Fear and Loading: Meet the NRA's Most Wanted Customer

[@sukabean7986]

“Stay strapped or get clapped” (sun tzu “art of war”)

[@betherockfull]

My favorite book

[@rrt4511]

This is a fake quote sir

[@femalebreastintercourse4738]

@@rrt4511 oh really???? Is it???? Oh my god its not like they said it sarcastically

[@Sigrafix]

@Domingo Chavez Bruh.. Lmfao.

[@marcusaurelius8285]

Hahahahahahahha

[@trit0nfromthae587]

“If you ain’t strapping you gon get caught lackin” - Abraham Lincoln

[@Hammy_TeeVee]

Ironic

[@Tikolico]

He would know.

[@richardmontoya1093]

This quote is correct, I was there when he said it.

[@buggedouts6409]

@@richardmontoya1093 is telling the truth. We where chilling together that day when he said it.

[@bmindful]

Indeed he said this to the master at the convention. Ask me I know

[@jeffiejeffersonmcjeff7596]

Paranoia and situational awareness are two very different things. If you're eyebanging literally every person you see trying to figure out if they're armed, you're paranoid. If you're just keeping your eyes up and you're passively taking note of people or things that stand out in your environment, you're situationally aware.

[@MZ-rv1bu]

Well said. I was thinking the same thing when she started spouting that propaganda term.

[@mr.nuggit8240]

As a period person yes its stressful this type of media does incorage paranoia

[@copper12heavy69]

"If you try to take my bread, you'll get two to the chest and one to the head" Pillsbury Dough Boy.

[@dj-path]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 my "bread"

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

"Not if I'm faster." - Billy The Kid -

[@Mr.Beanyuwu]

Good one! Now not only you just mureded someone bug you gotta buy more bread AND bullets

[@notfounder285]

😂😂😂

[@ZeroaccessMusic]

I'm speaking from 10 years in law enforcement in Texas. Citizens having guns and being able to protect themselves really makes a positive difference in two ways. 1) Because of the proliferation of carrying guns in Texas it really does reduce the likelihood of guns being used to victimize the populous. 2) Citizens have stopped crimes from completion keeping them there until we arrive and at other times literally defending themselves in their homes. The problem with the removal of guns from a public safety prospective is that when someone is breaking into your house in the middle of the night and you call 911 with lights and sirens it will take us 10-15 minutes to arrive. That is simply too long when seconds count. Everytime I see people who are victimized it kills me because I can't get there fast enough or they didn't have a way to prevent it or stop it. When citizens take care of themselves it really makes me happy. I do not believe the thought you are more likely to be killed by your own gun. I have never seen that in my 10 years as a cop. I do not believe everyone should get a firearm. If you don't like firearms or are nervous you are better off to find another solution and you are free to choose. Why are people determine to remove the choice of defense for people who desire it? You cannot tell people to be open minded when you yourself are closed minded to other people's beliefs.

[@punjabisole23]

THANK YOU!!

[@BrandonCorby-wr5nd]

1) Evidence doesn't support your first claim. Facts don't support you at all

[@charles2007cm]

@@BrandonCorby-wr5nd can you cite credible sources for your statement?

[@jacoblee9455]

Didn't you guys have a pretty well-known massacre like 2-3 months ago? Umm, you do realize if you're in your house and you can hear someone breaking in a knife is better for CQCB. Except you know when people are breaking into your home its more than likely to steal your tv, which isn't really worth anyone dying over with homeowners insurance? You don't believe people kill themselves with their guns? That seems like a stretch as someone that's been on a police force for 10 years. Only within the last five or so years was the 2nd amendment expanded from its original purpose of being used in a "well-regulated militia" to being construed as being used as a defensive weapon. So if you're arguing I'm closed minded because I stick to the original wording of the constitution then so be it.

[@charles2007cm]

@@jacoblee9455 If someone breaks in with a knife and you have a gun it is highly unlikely they will make it close enough for CQB. I would rather see them flee when the gun is presented rather than have to drop them, but someone breaks in your house with a weapon they are asking for trouble. Sadly people do kill themselves with their guns, but they do so much more frequently with their cars. In my whole life guns have been for self defense 36 years btw.

[@zedanide6984]

"Roll the dice you finna get iced" -JFK with his AK

[@chinookh4713]

wait didn't JFK lost his mind.... literally

[@that1guy899]

@@chinookh4713 too soon man... But naw you right, he did literally lose his mind

[@nathanfrasch1838]

JAK

[@brillsmith2207]

"I got nines in the bedroom, glocks in the kitchen A shotty by the shower if you wanna shoot me while I'm shittin" Biggie Smalls

[@ClayC]

Sometimes his words just hypnotize me

[@TojiFushigoroWasTaken]

I wonder if he thinks hes gonna be in a situation as in Mr and Mrs Smith

[@MrBobbo18]

Should of had them in tha street

[@ahuramazda32]

He should’ve used one for self defense

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

Easy to say when having guards as a rapper lol.

[@Levan_K]

"Stay strapped or get clapped" - - George Washington (probably)

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

A gun is like a fire extinguisher. It's better to have one and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

[@artemka2972]

J. Gona absolutely

[@nunliski]

A gun is like a fire extinguisher that kills your child.

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

Because nobody has ever been bludgeoned to death with a round, cylindrical object, like say.. a fire extinguisher, right? Spray some of that fire distinguishing media into your mouth and see how well it goes for you. (By the way, this happens all the the time, and it's usually by kids). The point is, no gun is spontaneously "jumping" into the hands of law-abiding citizens and firing at your family. A gun does what it is DIRECTED to do. Guns don't kill people, people kill people, and accidental deaths account for waaay more cases every year than from firearm deaths.

[@nunliski]

Your argument is unbelievably pathetic.

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

Is that it? My argument is so pathetic that it should easy to poke holes in, but you still haven't defended your position at all? Emotion is not an argument..

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

"So I went to Texas. The heart of gun culture in America" Montana: Ohkay Idaho: Ohkay Wyoming: Ohkay Alaska: Hahaha

[@EthosAtheos]

In Maine we are laughing about that one to.

[@ciscomartinez6092]

You just pissed off so man Texans right now

[@andruwwilson8367]

Oklahoma in the back of the class yelling GAYYY

[@tflanagan3511]

Coming from idaho. My response was more "dafuq? Even in big city area of idaho, you can't go ten minutes in any direction without seeing a gun shop...and my wallet is the only thing that hates that 😂

[@martinbaumgardner4432]

Kentucky pretty much the only gun laws we have say that cities can't overrule KRS

[@sepronioruiz-valuroso6715]

“Mess with Gods hour get the Sig Sauer”-Jack Wilson

[@sankeithk7691]

That made me chuckle thanks for that one 😂😂😂

[@jamesbreh3882]

No body interrupts me and Dorothy's Jesus time

[@mrvladimirputin9828]

omg this line is gnius

[@debbieamper6888]

“Mess with my baby get the CZ”

[@kookdarice9621]

Boogalations 357:stay strapped or get clapped

[@HauntMyNight]

Comparing Canada to the U.S. is like doing that thing where you mom said "well your sister did this, why can't you do this" because you ain't your sister

[@vikmanphotography7984]

But America could emulate policies that work elsewhere, just like children might copy habits from their sister or other family

[@itsirish9582]

@@vikmanphotography7984 America doesn't want to be Canada tho

[@vikmanphotography7984]

@@itsirish9582 _YOU_ don't want that. Though picking out the best features doesn't mean we wouldn't be America any more. I'd happily choose Canada's health care system over America's or South Korean's internet infrastructure. Emulating something that works elsewhere doesn't have to destroy our cultural identity.

[@itsirish9582]

@@vikmanphotography7984 asking Americans if they want Canadian gun control is like asking brothers if they want to become Siamese twins at least the majority of them

[@vikmanphotography7984]

@@itsirish9582 I'm not an expert on Canada's gun regulation but a quick Google search suggests it's mostly just stricter gun license criteria and a 28 day waiting period. And a ban on fully automatic weapons+ sawed off shotguns. That's really not that radical. I know that stricter background checks and training requirements both poll reasonably well in the US. If memory serves, it's like 60-70% popular. **Edit- but there's no need to limit this exercise to Canada's gun control system. A reasonable person could find any number of things worth emulating that are in no way related to gun legislation.

[@D0nnyy]

"Gotta stay strapped" -Thomas Jefferson

[@thomasduffyjr]

Write your own comment

[@D0nnyy]

@@thomasduffyjr mf I made this comment others are like but I made it

[@captiancrunch1840]

"Best protect ya neck". Hue glass.

[@obeselord9501]

My favorite NHL player

[@Exoticlover1629]

true

[@colossalmindb.t.s.8755]

"I lost all my guns in a boating accident" -Colion Noir

[@randalllawkin]

Haha I got here because of his video I just watched lol

[@colossalmindb.t.s.8755]

@@randalllawkin lol

[@andrewnwokocha]

He’s one of the best we have lol

[@Isaza-Cock]

ME TOO

[@acefromwithin2079]

Creepy joe also said that

[@hk4lyfe59]

"America runs on Dunkin" -Starbucks

[@triclopsgamer5934]

"I hate the thought of killing anything, its the last thing I would advise, but as a matter of survival, all creatures are fair game." - Les Stroud

[@knownothing3999]

My wife was anti gun, until someone tried to break in while I was gone. First she grabbed the gun, then she grabbed the phone.

[@bullofthewoods9374]

bravo, enough said

[@charlessmith6412]

Know Nothing: Early in our marriage, my wife was uncertain as to whether or not she could actually shoot someone if she needed to. Then one night our dogs aroused her to the fact that someone was in our back yard messing around with our things. She came bolt upright and awake, gripping a revolver. She no longer has any doubts. In case you are wondering, the intruder fled our back yard after hearing the dogs barking.

[@1950Grendel]

Grabbed them in the right order, too.

[@mikeockitch2174]

probably saved her life!

[@stevenhaire5306]

Id have both hands on the gun I'll pick up the phone later

[@raygoza91c]

Men arming themselves... "We can't trust you, you don't need a gun." Women arming themselves "you go girl! Protect yourself!"

[@tarekali7064]

probably because they'll miss all their shots lol

[@jimbeaux89]

Tarek Ali my wife is actually a damn good shot

[@tarekali7064]

@@jimbeaux89 does that prevent you from arguing with her?

[@eveknightly6198]

Tarek Ali ahaha right? You just know the men will miss all their shots just because they’re men duh 😂🙄

[@eveknightly6198]

...I’ve never heard anyone say that only to men.

[@Just-the-Gameplay]

"Poopity scoop" -Kanye West

[@marcelino.i.v]

soceity

[@somerandomguy8725]

@@marcelino.i.v suks

[@12.7x99mm]

@@somerandomguy8725 *cok*

[@yeezysandals7769]

“We live in a society”

[@somerandomguy8725]

@@yeezysandals7769 society is garbage

[@ozzey5246]

“I was shot, so I don’t think you should be able to protect yourself.”

[@m.powell9676]

It was literally because they didn't have it on them. The intruder found it.

[@kg.turner1301]

Its like they put the gun by the front door just for the intruder to find LMAO if it was hidden/put in a safe then never would have happened.

[@5thfloor584]

yeah, she's assuming everyone is as incompetent as she was. A gun will definitely help, even if you are against guns, we should be able to agree on that.

[@kg.turner1301]

@@5thfloor584 Exactly man if your not brain dead and know to put your guns away in either a spot that is really hard to find or a safe than that is way unlikely that would even had happened! Also im pro gun!

[@AdolfHitler-gs6sw]

he failed to store his gun properly

[@jacksnyder6666]

“Dont be lackin get to packin” -George Washington

[@lkvt123]

They don’t say it will stop you from being attacked, they say it’ll allow you to fight back.

[@jeremyhardee8609]

At the very minimum places you on even ground with your attacker and in the best of circumstances you've trained with that firearm so much you know it inside and out and it places you leaps and bounds above your attacker in chances of survival strictly speaking.

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

Not if you take headshot.

[@melamshwablah4381]

yeah, but they were talking about killing them.

[@unnecessaryapostrophe4047]

@@melamshwablah4381 Killing their attackers? Yeah, good.

[@daveonezero6258]

@@melamshwablah4381 what should they do when threatened with death?

[@sanguisbibimus]

Vice, flippantly: "Can you explain the kind of scenario where someone would actually need this training?!?!?!" Vice, triumphantly: "We live in a RAPE CULTURE!!!"

[@TommyTombstone]

My thoughts exactly. "Rape culture! Trump is a Nazi! White cis males are killing us in the streets!" Ok, I got a gun to protect myself. "What are you paranoid, tough guy? Looking to pick a fight? Small penis syndrome?" That's sexual harassment. And you literally just told me the world was ending. "No its not, only women can be sexually harassed." 🤦‍♂️

[@dequaviousgoochburger6621]

@@TommyTombstone awww snowflake

[@dequaviousgoochburger6621]

@@opticalwinter every shitty trans joke we add 5 more genders btw

[@bernerdsmeth9912]

This made me laugh. The hypocrisy is just outrageous.

[@dadeee7776]

@@dequaviousgoochburger6621 its good that youve adapted, jokes are jokes let us have them

[@titan_o7]

One phrase that I always respond with whenever people ask me if concealed carrying is a necessity is “I’d rather have it and not need it, than need it and both have it.” It’s about being prepared for the worst possible scenario, and having the tools to deescalate that event or stop the threat if necessary.

[@Chill-mm4pn]

I agree, USCCA has videos where they interview gun owners who used them to protect themselves and their families. People don't think about being attacked and having to deal with that.

[@anthony4274]

I can't understand Americans. You massacre children and think it's still okay to carry because one day you might need it, wake up

[@TheSMR1969]

@@Chill-mm4pn what people don't realise though is that it's not a safety thing, if everyone has as access to one how can it protect you

[@prof113]

@@TheSMR1969ot everyone has one. Not everyone knows if you do. Not everyone has training even if they do have a gun. As many have said, I'd rather have the tools I need, know how to use them, and not need them, than the opposite. If you aren't willing to increase your odds of being safe, who do you think will take care of you?

[@TheSMR1969]

@@prof113 you don't need Training to use a gun, point and shoot, this isn't a combat situation were things will be at a distance, majority of self defense will be close range, accuracy is meaningless it's not increasing your odds though, statistics show that the US has far higher gun crime and mass shootings and overall crime in general than majority of developed nations (most gun crime and mass shootings by far) so this idea that guns make society safer is just nonsense. The solution is the problem, people think we'll criminals have guns so I need to, not realising two things, first it's easy access to guns that give criminals such easy access in the first place as places with strict gun control in Europe have incredibly low gun crime even in organised crime and secondly you're not protecting yourself if the other person has a gun aswell, you're just increasing the chances you both die. So best things for self defense is strict gun control with maybe a tazer or pepper spray, but the research and statistics is pretty clear, if I was in America I'd be armed purely because the majority of others are, but in Europe I don't need to be, and this is reflected in gun crime statistics, so you can support the second amendment all you like but don't try and say that guns make society safer because they very clearly have the opposite effect..

[@nokiot9]

I used to think like these kids when I was that young. Then was confronted with real visceral violence and realized “holy shit, there’s no way the cops will ever show up in time” took them 19 minutes to respond to a home invasion in a city that had over 1 million people? Look at the court cases where people have sued the cops for failing to protect them. They’ve set precedent that says it’s not the cops job to protect you. It’s their job to enforce laws. It’s MY responsibility to keep me safe.

[@haydaboss231]

if you have to use a gun to protect yourself when walking in public you need help

[@MrSafer]

more likely to die in a car accident, check. more likely to die from heart disease, check. more likely to die from alcohol, check. seems like we need less guns to defend our selves and more car and health safety. This scare mongering is all done by the gun manufacturing industry to sell more guns.

[@tonyp534]

Mr. Safer more likely? Sure but the fact that evil exists is why people in this country own guns and always will. Laws be damned.

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Same here.

[@johnrangel3114]

Haydaboss if I have to use a gun while walking in public me and my family will still be alive. What will you be? The one needing help.

[@Tikolico]

"I keep my doors locked for YOUR protection, not mine homie" -OG. Benjamin Franklin

[@ERROR204.]

That doesn't even make sense

[@DailylifeTV47]

@@ERROR204. makes perfect sense

[@Tikolico]

@@ERROR204. it means I shoot intruders, thus the reason I keep the doors locked.

[@castleromeo3150]

@@ERROR204. Ok Connor

[@awhahoo]

YOU ARE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME, I AM NOT LOCKED IN WITH YOU!

[@oldmilk3269]

FYI with this corona virus thing going on a lot of non gun owners have become gun owners lately....

[@mikeperry2561]

Millions of them.

[@00ninja00]

Bunch of hypocrites! Crying no guns no guns no guns, then all rush to store to buy a gun! While No gun activists need to rush to buy a gun, if they a real gun lover, they already got plenty.

[@oldmilk3269]

00ninja00 sometimes it takes a virus... or a cop car burning outside your window to convince you that you need to tool up to protect yourself and your loved ones...

[@Computer-Woman]

Old Milk3 a cop car burning makes me a lot more comfortable than carrying a gun would :)

[@taragallowaymerryman]

And I am proudly one of them. Had guns (and training) before but hadn’t had one in a while so I figured now was a good a time as any to own them again.

[@davidmcconnell1663]

Never bring a stabby stick to a yeet cannon boogaloo - Theodore Roosevelt

[@everready19373]

"God made men, Samuel Colt made them equal"

[@motorduckie6440]

Al beautifully said

[@liveandletlive2894]

🤣

[@WeakestSunshotEnjoyer]

stoner and browning keep men free

[@sgt_malice4521]

Al god has abandoned us all

[@bigmike956]

Hahahahah. Pretty sure god created everything including weapons.

[@robertofernandez9854]

“The gun will be taken from you and used against you” well you arent training on weapon retention enough

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

Its a real threat man, imagine they have your gun not you man

[@robertofernandez9854]

Again if you are not pracricing drawing it from concealment in a fast motion and pacifying the aggressor then you are hopeless no point in having a gun

[@robertofernandez9854]

Also even if you can do all that its a risk, what if he draws faster than i do, what if he pulls a knife, the gun doesnt gurantee anything other than a fighting chance

[@finnmurtons8727]

@@robertofernandez9854 whataboutism is pointless. In the end, it's always better to stack the odds in your favour.

[@jerrellrudolphs..5546]

@@robertofernandez9854 neither does not having anything my god are u that dumb a gun doesnt gaurantee but it damn sure gives me a way better chance

[@jamesmatthews5222]

(Okay, I lied, I'm still watching.) Your argument didn't go over well with the female black lawyer, but luckily you found some high schoolers!

[@joegalloway9011]

Can I like this comment 100 times

[@omgitsjoetime]

Volta Kubrick so? Also... High schoolers

[@rogerhancock8732]

you can always depend on the left to use kids like the girl in the white dress that has no clue what she is talking about. "the world our parents left us" what a crock our parents didn't make the world worse it was the liberals, ACLU, and the judicial system that slaps a hand and says don't do that for a criminals first arrest and second adding some probation and then the third time oh lets rehabilitate him/her. Oh I guess some parents did leave it worse mine didn't. I had the kind that if you did anything wrong your ass was theirs. These whinny kids they use are kids of liberals I'm sure. My kids got their butts spanked like I got mine when I grew up also my kids well they know how to respect people and life as well as a gun. My father started teaching me about guns at 8 years old by 19 I had a small collection already started most have now been handed off to my kids but not all.

[@tux9986]

@Volta Kubrick You have to pay to be an NRA CERTIFIED instructor

[@JoriMikke78]

@@rogerhancock8732 That was the most idiotic rant I have ever read... If you really cared (or even could understand) how the world works, then you wouldn't have written that shit. My granddad (and dad) started teaching me about guns when I was 4-5 years old. My granddad was a sniper in Finnish army during the second world war, and spent abt 5 years in the front, serving in two wars. He was promoted and awarded with medals several times, including the "cross of freedom" and killed countless of russians with his sniper rifle and with submachine gun. My dad didn't have to go to war, but since we have mandatory military service here, he is also a trained killer. Everyone here is, and everyone also knows how to use guns from assault rifles to anti-tank weapons...We started with a .22 rifle, then came pistols (they were Nagants that my granddad took from dead russian officers that he had shot) and shotguns and 7,62 rifles etc... Both me and my dad got spanked when were little, but it is a thing from the past, that doesn't teach kids anything, so that cycle broke when I had my kids - no spanking, just learning and love and it has worked just as good, if not even better. However... NONE of these things have NOTHING to do with this video. It isn't politicly motivated in any way - it is just REPORTING... I can't believe how stupid some people can get... Hey, I'll bet that you don't have college education, right???

[@tomgosy]

If you want to carry a gun, do it. If you don't want one in your house, don't get one. It's as simple as that, you have a CHOICE. No one should have the ability to limit your choice or your rights

[@MrBlvck-iv6dg]

VICE “Has your house ever burnt down to the ground” YOU “No” VICE “Then you don’t need a fire extinguisher. Preparedness is stoopid.”

[@mikethompson2745]

Well our houses wouldn't burn down if we banned matches. Matches are designed to create fire. And don't go all "but electric fires do happen"... electricity isn't designed to cause fires, so it's ok. We need electricity like we need cars. We don't need matches anymore than we need guns. We've progressed as a species...

[@fruitfarmfords8243]

@@mikethompson2745 What about lighters, they are waaay more dangerous than matches, no one needs them to start fires, i think people who camp should be allowed to have registered matches, but no lighters, they are designed to start as many fires as possible in just minutes, no real camper needs that kind of firepower.

[@mikethompson2745]

​@@fruitfarmfords8243 I can compromise on the campers. They can even have lighters, but they can't have Assult Lighters, (like those scary looking Zippos), and they have to have a max capacity of 10 flicks before they run out! Our founding fathers never imagined unlimited firepower, they had to light fires one match at a time.

[@jameswhitman3934]

LMFAO. What about lighters that look like guns? They're scary and start plenty of fires.

[@mikethompson2745]

@@jameswhitman3934 Those novelty items? Sure, some people might use them to threaten arson, but realistically they don't cause that much harm. Seriously, when was the last time you heard someone use a gun to start a fire?

[@Forgivefull]

"Always have that Glock around the clock." -- Arno Lou

[@magurgle]

This video completely ignores the CDC study on defensive gun use, that shows between 500,000 and up to 2,500,000 times a year a gun is used in self defense without being fired. Instead they only count defensive gun use that results in a death to compare to murders with a gun.

[@DadMafia513]

where did you buy the LSD dose you used to make up that statistic?

[@ronniehopper2726]

Ruairi Rhodes Appellees the centers for disease control where the study comes from

[@TheUnchosenOne]

Ruairi Rhodes Oh what, you thought every gun owner in the country just constantly gets caught off guard all the time? That would be pretty funny.

[@DadMafia513]

bitch I own guns too and carry a glock 23, what I also do is read... this statistic is completely made up, not one of you will provide a source of information because its completely false

[@RonnieRawdawg]

www.forbes.com/sites/paulhsieh/2018/04/30/that-time-the-cdc-asked-about-defensive-gun-uses/#170bbce8299a

[@silentghoust]

The issue is the culture. NRA appeals to the simplicity of it all. Go out on a weekend and shoot at a human target. They don't teach you to read the room, react to actual dangers, etc. They just paint this vivid image in your head that any stressful situation or show of aggression is life or death. It takes weekly training to be able to effectively react to a stressful situation. Something a large number of gun owners won't do, nor is their proper qualified classes for it. The NRA is just bad for gun owners in general. They overhype ownership and make gun ownership an emotional thing rather than a tool. The day US fixes its gun problem is the day when gun owners actually understand the complexities of self-defense and it's not always drawing for the pistol.

[@byronboydstun2222]

The gun problems in America stem from criminals using guns not over eager people trying to defend themselves.

[@Epicred1997]

Absolutely agree

[@iBLOODBATHproduction]

Wrong

[@Epicred1997]

@@iBLOODBATHproduction 🤡🤡🤡

[@GeographyPal]

Amazingly put. I can’t stand hearing the NRA’s speeches. It’s fear mongering, and frankly grosses me out. I’m a gun owner, and I support the Second Amendment, but never in my life will I willingly support the NRA as an organization, or take their advice on how to handle situations. To me, all of it seems utterly irresponsible. they make it out to seem like having a gun will put you in control of every situation, no matter your level of training, and they hook new members on their sob lines about protecting your family. The truth is, without that proper training and understanding, you will most likely be shaking in your boots if something ever happens. I just hate gun culture here in the US. It’s basically a dick measuring contest, instead of being seen as a tool. I admit it’s fun to shoot, and it’s actually the main reason I purchased one in the first place. But you can’t sell that end all be all protection facade to people who really end up needing proper training as well.

[@unept96]

"More than likely the gun is going to be taken from you and used against you" Wow, that is about the most anecdotal statement anyone could ever make against gun ownership.

[@thethirdman225]

unept96 Look it up. A woman carrying a gun is more likely to be murdered than one who isn’t carrying. wagv.org/about-gun-violence/women-and-guns/

[@thethirdman225]

Dethglock Look up the sources it quotes and stop using emotional, unfounded and faux logic arguments.

[@thethirdman225]

SwampCritter Look at the sources it quotes. It’s not 30 years old. By far the oldest source is from 2003. What has changed since them?

[@thethirdman225]

unept96 www.thetrace.org/2016/05/gun-ownership-makes-women-safer-debunked/

[@thethirdman225]

@SwampCritter *_"The "sources" just keep getting rewritten with new names at the heading. The group hasn't even been called Handgun Control Incorporated for over twenty years."_* So you tell me: what has changed in that time? *_"gullible little paid troll."_* *_"you Democrat slave"_* *_"I bet you also believe that sea levels are going to rise despute the claim that our cities will be under water has proven completely false along with every other climate claim."_* *_"How much do you get paid to lie?"_* *_"no one can be that fucking stupid in real life."_* *_"you lying sack of marxist puppet shit."_* Do you really think this is a valid argument? ROFL!! Quite the angry little man, aren't we? You sure think you know a lot about me, don't you? You are aware, aren't you, that the gun laws in the UK and Australia were introduced by _conservative_ governments under John Howard and John Major. You are aware, aren't you, that whatever the New Zealand PM's political convictions, the new law was passed 119-1. Are you going to tell me that everyone who voted for these new laws was a liar or a democrat slave? Where are your sources? I'd ask you to post better sources but you don't _have_ any sources! LOL!! You are pathetic.

[@snowman7154]

My mother defended my 3 siblings and myself from a drugged up bad guy trying to force entry into our home when I was 9 years old.... she repelled his attack by firing a single shot. The round struck the intruder and he fled as a result.

[@bosslife454]

Mama bears don't play... Even if she didn't have a gun

[@2010RSHACKS]

Cool you shot and probably killed a guy freaking out on a drug. That should make you sick not proud

[@stoneybologna2302]

Live by the sword you die by the sword ⚔️

[@luucid5734]

@@stoneybologna2302 but it’s a gun

[@mastakush4272]

@@luucid5734 wow, you must be a dump supporter. He loves the poorly educated.

[@gekko1487613]

I’m a Texan and Texans don’t like Austin lol they’re literally the California of Texas

[@ryanrebeles6581]

Ong they weird asf there. Houston where it’s at

[@whipivy]

@David Dooley Progressivism means supporting policies which make you look superior, morally and intellectually. This is why the policies themselves do not achieve the results they claim they are designed to produce. Liberalism is nothing more than a brand to make the liberal appear as though their social status is higher than others, nothing more, they don't actually care about people, they only care about appearing as though they care about people because that somehow makes them look like good people.

[@Snookynibbles]

Actually, there are parts of California that are very politically conservative. Anaheim, for example, is a sizable city that votes more conservatively than Texas’ larger cities. It would be more precise to liken Austin to San Francisco...that’s a better comparison.

[@AjinSade]

@@whipivy Liberals are NOT "progressives". Liberals believe in the equality of all common men. They believe in the US and its borders, God, the Constitution, the right of all men to pursue their own happiness. They believe, "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." The progressives do not.

[@AjinSade]

@The Four Horsemen So you do NOT believe that each individual has the right thru thrift, diligence, and hard work to succeed in the US? If we all get the same amount, of pay, go to the same school, eat the same food, then we will all be equal? Where is the incentive to work instead of you sitting on your rump with your hand out to collect for my sweat and toil?

[@thamomentum]

"More than likely, a gun is going to get taken from you and used against you" - ABSOLUTELY NOT. That's what the training is there for. Stop projecting your own incompetence on others.

[@silentghoust]

Hate to say this, but they do not train that. Going to the range once a weekend and drawing your pistol on a human target does not train you to work under stress at all.

[@coleschmitz6187]

@@silentghoust did you not watch literally the first 30 seconds of the video? There is training for literally ANY scenario

[@McTripsRipz]

"You wanna get killed? Get in a love triangle." LOL

[@jaredmayo2331]

Definitely true though look at all the true life murder mystery shows

[@McTripsRipz]

@@jaredmayo2331 oh yeah, it’s definitely true. Not a lot of things bring out such hatred in people. Jealousy is a big one.

[@jaredmayo2331]

The 7 cardinal sins the downfall of most men and women in this world

[@Cpt_RB]

Best line outta this whole thing

[@Billy-bn1rp]

Jodi arias case is a perfect example

[@TommyTombstone]

"Every woman should have self defense classes, but a gun isnt the answer." Ok, well, heres the thing. The bad guy will probably have a gun, gun control or not. No amount of ninja kicks and pepper spray are going to help you then. And that only really applies to exceptionally athletic and highly trained 20-30-something female martial artists anyway. What about disabled women? Smaller women versus a much bigger man? (Assailants dont choose "fair" targets). The elderly? The sick? Those who are alone and confronted by multiple attackers? Those in communities where 911 doesn't come half as fast as Domino's? It's not about you, your abilities, or your willingness to accept that you could be the victim of an assault, rape, or murder. It's about EVERYONE having the opportunity to defend their lives, and the lives of their loved ones. And a gun is the only way to level that playing field.

[@TwoStageTrigger]

Even me at 6'5 Im not going to be able to fight someone off hand to hand. If they have a knife im not going to use a knife or my hands. Im going to shoot them. If they come into my house unarmed, i have no hand to hand skills and you can die from being beat to death. Im going to shoot them to protect me and my family.

[@metalgorilla7865]

Well I live in Britain where not many bad guys have guns so I don't worry or feel the need for a gun. You don't see many guns in the rich parts of America either but go to a rough part of town and they are everywhere the poor kill each other whilst the rich laugh

[@jsand3494]

@@metalgorilla7865 Wow you didn't look very well in those rich parts of America. The rich are not stupid they use gun just as much as anyone else to protect all that rich stuff they have. We do not stand by while some evil men beat ,kill and behead someone in the street either with a evil gun opps i mean a knife...... ohhh enjoy not having those soon hope you do not need one to butter your bread LOL yall little sheep who can't even tweet without going to jail do not need to point fingers at us your more up a creek without a paddle then we ever will be LMAO

[@metalgorilla7865]

@@jsand3494 It's a lot less psychological killing someone with a gun when compared with a knife, this is shown by the USA higher homicide rate per 100,000 people when compared with Britain and most other countries.

[@layleedayne4772]

I'm disabled a female and I am a lover of the 2nd amendment. I was raised Democrat in so cal that changed in highschool when I was raped by a guy twice my size. I tried running away but he grabbed me and flung me back across the room. I was terrified if I tried to get away I'd be hurt more. In that moment with nothing to use for defense I gave up the fight. Now fast forward to 4 years from that I'm 20 and unable to carry a pistol yet still in Cali and I'm at the grocery store. A guy in his 60s approaches me and start complementing me I say thank you and try to go on my way. Well he blocks my path to leave to the main back isle way. I move around and leave the other side. I'm in another isle and I'm watching him. He comes back up to me and starts asking me more personal details. Do I live alone am I dating someone do I have family and friends nearby and so on. I give him vague or false answers. I try and leave again and he follows me. I stay in the main isles and he stops me to talk. I'm getting increasing worried and know that this person is trying to take me. I block him from getting me with my cart and grab my knife in my pocket. I rush to the front of the grocery store where everyone is and checkout. I try and run to me car lock my doors drive around not going directly home. When I went home I knew o should look up the sexoffender registry. Sure enough I found his face. I thank God everyday in this communist state I at least had something to give me a fighting chance. I'd much rather have the reassurance and absolute that a gun will stop someone in their tracks.

[@wanderduck3]

How many people actually use the spare tire in the vehicles? Not that many compared to the number of spare tires. According to this video, we shouldn't have spare tires anymore.

[@Drpermer]

WOW, the sheer level of stupidity that this comment rises to is shocking

[@wanderduck3]

Pigdoc1 sure, if you hate logic, you would say things like that. You know, here is a little secret for you: you can be for gun control and against the bad logic of gun control advocates.....

[@verdantfoxfire]

Logan Sloan Why would this logic apply to both, when they're entirely different situations? The problem with this logic is that spare tires are meant to resolve a non-violent problem whereas guns are tools for injury.

[@INoIFearIGaming]

Exactly. Same reason people have fire extinguishers. The overwhelmingly vast majority of people will never need to use a fire extinguisher to put out a fire in their home, but boy it sure is nice knowing you have an option if you're ever put in that situation. Same thing with guns. The vast majority of people won't need to use a gun for self defense but it is FAR more comforting knowing I have a means of protection on me IF that time ever comes. @Naomi - Why is it that ignorant people like you always use the defense of "well guns are tools of injury" or "but guns are BUILT to kill"? So what? Are you so naive and oblivious that you honestly don't think there is EVER a time or situation where you might NEED to injure or kill someone to PREVENT THEM from injuring or killing YOU? Maybe you should crawl out of your safe space and recognize the real world.

[@prashantawasthi8842]

If I have enough Money.....I don't want a gun...I ll buy a nuke..... Just to be on the safer side... And that should be made legal... My safe is my responsibility ... So I should have the right to have my nuke... Just as a deterrence or as a self defense weapon....

[@swedishguyonyoutube4684]

1:47 The fact that you're assuming people arm themselves out of fear, before you've even spoken to a single person there, show your obvious bias. 10:12, your claim here is absolutely preposterous, because you're not talking about the counterfactual. It doesn't matter that criminals use guns more often than guns are used defensively. What matters is that if you don't have a gun, you cannot defend yourself in that situation, which makes it objectively worse. According to the CDC (link below), there are " 60,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses each year." That's potentially 60, 00o to 2.5 million deaths or serious injuries that were PREVENTED because of defensive uses of firearms! And those stats are from the CDC, for God's sake www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/firearms/fastfact.html

[@dreipunktekind]

huh?! this story shows an nra advertisement that uses fear and also there are parts of this convention/panels using it. please tell me a reason why you have to carry in public other than self defense (= out of fear of being attacked)? if you need a gun for hunting or just sport shooting, you can do that. here in germany we have gun clubs and also you can go hunting if you have the permits. nobody but the police is carrying guns in public and that makes me feel safer.

[@kus0mak]

Dial 911 because when seconds count, the police are minutes away! Cops are usually great people. I support good cops. Unfortunately the reality is that police rarely stop crime before it is committed. They do a great job at documenting crime scenes and often catching the criminal. I forget who originally said this (to paraphrase), "I carry a pistol because I can't carry a cop "

[@cccp319801spetsnaz]

Imagine thinking wanting to protect yourself is a radical concept

[@drdougy7772]

Imagine that you could get arrested for carrying anything for self defence, even if it just a tiny baton. Gotta love the uk

[@bensadikin9513]

Imagine living everyday of your life thinking the guy next to you is about to pull up.

[@nobodyplays7206]

@Jedd Slaven ​ Ever heard of St Louis Jane Doe? Well she's a unidentified 8-11 year old who was killed, raped, and decapitated. Her head has never been found so we don't know who she was. People who conceal carry don't do it to feel big and strong, they carry because IF it ever does happen then at least you're prepared to fight back. The world isn't all sunshine and rainbows, there are people who would do horrible things to you given the chance just walking around in society and you'd let yourself be at their mercy to do whatever they want with you?

[@constipatedfrank8980]

@Jedd Slaven could you please direct me to a nation where it's so safe that no crimes against people ever happen. Like ever. Because there will always be very bad people in this world and aslong as they exist I have every right to protect myself against them.

[@kristv6496]

Constipatedfrank Canada is much safer than the US.

[@nataliehuerta7848]

Guns have the capability to take lives, but what decides if the gun kills someone is the person behind the trigger. BE SAFE PEOPLE!!!

[@cccp319801spetsnaz]

I mean that same person would've killed themselves somehow anyways 🤷‍♂️ glad they had a tool available which made it quick and painless

[@chinookh4713]

Guns are just a tool, and like all tools, they can be replaced. Criminals can use knives bombs cars, swords, rocks, and poison. With the increase in technology and the ability for people to build things at home easily new kinds of weapons can be made unregulated. Rather than focusing on the tools, we should be focusing on the people who did it. But besides crime has been falling for the past decades despite what popular belief is, statistics show a trend that violent crime is falling despite any major gun ban being passed this means guns are not the problem the people are.

[@BasedSquibz]

“If guns are what’s making people unsafe then adding more of them to the equation is not a good idea”-some naiive high schooler who hasn’t heard of socio economic and mental health issues before

[@vikmanphotography7984]

That is the single biggest non sequitur argument I have ever heard

[@cv6442]

Where she has it fundamentally wrong is that guns are what make people unsafe. Nooooo.. murderous people make us unsafe, thieves, predators, dangerous animals... Those things make us unsafe. If you wanna get into a bare knuckle brawl with some psychopath or a fkn bear with a couple cubs nearby.. be my guest! But that isn't how I'd chose to defend myself, and that is my right. It's a shame they have such distain for what previous generations fought to give us. Mistakes were made through out history, but giving us the right to bear arms is not one of them.

[@svn5994]

Wow! It's as if that's actually true. Just ask Europe. Last time I checked, they don't have mass shooting every single week.

[@benbrooks566]

“Carry the glock, or get dropped” - Leonardo DiCaprio

[@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT]

"Wen I'm carrying my AK, you're Fake A." - Unknown Hero -

[@twolip]

Texas has some of the loosest gun laws = less violence, but CHI NY and CA some of the most strict gun laws=most violence

[@raceandcrime]

its more a function of race, this is the crime rate: BLAX, SPIX, INJUNS, WHITES, ASIANS

[@robashton8606]

Nothing to do with the vast disparity in population numbers and density, then? Lol! Americans are funny.

[@robashton8606]

We're talking about a country where a lack-wit like Donald Trump can get himself elected president. Clearly "brain size and IQ" aren't the pertinent factor in much of _anything_ there.

[@lukeisrazor9321]

non american irrelevance LMAO

[@kizzthis9983]

commies execute 5000 prisoners annually. fyi

[@arynnritter4293]

Being that this was Vice I knew it was only a matter of time before it went hard left and I clicked anyways.

[@sasquatchsoldrboi8052]

I fell for it to... I keep hoping to see some "objective" reporting. I wonder why the left doesn't run adds with women discussing how good the hospital staff was and how well the police responded AFTER the assault?

[@thethirdman225]

arynn ritter How dare anyone present both sides?

[@Killmorealways]

Don't feel bad vice was canned

[@thygreek8076]

Vice is owned by huffpost, eff them.

[@arynnritter4293]

@@thethirdman225 They didn't do it in an unbiased manner tho.

[@jjg8457]

I love the editing in this, showing the trained and responsible gun owning women as blood thirst people

[@notfounder285]

I know, they try to almost “criminalize” lawful gun owners

[@marshallwhitmore9266]

That's vice for you. Next these women are gonna be white supremacists. Liberal media at its finest

[@Sarusoid]

@@notfounder285 loool typical Americans in the comments

[@notfounder285]

@@Sarusoid what do the 3 O’s stand for

[@notfounder285]

@@Sarusoid and what made you assume I’m American? Just because I’m ok with LAWFUL gun owners.

[@algierssolja]

I would stop carrying a gun if they would let me carry a cop.

[@SolarTTauri]

Gold!

[@ladycanada35]

would a cop have stoped Chris Watts from killing his wife (could a gun have kept him from strangling the babies??)

[@joeyfromjoeysuperkoolfoodr2100]

@@ladycanada35 yes

[@Hartman73554]

wow your reasoning is staggering but intertaining to read.@@ladycanada35

[@allemander]

algierssolja a noble, if not tired & old, sentiment, but a greater concern arises when one considers carrying a cop for their personal protection, besides it being impractical and unrealistic, many if not most cops cannot be trusted and ALL cops, as ALL humans, are fallible, and then there’s the whole issue of outsourcing the responsibility of one’s own personal safety to a third-party, let alone the GOVERNMENT. Think about it. I’d much rather be responsible for my own safety and carry the appropriate tools for the mission. Cops already do that so why shouldn’t we?

[@carchd1]

The U.S is like 10x larger than Canada, kind of important note for comparing the number of women who own guns in the two countries........

[@ryanprentice5754]

you mean larger in population right?

[@blackcat6.2.]

Yeah in population is what he means I live in Canada we have so so soo much land and we only have such small cities spread around only Ontario,Quebec area is like populated with city and homes we can grow much more bust most importantly we need more gun productivity in Canada!

[@FadingSwordsman]

@The Blue Wind Project 1:23 -- "There are an estimated 12-17M women who own guns in the United States compared to about 275,000 women in Canada" Look at that per capita number! Make sure you read before you refer to a completely different part of the video next time.

[@thethirdman225]

That's why it's measured in numbers per 100,000 people...

[@FadingSwordsman]

@@thethirdman225 Let me do this again: "There are an estimated 12-17 million women in the United States that own firearms, compared to about 275,000 in Canada." Per 100,000? Because if that's the case, throw out your data, I guarantee it's bad.

[@samuelsnom7616]

"We dont wanna take your guns away" we just wanna take your guns away

[@sumvs5992]

Well the bad guys use X gun but I'll take away Y gun first so it looks like I'm doing something "right"

[@r3al174]

@@sumvs5992 WTF just bann guns so the bad guys dont get to carry guns idiots.

[@T0424-g7x]

r3al bad guys don’t care about bans dummy

[@JohnLeeCaskey]

@@r3al174 Why don't we just ban drugs and then people won't have drugs and we won't have any more problems with substance abuse and overdose. Oh, wait... We did ban drugs and it didn't work because people just acquired them illegally.

[@Echo-bx2py]

@@r3al174 not sure if you were just joking but if you are serious you are incredibly stupid because in the UK guns are banned and there is still gun crimes

[@alexsshorts7414]

I think it is amazing that these women are learning to shoot guns to protect them selves

[@es-tg9810]

Not till they point a gun at u for walking close to them at a store

[@Geck_Gxng]

@@es-tg9810 ong

[@kraemer66]

Flawless logic from that survivor. Being unarmed makes you safer when facing a violent criminal who wants to kill you. And you know this because the two of you were shot while unarmed.

[@nathanbruce1992]

If that man did not have easy access to guns she likely would not have been shot

[@mrniceface]

I was thinking about this too.

[@pOOTERgOBLiN]

@@nathanbruce1992 No just stabbed, beheaded, dropped in the river tied to weights, burned alive and or all sorts of other ways. Are you that thick headed?

[@thethirdman225]

@@pOOTERgOBLiN That's a nasty and very active imagination for mayhem and murder you have there. Have you sought counselling?

[@thethirdman225]

CalamityEnsues Why would they do it while someone was home? And please show me where I said it _doesn’t_ happen. It’s rare,certainly a lot rarer than gun manufacturers and their marketing departments would have you believe. Having a gun, is also no guarantee you're going to survive either. @Nathan Bruce is on the money here. If there had been no gun in the house, she likely would not have been shot in the first place so pOOTERgOBLIN's comment is just the by product of an overactive and rather twisted imagination. Now, I'm not saying nothing would have happened but the presence of a gun made it much more likely shoe would die. It was also no guarantee of her safety.

[@shadiestneutron7282]

lol love the way they compare numbers without actually comparing them. "12 to 17 million women in the US who carry while only around 275 thousand women carry in CA" Canada's population is around 35 million and the US is around 350 million. More people live in California then all of Canada. Use real numbers.

[@fredgarvin4482]

the dallas-ft worth metro plex has over 7 million... one metroplex has about twice as much as the entire country of canada

[@thethirdman225]

Shadiest Neutron The only useful measure is rates because they correct for population size.

[@rogerhancock8732]

they have a number for Canada but a guess for the US

[@datboitrooper1255]

I know right, after that was mentioned the first thing that popped in my head was "what about per capita?"

[@jsand3494]

yeah that some shady math right LOL

[@noble9140]

This video started out sort of unbiased but got super biased when they started bring the gun control crazies in for interviews

[@thethirdman225]

Noble Nomad Responsible journalism covers both sides of the story, not just the side that makes you feel good about yourself. You will note, of course, that they approached the NRA who waived their right to comment.

[@thebardock6785]

@@thethirdman225 note how at the end of the video they never discuss how many lives are saved by guns as well by defensive use. NRA probably doesn't care to speak anymore or they lied about trying to contact who knows but it rubs me the wrong way that they failed to include that info. It's biased it didn't start that way but it shows.

[@thethirdman225]

@@thebardock6785 *_"note how at the end of the video they never discuss how many lives are saved by guns as well by defensive use"_* I don't even know where to start with this. The gun lobby is still quoting the same discredited 500,000 - 2 million DGUs per year and most people who quote it claim that equals 500,000 to 2 million lives saved, which is a massive leap of faith to say the least. More recent and credible research puts the figure much lower. The NCVS, which examines every crime on a case-by-case basis reports around 65,000 per year. Even that does not equate to 65,000 lives saved because we simply don't have enough information to make that judgement.. *_"NRA probably doesn't care to speak anymore or they lied about trying to contact "_* This is ridiculous. No credible outlet is ever going to do that. The first the NRA would do is call them out on it. It seems that everyone here has the same problem: you simply can't tolerate balanced reporting. By balanced I mean showing both sides of the story. You regard that as bias, lies, agenda-driven, irresponsible...call it what you will. You only want your side covered. Anyone with a better than room-temperature IQ can see that the reporter here not only approached the gun range but the NRA as well, giving the gun lobby not one but two opportunities to speak. I would say that would have given the gun lobby well over half the air time, granting them a slightly unfair advantage. Journalism is reporting what some people don't want to hear. Everything else is salesmanship (Hearst).

[@thebardock6785]

@@thethirdman225 so you consider Vice a credible outlet? Sorry but they lost all credibility a long time ago. You can argue with the numbers but they are still there and they shouldn't be discarded. Idk about the NRA but at some point in time you really just don't have the time to sit with people who just want to turn your words around.

[@thebardock6785]

@@thethirdman225 The numbers of defensive gun uses (DGUs) each year is controversial. But one study ordered by the CDC and conducted by The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine and National Research Council reported that, “Defensive use of guns by crime victims is a common occurrence”: Almost all national survey estimates indicate that defensive gun uses by victims are at least as common as offensive uses by criminals, with estimates of annual uses ranging from about 500,000 to more than 3 million, in the context of about 300,000 violent crimes involving firearms in 2008. Another study estimates there are 1,029,615 DGUs per year “for self-protection or for the protection of property at home, work, or elsewhere” excluding “military service, police work, or work as a security guard,” (within the range of the National Academies’ paper), yielding an estimate of 162,000 cases per year where someone “almost certainly would have been killed” if they “had not used a gun for protection.” (In comparison, there were 11,208 homicide deaths by firearm in the US in 2012. There were a total of 33,636 deaths due to “injury by firearms,” of which the majority were suicides, 21,175.) In short the numbers are still there and they shouldn't be descreditded or disregarded. It should also be noted that many gun violence numbers often include suicide itself. I don't if they don't cover my side by journalism should always stay neutral....im watching this to get a different perspective but when they don't include the other side then how can I possibly consider them credible? Anyway take care but you have to agree that's info that shouldn't be tossed aside

[@WildmanWard]

I love how she shows up with no ear protection 🤣

[@MZ-rv1bu]

She'll learn after she does that a few more times.

[@suave2870]

"The best type of marketing is marketing that doesn't feel like marketing."

[@kingcypher8427]

“It makes the people feel like they’re apart of it”

[@justanotherguy4283]

Long live Hopsin

[@mattdavid7061]

“Have you ever actually used your gun”...c’mon, common sense, it’s better to have it not need it than need it and not have it. It’s called being prepared.

[@Nightienight]

I agree, I think that allows personal safety, and public safety comes in with training, licenses, and proper use

[@samml3836]

The reason they never had to use the gun is because they have the gun in the first place- or “may” have a gun

[@lonehiker6648]

yeah. that was a dumb critique they made. i dont have gun here because my country's gov sucks but i do have a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit. have i ever needed to use them? lol no thank god, hope i never do either BUT at least il have something to help me out while im waiting 10-15 mins for emergency services to arrive bettering my outcome. a gun should be considered as important.

[@aarondohlen]

Your argument seems to make Sense, but it actually isn‘t that simple. The fact that you have a weapon ready to use will put you in more situations in which you want to use the weapon, or it will escalate situations where a weapon wouldn’t be needed. It will make you think of every situation as a potentially dangerous situation and therefore make more situations potentially dangerous, since other people can own guns as well and think the same way. If you pull a gun on somebody who also has a gun, definitely one if not both of you will die. If neither of you had a gun, the worst case is a fist fight. You will put your own life at a Risk by owning a weapon. Same with knifes: in a knife fight one person dies on the spot and the other one on the way to the hospital. You are in way less risk, if you don’t carry weapons. Think about it. I would like to hear your opinion on this!

[@spaztik7880]

@@aarondohlen or it can cause a bad situation to never happen because the person who intended to commit the crime sees the weapon and decides risking it isn't worth the possibility of being shot. As far as making them illegal, all that does is create a huge black market and putting them in only the wrong hands. Same as the prohibition did with alcohol it caused more dangerous improperly made alcohol to be made and distributed and caused more gang violence because of the huge black market outlawing it created

[@dirty_mikethe_boys184]

When the billionaire Mike Bloomberg willingly walks the streets without armed guards I’ll consider not carrying my pistol

[@j.martinez8767]

Bloomberg is important and has a lot of enemies. You are not.

[@dudedude64]

I don’t care, as long as you have a damn license and are responsible with it

[@JC-uq5gi]

@@dudedude64 I like it when people are more middle of the road, less radical either way. Nicely done Sir, or madam.

[@Gasher92]

@@dudedude64 I don't need any license

[@dudedude64]

@@Gasher92 and why is that?

[@romeoh4859]

That pool analogy was spot on

[@notgaybear5544]

"Does that mean we need to ban pools or learn how to swim?" Great response!

[@bkrey5439]

It does my heart good to see women wanting to take charge of their own protection instead of relying on the police or someone else to do it for them. It's too bad that not everyone thinks this way.

[@ladycanada35]

I'm with you...

[@thethirdman225]

Didn't you hear what they said? A woman with a gun is more likely to be murdered than one who is unarmed.

[@MrMsMexican]

Because the police take for ever to respond the sain goes if it's not there family they don't care when my house got robbed I told them there's people in my house they took forever ans they left

[@pOOTERgOBLiN]

@@thethirdman225 Not a fact at all. An unsafe assumption, at best. I think you should check out the channel "active self protection". You may just learn something. The naivety is astonishing.

[@thethirdman225]

@@pOOTERgOBLiN FBI data shows it to be a fact: wagv.org/about-gun-violence/women-and-guns/ Not really interested in getting my information from a channel with a vested interest in selling guns.

[@ThatTreeGuySC]

"More than likely the gun will be taken from you and used against you." No maam, thats not how it works

[@jamesjross]

The chances of things actually getting to that point to anyone... ever in their life, is statically SO fucking unlikely. This is just making women scared so they give you money.

[@moreparrotsmoredereks2275]

@@jamesjross 1 in 6 women has been a victim of violent sexual assault at least once in their lives, according to RAINN. So no, I wouldn't exactly call needing to protect themselves "SO fucking unlikely."

[@duncanmcocinner5939]

@@jamesjross Well see what happens when someone breaks into your crib lmao

[@candacewesley4794]

@Epstein didn't Kill him self If you don’t know how to use a gun you won’t have time to figure it out. And while you are figuring it out the attacker will charge and take the gun to use it against you.

[@Joshlindsay22]

I literally said “good Fucken luck” when she said that 😂😂

[@kostaad]

There are 2.2 MILLION defensive gun uses in the US yearly. That's 2.2 M less victims.

[@moealfaleh5606]

Wasn't the Santa fe shooter stopped by a good guy with a gun? Nice to leave that out.

[@ladycanada35]

and....... where else

[@christianhill8551]

Anti gunner is in the chat boi!!!!

[@RileyTech]

And the Texas church shooting

[@thethirdman225]

He was engaged in a gun battle with a number of state troopers, not civilians.

[@thethirdman225]

@Ilose 26 Also stopped by police. You know: those people who everyone says never turn up in time.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

“The Winchester rifle deserved a place of honor in every Black home.” Ida Bell Wells (African American early civil rights pioneer)

[@tommynorthwood]

That's probably why I've never heard of her. MLK solved problems with love and unity.

[@ghostlight69420]

@@tommynorthwood And how did that work out for him and his people again? Oh that's right...

[@tommynorthwood]

@@ghostlight69420 We all have to die, at least he didn't die a bitter scared man. He'll live forever now, in history.

[@tonyp534]

Tommy Northwood MLK applied for his license to carry a handgun and was denied by the states racist gun control laws. Try again. Also Ida B Wells was a prominent civil rights leader. If you haven’t heard of her you’re simply ignorant of the civil rights movement in this country.

[@Mit852]

@@tommynorthwood you seem to forget that firearms are a necessity of self defense when it comes to systematic racism enforced by the state. Look up the Huey P. Newton, the black panther party and what they were doing to help the black community. Look up the Mulford Act and the 1968 Gun Control Act, which were both intended to disarm black Americans and strip them of their right to self defense because the white ruling class saw them as threatening. MLK being the only face of the civil rights movement is erasure of the real struggle that black people went through. It neglects to tell people that to this very day the same racist authoritarian gun control is in place and being expanded which historically is used over and over to disarm and oppress anyone that the state and the rich ruling class deems a threat.

[@TinkerKing209]

Not stored properly..... That was the problem

[@edwardsmith5066]

if you are referring to S. Nelson's story; she neglects to mention that the man, whose apartment she was shot in, had invited the KNOWN BAD GUY into the apartment for dinner and then the bad guy did what bad guys do. but we should give up our guns... you know, for the children ;) WHAT DO WE WANT!? lol hey hey... ho ho www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article92583237.html

[@slugger3127]

Not very useful all locked away, unloaded, in a safe.

[@scottkendrix6231]

Stored properly? You mean on my hip in a 3 level retention holster?

[@thethirdman225]

peter melgoza Yeah, go on, tell us how it would never have happened to you.

[@thethirdman225]

edward smith Owning a gun didn’t help him.

[@chlo_z7566]

Imagine being anti-gun, being asked how you'd defend yourself in a hypothetical scenario, and your answer is to reform legislation. I'm sure whomever is attacking you would put down their weapon to have a spirited debate on your political and moral views on why shooting them is not preferable for defense.

[@advancedmonkey7702]

No matter how hard Vice is trying to twist the narrative, this still is the real empowerment to women.

[@SexxyTonight]

if I had even hit the rapist I would have been sent to jail with CHARGES

[@SexxyTonight]

how is being in jail going to empower me or my growing children left behind?????????

[@ladycanada35]

empower you straight to jail if you don't own more lawyers than guns..... proving self-defence will eat up all your time with your children

[@advancedmonkey7702]

/watch?v=A804A3WAbB0 You think she is in jail? think again.

[@bluespork3248]

False lady

[@LittleMissLeared]

"We want safe storage laws." - Anti-gun crowd. "Safest place for my gun is in a holster on my person." - Me "No. We don't like that." - Anti-gun crowd.

[@thethirdman225]

www.cnn.com/2014/12/30/us/idaho-walmart-shooting-accident-mother-toddler/index.html

[@linds6609]

@@thethirdman225 There is so much wrong with that story. A gun should always be in a holster with a trigger protection of some sort, even when in a bag. Why was it left with the child? What kind of gun can a 2 year old pull the tigger on? My 2 year old would not be able to pull the trigger on my gun. The reason she is dead is because of her own negligence.

[@thethirdman225]

Lindsay Jaftha That’s easy to say. She wasn’t your loved one.

[@LittleMissLeared]

@@thethirdman225 . Thank you for proving my point. The gun in that story was not on the mother's person. The gun was in a purse. Unfortunately, many women do carry a gun in a purse, but that's not the safest way to carry it. A handgun should be in a holster and worn on your person.

[@thethirdman225]

LittleMissLeared Oh goody, the old “your point proves mine” routine. It’s so easy to be wise after the fact, isn’t it? Especially when she’s not one of yours. It couldn’t possibly be because guns are dangerous, could it? No because that would pull the rug out from under your claim that “guns don’t kill, people kill”. You’d have to agree that guns are dangerous if a 2 year-old can kill an adult so easily. Nah, that would never do. If that kind of carriage is dangerous then why are manufacturers allowed to sell purses that have holsters in them in the first place?

[@globalgoblin]

Gotta love the guy standing there with his AR-15 while the anti-gun crowd is passing by @ 15:19 lol

[@Immortalkalashnikov]

And can you believe that the evil AR15 did not get up on its own and shoot itself?!

[@raceandcrime]

yeah, where are the SJWs trying to rip it off his back? ;)

[@truejudah7556]

were are the cops shooting him like they do us so called blacks ?

[@Immortalkalashnikov]

Well if he held it in a threatening position then you bet your ass he would’ve been pumped with lead.

[@ZoeyTG]

What was he doing standing there anyway in front of a bunch of kids. It really smacks of intimidation, their kids, learning about public discourse and civic duty. It just seems tone deaf to show up at a rally with gun violence in schools and stand there intimidating kids with a gun like that. For context, I'm a service member that served honorably for six years during the Iraq war. I've been a member of the NRA for several years. I own fire arms, trained and responsibly store them. Have and maintain a CPL. Fire arms are not toys, and they're not to intimidate unarmed children.

[@arielspritzer9903]

Ask a woman that’s been sexually assaulted if the gun she conceal carries “really keeps her safe”

[@ed-zn5bd]

10:14 say that again “women are 100 times more likely to be killed by someone else with a gun” common sense tells me well, you just proved women being armed is a strong point.

[@LittleRainGames]

They said by a man with a gun, meaning the man with a gun is going to kill her before she can kill him with her gun.

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

@automan 100 gun laws mean only criminals have guns. There have been drug laws for 80+ years and criminals still get there hands on them.

[@NewAtlas9987]

“So I went to Texas, heart of gun culture in America”. Actually top 3 most gun free states are Arizona, Alaska and Wyoming. Quick google search would show you Texas ain’t even in the top 10.

[@noelthomasbejoy3089]

Texas ain't gun free

[@danehampe]

@@noelthomasbejoy3089 He ment Gun free as in guns are freely owned and widley used

[@Nastyboiguy1]

Key words: “gun culture”

[@blackjack3599]

As an Arizonan... Yes, absolutely yes

[@patrickmccabe8428]

I think MT, ID, OK and KS are also up there. But gun culture is HUGE in Texas. They may have stricter laws and such but that doesn’t mean people still don’t enjoy or want to carry/use/have guns.

[@kellyt3431]

"What do we want!?" "Mindless chants!" "Why do we want them?!" "To program us!!"

[@josephgrueter890]

My kids will be taught to believe whatever they feel is right based on the available information, but always be leery of creepy sheepy mob mentality.

[@TommyTombstone]

Yupp.

[@D00dman]

8:58 sorry that you got shot because life sucks. Seriously, that's just a bad situation. Me, personally, I'll be carrying all the time when I'm at home. Having a gun accessible will make you at least a threat to whoever wants to harm you.

[@saaamember97]

An old military adage states, "There are no athiests in foxholes." A newer adage states, "There are no anti-gunners in an active shooter situation."

[@fredgarvin4482]

no feminist in a burning building or sinking ship.

[@omgitsjoetime]

Nyarlathotep wouldn’t it be cool if there were more good guys with guns to stop that?

[@omgitsjoetime]

Nyarlathotep are you saying there’s no such thing as good guys with guns

[@omgitsjoetime]

Nyarlathotep so cops coming to stop a mass shooting are not good guys with guns?

[@isaacmarkovitz7548]

and there are no pro-gunners who can spell in the comment section of this video

[@joshuatharp980]

You’re more likely to die in a car accident every day then be shot don’t drive

[@KartelBeatz]

You can’t downplay one problem be displaying another one

[@Flugfrosch25]

The difference being that you need a car but not a gun. In 2019 40 000 people died in car accidents in the us compared to the 15 000 that got shot. In a normal country like france or germany only around 100 people get shot so its easy to avoid these thousands of deaths by applying common sense and ban firearms.

[@Flugfrosch25]

@Kyle Mortensen funny you would say that without even knowing the homicide statistics. In the us there are 5.0 or 5.3 per 100.000 people depending on the source while in france for example it is 1.3 in the uk it is 1.2 in germany it is 0.9 and in norway it is only 0.5. So as you can see the homicide rate of the us is way higher than it is in other developed first world countries. And that mostly because of its loose gun restrictions.

[@Flugfrosch25]

@Kyle Mortensen i dont fear firearms in fact i find them quite intersting and fun but there is a difference between finding something interesting and beeing able to undestand how dangerous it is for a society

[@goat6354]

Cars are neccesary though. Guns aren't.

[@bryankim2277]

Yet Texas is one of the safest city to live in and Baltimore is worst for gun violence. I support empowering people to protect themselves.

[@jacoblee9455]

Did you just state that Texas is a city? You're also implying tons of people in Baltimore don't have guns which would mean good guys with guns should be stopping them all the time.

[@bryankim2277]

@@jacoblee9455 Ok. Let's compare Maryland and Texas. There are more crimes prevented by guns than gun violence. Defensive display have prevented crime. Criminal are opportunistic and look for victims that are helpless. Once realize they are armed or potentially armed, they stop. Let's put punishment accordingly to the criminals instead of the gun owner who has it for self protection. If you're disadvantaged by size, strength, or any other physical attributes, gun is a equalizer for them.

[@jacoblee9455]

@@bryankim2277 Alright, do you have any data to show for a comparison or do you expect the person rebutting your statement to provide all the data ?

[@bryankim2277]

www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/State/RunCrimeStatebyState.cfm

[@ladycanada35]

protect yourself and you need more lawyers than guns

[@lorancefrom904]

These the same people that get mad because “ the cops didn’t get the fast enough “ 🤣

[@davidfowler6384]

I think that the real wisdom in self defense and concealed carry is being prepared to use a gun but also being prepared not to use it. I see self defense with a firearm as a last resort, especially as a firearm user, hunter, and concealed carry supporter myself. However, as a concealed carry permit holder, it is the carrier's responsibility to be able to keep their wits about them and make a quick decision in a very high pressure moment, and this is something that is very hard to prepare for.

[@NathanelDaniel]

It's sort of like in a MMA gym the person most likely to hurt you is the newer guy who knows just enough to hurt someone, but hasn't learned enough to realize their own power.

[@clocksurfer]

Indeed. A lot of people are loudly offering opinions on this subject without first having fully thought it through, and/or without fully understanding the concerns of other people. I first became an EMT in 1989. I have selflessly helped others in countless dangerous situations as an EMT and a Firefighter for decades. The last thing I'd want to do is harm someone. But I will NOT allow anyone to harm me or mine. And yes, I have actually put a great deal of thought into how horrific it would be to shoot someone. How difficult it would be to make a shoot / don't shoot decision while an adrenaline rush narrows my vision and dampens my hearing. How unacceptable it would be to make any sort of firearm-related error...

[@KL-sv7nj]

"I want you to lock your gun up". Yes yes wait a sec whilst I find the keys to open my safe then you can continue trying to rob my house. 👍

[@LaFlairdom]

Or quit being paranoid.

[@LaFlairdom]

The trick is, you gotta rob them first.

[@pOOTERgOBLiN]

@@LaFlairdom Do you wear a seat belt in you vehicle? Quit being paranoid. Do you lock your doors or even own locks? Quit being paranoid. Don't you know, having a oven in your dwelling makes it more likely for you to die in a horrible fire as well as others living near you. Got to get those banned. Do you have a extinguisher? Quit being paranoid. Having the proper tool to deal with any given situation is not being paranoid.

[@mize30]

@@LaFlairdom Prepared does not equal paranoid. If you think home invasions, burglary and robbery does not happen your are in fantasy land.

[@constantine1545]

Wait theres only 1 million texans who have guns!? Thought it was like a requirement to be a citizen or somerhing

[@Ks-rp3mt]

Everyone knows that every texan was born with an Assault rifle in their mother's placenta.

[@HankTheTank23]

No, just carrying licenses.

[@brandonbailey3255]

Lmao 1 mil licenses. Not 1 million gun owners

[@caseyc9841]

You only need a license in most of these pro gun states if you want to conceal carry. Check each state individually but mine you can open carry all day no license.

[@joehunter5914]

🤣👌

[@adamderbisenda]

"The only thing to redirect violence is with more violence" doesn't quite work like that

[@adamderbisenda]

@TRMads didn't work in Afghanistan now did it?

[@adamderbisenda]

@TRMads didn't do what right?

[@adamderbisenda]

@TRMads Syria, Afghanistan, Vietnam. Non of these worked did they? America lost. See in a capitalist society we only view the price tag of war not the victims. But is the victims the rise up and take over. Vietnam - American tryed to get rid of communism ( no one know why ) they lost and now is communist. Afghanistan - American supplies and helps the Taliban, the Taliban refuse to give someone up. They go in try to take over and then the Taliban take over second after they leave. Syria - American just bombed the hell out of everything and left the place in ruins. The only reason Isis came about is because American and the UK where funding the current political party of which was killing is own people. Violence doesn't solve violence

[@adamderbisenda]

@TRMads the problem is American pokes is noise where it doesn't belong all the time. Why does it need to change communist country's in to democracy? It doesn't. Why does it need to free the Afghanistan people, it doesn't and if it wanted to violence doesn't help. The problem with American is it try's to solve everything with more violence, instead of thinking about the people on the ground. Let's take Vietnam, 1st why where they in there? 2nd how is trying to convince the people of a country that your country is better by bombing them? Also morally, they wanted to free the woman of Afghanistan yet they supply arms to Dubai? And buy there oil?

[@adamderbisenda]

@TRMads once again there is only one way. No violence at all

[@Alexander-ry6ri]

man I used to watch vice all the time and this lady just makes miserable documentaries

[@burtreynolds3143]

maybe she'll get better when she gets to high school

[@NIGHTMARERICA]

Literally about the only advice doc's I can't watch this with this incompetent twit.

[@Henry-yf1nw]

“It’s not what I want to hear therefore it’s a bad documentary” great thought process there mate

[@Guhvfy]

@@NIGHTMARERICA she’s a good interviewer, if you think you can do better than I would like to see that

[@harleyprocell3864]

Dude I am all about gun rights. I know that a gun locked in a safe in a locked room in the basement is not going to help protect your family when a guy kicks in your front door. Just because I don't agree with the overall message doesn't mean she is not good at what she does. I listened to the entire thing. I read comments, it sparked thoughts, I think she did her job.

[@soccerthing77]

0:49 as an American gun owner I can confirm we dont like hunting or going to the range, we just shoot each other

[@DweebLord]

-Implies gun owners wanting to protect themselves are paranoid. -But also goes on to show a statistic of violent crime at the end of the video justifying a need for preparedness. Vice news.

[@youtubeshowrandom]

Yeah, they dont want to take sides

[@trevor0245]

And that’s not a bad thing to present both sides of the argument.

[@thethirdman225]

@@youtubeshowrandom Maybe you should look up the history of some of Vice's founders, like Gavin McInnes. He's no liberal.

[@thethirdman225]

@@trevor0245 They started with people representing the gun community. They offered the NRA a chance to respond. They complied with their responsibilities. You're not happy. Wonder who's being realistic here...

[@thethirdman225]

@Gabe Davis ...are not in power. Irrelevant.

[@kafferhond435]

Im a former IPSC shooter. I started training my children (boy and a girl) at age 5. In 2 years time my daughter may legally purchase a handgun for self defence. That would make me feel MUCH more at ease, knowing she can always carry. And no. I am not in the USA. I live in Namibia. Where it is still perfectly legal to fataly shoot somebody who threatens your, or even somebody else's life. An armed society is a Safe society.

[@queebojunior1184]

10:51 imagine going on a walk and getting attacked "oh wait mr mugger, let me go home real quick to unlock my gun safe and then load my gun so i can defend my self"

[@ximbabwe0228]

Imagine believing that firearm ownership is for shooting muggers

[@manbabymonke]

@@ximbabwe0228 it’s not?

[@PhilipMarroni]

...or you give the mugger your wallet, avoid getting into a shootout over pocket cash and let police deal with criminals.

[@zengof]

@@PhilipMarroni why would you give someone something that's rightfully yours??

[@aexurml4314]

@@PhilipMarroni yeah... 100% of the time, you will know that the wallet is all that the mugger wants. lol. Next powerball numbers please mr psychic.

[@AngPur]

"We're at a level now in our society where we can't assume everything is going to be peaches and roses." That woman would be proven right.

[@andrewprom3699]

this comment aged like fine wine

[@resistradio4489]

Forget the weapon for a moment. Mass shootings are a recent phenomena. Guns have always been here. So why does this happen now? Answer that question and you will have the point of focus for the solution. Feel free to play along at home.

[@BlueHokage]

Video Games, and lack of Coke

[@isaacmarkovitz7548]

guns that can fire faster, for longer, and are generally more effective murder devices.

[@2A-J.MAY08]

Has nothing to do with paranoia it’s called being ready if something happens if you love your family, you would know! Learn to love! 🇺🇸🙏🏼

[@silentstryker1590]

It's never going to make a person" SAFER" but it could quit possibly make you more prepared in a bad situation... it happened for me and my mother in 1989.

[@konradsmith7904]

People should look at situations like you mentioned, than the times a bad guy had a gun. That is a textbook example of a good person with a gun.

[@djluminol]

@@konradsmith7904 I very nearly shot someone a few years ago. My production partner and I got into a Mexican standoff with some gang bangers in the middle of nowhere when they tried to rob our rave. Having a gun in no way made me feel safer. The fact that the other guy had a gun is what made me unsafe in the first place. The fact that I felt I may potentially even need a gun made me feel unsafe. We live in a country with deep poverty that's awash in guns. That is what is unsafe. That is a deadly combo. The guys who tried to rob me almost certainly would not have done that if they were economically ok or had any hope for their futures. The gun is an almost irrelevant part of most gun crime. The gun is a tool used to carry out a motivation. Ban the gun and the motivation remains. Solve the motivation and the gun never comes out. I'm not saying changes to gun laws won't make a difference. They will and they are part of the solution. But not remotely the largest part. Both parties use the issue as a way to distract from the kind of proactive solutions that would stop violence in general. Neither side is serious about stopping gun violence. Neither party is willing to admit that the problem is deeper than just guns and will require a comprehensive strategy. There is no such thing as a magic bullet. If you want to solve this problem it's going to involve looking at a lot of stuff and taking on a lot of vested interests. Most of them outside the real of the second amendment.

[@Anon54387]

@@djluminol We don't even know what deep poverty is in the USA.

[@djluminol]

@@Anon54387 We know what it is to be hungry, homeless, have no hope and feel like nobody in society values your life in some cases and that's enough to breed desperation. You don't have to literally be in Starvin' Marvin's place to feel worthless or angry.

[@jdramirez7613]

@@Anon54387 you may be right but dont think there aren't kids in the us who were forced to grow up in certain situations ......

[@massv953]

I dont understand what the point of having a gun is if you keep it locked up in a safe? Where are they getting this idea that guns should be locked up? Are you going to tell the criminal to hold on while you go get your gun from the safe and load it? The logic here does not work?

[@combo9571]

I get your point, but what if a child to get a hold of it. Yes there is gun locks and other ways to safely store them, but I digress

[@wyattnyfeler7270]

Safes aren’t that hard to get into if you keep a little one in your room with a handgun you can easily access it for home defense

[@UserName-ln5ol]

Its a liberal agenda. Some people view guns as voilent things and some see it as a tool.

[@SavageGamingStudios]

Someone please show me where a "gun" went on a killing spree. U can't u no y cuz gu s don't kill people a person has to the trigger in order for it to go off and some guns r even drop safe and for the case of lil kids and owning guns if u teach ur kids about them properly and show them they r not toys then no accidents will happen 1 universal rule wen it comes to guns allows treat the gun as if i t was loaded every if u cleared it and it has no mag or clip in it. So making a law to lock up guns thats just fucking stupid and wen it comes to the mass shootings doesn't have to do with the guns it has to do to the fact of how the people were treated growing up or mental health for example the combine shooting in the 90's they were outsiders who had hardly any friends and were picked on thats y they went on a killing spree the shooting at the church i think it was in Texas had to do with losing his wife and mental health the D.C Sniper was a military trained man who went on a killing spree to kill his ex wife not one i repeat not 1 of those guns grew fucking legs and went on killing sprees so stronger gun laws isn't the answer mental health care is. I live in AZ how of the wild wild west and we love it that way so does Texas.

[@RFSpadeDan]

Blame the gun control lobby for pushing laws that are designed more to harass gun owners than to promote public safety.

[@royjaber571]

"Don't be a jock walk down the block with your glock" me 😂

[@bradhenry4867]

"the only way to stop violence, is with more violence." I think I'm in love ❤

[@cubismo85]

You love fascism?