user-ew8qu5yi5h

Жыл бұрын

you know that knifes exist, right?

@lifestudios9040

Жыл бұрын

knifes are not that deadly , u can dodge a knife. You probably cant dodge a bullet unless your in the matrix. Knifes are more accessible but usually fewer people are injured/killed in knife fights (i dont know what to call it). Usually a large group of people are targeted when guns are used in violence such as schools. When it comes to knives , usually only one or two people are targeted.

@someoneontheinternet4518

Жыл бұрын

@@lifestudios9040 mate you are too young to be watching this video

@deathgod1222

Жыл бұрын

Guns can be bought illegally, lol

We shouldn't have strong opinions without examining data. Data could show: - Do red states have more or less mass shooting deaths per capita and why? - Are some weapons excessive for self defense and if so, does this statistically lead to negative outcomes? - What is statistically safer: open carry, concealed carry with/without permit, no carry? This would answer questions like: How many heroes have there been vs normally rational gun owners losing their temper? How effective is open carry at acting as a deterrent to would be criminals? Does permitting/registration make us more accountable as gun owners?

@gunslinginleftist

Жыл бұрын

I'm pro-2A, and while I do support open carry, I do not recommend it. You don't want to let bad people know that you are armed, because you will almost always be at what's called an "initiative deficit."

A troubled country. Not going to change soon since they literally laugh at the solution.

@Tylerd838

Жыл бұрын

That’s because it’s not a solution

@SneakySteevy

Жыл бұрын

@@Tylerd838 you dont even know what solution i’m talking about…🥸

@Tylerd838

Жыл бұрын

@@SneakySteevy then what is it

@SneakySteevy

Жыл бұрын

@@Tylerd838 American citizens are traumatized. Thinking process is not good, ego to the roof, many many biaises. Citizens have to solve THEIR OWN problems before to try solving others problems.

@Tylerd838

Жыл бұрын

@@SneakySteevy yeah, that is exactly why we laugh at it because you didn’t list a solution

Some people just never learn from their mistakes

You have to change the people. Laws won't change anything.

@DekuSt0ner

Жыл бұрын

People are getting more depressed and anxious thats a statistic fact. I dont think loosening gun control is a good idea with that in mind..

@antony2527

Жыл бұрын

@@DekuSt0ner see. You gotta fix the depressed people. People in places like Switzerland are not depressed so they don't go around shooting

@DABUNGINATOR

Жыл бұрын

Stricter gun laws & giving people the help they need are both important.

@SkeinChug

Жыл бұрын

Laws worked in Australia. They have seen a stark decline in gun deaths since 1996. Same thing in Japan. What makes the Shinzo Abe shooting so noteworthy is that not only was it an incredibly rare event for the country but the gunman had to make his own zip gun. Laws work. Though making the lives of our citizens is important too. That's why I refuse to vote Republican. They refuse to make our lives better and make it easier to get a hold of guns.

@KBoon

Жыл бұрын

@@SkeinChug "gun deaths"...how about OVERALL deaths? Oh wait, those didn't change. Criminals just use guns a bit less than they used to. So, problem solved? No, because there's still the same rate of dead homicide victims at the end of the day. However, Australia did make it easier for criminals/burglars to carry out their violent acts especially against elderly people and women, who are disproportionately weaker physically and cannot defend themselves because the government took their guns. But it's okay for said government to have all the guns they want, surely their lives are worth protecting with guns, just not the common people of course.

Because America doesn’t learn

Whelp, time to get a pistol for those who live in Washington State. I hear they have a buff against criminals and poor people.

thank you, vox, for covering tough subjects with great motion graphics without fail

@NazriB

8 ай бұрын

Lies again? Law Order start with one bullet

I just watch American politics for entertainment at this point Get out from that poor old fashioned country of yours fellow Americans. Go and see how other countries in the modern developed world function, maybe then you'll actually stop sweating and arguing about things that literally everybody else has figured out decades ago

@tk-5268

Жыл бұрын

People dying= entertainment to you? Sick

@elasri11

Жыл бұрын

@@tk-5268 How is American politics people dying? I watch politics for entertainment, not mass shootings!

@ifs_fishing

Жыл бұрын

*Drives to Mexico, gets extorted upon entering country

@mobilusinmobili8321

Жыл бұрын

"Modern developed countries" = Whiter or more homogenous countries Got it. Ramp up deportations then...

@elasri11

Жыл бұрын

@@mobilusinmobili8321 Bruh, that just doesn't make any sense, your point?

I still cannot understand how people think the solution to shootings is giving more access to guns,,,MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

@ax.f-1256

Жыл бұрын

Because, they think the Concept of the Nuclear Mutually Assured Destruction also works perfectly for normal Guns... (Fun fact: it only works for nukes) 'cause Murica !!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@TheAllAmericanHoneyBadger

11 ай бұрын

Cause the people will have more access to Guns that they can use when someone tries to hurt them and their family.

just wait till you hear that cannons are legal

@maxmuenchow

Жыл бұрын

Are they illegal? You could probably own a cannon as garden decoration

This issue of guns makes me very grateful I live in Australia.

@pengyuyu7849

Жыл бұрын

of all countries america allows you to carry guns like nothing

@onemansvoice9132

Жыл бұрын

@@pengyuyu7849 yes

@patogordo1385

Жыл бұрын

Everybody hunt cangurus in AU

@pixelmaster98

Жыл бұрын

fun fact, Australia used to have the same mass shooting problem, with a similar origin story of settlers carrying weapons for self-protection and brutally massacring the indigenous people. However, unlike the Divided States of America, your country actually did pass stricter gun laws. Wendover Productions made a good video about this (/watch?v=v0aGGOK4kAM)

@onemansvoice9132

Жыл бұрын

@@patogordo1385 you should learn how to spell before giving inaccurate takes

BuT WhAT aBOuT mY SeCoND ADmEnDMeNT RiGHtS

@Humanstickobserver

Жыл бұрын

Do you think crooks need the second amendment

I suggested those people against guns come to Brasil, we'd have a very strict gun laws and probably the highest rate of homicide by firearms, here you only have the option to be a victim! in 2017 over 67 thousand homicides, more than Mexico or Syria! There are no simple solutions for this issue!

@notracefromraytraceinhisface

Жыл бұрын

I don't think you can compare the US to Brazil, the US has much more options to control these things.

@carl0jin304

Жыл бұрын

Yes because of losser gun laws americans could import these guns to other criminals that what happens

@garrettguerra7616

Жыл бұрын

@@notracefromraytraceinhisface limiting guns rights is not a option

@notracefromraytraceinhisface

Жыл бұрын

@@garrettguerra7616 it's works in nearly every other highly industrialised country

@garrettguerra7616

Жыл бұрын

@@notracefromraytraceinhisface yet Owning a Firearm is a Right here in America & not in another industrialized Nation, Clearly your not a American

Historians will give the period of surging mass shootings in the US a name.

@talleywa5772

Жыл бұрын

"the failure of gun legislation."

While I feel bad for the Susanna woman who’s parents were shot at Luby’s studies have shown that unless you’re a professional that regularly trains to take down shooter being armed doesn’t mean you could take out the shooter. In fact if she was armed it is more likely she would have shot a bystander, been shot by the shooter or been shot by police. But her “belief” is shared by so many people

@TheBuffNerd92

Жыл бұрын

Being armed doesn't mean you can take out the shooter. But being armed gives you a much better chance of doing so. Just like we saw with the hero at the Greenwood Mall

@0h0h0h0

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBuffNerd92 Yeah but this argument forgets that if there's no guns it is highly unlikely that there will be a shooter in the first place...

@unalloyedbee8691

Жыл бұрын

@@0h0h0h0 What you stated is impossible in the US, and even if we get the ATF to rob us of our guns, we, the law abiding citizens won’t be able to defend ourselves from those who illegally obtain guns. A preview of this is in California (which has the most gun regulations out of all 50 states), where the most mass shootings occur in the US as of 2022.

@poolmonkey7479

Жыл бұрын

🤣

It’s sickening to me that people think they are more protected by loosening gun laws and wanting everyone eventually owning a gun.

@belcs7313

Жыл бұрын

why so? the idea of carrying more guns means a mass shooting can be resolved in a matter of minutes even seconds by a civilian lawfully carrying a weapon

@V3RTIGO222

Жыл бұрын

What's ironic is that church mass shootings basically stopped after that law was passed because multiple shooters were killed by people conceal carrying in their church

@Fries_Flyzzz

Жыл бұрын

@@belcs7313 exactly

@user-ih8kr9nt7o

Жыл бұрын

@@belcs7313 If guns are illegal then there is no mass shooting (or at least very unlikely), and it means that people don't need gun to protect themselves

@bestdogshadow383

Жыл бұрын

@@belcs7313 Yes and then it also means there are more mass shootings.

Best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun

@wistfulgraph

Жыл бұрын

Then where are the good guys with guns? Also have you not heard of Ulvade? The police are supposed to “serve and protect” but instead they allowed the opposite to occur because they valued their own lives instead of civilians… student civilians and teachers. The “best way to stop bad guy with gun is good guy with gun” is just an excuse to have guns. It’s because of you all that these shootings occur. You all are ALL RESPONSIBLE for indirectly killing each victim of mass shootings.

@9ninrninr947

Жыл бұрын

@HeinousPain Well, YES. How'd you think that shooter was stopped? 🤦🏿‍♂️ Second, literally THIS VIDEO just used ANOTHER example of someone using an AR to stop a shooter, as an example. They just didn't mention the good guy who stopped it....Think.

@9ninrninr947

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you did just see someone argue against....thinking. No wonder half the debate is dependent on ignorance.

@garrettguerra7616

Жыл бұрын

@HeinousPain you mean the off duty Border Patrol who defy the police orders and stopped the Uvalde shooter, clearly you don't know what your talking about

@razerpenguin1887

Жыл бұрын

Why not just ban guns? So the bad guys with guns won't appear and the good guns won't have to risk their lives?

"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" Not a difficult sentence to understand.

@fayfalc21

Жыл бұрын

assault rifles didn’t exist when that amendment was written

@KentuckyFriedFixes

Жыл бұрын

@@fayfalc21 Neither did certain words but that doesn't mean it's illegal to say words like "Trans" now because the date of the First Amendment precedes that word. That's the beauty of the founding father's foresight. It protects our rights as US citizens thru the ages.

@TheAllAmericanHoneyBadger

11 ай бұрын

@@fayfalc21 So? Speech and Politics have changed Drastically since the Constitution was written, should the government start Arresting people for thinking the wrong way?

What’s funny about all this is the way the debate always revolves around guns (arms), but never violence itself. And thus state violence - such as aiding and abetting repressive regimes abroad (like Saudi Arabia’s extreme violence against Yemen, and its own repression against its own citizens) isn’t even thought about except as some sort of separate issue. Likewise, even though the Democratic Party even has a codicil in its platform calling for the dissolution of the infamous “School of the Assassins,” (WHISC), they still have haven’t done anything about it. Likewise they seem just as indifferent to the violence committed in situations like the ones Wikileaks exposed in Iraq as the Republicans. Violence sadly isn’t something you can simply outlaw. Like anything else that is taboo, if suppressed instead of understood and transcended, it will simple erupt in some other way.

@tkam54

Жыл бұрын

You are conflating issues. Gun violence is a by product of unfettered gun access in America, gun culture, and republicans owned by gun lobby

@talleywa5772

Жыл бұрын

@@tkam54 and that's why blue states have the worst gun violence with a direct correlation to gang activity. But that's racist to talk about.

@tkam54

Жыл бұрын

@@talleywa5772 - Gang activity is a by product of packing poor people into city blocks. Blue states have large cities while red states have rural commnunities. You wont find gangs in nowheresville with with 1 stop light... There was a group of people that created ghettoes in cities....but that is racist to talk about....

@technolus5742

Жыл бұрын

Among experts there's a consensus that more guns do not promote more safety, but they promote more violent assaults. Yet, there's still such deeply ignorant gun mentality, in most part due to efforts from gun lobbies promoting misinformation about the subject and laws that are counterproducent. It's very sad.

@tkam54

Жыл бұрын

@@technolus5742 - Preach!

Republicans: That was a terrible act of violence, thoughts and prayers go to the families. Also Republicans: Lets pass laws that lead to more of that violence.

@larry-mk6bc

Жыл бұрын

dude really, most of the gun violence are in blue areas i think.

@BanjoZZZ

Жыл бұрын

This year alone CA has a SURPLUS of $97,000,000,000 - 97 BILLION. That's enough to put three armed guards in every school in the U.S. for the next five years. But if Democrats stopped shootings, how else can they ban guns?

@larry-mk6bc

Жыл бұрын

@@BanjoZZZ i believe that people should have guns, but be evaluated like have have a license. check for mental health, reason for a gun, etc

@thomaslok5808

Жыл бұрын

@@larry-mk6bc Yes, do it like how Switzerland do, (check Tom Scott’s video), but they can have guns, but can only use them at shooting ranges and have to have a license, even in shooting ranges, they have very strict rules, and breaking them may lead to license getting suspended. Or do it like the Aussies (Check Wendover production’s video), they passed strict laws immediately after shootings, it’s honesty not hard, Americans just need a big enough shooting and a person in power to actually do something

@pyrotechnicalbirdman5356

Жыл бұрын

Bro the law has almost no correlation, the shooters in mass killings have tons of illegal weapon attachments and other parts that "laws" have to take the blame for.

Repeal the ATF