Bad Timing: 2022 NRA Convention

Amy Hoggart travels to Houston to talk to attendees of one of the most poorly timed events in history - the annual NRA convention - taking place 300 miles away and only four days after a mass school shooting in Uvalde.
This piece was produced by Todd Bieber with Ishan Thakore and edited by Andrew Mendelson.
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[@DarkusFireBlaze3582]

As an actual teacher, everything about blaming teachers and also arming them is literal insanity

[@jayjonah83]

if we can find some way to blame the children, we should work that angle too somehow 🙄🤨

[@hudson2861]

The idea that this would even be a talking point is ludicrous. They simple spew bizarre stuff with absolutely NO solutions. Like Cruz wanting to put cop in every school. What nonsense. They cannot staff the majority of the PDs around the country not to mention the "bad apples" that are a constant revelation. So they think all teachers are going to want to be armed to teach? Or is there now a new divide between teachers who carry and those who don't. SMH They just can't seem to find enough ways to slice and dice this country can they?

[@jeffreyevans9431]

@@jayjonah83 "They were ASKING for it , maybe ?" 8O I know , it's a stretch .

[@elenachristian9860]

Iran, what were they wearing.

[@B__C__]

@@jayjonah83 "Only a good 10-year-old with a gun can stop a naughty 10-year-old with a gun, so get your 10-year-old the best gun with the highest capacity." ~Someone at the NRA convention, I'm sure.

[@sophiophile]

'I went to law school', honestly sounds like another way to say I flunked out of law school.

[@jlwilder8436]

Or just, I KNOW what I'm talking about 😒

[@o.b.7217]

And I'm sure he's doing a pretty good job there...mopping the floor and unclogging the toilets.

[@zizinnnn]

i think he went and saw the building and walked away

[@erroneousbotch4404]

Probably top of his class rocking that sweet neck tattoo /s

[@magnetiktrax]

Taking a leaf from his hero's book - "I know more about this than anybody, believe me"

[@virginia6793]

'The teacher left the back door open." When I went to school, the whole school was open and no one was shot, because there were way less guns and no military weapons.

[@toriless]

My schools had every door open except the supply closets, no shootings ever.

[@VapeTime79]

Yeah, when I went to school, we didn’t have any school shootings either. But we had law-enforcement inside the school and security guards. What do you know? What you know is that people who are going to commit violent crimes don’t tend to do so when there is someone around, that can stop them.

[@coyotedreams3902]

Props to Amy keeping her head on when asking these questions and hearing the answers

[@fredowen5103]

Hello beautiful how are your doing

[@ryanthec]

When you realize she’s crying because the NRA has taken some bad press…

[@hudson2861]

I wanted to throw up.

[@brandonwei2430]

Hey, even Karens have bad days

[@udntknomeXX]

But nothing for the children... Smh

[@bill8985]

It's not fair! It's not fair!

[@TheKosmikid]

Stunning.

[@snowstrobe]

Again , Amy is just extraordinary. That clever trick, which Brits are often good at, of just being sarcastic enough without the person realising...

[@kerryn6714]

I love seeing the Brits use their extraordinary sarcasm skills on unwitting American's. As an Australian, I've been taught these skills and can see it coming a mile away. It's so fun to watch when it's not happening to you. I bow with respect to the British. Your sarcasm skills are unbeatable ✌🇦🇺😂🇬🇧👍

[@Cancun771]

Klepper and Kosta do it all the time without being Brits. I've even seen Germans do it.

[@TimothyBushell]

@@kerryn6714 Thanks. The praise really means a lot when it's coming from Americans and Australians.

[@jaseboon6282]

@@kerryn6714 I'm English and I often wonder why Americans marvel at sarcasm so much, then I see how well their Education system works.

[@kerryn6714]

@@jaseboon6282 Now that was funny without sarcasm 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joeylee9809]

God she's good, she should be the one asking questions to all those politicians

[@schurkas2610]

I can't believe that she didn't start laughing when women said she can assault her with a fork, talking about things kids can use against shooter! This is crazy.

[@dune3001]

I had to re-watch that to understand. At some point she seems to confuse "assault weapon" with "assault'"...

[@Sphicks1919]

They really need to have flashlights.

[@thethirdman225]

@@Sphicks1919 or Fleshlights…

[@toriless]

Yeah, I can get forked forked from 40 feet just like a gun. 12 people mass spooned to death in TX.

[@joeylee9809]

Wow, what would she do if you had a flashlight and you went up against someone with a AR-15 would you win

[@carlosjaramillo9702]

Who else figured they were going to blame the teacher for supposedly leaving the door open?(turns out the teacher didn't leave it open)

[@kerryn6714]

Yes it was revealed today by the Texas DPS that the door closed but the automatic lock malfunctioned. They're going to do extensive studies on why the lock failed but not on the shooter. Will these NRA members ever learn this truth? My bet is they mainly watch Fox or newsmaxx (shudder). That detail probably won't be reported there because it's easier to make a teacher the bad guy. And of course because it seems that Ted Cruz started this nasty rumour. Can't upset Ted's little feelings on Fox!

[@flently]

They also claim the doors auto locking mechanism "malfunctioned". Human error is infinitely higher than mechanical error. So while an unlocked door is not the cause of any mass shooting, we also shouldn't give a pass to a teacher who props doors open.

[@reginakikis2040]

​@@billm8135 No its 100% the shooters fault.

[@alphanerd7221]

@@reginakikis2040 No. It's like 2% his fault and 98% percent Republicans' fault. You can't throw a 3 year old in the water with a shark and blame the shark for eating the kid.

[@ZT1ST]

@@flently I mean, a shooter may just shoot the lock off a locked door next time. They'll likely bank on the possibility that they'll have the time to do that, given that this shooter had a free hour to shoot the people he wanted to, apparently.

[@PhantomBanker]

Ever notice when someone says, “That’s a good question,” they never have a good answer?

[@e.pluribusunum7916]

This is enraging on so many levels. These people are so willfully ignorant of the horrors that guns cause. They are literally willing to sacrifice children for their sick obsession with firearms.

[@gildeddragonfly]

When the lady was crying over the bad press and being blamed, I almost cried out of frustration.

[@toriless]

Yeah, that is the real tragedy, bad press not all the dead bodies. That is denial in action.

[@user-st6nt4ou6f]

Me too! I choked on my thoughts.....

[@Robert_Jacobs]

Watching the ‘does not compute’ face is priceless when she asks about school mass rock throwing or school mass knifing. Also how self absorbed do you have to be to cry about the NRA being blamed, but not about the kids dying. They certainly don’t seem to have a problem blaming literally every other thing in existence.

[@bkm2797]

Robert Jacobs, it's the RepubliCon way!

[@jessicabisceglio1165]

I felt bubbling rage watching her fake tears about blaming “her community”. Disgusting display.

[@boardaspen]

Oh God, the crying! "We're being blamed." That was revolting.

[@Robert_Jacobs]

@@boardaspen Exactly! Spare me the crocodile tears.

[@frizzlethecat2084]

To be fair, it would probably be very hurtful to be blamed for 19 dead kids and two dead teachers just because you are a member of a certain club. Imagine being blamed for a deadly fire in a bakery just because you are member of a baking-club. Also completely ridiculous - these ladies aren't at fault. They ARE, though, members of a club that has directly influenced the government towards lax gun-control (in some parts complete lack of control) and which is therefor indirectly responsible for this 18 yo to legally own two AR15 with which he went and killed those 19 children and 2 teachers. If they feel accused, it's because they feel guilty. And they're trying to shift the guilt away by desperately trying to shift perspective - not just others, but their own, too! - away from the guns towards something else. Concentrate on something else and it might go away. Like a hiccup. But like a hiccup, the problem will come up and up and up again, pretty constantly as the sad statistic shows. They#ll have a lot of concentrating on other things ahead of them. Maybe they should join a gardening-club instead.

[@Erin-Thor]

“Everyone is so upset about the timing…” So if the Uvalde shooter had just waited a few weeks? “Yes!” 😳 You couldn’t make this level of crazy up if you tried.

[@CortexNewsService]

It would be too unbelievable in a movie.

[@rtbarshaw3766]

That isn't crazy, that's evil.

[@Erin-Thor]

@@rtbarshaw3766 - I couldn’t agree more!

[@UlshaRS]

The gun lobbies used the line "it's too soon" since Columbine to hold off discussion until people lost interest. Now they use it to not talk about the fact it's so constant there will never be a time where someone isn't mourning, and that's the way they like it.

[@BrokeredHeart]

He's not crazy, he went to LAW SCHOOL! ....It was an online course he dropped out of with a paper diploma that got mailed to his house two weeks after enrollment, but at least he can say he's proficient at law now. Who could argue with that?!

[@cola625]

To anyone who cares and wants a laugh - I went to med school with the man who has the neck tattoo. Let's just say he didn't make it past the first semester and he tauted his law school background, which as we found out, he flunked out of too. He was a highly disagreeable person to virtually everyone.

[@TheLilG410]

Yea lol go figure.

[@horganjames]

Jesus how did it get into either???

[@actionmarco8556]

Haha what a tool

[@avivaaweisgal]

The guy with the tattoo probably used a gun to get accepted into those schools…

[@MissMeggieMM]

@@horganjames he is probably good at standardized tests…

[@thegazetteyt]

Its amazing how these people who have practically unfettered access to guns are the first to say how persecuted and oppressed they are.

[@toriless]

Yeah, what is even sadder is they do not even know how to use them, just like police and their spray and pray methods. No skills of any kind.

[@Newfiecat]

That's a dangerous combination.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Plus a majority of those people are white

[@yakuza01]

This is like watching addicts trying to deny they have a problem. Not even saying that you have to renounce guns altogether but unless you are a psychopath (and again, an addict), there is no way that the idea of attending this event after the recent tragedy doesn't turn your stomach.

[@scabberdoug]

and these people are allowed to vote.

[@salmacuppini6772]

those are all the good guys byting guns 🙄🤔

[@soisaidtogod4248]

LOL, you folks keep on electing them.

[@UlshaRS]

The truely f-ed up thing is most of these people are GenX were alive when we went through this with big tobacco. The lobbyists fought up and down knowing the product they represented was killing people but denied it until they were forced to answer for practices that were guided specifically to get their product to people who shouldn't be using it. They grew up watching boomers around them die from the product but deny it while they held their nasal cannula in one hand so their cigarette in the other hand didn't flare in the O2 flow they needed to keep living. Now it's their turn to be apologists for companies that profit from selling death in tube form.

[@salmacuppini6772]

@@UlshaRSif they identify the firearm at each shooting episode and then the manufacturer had to be forced to pay for medical treatment of the victims then a new law would soon come

[@dragongirl7978]

"As a politician yourself who nearly knows the Second Amendment, but not all of it, what do you imagine the Second Amendment might say if you knew it?" I love this woman, she is Savage. 😂😂

[@sarahaltizer2285]

Lol she would be an amazing lawyer

[@miguenzo]

They are so rabid about protecting the second amendment right! Why aren't they like this about the fifteenth amendment and all us poor minorities being disenfranchised?

[@benderisgreat95able]

@@miguenzo, the Constitution only means as much as we remember of it, and we've forgotten about 20 Amendments for the sake of our for-profit judicial systems.

[@PzA37]

@Get off my planet just like making it more difficult to get a gun without banning them completely isn't an infringement on the 2nd amendment, right?

[@PzA37]

@Get off my planet So technically making voting more difficult is voter suppression.

[@VivaToddVegas]

When she asked how many "mass stonings" or "mass knifings" in schools there have been, the look on their faces was priceless.🤔

[@stone34]

Her comment at the end about talking about shootings and how Republicans always says it's too soon to talk about... is spot on... "stop worrying about being too soon and start worrying about being too late." Well done AMY!!

[@legacyhome1780]

This is brilliant and needs to go VIRAL!!! "What does the 2nd Amendment say?" ...crickets...we cannot keep allowing these idiots to dictate control over our bodies, minds, or babies.

[@rohankurian5641]

💪👊✌👊💪

[@riddlesjackstorm9003]

probably all for abortion

[@flently]

There was a gun scope manufacturers ad before this video played. She's taking money from the very people funding the NRA. She has no integrity.

[@medicwill85]

The problem with idiots is they reproduce faster than rational thinking adults =/

[@alexphoenix9208]

Good luck removing them. It's half your country, and they control a huge part of your government.

[@harumskarum3481]

Wow. If these people lost their child would they still believe this garbage they are spewing? So delusional.

[@pudd66]

They would probably blame the left for not arming teachers. You're right, they are delusional and the LAST people who should own guns. They're not smart enough.

[@reginakikis2040]

Yeah they would..guess what the news channels you watch dont show you that the parents of the children in RED STATE Texas aren't blaming guns for their children's lives.Guess who they are tho?

[@mauriciovillegas7285]

That literally happened just now, one of the parents was a pro-arms supporter...

[@kiwiswat]

@@justinbennitt835 The husband of one of the teachers is a school police officer who was told to not go in while his wife told him on the phone that she is dying....crazy

[@elenachristian9860]

It would not be the first time in human history people callously sacrificed their children to maintain their comfortable lifestyles. Sociopaths breed just like the rest of us.

[@tybennet7092]

What revolting human beings, imagine living in a country where people think mass shootings are normal, yet being the only country in the world to have them.

[@power10producer]

Absolutely disgusting. They are to blame. Anyone who says different is clearly clueless. This country needs to stop being held hostage by a death cult.

[@softdrink-0]

How is the NRA a death cult?

[@chippukumikyoku7267]

"Why do mass shootings only happen in America?" The one question that every republican struggles to answer.

[@o.b.7217]

Because freedumb.

[@kerningandleading]

They know the answer. They just don’t want to say it out loud.

[@chippukumikyoku7267]

@@kerningandleading There's another question that they know the answer to but don't wanna say it - "Why do Americans need to own guns for self-defense"

[@crackmonsterrr1141]

mass shootings only happen in America?

[@kerryn6714]

@@chippukumikyoku7267 🎯🎯🎯

[@hawaiicarl9854]

How does she not beat each of them to a pulp with that microphone? Props for her professionalism!

[@crackmonsterrr1141]

they have guns lol.

[@Nhoj176]

If you can assault with a flashlight or fork, I guess the mic is fair game too. 😒

[@-Teague-]

@@crackmonsterrr1141 she could get them with a flashlight though, that's supposed to work

[@crackmonsterrr1141]

@@-Teague- Nah man, I heard from my atf buddy that those guys had 9mm pistols. The deadliest handgun in the world.

[@frankcantone3823]

These crazies are doing a good job of beating themselves to a pulp every time they speak

[@MM2PuppyDog]

Amy brilliantly brought out the absurd stupidity and lack of empathy of the people she interviewed.. And she did it with ease... These people are pathetic and rediculous!

[@taxiuniversum]

Here in Germany, wo also have guns. But you only get a license after a background check and extensive training and tough tests. Plus, there are strict rules for the proper transport and storage of firearms and ammo. We do not have ONE SINGLE SCHOOL that needs to keep their doors locked. And not one single school with cops on site.

[@Helperbot-2000]

background checks dont prevent people from wanting to hurt others, it just makes them use other often more deadly options like simple bombs, or a car. look at what turns them voilent in the first place, look at the psychological help people can get, the schools, social nets, etc. weapons dont turn people voilent

[@shirororororr]

There was only one Mass Shooting in Germany in 2009

[@taxiuniversum]

@@Helperbot-2000 No one claimed that guns „turn anyone violent“. People, as you probably mean to say already have issues. True. But when it is then INCREDIBLY easy to slaughter dozens of people in just MOMENTS, then this WILL raise the death toll.

[@commonsense31]

@@Helperbot-2000 why is it that no other country has mass murders in cars every year!

[@felixgemund7249]

So unless we can stop violence alltogether, there's no point even trying to limit it by taking away the means of mass killing? If someone walks into a store to buy a knife, we should just reccommend them a pistol and an AR15 to go with it? This argument makes absolutely no sense, unless you can find a way to explain how America has disproportionally more mass shootings than any other country on earth. Do all the insanely murderous people just move there?

[@tonycamacho3015]

Republicans: “Now is not the time to talk about gun control.” On the eve of shooting Also Republicans: “Now is the time for a gun convention.” 3 days later, even before the children were buried

[@spacecat6022]

Anyway there are shootings at each day so, according to them , it's never the time to talk about it. But always time to party at the NRA.

[@seanberthiaume6909]

Ya the gun did it right FOOL and who is the NRA try we the people idiot!

[@joeylee9809]

That day will never happen, with the NRA supporting those idiots in congress

[@ChaoticAngelKitten]

In there defence, it is always the eve of a shooting and almost always the Eve of a mass shooting.

[@toriless]

They say they EVERY time which is why she mentions older events, she was prepared for their BS.

[@kayouellette2856]

Her ability to keep a straight face is incredibly impressive!!

[@yakuza01]

They probably had a punching bag ready at the van for her to let some steam off afterwards. I certainly would need one if I were her.

[@aaronk8440]

I was a paraeducator in Baltimore for years and I can tell you that arming teachers is NOT a good idea. They deal with too much already and aren’t paid for security contractors work. I was also a Marine and have had many interactions with mercenaries who’ve bragged about their paychecks. The notion that we should give our teachers firearms is ludicrous.

[@odinaconley1186]

So about 4 minutes and 30 seconds in there's this woman talking about a flashlight can be a weapon a fork can be a weapon ...and she's right. Problem is none of those would effectively protect against an AR-15 rifle

[@christopherbzowski4346]

Plus when you try to move your arm into throwing position you're already gonna be dead.

[@bradsmithson2557]

“Thank you….” “…do you have an answer to that question?” 😂

[@Aisenheim]

There are no arguments ... extremely selfish people. Brutal piece of journalism, love it

[@beingnecessary3398]

I have an argument: If you are the only person who’s responsible for their own safety, is it not then your duty to competently be able to defend yourself with a gun?

[@r.paulcooper5195]

@@beingnecessary3398 🤣

[@Nazbaque]

@@beingnecessary3398 I have two counterarguments for you: 1) No one should be the only person responsible for their own safety. It's why there are police officers, ambulances and fire trucks. If a person truly is so far out of reach of all these services that they are truly "on their own" their legal rights are completely moot. Such a person can commit any crime they please since no one is actually going to punish them for it. And as soon as an official body would regulate their behaviour they immediately stop being "on their own" and the caveat no longer applies. 2) The word "competently" makes this an argument for regulation not against it. If a right or duty depends on competence that competence must be verifiable. If an official body is responsible for confirming that people are competent and limiting their rights when they are proven to be incompetent, then there is regulation. If there is no regulation, people can be as incompetent as they please.

[@MrBabajikijai]

@@beingnecessary3398 do according to you a give year old kid should be able to defend against people with ar15.

[@BenState]

@@beingnecessary3398 Go an learn some critical thinking skills darling. You sound super super dumb.

[@25BDominique2021]

The level of cognitive dissidence in that group was painful.

[@paintdry84]

the “well regulated Militia” part of the second amendment implies that individual gun ownership isn’t even what the constitution protects, but rather collective/community gun ownership. a law that requires guns be owned by localities rather than by individuals would be constitutional

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

I would love to see Amy do a report with Jordan Klepper. She is brilliant.

[@just_me_1044]

My thoughts exactly! Looks like she took a few pages out of his rule book 😁

[@amycortez3289]

That's a dream team right there!

[@mariee.5912]

yes!!! I remember about him.

[@BigSnipp]

@@just_me_1044 Sorry, but she's far more clever.

[@fredowen5103]

Hi beautiful

[@yeevita]

All those people just need to tell the truth: There are many Americans they do not consider to have a right to life, so it is ok for those people to be targets of AR-15s, and not deserve to be protected by law enforcement, or by sensible gun legislation. All those countries without daily mass shootings and who do not teach children to duck and cover? Those countries care about their citizens. All their citizens.

[@HotGiselle]

additionally they need to stop trying to invent justifications for gun ownership like security when the real reason is just "i wan't to have guns because i like them and i don't care what other people endure because of that"

[@Robert_Jacobs]

It’s always about ‘my RIGHT to own a gun’ but never seems to be about the right for children to live. Unless it’s abortion of course. Methinks I smell hypocrisy.

[@tookitogo]

@@Robert_Jacobs Indeed! They worry about the 2A, but forget that the very beginning of the Declaration of Independence explains the basic rights to include “… Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Life is _literally_ the first right to be enumerated in our country’s history. But the ammosexuals conveniently ignore that bit…

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

The truth is that these people simply love their guns to death. it is a sort of fetish. they don't own guns because they worry about their own safety. they don't suggest teachers to get armed because they worry about children. They just love their guns and don't want to risk them to be taken away. They suggest everybody to have guns so that everybody thinks guns are good and not bad.

[@diegoyanez1868]

The NRA pushed gun control laws at the time that the Black Panthers publicly carried guns to protect their neighborhoods.

[@AndyBebop300]

Honestly, I spent hours crying reading and watching the news of the Uvalde school shooting and I don't even have kids of my own. The fact that these people can call them selves pro life (cause let's be real, they would definitely rush to ban Abortion) but they couldn't shed a single tear for real, alive, and innocent children who were murdered just miles away from their gun convention center because they want to keep their military grade weapons on the streets and use them as toys is pathetic. These people are beyond heartless.

[@KingVikram]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! Tears in my eyes laughing but a persistent unshakeable fear and sadness that another shooting is right around the corner. Hoggart and Sam are top notch!

[@heatherm1092]

"Stop worrying about being too soon, and start worrying about being too late." -Perfect sentence to end the segment.

[@Dani-ix5bu]

Amy is phenomenal. Her tone was perfect for capturing the ridiculousness of the responses and the gravity of the subject

[@cocokiss224]

first time seeing Amy - and wow - she is amazing. idk how she kept a straight face during that entire segment.

[@Mike-jn9pu]

Their lack of empaty is scary.

[@VI5H]

"I haven't read the Bible or the Constitution but I can tell you I agree with all the Republican bits" - typical Republican voter.

[@miket4560]

Right on Sam, very well done. When you hear the ignorance out loud it really speaks volumes. Thank you. 🇨🇦

[@NoirpoolSea]

Amy- I've never seen you before, but, EXCELLENT JOB. Will be watching for you in the future.

[@naujaral2131]

Excellent clip Miss. Bee , Amy is just great at the interviews . Thank you

[@MIGHTYBOOSCH198]

The cartwheels they perform in their logic is insane.

[@yodel1300]

That's the thing, they don't think they are performing cartwheels

[@edricaldones9639]

Thank you Sam and Amy, extremely well done.

[@kerryn6714]

Amy is my favourite correspondent on the show. I have her report on trump and Scotland in a playlist and watch it every few months. I love the girl!

[@lapislazarus8899]

@@kerryn6714 gosh! That IS a really, really good one. I'd kept that whole doc for awhile, I can't recall the name.

[@kerryn6714]

@@lapislazarus8899 There's two things on trump and Scotland. One is a documentary called "You've been trumped". It's on KZbin last time I looked. The second is Amy's segment on a similar topic. The link to Amy's piece is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaHFhaCOqMucj80 That'll keep you occupied for about 2 hours ✌🇦🇺🙃

[@madshorn5826]

To be fair these evil and self delusional people are making it really, really, _really_ easy to expose their absurd beliefs. Where do this unique US mindset of "I'm right if I don't admit I am wrong, reality be dammed" stem from?

[@cone4302]

People used to joke that purging Trumpers are a legitimate form of self-defense. Sadly Its not a joke anymore. :(

[@elliott614]

*the teacher did NOT leave the back door open, that was a LIE by the police to try and deflect from their embarrassing/horrifyingly terrible response

[@hitchensghost]

"So, when would be a good time to talk about gun control?" "Not now, it's too soon." "You mean too soon after a mass shooting? "Yes" "so a good time would be when there hasn't been a mass shooting in a month?" "Yes" When was the last time there was no mass shooting in a month? "Last year I guess?" "So some time during a pandemic maybe?" "Ya." "It might surprise you to learn that there hasn't been a month when there hasn't been a mass shooting for over a decade. Perhaps we should choose a month when there are less mass shootings than the number of days?" ...

[@klondike444]

I doubt they realized how dumb she was making them look.

[@Ayyeliki]

Correct, no clue!

[@toriless]

not until it was too late

[@r0bw00d]

@Christerbel Boyi You might want to have your keyboard looked at, given that you have random exclamation points in your comment.

[@jeffreyevans9431]

Odd how confident they are around stripping rights from women , but not too clear about their OWN gun rights .

[@kingmalcolm8695]

It has been suggested that we rename schools as "uteruses" - so that conservatives will start to care about what's inside.

[@FlamingCovenant]

Great piece. Surface arguments or anecdotes are common in large societal problems. As soon as these talking points are questioned the fact of a lack of reason is displayed. It's not that these people don't care about children's lives, they just haven't thought through what their beliefs really mean or how they can enjoy their freedom without indirectly harming others.

[@goldenlordofnightmares]

These grown arse adults really treat guns as toys and it is concerning. That is on top of their blunt sociopathy towards victims.

[@toriless]

Yes, some who almost knows that word.

[@rachelfox8108]

This is the first segment I've seen Amy in, and she's a fantastic, incisive addition to the team! I hope she never catches me with a question I can't answer in a subject I purport to know!

[@elram2649]

Amy's great, catch her segment on the Drumpf golf course in Scotland. It's a 10/10.

[@snowstrobe]

They should have a replay of all her hits, she's an extraordinary reporter.

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

Hi Rachel. Me too!!!!

[@kerryn6714]

Here's the link to the trump and his Scottish golf course upload. It's hilarious and hands down some of Amy's best work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaHFhaCOqMucj80

[@michaeljohnangel6359]

@@kerryn6714 Absolutely brilliant!!! Thanks for giving us the link.

[@javelinrivera5280]

She may have predicted the Flashlights & Forks Act.

[@nHans]

Sadly, governments _can_ infringe upon your right to bear flashlights and forks. Sure, you can use them as weapons-you can use almost anything as a weapon. But they're not _classified_ as arms, and hence, are not protected by the 2nd Amendment. 😭

[@blugreen123]

I snorted. 😂

[@russellcampbell9198]

I love Amy's interviews. ❤️ "Is it the bit that supports your beliefs?" "Yes!"

[@despacito9439]

great video thank you for this

[@BrokeredHeart]

The mental gymnastics it takes to somersault away from the root cause of mass shootings is just astounding. What angered me was their ability to work up tears over a grievance they carry, all while actual families have been physically blown apart by the guns they cherish more than human lives. "Freedom does come with *a bit* of a cost," says GI Jeremiah, in his tight T-shirt and soldier cosplay. This obsession with guns is a degenerative brain disease that attacks the person's ability to find their humanity and rationality.

[@js2010ish]

😪 it has me at a loss

[@mrwascallyt9865]

i lost it today when it was reported that parents had to give dna samples because their children were so disfigured madness i had to stop couldn't get through that sentence without getting misty eyed God help those families God help us all

[@Hiznogood]

@SeaPin I think this is the only way to solve this problem once and for all but which politicians would have the guts and morals to do that? Just look how far down the slope Republicans gone to get those MAGA votes! It’s a Bizarro World!

[@thethirdman225]

They _should_ be crying. They _should_ be hanging their heads in shame.

[@Hiznogood]

@SeaPin Same here in Sweden too, but we have had a boom in illegal guns coming in from the former Soviet countries. They’re used in gang war related killings.

[@coosoorlog]

"The dumbest people in an NRA convention" are like "the flakiest flakes in a corn flakes box".

[@b-radleybuck]

Thank you for this report.

[@bryonfaust5243]

This needs broadcast non-stop anywhere and everywhere these people might be.

[@DC_ABC_123]

They have a real strong US vs them mentality that's obscuring their reasoning skills. They can't process how the scope of availability directly impacts these outcomes.

[@joachimschoder]

Not to forget the cognitive dissonance between supporting "blue lives matter" and preparing to fight the US government (aka killing police).

[@jcr-studios]

Yes. There's some serious cognitive dissonance with this crowd.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

*won’t process It gives them something to be upset about.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

What you don't understand is, that they simply do not care. They may say "arm the teachers, so they can protect the children". But that's just an excuse. They want to convince you that guns are good. Simply because they love guns. They don't own guns out of fear or to protect. They own guns because they love guns. Dead children won't change that.

[@amypfeffer4983]

That's the basis of the authoritarian mindset. There's my group (which is good because it's my group) and there's your group (which is bad because it's not my group). What's good for my group is Good for all and what's bad for my group is Bad for all. What's good for your group doesn't matter, but it's probably Bad (because it's your group) so we shouldn't believe/have/do that. We need to break these authoritarian mindsets.

[@rasharddavis321]

They are ALL just willfully ignorant

[@paulhanney1960]

This is a fantastic piece. Thank you!

[@wardellholder8203]

Thank you Amy.....beautiful job..it's just unbelievable that people evade the question..and the one guy who said he was a lawyer! What kind of LAW?.

[@marcosabogado]

What a brilliant journalist you have there. Great questions with razor sharp replies. I hope to see much more of her episodes!

[@kerryn6714]

Amy is great. My favourite piece of hers was about trump and Scotland from 2016. Here's the link. Cracks me up every time! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaHFhaCOqMucj80

[@Ketraar]

She is a comedian though. I know shocking that a comedian comes across better then most journalists, but that's just life I guess.

[@-xirx-]

@@kerryn6714 this was utterly brilliant

[@kerryn6714]

@@-xirx- Glad you enjoyed it. It's such a great segment, I want to share it with everyone! ✌🇦🇺🙃

[@ylein6508]

Me too, chanced upon this and I immediately subscribed

[@paulfoss5385]

Saying "That's a political question" while attending an NRA convention. As the saying goes, you can learn a lot about a person's politics from what they don't think is political.

[@Ogsonofgroo]

Fantastic episode, thank you from Canada!

[@dale8809]

I grew up fishing and hunting but still haven't heard a good argument for civilians owning assault rifles I used while in the military.

[@Avatar2312]

"Arm kids with a flashlight..." I think every person who wants to buy a gun should only be allowed to buy a fleshlight.

[@gordonmills2748]

What really, really bothers me is that so many politicians are blaming doors for this horrible tragedy. If there isn't a door lobby already established, I plan on making one. The National Door Association. NDA. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? What's the first rule of the NDA? We don't talk about the...well, you know the rest...

[@duckofdeath3266]

The most disgusting bit there was the one actively blaming the murdered teacher for the mass shooting. These people are so deep down the rabbit hole they can't even understand the language coming out of their own mouths any longer.

[@goodgame3374]

Perhaps Ukraine could keep Russia out by blocking strategic routes with locked doors.

[@MyToranja]

@@goodgame3374 Active war between two countries =/= school shootings

[@goodgame3374]

@@MyToranja perhaps I need to clarify my comment, I'm referring to Afghan National Army troops who were colleagues of Coalition troops, not the enemy so it's very much a parallel.

[@thoughtlesskills]

@@duckofdeath3266 if they manage to bring in armed teacher legislation you better believe an armed teacher who 'fails' to stop a shooter will face lawsuits.

[@blackandgold676]

SUCH a great piece!!!

[@Parrvaazz]

I loved your show. Please continue ur beautiful program

[@augustjsb]

Neurons don't touch. They also don't all fire at once. That's called a seizure.

[@jimmytgoose476]

I recently read an article about Americans emigrating to New Zealand . One mum said that she is glad that her children no longer have to do shooter drills in school.

[@TxCyn3169]

Excellent coverage!

[@gregbors8364]

Too bad that they weren’t allowed to bring their guns inside the building

[@augustjsb]

Really!!!!!!!?

[@alexwalker9803]

I think they where allowed in the building just not in with Trump

[@greybeard5123]

That's been fact checked. The Secret Service prohibits weapons in the same building as Trump while he is there and for a while before, but the NRA allows weapons everywhere else at the convention.

[@a.larson2777]

Some are real brave when carrying but not so much unarmed.

[@alexwalker9803]

@@greybeard5123 is this because the secret service knows that guns are an issue

[@EvilJawa]

Actions speak louder than thoughts and prayers.

[@VivreSabby]

“I’m sorry about the timing.” Her tone is just *chef’s kiss*, love it.

[@redgoddess]

Brilliant video. Keep up the good work!

[@rob8872]

A moment of silence for the children who give their lives so these people can have their rights.

[@mffmoniz2948]

I want to buy a gun so I can pay a visit to all these blind ignorants.

[@grass7864]

The best part? The kids don't get a vote, so they were placed in front of the gun by the adults crawling around this convention who sacrifice nothing.

[@russellm2555]

A moment of silence for this hack comment

[@gerrittlighthart]

"As a politician who NEARLY knows the second amendment..." 💀💀💀

[@briane596able]

( I love her work ) always top tier pieces

[@idrisnewton4552]

"we're not going to talk about it today" = "idc"

[@raymondlee546]

Great point about "well regulated". NRA has been advocating for removal of ALL regulations when it comes to guns - background checks, training, assault rifle ban, magazine size, etc.

[@Helperbot-2000]

it really isnt when you take a moment to think about the simple fact that it can be refering to regulated as in functional

[@toriless]

Anyone with real training knows most gun owners are a joke, just spray and pray losers like the police.

[@zenphoenix42]

@@Helperbot-2000 These fools think the 2nd was written to give them the right to overthrow the government for taxing the rich and obeying the democrat will of We The People. It specifically says that a well-regulated militia, being necesary to the security of a free state, is a pre-condition to the right of the people to bear arms, not with the intent of killing Obama for giving poor people health care, but with the overshadowing threat of foreign invasion meaning the people can PROTECT the state, NOT overthrow it. Regulated means regulated. Semantics are semantics.

[@oo-iz9hl]

NRA doesn't even consistently advocate for half those things and when they do they don't even follow through. They sure haven't apologized for supporting the National Firearms Act of 1934 or Gun Control Act of 1968 in the past.

[@rdiddyspace1708]

these people on camera wouldn't survive a single day in a boot camp for a "well regulated militia". These guys couldn't be asked to fall into line and obey anything, even being asked politely. The guy with the tattoos said it the best "we're just guys with guns"!

[@TheZenith12345]

Fantastic reporting, well done.

[@francisbayona]

Wow this was a great segment! 💯🔥

[@NewMessage]

So... they ignore the whole 'well regulated' bit of the constitution the same way they ignore everything Jesus said in the bible. Got it.

[@doctaflo]

the counter-argument is that the 18th-century meaning of the phrase “well regulated” is “functional,” as evidenced by contemporaneous texts that use that exact wording. also, the writings of the Framers indicate that they were against maintaining a professional standing army under federal control, so the “militia” was envisioned as a citizens’ brigade, like the Minute Men, who were largely expected to supply their own firearms. in sum: the second amendment can be interpreted as saying, “in order to equip a functional militia made up of everyday men, the federal government can’t prevent anyone from possessing weapons.” i don’t know how contentious that reading is, but even if you stipulate its validity, i’m a fan of the notion that it should count for something that the second amendment was written about muskets…

[@genestarwind4610]

@@doctaflo Yes and Police forces weren't even a thing when it was written. Switzerland has a well regulated militia. I would at a minimum back Swiss style laws. Training, mental health evals. No public carry without justification. Red flags etc etc.

[@DC_ABC_123]

@@doctaflo Mike, your solid reading of the text and sound argument aside, these people would understand maybe every third or fourth word in the above text.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

They ignore the constitution, not the bible though. The worst people in this country are the ones that actually follow that terrible book

[@paulgallagher2937]

@@DC_ABC_123 They don't even care about the text. As you could see, not a one of them even knows what the 2nd amendment says.

[@KaritKtana]

Incredible. I must commend Amy for carrying on interviewing these people while also having multiple aneurysms

[@nadrad100]

Well done. Thank you.

[@billfletcher7077]

Great Show!

[@CT-vm4gf]

I like the way Amy replies “A rock” 😂

[@grunthostheflatulent2613]

America, the land that commonsense and decency long forgot...

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

We don't use the word "decency" anymore. It's now called "PC" or "SJW" to make it clear that people don't like decency.

[@reluctantsocialist2670]

That last sentence is spot on, we need to stop worrying about being too soon and start worrying we're too late

[@catcontent]

Hi I need a Playlist with all of Amy H. videos. This was brilliant

[@darylh8657]

There were (allegedly) 19 police officers on the scene at Uvalde. That's one good guy with a gun for every child who was shot by this mass murderer who was able to purchase a weapon of war and bring it in to an environment that used to be safe. Arm the teachers? Well, you would have to double their salary, because they now have another certificate to add to their many qualifications needed to teach children, such as the psychology of learning, library science, special education, ESL, elementary, middle and high school teaching, early education, curriculum design, economics and of course, science. That's not to mention that they have to double their workload because they have another role to play along with teaching - that of security guard.

[@benoitlabrecque4513]

More than double it. They expect them to be autonomous hight speed operators, hostage negociator, combat medic. You won't find many soldiers with those qualifications combined, even if the usa's most elite teams.

[@heidithesausage]

Exactly, it's a weapon made for war no wonder they were scared. When the lady said the kids were shredded I cried

[@beingnecessary3398]

How is a gun free zone safe? Anything worth protecting will be done with a gun. Allow them to have one and they can chose for themselves.

[@heidithesausage]

@@beingnecessary3398 I live in one, it's safe. We don't have to own a gun for protection We call good guys with guns the Police. Fairly basic strategy just common sense

[@beingnecessary3398]

@@heidithesausage I agree. There was a shooting just recently in Uvalde where police acted swiftly and took out the bad guy while parents commended their bravery from outside… If gun free zones are safe you’d better tell the White House and all the politicians in DC. Turns out they’ve been spending a lot of unnecessary tax dollars from you on firearms.

[@davenaldrich3985]

I’d love to see Amy Hoggart and Jordan Klepper team up to do these types of special events and interviews. They’d be unstoppable.