Actor Gary Sinise Talks Gun Control | Larry King Now | Ora TV

[@TheUnseenSoldier]

I’ve met Gary Sinise myself on a USO event of his, shook his hand and had a few words. He’s not at all like most of Hollywood, he’s good natured, genuine, honest, and very sensible. If he ran for an office, I’d surely vote for him.

[@OldForester_100]

I've always liked Gary Sinise. He does a lot of work for veterans as well. Awesome guy! Not to many like him in Hollywood.

[@twotwentyswift]

Add Kurt Russell and Tom Selleck to that list. Awesome guys!

[@LWolf12]

Ted Nugget as well. Though he's not really a Hollywood guy.

[@brianforbes8325]

L. Wolf, you mean Ted Nugent. Misspelling, but right idea.

[@mattoessenick1003]

One of Hollywood's great celebrities and today there aren't many except for those listed on the comments below

[@robpolaris7272]

Of course they don't.

[@jasonstallings4074]

Mr,Sinise is an excellent intelligent actor and a great guy.

[@tonymcdowell9017]

Any forms of gun control is nuts start in holly wood take all guns out of movies any form of violence let's see how many movies are made let's see how many actors lose jobs how many movie studios survive Only money money money

[@areyouready22]

Gary Sinise is one of a very few Hollywood people with common sense.

[@Rumination_Vertex]

There are many actors with common sense we just don't get to hear form them.

[@Drewp06]

@Tim Most actors believe the average person doesn't deserve and shouldn't have firearms, but it's ok for them to have private security details. Hollywood is a sess pool of leftist garbage.

[@basilbcf]

Amen - had the pleasure of meeting him at a Wounded Warrior event once. Hell of a nice down-to-Earth guy.

[@barrylockwood1810]

Most live in the la la land they build around themselves

[@diogeneslantern18]

@@Drewp06 yes most of them are, but there are quite a few that are pro 2A and libertarian

[@Hallow334]

More respect for Gary Sinise after watching this video!

[@larryhorsman338]

Great actor with a great message

[@Cossack1984]

Way to go Mr. Sinise!!! Glad to see people still think for themselves.

[@jenkinstactical6311]

FINALLY! A celebrity that's not scared to say what he wants and not just saying what they want u to say.

[@ChrJahnsen]

Gary Sinise, I already had a lot of time for you, but my respect for you just tripled in two minutes!! Awesome, buddy!

[@rangerjones5531]

A Veterans favorite! Not just an actor, An American Hero! Lt Dan can do no wrong!

[@rjhengartner]

Lt.Dan is awesome!!!A true patriot on and off screen and much thanks for all you do in the veterans community.

[@sketchartist1964]

Nice to see that not every Hollywood actor is a utopian fascist.

[@gonzarellious6102]

This right here shows that Larry King doesn't know a damn thing about guns.

[@anthonyware4033]

People that want to take guns away from law abiding citizens know nothing about guns and how do and dont work and have never shot a gun. All they know about guns are what they see in movies.

[@leekosinski290]

I think if he ever shot a rifle it would have broke his shoulder.

[@e.lebrunet6311]

Like most journalists, politics or hollywood people. The last category being full of hypocrisy, doing movies in wich they use guns to be a good guy and make money and then being anti 2a

[@warrenjensen4670]

Larry is playing "Devils Advocate" here, offering an opposing point of view for Gary to work off. If Gary was anti-guns, Larry would've offered the opposing stance. If Gary was pro-guns, Larry would've taken the anti-guns side to get Gary's perspective out. It's called journalism, it's not difficult to understand or interpret.

[@jd9708]

@@warrenjensen4670 What's not difficult to understand is Larry King, regardless of his stance, was absolutely uninformed when it came to what types of firearms are readily available for people to purchase. Apparently, in your rush to appear intelligent, that flew right over your pretentious head.

[@Moneymoney011]

WHAT'S THE POINT IN MAKING LAWS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T RESPECT IT? Please, explain to me how can LAW prevent those who don't respect it from doing bad things? It only prevents good citizens from being free.

[@adamchurvis1]

Laws do not take any action, much less prevent the actions of others. Laws are statements of the boundaries between legal and illegal behaviors, and they sometimes provide for a framework of punishment for crossing those boundaries which judges use as guidelines for declaring specific punishments in specific cases, based on the facts of each case. That's why we make laws, why we preserve them, and how we use them. Laws are a society's expression of the degree of freedom their citizens enjoy (or don't). We have very good laws here, on the whole, but of course they could be better.

[@jockellis]

They don’t care about your safety; they want control over every aspect of your life.

[@bobostef]

Let me explain this to you ....... its because ......... Hmmmmm ........ you see .......... the thing is ......... Damm YOUR RIGHT !!!!!!

[@michesgqlledobbiln8928]

If the politicians would bring back the death sentence, and actually use it, and prosecute the criminals and not just give them a slap on the wrist, then the criminal elements would think twice before pulling off the crime!

[@bobostef]

@@michesgqlledobbiln8928 not sure about the death sentence but than again iam Canadian. Most certainly we could use more heavy consequences to those crimes. Justice system is not always right and sometime they make mistakes sadly killing poeple with the death sentence who might be inocent. death sentence might be a solution or may not i don't know.

[@johnf.kennedy4650]

Larry King got his ass handed to him

[@1f5sda]

Gary Sinise is one of my favorite actors of ALL TIME.

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

Reason flowing from a Hollywood mouth. Shocking.

[@kenny8675]

Not a Hollywood mouth anymore they hate him cause of this sorta thing its totally ridiculous I think hes a truly amazing man

[@ChrJahnsen]

You said it, man.

[@mxyzptlk9862]

Gary Sinise always embodies what being a true gentleman is all about.

[@JohnDeHaanSeekerOfTruth365]

Simply Put! Gary Sinise is the definition of... A Good & Honorable MAN!!!

[@yoliegunderson8749]

Thank you Gary. You and Kurt Russell have so much class.

[@cliffleath7983]

Go Gary Sinise. Great common sense and view of our situation here in the USA. Thanks for your comments.

[@profsat5]

Gary Sinise on of the few actors that tells it point blank.I will be watching whatever movie or TV show you are on now.Most actors get rich off of a movie with guns in it and their not honest like he was.

[@babayaga1767]

someone's always wanting to take your stuff or play their power over you. the modern democrat party has entered the chat

[@emansnas]

Unfortunately too true. Makes one wonder if so many of them hate guns because they fear they'll be used on them to help control their unethical evil ways.

[@6862ptc]

while I agree with your sentiment...to pretend ONLY the Dems want to exercise control over you is disingenuous. It's just different issues the Republicans feel the need to prohibit. Be wary of both sides.

[@emansnas]

@@6862ptc I wouldn't necessarily disagree with your sentiment as well. Though I'm unsure of what the specific "different issues" are you refer to. Prohibition is a strong word to me and implies force or coercion of some kind. It seems to me, particularly in this regard, that there is a clear and definitive difference in the two parties methodologies. Democrats (meaning today's) being far more restrictive of certain liberties, including the most fundamental of all - the right (and the means) to think and decide for oneself. Vis-à-vis preceding I'm particularly concerned by the apparent alliance between 'big tech' (social media) and the Democrats. Given the totality of circumstance the preceding is unprecedented in degree and severity. And is something that in effect limits freedom of expression/opinion. And that is something a democracy can not long survive.

[@6862ptc]

​@@emansnasFirst let me say I'm a moderate so I am only describing what I read the Left is saying about the Right. But I'm talking about issues like what a woman chooses to do with her own body. Prohibiting LGBTQ from serving in the military, prohibiting same-sex marriages, prohibiting same-sex adoptions. Support for bigoted business owners who wish to carry out their business - which are public accommodations, to which nondiscrimination laws apply - prohibiting LGBTQ from using these businesses under the guise of Freedom of Religion. It's easy to conclude (as MANY right-wingers have accused of the DEMS), that Republicans also HATE huge groups of AMERICANS. They are anti-separation of church and state, anti-labor/union, anti-public schools, anti-science, anti-campaign finance reform, anti-OSHA, anti-SEC, anti-EPA, anti-Federal Reserve, anti-health care, anti-equal rights and anti-civil rights. All designed to aid and protect Americans. In fact, President Trump appointed folks to run the Dept of Ed., EPA and other Departments that had previously spent their entire careers fighting the very departments they were now to lead. Trump's Republican Party foisted lower taxes with INCREASED Federal spending (craziness right?), pro-financial deregulation back to another financial disaster (like the great recession), pro-monopolies (unless it's in industry's who vote for Democrats like high-tech), not to mention the support of white supremacy groups, pro-fake news "Conspiracy-Party Platform" as policy direction, and finally support for an overt insurrection.

[@emansnas]

@@6862ptc Mmm, that really is quite a laundry list isn't it. Far be it for me to have the time or inclination to address each individually, but maybe a few observations. Some on the list are obviously exaggerative, others are of high concern to small special interest groups (some 'entity' please help us if those in that category - on EITHER side - ever become dominant forces), others less about prohibition than balance (a suicide pact with idealism is ultimately in no one's interest). Clearly fundamental human rights should be maintained, but also the interests of society. Specifically on abortion, it's an extremely complex issue isn't it. One that not only involves emotionality, morals, high and low ethics, and the fundamental needs of a species, but also everyday real world practicalities. Pretty sure that the longest dissertation by some of the smartest people on the planet attempting to be completely rational and objective would be wholly inadequate in resolving the issue. It seems like it should be too obvious to have to state, but the form of government we're under was 'born' under the guidance of those who honestly, with the highest ideals, tried extremely hard (at risk of life) to construct a nation based on certain principles (we should all know what those are). What has happened under those principles is arguably the most powerful, freest, most prosperous nation to ever see the face of planet Earth. A nation that has defeated other nations of great evil who attempted to prevail, and held at bay others that would similarly threaten our way of life. Clearly it became (or is) evident to 'them' that the nation cannot be defeated from without. From within however is an entirely different matter.

[@xXspectre170Xx]

Although he was kinda wrong about machine guns since you can own them as an NFA item; he has earned my respect because he has demonstrated that he is grounded to reality and not spewing gun control nonsense from his mouth.

[@madgavin7568]

Considering automatic weapons manufactured after the year 1986 are banned in the US, he technically is correct in that regard and NFA items are banned in some states if I'm not mistaken. The NFA does make some rather ludicrous restrictions, especially on suppressors.

[@MikeHermo]

Wow, I would love to see an honest, open, and heartfelt discussion like this in 2021

[@Mike-gt1cs]

It would be banned from most discussion platforms. It doesn't fit 'the narrative' or agenda.

[@slimjimandpepsi]

God bless you Gary Sinise!

[@1f5sda]

True hero!

[@nicholasmoe3656]

Very well said Gary Sinise

[@kaseymiller5441]

Know what stops a bad guy with a gun? A good guy with a gun.

[@victorcoleman949]

I love how people argue against that point by saying "Call the police."... You mean "a good guy with a gun"?

[@JohnDoe-ki6dv]

The bad guy not having the gun in the first place.

[@aaronspillman1140]

@@victorcoleman949 Not only that but as many have said, when seconds count cops are minutes away. The chances of a cop saving you in time are slim, plus they aren't required to help even if they do get there in time.

[@thesynergy2]

@@JohnDoe-ki6dv Good luck with that. They'll get it regardless, you cannot stop it.

[@JohnDoe-ki6dv]

@@thesynergy2 works in my country. The penalties for having a gun that is unlicensed are severe. Might be different in the US though as they are so numerous that it would be tough to control.

[@gjhoward]

Making good people helpless does not make bad people harmless.

[@lindakrieger1035]

Gary Sinise. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@c0mm3nu1]

Finally an actor who is pro-gun.

[@thedarkknight646]

I was surprised actors like Matt Damon and Liam nesson were for gun control especially when they make movies like Bourne and taken lol hypocrites

[@peculiarindividual]

Vince Vaughn

[@Refresh2b]

If you got out of the guilded cage you created for yourself you'd learn (gun control) is a right wing scare tactic to keep you in line. Dems/ the left do not care about good people owning guns. The problem is too many bad people are in possession of the weaponry.

[@Mike-gt1cs]

@@Refresh2b 1. It's 'gilded', as in, gold plated 2. Politicians like Beto have categorically stated they were in favor of gun confiscation

[@Refresh2b]

@@Mike-gt1cs misrepresenting the facts and falsifying the truth. People from all across the spectrum enjoy themselves some firearms. Have you seen any John Wick movies? I'm sure Keanu Reeves isn't for gun confiscation. But 400,000,000 firearms are floating around with more guns every day. Responsibility eludes most 2A 'ers.

[@TRockett55IRISH]

Gary Sinise just a true citizen and simply incredible what he does for the families of fallen service people and his organization does for so many .

[@user-sx1jb8gc6s]

Love how thoroughly ignorant King is about gun laws.

[@garyhughes9649]

Props to you Gary Sinise you are a class gentleman and a very good actor with a lot of common sense keep up the good acting and keep fighting for the cause

[@tampawakos]

we already have enough gun laws.

[@genehollon7313]

Right John. More than 22,000 . Many of them are NOT ENFORCED.

[@tampawakos]

+Gene Hollon well said. if all the laws were enforced properly everyone would see that the problem isn't the guns. the problem lies else where.

[@riseofthealternativemedia6067]

Your right and thats why Trump said no more gun laws and that he will make sure the other laws are carried out. Statistics and flat out evidence prove that the worst gun control areas have more gun violence and violence period. People that dont want to break the law will obey them but criminals arent and they know where the places are that people wont be armed. Texas has the lowest gun crime yet the loosest gun control.

[@CaptainCocaine]

We already have TOO MANY gun laws. At least we do here in Maryland.

[@taterichey8345]

Good for you Gary. Thankyou.

[@m0rbidh0rr0r]

Larry King witnessed Caine kill Abel from across the garden of Eden.

[@RonHelton]

LOL

[@apollo305shade]

Lmfao!

[@TechSeller]

He and his linage understand this story to well....He is a snake! Hello!!!????

[@TechSeller]

Larry King is an American television and radio host, whose work has been recognized with ... His parents were Orthodox Jews. King was edjewcated at Lafayette High School, a public high school in the New York City borough of Brooklyn...In your zombie faces!

[@cliffordmcbee7683]

Daniel Lee king sold his sorry soul for a piece of gold. anybody who honors a turd should smoke it

[@robertvc4716]

What a great guy and how well he spoke about it. What he said was to punish the bad guys and leave the law abiding citizens alone and let them protect themselves and their property! Way to go Lieutenant Dan!

[@steveholman5978]

It's nice to occasionally hear a celebrity echo the feelings of most law-abiding, responsible people.

[@JohnBarrow1961]

Gary Sinise a calm and reasonable voice amid a sea of liberal wackiness.

[@genehollon7313]

John, I agree, even though Sinise is wrong about a MACHINE GUN. THEY ARE LEGAL. See my post above for BATF regulations of the 1934 Federal Firearms Act.

[@MrJimmy3459]

Legal but HEAVILY regulated, so much so that most gun owners don't even bother with the process

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

+MrJimmy3459 illegal to manufacture new machine guns for civilian sale.

[@JohnBarrow1961]

clubredken And people who think that "all Americans are gun nuts" are not only ignorant, allowing that mindset to dominate their thinking makes them stupid as well. Embracing a state of ignorance is no way to go through life. You can do better. Open your mind and let the light in.

[@clubredken13]

I actually don't believe America feel they have a right to guns because of the 2nd Amendment. They just have been brought up since a young nation to believe they have a right to guns. If any other country had the exact same 2nd Amendment, like Canada, we would interpret it as not allowing the public to have guns. Only the militia. Which was the only military at the time. So America has the gun debates raging constantly. Why is that? Australia banned almost all guns. They don't have any debates or controversy or any problem with guns anymore. AT ALL. Neither does Britain, or us here in Canada. Why does America keep having this problem?

[@angeldaroseli3031]

Wow, love how he explained that.

[@Thesterness]

If only more pro-gun people were like Gary Sinise (and less like Ted Nugent).

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

Many are, but point well taken.

[@rainiertx]

What is wrong with Ted Nugent? He says the same thing as Sinise just with more flare or flamboyance. Both gentleman are correct. Larry King, like most all liberals conveniently ignore the truth or are just uneducated when it comes to guns and they make silly statements like King did here. Assault weapons are illegal and have been for many years. Why do liberals purposely act stupid on the issue?

[@LarryTaint-qn8pd]

Ted Nugent is a neocon warmongering chickenhawk draft dodger that goes around shooting unarmed animals for fun (and food). So, it's hard to accept him as the 2nd amendment poster child. If he is the 2nd amendment's representative, then we're all doomed.

[@rainiertx]

steve fye So if I hear you correctly, you are a bleeding heart liberal who hates the military and the constitution and you try to convince people your comments are relevant by pretending to be pro 2nd amendment? If being a conservative makes you a neocon then most conservatives are "neocons". It's a fact that liberals have declared more war than conservatives. It's a fact Nugent had a student deferment. It's true, animals are unarmed but they are delicious. Many people actually depend on them for food. So it's not Ted Nugent who you should fear, it's people like you.

[@rainiertx]

***** What makes Ted Nugent a racist?

[@TheSKS76239]

how did his legs grow back? or are those the titanium ones?

[@rihamy2nd]

+Max S He borrowed Forrest's braces, as he was no longer using them.

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

+Max S All right, dammit! You MADE ME LAUGH. I might have even giggled. Now I'm goin' to bed.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

+Max S LOL

[@Clearanceman2]

Magic legs, Lt. Dan!!

[@jesseregenauer630]

Lieutenant Dayne???

[@ceretomer5987]

As soon as Larry King said, "Machine guns", Gary Sinise should have called him a moron and walk out.

[@DeadringerFRED]

+cere tomer I think your 2nd amendment implied having the same weaponry available to the public, as the gov't to protect yourself from gov't tyranny...

[@adirondaker]

+DeadringerFRED On the money. We have made, in the "legitimate peneological interest" concessions by way of making "machine guns" unavailable to the citizen, but the original intent of the 2A is closer to what you've stated. Even the SCOTUS has left it "open for interpretation"; They ruled in 1923 that the "operative part" of the 2A was "the Right of the people", thus ending the "militia has the right" argument. It also defined "arms" as "those which are commonly available for a legitimate purpose."

[@DeadringerFRED]

+adirondaker ; ) ツ

[@DeadringerFRED]

+John Kirk Yup...

[@StonedCabbage]

+cere tomer should've called him a moron when he said Cain killed Abel. Any person with a brain knows that is just a fairy tale story

[@aXemRanger1]

Good man Gary. It's great to see a reasonable, level-headed celebrity who respects the Constitution. We need more public personalities who represent the stance of average American and who will provide counter-arguments to all the sanctimonious nonsense from detached elitists.

[@OhioConcealed]

....and that is why I like Gary Sinise. Finally a few elite who are intelligent, well spoken and are brave enough to speak out.

[@csutcliff]

FYI- Automatic “machines guns” are not illegal in the U.S. They are regulated under the NFA. They may be banned in some States, but not all. They’re just expensive as Hell to own....

[@mikealbert3516]

...and to feed.

[@TM_Stone]

They're illegal if made after 1986. Civilians cannot own newly manufactured automatic weapons after that date without Class 03 SOT and 07 FFL.

[@csutcliff]

@@TM_Stone correct. But you can still own “machine guns” manufactured before 1986.

[@TM_Stone]

@@csutcliff that's why I said AFTER 1986. Your statement is still incorrect.

[@csutcliff]

@@TM_Stone I agree with you. However, my original statement was to refute the statement in the video that machines guns are illegal in the U.S. They are not. You can still own one (made before 1986), under the NFA. They’re just expensive as Hell!

[@mk84JDAM]

Firearms---I don't need a firearm to inflict mass casualties...All i need is my knowledge of certain things...But what keeps me from going a mass killing spree is not any law put in place...It is my own morals, values and love for life...But don't think for a second I will not defend my self should I be forced to. We didn't have the mass killings when I was kid(sure they did happen but not very often)...Something has changed in society...It's called RESPECT and Discipline. Respect for yourself, Respect for others and Discipline you got as a child and Self Discipline...It is all but gone from our society...at least enough of it is gone see that it is pervasive in to nearly every aspect of our daily lives.

[@christinamcnasby1725]

Gary Sinise is right about guns.

[@wadetoombs4005]

A very simple and sinceable way to put it. If only more people would look at it like that.

[@gaulishrealist]

Exactly, it impossible to get rid of guns. They can only be taken from law-abiding citizens.

[@timallbritton7329]

Gary Sinise is a national treasure.

[@Allen1773]

Gary Sinise is awesome!

[@martytruelove5026]

Excellent point Mr Sinise,there may be RULES,but criminals are Not going to play by the rules and until it is proven that these "Rules" will not be broken and obeyed by all,we have to defend ourselves from those that do not play the"game"(of life) fair.It is so good to see people who happen to be actors,not all leaning to one side,because who knows,maybe that one side is not always right.RIP Larry King,respected you as a man and enjoyed your show.

[@GoreTorn16]

Hell yes Gary Sinise. I knew he was a good guy! :)

[@Hawkins33311]

It's amazing! The German Voice Actor of Gary Sinise has Exactly the Same Voice!

[@sadimasochist4543]

Love you Gary!!

[@twolak1972]

A voice of common sense and wisdom so needed in America today. Loved him in the stand. WELL DONE EAST TEXAS.

[@francesshelton6331]

Gary Sines is an amazing person. He's pro-military and has done so many things to benefit others who are unable to help themselves. He is an all up front man.

[@Salakert]

Thank you! The state thinks it can fight supply without demand! Never will ever work w/o tackling the latter!

[@Blackwater_House]

I’m a Law Abiding Firearms Owner in South Australia. Some years ago 16 houses in My Street were broken into and robbed in a single night. My house was not one of them. Why? Likely because they presented as easier targets than My Home.

[@ae357em]

Thank you Gary for being the first hollywood actor to stick up for the second amendment and reason.

[@TGM9A1]

Right on Gary, God its nice to see one of these hollywood actors,actually standing up for whats right, instead of sellouts,like sheen and carrey.

[@BlackCroLong]

Finally someone with a brain. If you take the guns away from the law obeying people, all the people that are left with guns are the bad guys. Thank you Lt. Dan!

[@BakedCd]

Nice to see that Gary and several other select Hollywood actors actually supporting the second amendment. I tip my hat to you Gary.

[@mokurutow]

I got to love Gary :)

[@BunsAndGunsCalendars]

I've always liked and respected Gary Sinise as a person and as and actor. I still do. I was in the Special Forces, and our primary assault rifle was HK G3 7.62 with 3 rnd and full auto selectors, and Safe of course. 3 round bursts was the normal fire selector, to control you line of fire, more accuracy, and conserve ammo by being more focused. once in awhile, for suppressive fire, full auto. THE LA SHOOTING: LAPD was seriously out gunned, and had to go to a local gun store for assault guns

[@aldognovvvaaa4558]

Lieutenant Dan you got new brains!

[@johnmohanmusic]

How nice to hear a rational and reasonable man speak.

[@ronobrien7187]

Once again for those that weren't at the morning meeting. "If you outlaw guns then only outlaws will have guns". Please pass this on to anyone you know that wasn't at the meeting.

[@believe722]

Good for him! An actor with common sense.

[@cutator]

No doubt in my mind that; movies, TV shows, music, video games desensitize people to the emotion or a pain associated to the reality of real life violence. You stand over another human who has been shot, stabbed, run over or whatever and watch in real-time as they die. I for one can tell you it has a tremendous impact on you. As for the 2nd Amendment it has nothing to do with people who are so desensitize or so mentally removed from the actual violence they are doing. The right for legal gun ownership is clearly laid out in the in the Constitution. It is in fact their based on the founders previous experience and they understood fully what tyranny was. They had lived under oppressive power; especially oppressive power exerted by government. Thus, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. and the well regulated Militia means to organize the people who take up arms to defend their freedom.

[@carlosbutler7811]

Yes, Gary sinise is one if the best actors. Thanks Gary for your good opinion on gun control.

[@williammitchell1930]

Automatics are not illegal, they are more strictly controlled. I do appreciate his view.

[@RonHelton]

But since none are allowed to be manufactured or imported since 1986, it costs thousands of dollars if you can find one to purchase it. I am sure that will not stop the terrorists from getting them from another country and bringing them here though.

[@williammitchell1930]

Exactly, no law we put on the books will completely stop anything. All it does is restrict those who do not wish to harm others or those who wish to protect themselves from the evil in this world.

[@53rosewood]

It's good to know some actors are very intelligent people who can think for themselves.

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

automatic weapons are legal in this country IF you pay the tax on it. The last I heard it was a $250 tax stamp.

[@ardvarkkkkk1]

+SpockMcoy Issmart $200 for the stamp. Not legal to own an automatic that was made after 1986. Consequently, they are very expensive.

[@Darrin.Crawford]

+monty1300 what personal use do you need a machine gun for?

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

Dukerbud 88 I know guys who collect all manner of firearms for kicks of shooting, then profit when selling. No different than hotwheels, baseball cards. all items are safe/dangerous in the right/wrong hands. Don't run with that pencil kid, you'll poke your eye out!

[@Darrin.Crawford]

+SpockMcoy Issmart Hmmm interesting. I have never heard of mass killings with hot wheels, baseball cards or even pencils for that matter. Because of the risks involved with machine guns wouldn't it be more wise to take up another "collectible" hobby? Just curious.

[@ardvarkkkkk1]

Dukerbud 88 No.

[@truewax257]

You are spot on Gary!

[@viperdagger7732]

I liked how Gary Sinise mentioned the 1997 North Hollywood shootout. I use it to this day as an example of the Bill Clinton administrations failed gun control and possibly the last bank robbery where fully automatic weapons were used by criminals.

[@zacharybickham5757]

You can't dislike Gary. Stand up guy all around. Tells his point.

[@bebe0928]

Lt. Dan lost his legs but hasn't lost his mind.

[@jasonblundell7643]

Actually, fully automatic firearms are legal in certain states, and depending on the particular laws of those states, will be what determines how easy or how difficult it is to legally purchase a full-auto. For example, a full-auto is legal in Florida. However, in order to legally purchase one, you're going to need to be patient and willing to spend thousands of dollars for the license and for the firearm you want. First, before you do anything else, you have to apply to the state government for a special license, which is not cheap to do. You have to go through a lot of paperwork and you have to play the waiting game, because this process can't happen overnight. It would take weeks, if not a few months. Now, if your application for the license gets approved and you receive the license in the mail, then that's when you would be able to legally go shopping for a full-auto. Some of them go as high as $10,000 to $20,000, if not more. It depends on the gun and who's selling it. This is why most financially average Florida gun owners don't actually own a full-auto, nor do they really care to. They're expensive, the gun ranges that allow you to shoot them on their property is limited to a small number, and a full-auto is not very accurate when it's being fired. Unfortunately, that high cost, tons of paperwork, lack of ranges, and lack of accuracy, certainly won't stop a criminal from getting their hands on a full-auto, if they want one. Why won't any of the above stop a criminal from getting any firearm, including a full-auto? Because, they're criminals. By definition of their choice of profession, they don't obey the laws. If they did, then they wouldn't be criminals. They don't buy guns from gun stores, they buy guns on the street from other criminals, which is an underground enterprise, aka the black market.

[@ericrohrbaugh2713]

I'm glad you addressed Mr. Sinise's incorrect statement about machine guns being illegal in the United States. Thank you for explaining this to those who did not know or understand the procedures you need to go through to own and shoot a machine gun legally here. Love this gentleman for decades. A stand-up guy!

[@jasonblundell7643]

@@ericrohrbaugh2713 Yes, I agree. Gary Sinise is definitely a great man and a true American patriot. I love all of the hard work he does for first responders, veterans, and Active Duty. Not to mention, he has made some pretty cool movies. I just thought I would make sure the facts were known about the legality of full-auto's.

[@AmerginMacEccit]

Sane man in all this madness...

[@billclancy4913]

Thank you Gary!

[@bobcole612]

Way to go Gary. "The rifle itself has no moral stature. Naturally it may be used by evil men, for evil purposes. But there are more good men than evil. If the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." Col Jeff Cooper

[@barrylockwood1810]

A car can be a weapon and you don't have to own it yourself either, same with a kitchen knife too and stuff for the garden can be changed into a bomb. They can't ban everything people have to choose to be good or bad that is why laws and police are so important so the bad choices in life have hard consequences for the perpetrators.

[@jimwatts4901]

Good for you Gary Denise!! Told the truth !! 😁🖒🖒

[@johnnyfan7701]

You can not control gun rights because just that, if take away the law abiding citizens rights to bare arms then your giving criminals more rights/control. Besides its not guns that kill people "people kill people" we need a better punishment for people that think they are above law.

[@DonJuansDaddy]

Automatic death penalty seems to work in Japan were that have next to none murders despite everyone living in arms reach of each other.

[@nunyabizzness466]

+DonJuansDaddy Might i add, on an island, without a smuggling issue, and homogeneous culture. Horrible comparison.

[@wyatthunter5876]

100% spot on Gary I have much respect I see you have common sense!! 👊🏼😎

[@RichKulakowski]

Funny how Larry starts off with "what are we going to do about guns?" as if taking guns away would stop criminals. That worked great for drugs (not.) Way to go Gary!

[@johnvinga5446]

Yes, you nailed it. For a second, I thought Mr. Sinise might say 'guns don't kill people or commit crimes by themselves', but he handled Mr. King's rather blockheaded perspective very diplomatically. Liberals in general seem to feel just passing laws will change the behavior of bad people , and if law-abiding citizens' rights have to be trampled in order to try to alter the malfeasance of criminals, terrorists, etc.--well, so be it. However, liberals also in general like to see an all powerful government which can limit law-abiding citizens' rights seemingly at will while ignoring systemic issues which lead to crime.

[@cwsosby]

Gary Sinise is awesome!!

[@samgilley3160]

"You can't get rid of guns" like

[@TJFlashbang670]

Made complete sense to me, well spoken and logical..

[@johnk815]

I’d like to have a beer with that guy. I’d even buy it.. lol

[@greedyphx]

Gary Sinise you are the man!

[@howardrickert2558]

At least some actors have some common sense 👍

[@dianaklien1560]

I love Gary Sinise!

[@whitsixkiller]

Bad people are going to do bad things. So to fix this let's take guns from good people. It sounds dumber when you say it out loud.

[@douglasneidert9873]

Bad people are going to kill with whatever weapon is available to them. Gun control is just people control, nothing to do with safety of the citizens. Gun control is the 1st step to communism. Ask the Germans when Hitler took power, he took away their guns

[@chitownbangin]

Always knew I liked this guy for a reason. He has something called a BRAIN.

[@Sherpaful]

I don't keep my assault rifle in a display case. It is always loaded ready to go!

[@cards0486]

Gary is a conservative, and makes no secret of it. With a framed photo of Pres. Reagan in Mac's office it's pretty clear. He speaks calmly, and expains the reason why taking guns isn't going to work; and it is our Constitutional right to have them. I want this whole interview. Wasn't aware it had aired yet. I adore Gary. He's a patriot, and a man who gives so much to our military and First Responders. I just love him!

[@olsoncarlton]

Gary: Thank you for helping the WWII vets. I saw the video.

[@miragexl007]

Jim Carry makes me laugh, but he also makes me cry. THIS makes my day, One of my favorite actors (Gary) supporting gun rights. I'm a family man, a nurse, a good part of our community (I like to think). I like Archery, and firearms for sports. I like my friends I get together with and the right to just have some fun, safely, legally, and responsibly. There are bad people and that's the way it is, that just sucks. Thanks Gary.