Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)

How Switzerland’s Obsession with Guns is Different
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Americans and Swiss citizens have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but their gun cultures differ wildly. One country has seen over 500 mass shootings in 2023 alone, while the other has had less than a handful over the past twenty years. To understand why there’s such a stark difference between these two countries’ gun cultures, we traveled to Switzerland to see how each of these cultures started, and where they began to part ways.
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5:28 The Village Shooting Range
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[@johnnyharris]

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[@bradb6500]

Just found your channel today, watched your swiss bunkers & UFO/UAP video. Subscribed the moment the video ended haha love your work man

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Basically guns went from a collective idea to fueling individual exceptionalism

[@paxarator]

@johnnyharris looking for any excuse to go to Switzerland these days XD

[@Alpherix]

love your vids! keep it up

[@SebsWorld]

I would have come to meet you if i had known your here

[@billynonofyourbusiness3434]

One small aspect of the divergence is as follows: 1) We used to have shooting clubs and gun safety classes in schools. They got removed. I do remember teens having guns in a rifle rack in the back of the truck at school. 2) We used to promote Respect and Responsibility, now it is everyone for themselves. 3) We have politicians pushing agendas and causing divisions. Making it "Us vs Them" instead of genuinely trying to find common ground.

[@dannyeugenewaits9486]

You are 100% correct....but don't let Johnny sugar coat Switzerland and their lack of mental illness issues, lack of knowledging their increasing drug issues, lack of knowledging treatment needed to counter this increasing problems...also Switzerland has an increasing problem with home, car and personal property crimes associated with all the above.... so Switzerland isn't and different than the United States! Johnny is just infatuated with Switzerland and ashamed of his freedoms protected by us legal abiding A2 citizens..... he is in denial

[@jkriz6346]

Totally agree

[@samkong2741]

@@dannyeugenewaits9486 +1 👍

[@williepete5585]

Truth

[@TheNooners123]

@@dannyeugenewaits9486 This video was based around guns in Switzerland. He isn't in denial, he is showing this narrative. Now he could go into mental health and all the others, but what does that show? The country has problems like any other?

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot4363]

Switzerland and the United States have very different societies. The problem in the US isn’t a gun issue it’s a very complex societal issue.

[@blue03r6]

Too many mixed races and cultures is Americas problem.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot4363]

@@blue03r6 I do not think that is the problem. However I understand why you came up with that. Order out of chaos. There is a framework they use to guide thoughts and actions that lead to the synthetic solution. They divide us creating chaos that leads to their predetermined outcome where they come in with a solution that results in them with more power and us with less liberty. Every time we fight for or defend against an ideology we are playing a necessary role in Marx and Engels’ grand design to advance humanity into a dictatorship of the working class. The Hegelian solution to all these conflicts can’t be introduced unless we all take a side that will advance the agenda. The Marxist’s global agenda is moving forward and the only way to completely stop the privacy invasions, expanding domestic police powers, land grabs, insane wars against inanimate objects, covert actions, and outright assaults on individual liberty, is to step outside the dialectic. This releases us from the limitations of controlled and guided thought.

[@Aokitadamitsu]

The issue in America is one of social values, destruction of the family, and lack of good role models.

[@meni2410]

The true real problem in the us is one and one only, but we are too afraid to say it. Starts with b.

[@Slaythehippies]

Yup. Switzerland is a homogenous society that has had the same culture and customs for centuries. Corruption is minimal and they don't have off the wall social issues. The United States is a melting pot, an empire, deals with corruption, has incomparable racial divides, ethnic, and economic divides all within the same borders.

[@likornnoir]

As a Swiss, I see owning a gun as a duty, not a right. And I'm not thinking of using it to defend my rights, but our rights.

[@hamzahnurreez8420]

Americans do they same they also have gun ranches they aren't drunk they also use it defend their people right and there's and why exactly is it bad to defend yourself.

[@joshuadizon7695]

can a foreigner be naturalized? and if he can, can he own guns in Switzerland?

[@setvizan]

@@joshuadizon7695 yes, and yes. I believe you are able to own guns without naturalization, however for acquisition you will need a permit from the local government.

[@Aaron565]

In the US, firearms are for the purpose of a free society aka overthrowing the government via revolution.

[@johanpire95]

And how long do you wait for help after an emergency call in Switzerland? minutes? hours? to dawn? Or could it be that after an emergency call you are told that no one is coming... Here you can wait a very long time if your life is in danger, but if you say that you have shot the attacker/burglar, then within the 2 minutes a force of courageous officers is at your door... until they understand that the threat is still out there...

[@joghurt3995]

As a Swiss person: I'm not sure you can call Switzerland of the past peaceful, when we were the guys who hired out to other countries to fight their wars and made a whole lot of money from it and (kinda) got us involved in the slave trade. Also, there were wars on Swiss territory between the different regions and cities (look up the Kappelerkrieg, Villmergerkrieg, etc.) as there was no country "Switzerland" rather independent regions and cities bound by loose treaties who sometimes didn't like each other. Regarding the republic thing, I think that is just Berne (the city state), but it wasn't the only one in Europe. There are others like Venice. Another small detail is that not man serves in our militia army, there's something called civil service (Zivildienst, Zivilschutz). I also think if you're interested in the modern roots of Swiss gun culture the time around the Second World War is more enlightning. But I get that this video was amed at an US-audience, that these details are not the point and it would spoil the story. Thanks for your work😊

[@kirby.hofman]

Sounds like he overlooked a lot of facts from both sides. That's what happens when you're creating a piece of propaganda.

[@codypendant6745]

@@kirby.hofman That, and well formulated story to lead us there.

[@jameslove-vani797]

Never ask a communist to articulate hisotrical facts with honest intention. They simply can not.

[@1JamesHamilton1]

The asinine author of this article has no clue about the US Constitution.

[@darthrevan2081]

He was being very deceptive. I hate this first and last time I'll view this channel.

[@TroySchoonover]

Our country was not simply founded with a goal to protect us from external enemies, but to preserve the liberties of the people from those internally who would threaten them as well.

[@Joshie2256]

Nice myth you have there. The 2nd amendment is about Southern states having militias to recapture escaped slaves.

[@mgdurandolo]

Yes; and why we aren't taking up arms against the present government is testament to how apathetic we've become; and how we've allowed the spirit of 2a to become diluted into nothingness.

[@TimTestifies]

exactly

[@matheussabino2974]

that's exactly what a well regulated militia does, genius.

[@PyroSoldat]

Correct we have the right to fight back against if the tyrannical government aspect part of the clause takes affect. Making it plausible for the American citizens to be able to fight back if the government turns bad, just like the colonies did against the British.

[@beyproctor7673]

I’ve been to Switzerland and I have participated in some of Americas Gun culture in my life. I was excited to see another perspective on Switzerland’s gun culture. I was disappointed to discover that this video overlooked all of the best parts of American gun culture and instead focused on negative stereotypes and trumped up statistics which were manipulated to appear worse and than reality. Further, Swiss traditions were held up as nearly perfect with little to no real investigation into possible down sides. The narrator appears to have gone to experience Swiss gun culture in a much deeper and more mature way than he has ever experienced his own. He could have done EVERYTHING in this video in America and spread positive ideas promoting training and safety. Instead he did what Anthropology calls “going native”. Upsettingly shallow and negative anti gun propaganda really disappointed this viewer. Travel your own country experiencing our actual gun culture and make another video please. Maybe visit a rod and gun club that is a real cultural hub in the region. Take a hunter safety course or a concealed pistol course. Meet and interview the instructors who love their community members and their county. Something!

[@deanallen191]

Right on the point!

[@Humble2A]

I think you’re right about the biases but i’m gonna give him a bit of a pass because he stated it’s an individual focus culture when it comes to guns , not an obligatory or duty bound one. Makes sense that someone who’s been spoon fed news reports on gun deaths (1 is too many) and exposed to the worst owners of guns and criminals wouldn’t go anywhere near a gun in the US lol

[@samyb2834]

@@Humble2AYou shouldn’t give him a pass. This video is pure propaganda. 0 journalism integrity.

[@_Starhammer]

To be fair, I'm not aware of any shooting ranges in the USA that allow shooters to fire at targets on the far side of a civilian roadway that sees regular use... And I'm ok with that. Doesn't feel like a necessary risk to enable, no matter the safeguards. But then, we have more than enough wide open spaces that it would provide no particular benefit either.

[@d.s.steele3100]

Read my response to this video and see if you agree and would like to have a debate occur between those two individuals.

[@antonyg.952]

Hey Johnny, I'm Swiss, I was 25 years in the Swiss army, did you see the wooden stock rifles, they are mainly the model 31( 1931) and still perfectly precise! The ammunition used is the GP11,( Gewehr Patrone 1911)! It's also used in the next mode Stg 57, we called our ammo shortly "GP11"

[@Pax.YouTube]

Very gun knowledgeable

[@antonyg.952]

One more detail, Johnny, it's called "GP 11" becouse it has been used, created in 1911, the rifle was the long 1911 gun, similar to the 1931 but longer! Frankly I loved to shoot wit my AR 57 with this cartridge, GP11- 7.5 mm!

[@antonyg.952]

@@Pax.KZbin Just a detail, I made my "boot camp" 17 weeks, in 69, by the elite troops "Grenadier", I've been instructed as flamethrower and explosive specialist, the Swiss army instructed us so good, that after the 17 weeks we knew everything about combat and was ready to go to war! The survival time in ear time, was for the Grenadier 30 seconds!We was feared by every other corps when we had our "repetition" courses! Our motto is the same as the USMC, Semper Fidelis!

[@Pax.YouTube]

@@antonyg.952 Wow, this is mind blowing! 🔥 😯

[@Stormcloakvictory]

What the swiss call surplus ammo, the rest of the world calls match grade ammo lmao.

[@wesleyharmon7237]

Props to the guy coaching gun safety at the start

[@andreyorlov33]

I think that Colin Noir does a terrific job debunking a lot of big misconceptions presented by this vid

[@shirothehero0609]

You mean Colion Noir? 🤔

[@padraics]

I assume by 'misconceptions" you mean "Johnny's deceptions"

[@shirothehero0609]

@@padraics yeah, misconceptions = bold face lies. oh sorry, "misinformation" is what the kids call it these days right?

[@ARandomPerson-lg5ih]

@@shirothehero0609calm down

[@newarkupload8292]

and you can bet that dishonest Harris won't post another video about Colion Noir's corrections, in the same way that he posted a new video when people called him out on his other video about rewriting history

[@Jason-iz6ob]

Never forget that the Bill of Rights doesn’t spell out what rights the government is granting the people. It spells out the rights that are recognized as inalienable human rights that the government is prohibited from infringing upon. We don’t have a right to bear arms because the Constitution says so. The government isn’t allowed to infringe upon that right, because the Constitution says so.

[@michaelkennedy996]

Thank you

[@AuRowe]

Exactly. How come every dictator in history banned guns for the people but not their soldiers? Colion Noir debunked this evil govt tyranny fueled propaganda. Govt= worlds biggest murderer. Johnny is in bed with dictatorial viewpoints.

[@ilovefreeski]

God given right inherent in natural law!

[@michaelzak8686]

well said

[@microsoftpain]

Even if the Constitution didn't say it, you still have that right. Everyone on this planet has the God-given natural right to defend themselves with the most effective tools possible.

[@h.s.thompsonduke8105]

In the 70s, every high school in my area had competitive rifle shooting teams. We had no school shootings back then. A lot of bomb scares on days of a lot of exams, though.

[@oliverosswald]

As a Swiss citizen, I completed my basic military training with an infantry elite unit, the Grenadiers. Subsequently, I was allowed to take my semi-automatic rifle home. Afterwards, I fulfilled my duty by participating in annual mandatory shooting exercises at the shooting range in my village. In my experience, firearm handling in Switzerland is very responsibly managed. The ammunition we receive with our firearm is sealed and must not be opened; violations are penalized. Compared internationally, incidents of accidents or criminal actions involving firearms are very rare in Switzerland. Today, I am retired and have voluntarily returned my firearm to the military. My duty and contribution to my homeland are fulfilled.

[@Bisley1]

Wrong, you were allowed to take home your Fully Automatic rifle! Not semi automatic. At least until you finished your service, then it got converted to semi automatic.

[@oliverosswald]

@@Bisley1 It would have been illegal to convert it back to fully automatic, though easily feasible…

[@douglasscovil3447]

seems like gun ownership in switzerland is more focused on protecting the country than protecting people from tyrannical governments and criminals.

[@mulder801]

The problem is not the gun, it's the society around them

[@FrankyPi]

Yeah, guns don't shoot by themselves, unless they malfunction lol

[@ridingweeb4801]

failed integration of the black community into wider society has lead to such insane amounts of guncrime and mass shootings in the usa

[@shreeanshsrivastava2430]

wow just wow

[@julius43461]

@@ridingweeb4801 Dude... don't be racist. Just ban all guns, knives and pointy objects and homicides will drop hard.

[@zoeyelh]

why dyou need a gun then? they have a specific purpose...

[@brianmikus6023]

As an American who enjoys the same things that the Swiss enjoy about their gun culture, I struggled with your take on the difference between the cultures. First, not all Americans feel the way you depict us when it comes to firearms. Protecting self and family are a big portion of our lives, but family for most of us expands to community as well. If the Swiss had a large segment of their government wanting to villainize guns and gun owners, they too would have the fears that Americans do about protecting themselves and communities. You have statistics about gun violence, which show accurate numbers. However, while I would love to end suicide, it is not violence in the same way as shooting someone. This is a different problem. Suicide is not a gun problem. It is a mental health or social problem. A few years ago, the media and medical professionals started calling some suicides by medical device "Death with Dignity. " So why is it violence when someone injects a piece of lead into them but not violence when they inject a poison? You seemed to have a very romantic view of Swiss gun culture and are willing to see all of their perspectives but only view American gun culture as violence. I would challenge you to join a gun club or shooting range in the states and you may find that there are normal, peace loving people that enjoy the culture in the same way that you describe the Swiss as. I would also suggest you take a look at the number of lives saved by guns in America. Sadly, the government stopped gathering those statistics when they went against the goals of politicians. Millions of lives each year are saved by guns. Not bullets, guns. Shots do not need to be fired to thwart evil or wrongdoing. It is awesome that you decided to explore a gun culture even though you had no interest in guns before. Do the same thing here in the States. You will find some people that match your stereotype that you depict. But you will also find a lot of others who peacefully and respectfully enjoy our rights and are willing to protect our America.

[@rodrigobari]

That's because this is an obviously dishonest "documentary", made by a woke serving to political agenda.

[@beginning-reloading]

Excellent reply Brian! 👍 Totally agree.

[@groosalaug4477]

I couldn't have said it better myself

[@jasonstewart8363]

He has no interest in that, it would counter his preconceived notions and his obvious agenda to misrepresent American gun ownership.

[@mesteme]

Beautifully worded. Calling out what's wrong and fishy in this video but with a level of respect and insight that really deserves a response by the documentary's author, Johnny Harris.

[@johanpire95]

In Switzerland, shooting is mainly a hobby and a place of gathering and friendship. Here in Belgium, most shooting ranges were closed due to environmental regulations at the end of 1990's and beginning of 2000's, including the indoor shooting ranges. Due to the increasingly strict gun law, you now literally have to drive across half the country every month to get your 12 mandatory shooting sessions per year (very good for the environment), the intention is to bully sports shooters away until they give up. In recent decades the increase in grenade throwing and AK shooting in our larger cities has become a weekly occurrence, in the same way that in the USA most mass shootings are gang and drug related. Hobby shooting at the shooting range and throwing grenades while shooting an AK in the city are, in my opinion, two very different skills done by other practitioners. America has almost a thousand military bases around the world and a defense budget of $1 trillion, but an education system where your pet can get a college degree, barely 5% of your students meet the required level of math, reading and writing. Your media and politics are extremely polarizing, you behave like a bunch of racists towards people with a different opinions, your ego is hurt so quickly, you cannot handle adversity, that is the problem that has increased exponentially in the last 30 years, its a dissatisfied society...and if you then make your fellow man a victim of your own shortcomings because you never grew up beyond a 10 year old... Look at yourself, you almost started crying at the end of your video, very theatrical...

[@OlstiMusic]

as an ex-swiss-army man I can tell you the following: - Gun safety-handling is very high valued and enforced (disarmed, no breech, no magazin, no finger on the trigger) - stealing and owning munition at home is not allowed with no license - it is very uncommon to see people with guns! Except soldiers in the train but even that is very rare! - shooting is only allowed on official shooting-ranches and the military once's are very strict on security&safety. So yes we do have a lot of guns but we know how to handle them!

[@AbyssWatcher745]

A well regulated militia doesn't mean people required to join a militia or it being under government control. It mean well organized so that a militia would actually be effective.

[@toddrodeo1349]

"Against a tyrannical government"... which we now have.

[@waexplorer]

@@toddrodeo1349 Agreed. He never mentions that part, that's in the preamble, does he...

[@testing2741]

The 2nd Ammendment's main purpose is so we the people can form an effective militia against our OWN government, should it become tyrannical. Read the preamble. And he's pretending the Millitia Act was part of the constitution, it simply stated that the government could ask for help from the people's militia if needed - not that our right is dependent on that. Thus the founders enshrined this natural right so the government could never prevent the people from disposing of a tyrannical government. Also, Japan leads the world in per capita suicides, and they have virtually no guns.

[@armatroll]

That’s what he said

[@jamoecw]

@@waexplorer he did, then ignored that when making his point. he mentions it at 14:25 going over what well regulated meant and that it could be used to overthrow the government, and then that it was about arming the populace rather than a specific group (kinda glazes over this though).

[@abedekok322]

The Swiss remind me of how Rural Americans (like myself) treat weapons, which is as tools to protect or hunt with and as a hobby to enjoy with friends and family. I've lived around firearms my entire life (hell, my folks even sold them for 25 years) but the politicization of them just ruined the purpose I was always told they were intended for and thus the culture that surrounds them.

[@andersmalmgren6528]

Protect from wildlife you mean? If you mean protect from people then you are part of the problem :D

[@judsongaiden9878]

Doesn't it kind of bother you that he's misrepresenting us based on misinformation he likely garnered from Hollywood and the internationalist media cabal?

[@asclepios1234]

This just scratches the surface ... it needs a part 2 to go deeper in why its really so different

[@simonamsler2722]

One important fact is that after the Military Service you keep the gun but not the ammunition

[@jcugnoni]

Yes..actually you are not allowed to own ammunition if I remember well (and need a permit to buy ammo).

[@simonriley5433]

One important fact is that You can buy your own ammo at the gun shop, You can’t keep military ammo aka. GP90 but you can buy commercial one that have literally same spec and projectile 😂

[@michaelkennedy996]

You know we have shooting clubs and competitions here in the US too. I’ve found the long range community in particular to be very supportive and friendly.

[@thompsonbaseball]

I have one on my back porch.

[@tooslow4065]

he doesnt want people to know that. he wants people to think that everywhere else has great gun control, but we dont.

[@KAG1776]

He didn't mention alot of things tells partial truths so his narrative can be pushed. Propaganda master

[@yunglocs540]

@@KAG1776every single video!

[@EkoFranko]

@@KAG1776 This is literally a CIA channel lmao, don't expect to see truth here, this guy glows.

[@Sellonwheelz]

Crazy because as an American, this is how I grew up shooting. Heavy instruction and for sport. Sporting clays and long range 22. Cal. Target practice with iron sights. It's what made me fall in love with guns. And as I grew up I developed the same love for archery. It's the joy of execution, prosision, and marksmanship. Not the joy of the gun or the damage it can cause.

[@johnnychang4233]

One thing is outstanding, the shooting range and competitions held in Switzerland favor more skill rather than reckless shooting of big magazines. All the rifles are manually cocked and with a maximum of six rounds.

[@Slithermotion]

Is this sarcasm or do you really think that? There is no magazine restriction and almost everyone shoots semiauto.

[@douglasscovil3447]

the guy who did the video was shooting a semi-auto rifle.

[@valleytiller42]

I grew up in the USA with grandparents, parents, and close relatives who each owned numerous guns for hunting and competitive shooting. The rule was drilled into me from childhood: "Every gun is a loaded gun" and I was trained to handle even my toy guns accordingly. My six children have been raised the same way. In four generations, from 1898 to 2023, there has not been one "gun accident". Not because our guns were locked in a safe or unloaded, but because of the understanding of how to respectfully and safely handle a firearm as the deadly tool that it is. Simple rules. Teach your children to handle toy guns with those same rules and they will carry through as muscle memory to adulthood. Safe gun handling must be a mentality, not an afterthought. If the NRA Hunter Safety Course was a required class for all 13-year-olds, you would see the gun accident statistics plummet. Ignorance is fatal. I think that Johnny's selected/colored facts, analysis, and conclusions paint the picture of the issues brought up in this video simplistically and somewhat inaccurately. However, that's my point of view and I do appreciate the comparison of the USA to the Swiss. However, many other factors cause the differences that he pointed out that need to be considered. At the end of the day, gun safety still boils down to treating every gun as if it were loaded. Just ask Alec Baldwin...

[@toddsmith8608]

@valleytiller42, what you said is all true. Personally i think it also has a lot to do with what i call the taboo effect. When one is raised with respect for and familiarity with tools, (guns or other tools) the taboo effect does not exist. For example, if a parent never allows their kids in their woodworking shop because the power tools are dangerous, the kids will likely have a curiosity and desire to explore the forbidden workshop when the parents aren't around. This can obviously lead to accidents as the kids have no idea how to safely operate said tools. They'll wander wide-eyed around the shop like Johnny in Switzerland. But if the kids are properly trained and familiarized with said tools, the taboo effect disappears and there is no desire to sneak around and mess with them when adults aren't around. My 2c.

[@RichardChappell1]

Bingo. One of the issues Johnny chose to ignore - that the gun shop owner hinted at - is that anti-gun activists have worked very hard t eliminate gun use and safety training in the US. The result is a higher level of accidents. There was a whole seriouse of see a gun run and go get an adult. Of course, we ignore that that creates an interest in discovery and kids will pick them up and play with them. I made sure that my children understood loaded and clearing guns by the time they were 5 and that anytime they were interested, I would get them out for them to look at, and work with them and get comfortable with them. I would make an exagerated effort to always check and clear them when getting them and before giving it to them to hold, and insist they went through the process. Training makes a huge difference in changing attitudes.

[@stevelambert8854]

Correct. My father bought me my first gun in 1965 at 12 years old, and expected me to learn gun safety and responsibility. There were many sources of gun safety training. I can remember taking classes in 4-H and other organizations. We never had accidents or violence. I can remember shooting competitions and resulting camaraderie much like what is shown in this video.

[@toddrodeo1349]

Agreed. In addition to that, the Biden administration has redefined "Mass Shootings" as 3 or more including the shooter. In the govt. statistics, they do not break down the numbers. Accidental shootings including those by police are not taken out and neither are suicides. It's like the C numbers.... fantasy.

[@PiousSlayer]

"One of the issues Johnny chose to ignore - that the gun shop owner hinted at - is that anti-gun activists have worked very hard t eliminate gun use and safety training in the US. The result is a higher level of accidents." Same thing goes with police in the USA. Police tried to make a giant training ground and what happened? It was attacked multiple times by 'protestors' trying to stop it from being built and opened. The media played it off like it wasn't a dangerous attack and that the training building wasn't even necessary in the first place. So many catch 22's in how things are reported. @@RichardChappell1

[@Mob1leN1nja]

You forgot the part where the founding fathers also wanted to protect us from our own government.

[@Nocensors-qo3tt]

And they were oh so right.

[@interiorattack8331]

He didn’t forget. He did it on purpose because he’s a clown and pushing a narrative.

[@Pavewy]

@@interiorattack8331 This is nothing more than a thinly veiled pro-gun control documentary.

[@GervaisKewley90]

He's a journalist that doesn't really like guns, what else do u expect? It is only obvious to leave out this most important part of what made America,....america. I'm not an American an even I'm aware of that part of its history. It's shameful honestly. To think that there are so many persons living free not realizing, that this one right keep the government from overreach, knowing if the people are pissed off at the amount of strong arming anything could happen if the people themselves decide they want them out. This was spitefully left out and delivered to tell persons that that constitutional right was to protect the government lol

[@user-zq5zm5ff3m]

were they? I mean they were land and slave owners which wanted to protect their own interests with those laws. Not very different from European nobility.

[@dberweger]

As a Swiss citizen, I cried watching this video. Amazing production

[@data_corrupted]

In switzerland we only have that many guns because we keep them after we complete the obligatory military. But there are very strict rules about how you're supposed to keep and transport guns, and you can't just buy ammo.

[@brantleyhester6641]

The US has an educational system failure when it comes to firearms. I was tought firearm safety by my parents, grandparents and uncles. This needs to happen more. Hell, i was seven years old, my first two rifles I ever shot were an M-1 Garand and an AR-15. I love the gun culture in America because I was raised the right way. I continue to teach my son this culture and anyone around me whom will listen

[@brenttesterman3171]

A true American! God bless you and yours.

[@brantleyhester6641]

@@brenttesterman3171 Thank you. Merry Christmas

[@Nic9458]

This! I was taught gun safety when I was around 8, starting with air rifles and working my way up, always being taught the proper safety techniques and why we use guns. I lived on a farm and every now and then a predator would get in a barn and I’d get the ar-15 and take care of them real quick. People now a days aren’t taught gun safety enough and aren’t shown why we still need guns. Like you said I too will certainly pass this culture to my son as well

[@brantleyhester6641]

@@Nic9458 Thank you Merry Christmas! Good point with the air rifles, I didn't include them in my comment. I used them a lot when I was a kid. To be honest I had an incident when I were younger with a BB gun. It tought me a very important lesson of firearm safety. Treat all guns as if they are loaded, never point a gun at something that you are not willing to destroy

[@clintdodson44]

That's the way the freedom of America coming out. Each parent learning their children how to shoot and how to learn gun safety. Your Uncle's your Grandpa's. That's howdialer by the time I was seven I was shit at twenty two of the time, I was nine I killed my first dear

[@Draelyn]

I like how he says, "its a shooting competition... for teenagers, and they have been doing it for hundreds of years" like its the strangest thing he's ever heard of because nothing like that happens in the US ever, yet up until like the 80s most highschools had gun clubs and shooting competitions.

[@Chemnut220]

I was on the air rifle team in my HS in the early 2000’s. Also drove all over the south east competing in NRA highpower (AR-15’s) and a bit of idpa and trap with my dad. The USA probably has a much bigger competitive shooting culture than the Swiss. This guy is just telling lies for clicks and an agenda - probably a big chunk of ignorance and stupidity as well….

[@VFella]

Well, these teenagers must be pretty old now. It will also have required lots of ammo. Are they still using blunderbusses and muskets X'D

[@ChefboyRD253]

We still had shooting comps in my mid city, high-school in the 90s. And that was even with all the gang violence shootings outside the school.

[@dinadaughtry8993]

We should have classes that promote the safe use of firearms and civics and marksmanship in every school in the USA

[@dinadaughtry8993]

He totally got it wrong when he said that the second amendment was to protect the government against the people, it is for the people to protect themselves against the government and any enemy foreign or DOMESTIC, the second amendment is a means to protect ourselves from any type of tyranny

[@realbigi]

As a Swiss I thank you for this video!! Now I can show people why carrying guns in Switzerland is so different from carrying them anywhere else!!

[@alexandresantos5442]

Congratulations to the people who made these graphic effects, which help tell the story and make it more fun.

[@orion7873]

Everyone should watch this whole video ... then go watch Colion Noir's video. Colion is a lawyer and gun law expert. He points out everything that Johnny got wrong (which is a fair amount)

[@austinbrady]

This

[@crusadervw]

Johnny got a lot wrong on this issue. They really dumbed down what shooting is in the US.

[@antonikudlicki1100]

This vid is not comparing gun enjoyers and how they use guns, but how normies in both countries do it

[@valhalla.technical]

@@antonikudlicki1100lol no. It’s about how gun obsession differs between countries. It’s in the vid description

[@justinhensley108]

Yeah johnny didn't get the lessons he was taught.

[@mccarthy86]

I'm Swiss and you do make a great point on one part of the issue (one that I always knew), but there are a lot more factors than this. I wish you would at least mentioned the other things that make a difference, and that America does have well behaved shooting communities like the Swiss ones.

[@bobsmith-wg9fz]

WOW looky here Johnny....even one of the Swiss just commented your video is WAY off and missed the point

[@abruptend8993]

The guy already has a narrative he wants to say, and he will ignore anything that will go against it.

[@stevenbarlow1945]

Most of the problem lies in the fact that individuals are not held responsible for their actions. The criminal doesn't get punished for his actions, everyone else get punished.

[@cornballmcgoo7174]

Yeah when you have the same demographics and economics you will be a lot less smug which is going to happen as you import all of Northern Africa

[@mccarthy86]

@@cornballmcgoo7174 I'm not smug, I agree with you 100%. My point was that he's only focusing on one aspect, this issue is multi faceted.

[@swissair10]

I was born at the foot of Mt. Pilatus, which you have hiked during the intro of this video. By now, I mostly live abroad for work reasons. Switzerland still is a rather mystical place, where people live together happily. The fact is though, that this reality is in danger. By now, most Swiss have a foreign background, Swiss culture and values are gradually lost, and like everywhere else, problems are increasing. Switzerland also faces a lot of pressure from the EU, and sacred factors for peace, like our neutrality are in danger. The sad reality of life is that one's secutity, comfort and privilege are in danger very quickly, if you don't stand in for them. Also, Switzerlane receives too many people who just come for economic reasons and do not respect our culture and traditions.

[@bhoutdoors507]

This needs a part 2. You can't ask Swiss people about American gun culture without also experiencing gun culture here. It's not always how the media portrays it, and it's very similar to how you described the Swiss.

[@theironqueen2386]

he is american

[@Anon54387]

@@theironqueen2386 Yes, he's American. He is, though, an American that is wholly unfamiliar with American gun culture or, worse, isn't unfamiliar with it and is lying about it which would make him a propagandist.

[@theironqueen2386]

@@Anon54387 American gun culture you mean the same gun culture that results in high teens firing of rounds into neighboring homes hate to break it to you but the NRA basically controls gun culture and all they care about is sales Switzerland doesn't have a culture around guns so loose and unregulated that a more school shooting than days happen

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

@@Anon54387 I think he is doing a very good job. We Americans are a bit overboard when it comes to buying lots of guns and ammo, in my opinion. So Johnny got startled shooting that rifle. Not everyone has shot one of those. But I hope you noticed that after he shot his finger was off the trigger and where it should be.

[@brianmessick5979]

This is a clear example of researching one side, failing to research the other and mixing personal beliefs with media assumptions as a conclusion

[@besseljm1]

This is the most clear and accurate assessment I've seen in the comments. It describes his documentary perfectly.

[@brenttesterman3171]

TRUE DAT!

[@xxwookey]

He was researching Switzerland/Swiss culture/rules. How is that 'one side'? There are 'sides' in the US, but not in Switzerland.

[@beater82]

Spot on!

[@JohnDoeTheTroll]

@@xxwookey Because he compared it to the United States... Had he not compared it, it would have been a complete video and not a complete propaganda piece.

[@scottconville9780]

1980ish north Louisiana I was in middle school and we had a hunter safety/ gun safety course that the whole class had to take. When the class was complete the entire class, boys and girls had a school sponsored skeet shooting outing. It was not thought to be crazy or strange. In high school boys would bring long guns to school and leave them in their vehicle so they could hunt before or after school. Guns were part of the culture and probably still are in that part of the world. Most of my friends when growing up received shotguns and rifles at an early age and knew hose to use them and I don’t remember a single incident or accident.

[@section8usmc53]

In elementary school here in Wisconsin, we'd lose 1/4 of the class for a week or so, because their dads were taking them hunting. It was just a normal part of the school year.

[@Anthony-uu2tk]

@@section8usmc53 I remember that. I grew up in Southern Wisconsin, very small town so way more than 1/4th. But anyone someone went "Up North" they were hunting.

[@AirborneSapper82]

Thank you for your story. This country needs to be reminded.

[@kmac720]

@@section8usmc53 my high school would cancel school for opening day, because attendance was so poor it wouldn't count anyway.

[@MGAFFY]

I love the fact that their ranges make it so you're able to retrieve your spent casings without having to call a seize fire or to be cleared and behind firing line

[@createdforel2486]

Just wanted to add a few more thoughts... What does it mean to "train"? One kind of training is to shoot a fixed target only from a prone position. That is one type of shooting. But not all shooting is in a prone target and not all targets are stationary. That is not to say that that type of training isn't valuable. But, just looking at a hunter, for example, they don't always get the chance to take a shot while laying prone. If the grass or brush is too high, then prone won't work. You need to practice different positions to shoot so that you are competent in shooting regardless of the physical posture you need to take when taking a shot. Also, there is CQB training. Not saying that I'd ever want to be in a CQB situation but that is a thing and it may be necessary in a skirmish. I'd certainly rather be taking sniper shots at an unsuspecting enemy than going head to head against them. So, when they guy and Johnny mock "running through the forest, shooting everything up," personally, this sounds like a 3-gun competition or any other running and gunning competition which, in my mind, is another good form of training. It forces you to have good muzzle discipline and trains you to have good target acquisition and reloading skill while on the move. And one last thing... Johnny marvels at the camaraderie of the Swiss gun culture but it doesn't seem like he has given a chance to see the camaraderie in the US gun culture by going to a competition to see how families participate in competitions.

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I've never seen families in competition in the mountain West.

[@createdforel2486]

So.., are you saying that there aren’t shooting competitions that aren’t family oriented? Or are you saying that the competitions you’ve been to aren’t family focused so you have seen families? There are plenty of KZbin vids highlighting kids competing from traps to competition involving PCCs. I believe high school traps has been a growing trend for several years now.

[@jake_3745]

The prone 300m shooting is just the most common example because its what everybody is required to do once a year. Its a safe way for people to practice shooting and handling their weapon after not touching it for a year. The other types of the shooting you do during the annual 3 weeks of service (after completing the main service) if you actually need it for your function in the military. Or you do it in your free time but thats only a small fraction of the people.

[@xXBL4KAl3YSSXx]

Wait… so Switzerland became its own country because a rebellion got rid of a terrible ruler, then stood up a militia of its own citizens for defense? Wild, I feel like I’ve heard a story just like that before. Maybe another country, I think they like guns too actually

[@flugtauglich3076]

it's more complicated than that, but it for sure is a pretty interesting story.

[@mikeford963]

And one of the ways they maintain their neutrality as a country is to have everyone do mandatory military service for 2-3 years after the age of 18. THEN, they get to keep their service rifles and MUST maintain profficiency with them.

[@iDeagles]

@@mikeford963 good thing we care about rights then. It's not a right if you have to earn it. lol

[@mikeford963]

@@iDeagles Maybe not, but that doesn't mean rights don't come without responsibility either.

[@mrwong8584]

Wait.... so you mean, Switzerland which regulates gun ownership, is much muuucch safer than that of the American system? I'm shocked!!!

[@user-jr1jp3lx4r]

I have taken 3 liberal Senior citizen women out to my range on my farm that had never held a gun in their lives. I taught them some safety and then how to shoot a target. The noise and recoil scared them but once they relaxed and started hitting the target they had a great time. They will probably never shoot again but they came away with a much better understanding of guns and gun safety.

[@weswest3031]

Don't know if it is possible for you but beginners in my experience do great with suppressed .22 rifles and pistols.

[@KM-hz8zv]

This should be a goal of every shooter: introduce non-shooters to firearms. Ear protection (plugs plus over-the-ear) are helpful, also starting with .22 so recoil and blow back does not shock them (my first pistol experience was a .357 Mag, not recommended as a "first".) People better understand guns when they have been shooting and had proper instruction, and that removes fear of the unknown that abounds from the Democrats intent on disarming everyone; because that's worked so well in Germany, China, Cuba, etc. to assure the people were "safe". Safe for the government to subjugate.

[@malldawg6]

Did this... we shot a few handguns and an AR at 10 yards. Handgun barely hit silhouette, AR hit center mass with 3-4inches. ... I said which would you rather have? Gun debate over.

[@luthiermatt]

I'm an old guy and I grew up shooting with my family. Guns were not political. The issue has been exploited on both sides and a huge, stubborn divide has been created. I still am a gun owner and love to shoot but I hate the politics. In fact, I lean left of center but am also a 2A advocate. Somehow we need to come together and find some common ground.

[@jariquassdorf5520]

Still! If you have not served or received official training in a similar way you should NEVER be allowed to handle a firearm.

[@frostypreppersk3593]

Scariest thing I saw was when you first picked up that firearm your finger immediately went onto the trigger. Thats the most dangerous thing a person can ever do. Loaded or not. NEVER touch a trigger until you're ready to fire! I'm a Swiss Canadian 🇨🇦

[@lancecahill5486]

NRA Rule #1. Always assume that the gun is loaded.

[@JoshuaGraves113]

@@lancecahill5486 Literally the first thing I learned when I took classes as a kid.

[@Algorithm.]

Also the ridiculous amount of times people flag each other with barrels in this video

[@plopping-wetlyacademyofmot9639]

The presenter of this video is the last person I'd ever trust with a gun.

[@bestdrunkdriver]

theres no CIA over there

[@None-yx1mj]

01:38 "Switzerland proves that there's no need for more gun rules" Yes, she's right. As a Swiss I can say, in Switzerland we already have much stricter gun laws as in the US, so there is no need for more rules 😂

[@BrandyHoelscher]

After my mother passed away I inherited her firearms, but I’d never been shooting before. I was afraid to go to gun ranges as a complete novice, but I found them to be very welcoming places. I’ve since bought firearms of my own and I love to shoot. The sense of zen, focus. It’s very relaxing. Much love from Texas

[@bittorrentpromotion4084]

Great stay safe stay focused, remind yourself why the constitution protects you from government overreach.

[@davidparker9676]

It is a ton of fun to be a responsible gun owner.

[@KaraDasSyndikat]

Why don't you use a Bow than instead of a gun

[@davidparker9676]

@@KaraDasSyndikatGuns are more fun. Plus he didn't inherit a collection of bows and arrows.

[@KaraDasSyndikat]

@@davidparker9676 true but if u want tranquility and Zen feeling a bow would be better, a gun is a bad choice, loud AF where is the Zen feeling and tranquility when you must have earplugs to not get deaf 😂

[@jamieferguson3131]

I am a part of a gun community that is all about training & safety. It’s a culture very much like what you depicted from Switzerland. It does exist here, but much like in Switzerland it’s quiet.

[@monstafloppa871]

Agreed, it is unfortunate that more positive media visibility is not afforded to safety and education conscious communities here in the U.S.. People, they do exist.

[@BatchelorStetson]

That's because half the Swiss population aren't actively lobbying, and attempting to take the guns from the other half of the population. This same culture that Mr Harris admires ABSOLUTELY exists right here in the once United States. I've been a part of it for most of my life. You're just told that it doesn't and can't happen in heavy rotation by the anti gun media and populace. And he may be on board with blaming the NRA for , whatever,...but they are one of the only organizations that's actively worked to keep your Right to bear arms. while they have many faults as all organization do,... this Life member thanks God for them. @@monstafloppa871

[@scottyagreen]

@@monstafloppa871it just sucks that they get drowned out by the screaming ultra-right…my god just look at all the toxic comments here that focus on talking trash to someone who gave facts. I don’t think most commentators even watched what this guy made or actually listened to what he said.

[@aggieterp]

Instead of going to Switzerland, he should have done his research in his own country instead. It is a shame that people here in the United States take the word of the media instead of doing their own research. My grandfather was a former Navy shooting instructor,, so I grew up know how to handle firearms from the age of 5. Most U.S. high schools that were built early in the last century had ROTC programs that taught the proper use of weapons. My high school had an armory and a shooting range in the basement. We tried to revive the shooting sports in our school and had the Marines come in to teach those that had not had experience with rifles. We even had a shooting competition (I scored the highest). They tried to recruit me for sniper school! Even though we had a teacher as a sponsor, the school decided to shut the shooting range down and they turned it into a study hall. It was obviously too dangerous and too high of liability to teach proper respect and proper handling of weapons to young men who were just a couple of years away from being old enough to fight for our country.

[@kevchard5214]

They didn't if offended their ego.@@scottyagreen

[@Jibarito_x7]

the first song used in the background of this video has the potential to be an insane sample for a rap song

[@josepena3516]

Thank you for this documentary. It gives more questions than answers, but clever questions we have to made. Best regards Jose Pena

[@mikev4755]

The problem in the U.S. is people are losing the respect for life. It isn't a problem with guns, it is a problem with people.

[@elche1976]

🎯💯

[@hotfightinghistory9224]

Kinda like how 50 years ago gun were WAY easier to obtain, yet there was far less gun violence. What changed? The guns or the people...

[@grizzlybear4122]

Morals were removed. There is no morality filter in anyone's head. It is all base emotions running off instantaneous feelings in the immediate moment.

[@magillicutyify]

Not necessarily. Other than the last couple years during Covid gun homicides and other crimes have decreased almost every year and in total since the 80s. That’s with population increasing and number of guns in the country increasing as well.

[@rickpitts2277]

Ah, but media coverage and slant make violence more obvious and talked about.@@magillicutyify

[@htr2die4]

As a Veteran, I purchased my first gun after leaving service, I felt like I was required to do so, and because it was my right to do so. Lack of education, drugs, and mental illness are the cause of chaos in America. More gun laws are just going to push us away from each other, forcing us to choose a side. Its clear that Switzerland has a great gun educational system and lots of pride in their Nation. Our government has caused too much division. . .

[@Diesel4242]

Switzerland has a higher class of citizens than we do. The people are the difference. Gun violence is virtually nonexistent in our good neighborhoods. I dare say that Switzerland doesn’t let people come into their country illegally either.

[@charliekealoha]

So you think laws will push us away from each other? I never thought of it like that but it's an interesting idea I can't say you're wrong on. I just don't see any other way to bring some order to that chaos. I remember stating once on a similar topic comments section once about gun laws that in order to drive a car legally that you would need to have a license, and the crazies were immediately upset with me throwing out that idea because, "Driving a car is a privilege and owning a gun is a right." Like, I get what they're saying here but I also agree that innocent folks have the right to live without people showing up to a club and shooting up the place because their ex is in there with someone new. It's just bonkers to me that we can't try something.

[@wayando]

​@@charliekealoha... Laws are good for putting ideas and traditions down for clarity. But the actual order comes from the individuals and their culture ... Chaotic people with a tonne of laws would still lead to chaos ... While orderly people with no laws will still be organized. So from this video I can surmise that the tradition and culture surrounding guns lead to different behaviors in each country ... And even if they swapped laws the people themselves would likely not change.

[@treos17]

@@charliekealoha if It was entirely free ,maybe it would gain some traction but the govt will put a price on it just as they do with driving; pay to get your license, pay to register vehicle, expiration dates, etc etc, This is why I think it get immediately stepped on to have licenses which I am not for because of such. It's also just a straight up deterrent to law abiding people of fuck that I dont want to do through all that red tape and infringes on what is a right.

[@toddsmith8608]

"Our government has caused too much division..." It's by design. If the govt can keep us divided and fighting amongst ourselves, we have very little time to pay attention to what they're up to.

[@jonseres]

My guy, you can find that exact same "wholesomeness" at your local gun club in America any given Saturday morning.

[@davidparker9676]

He is just another coastal leftist that hates the USA.

[@ibbyseed]

No lol not really. It’s different here

[@user-qm8xn8ou6e]

@@ibbyseed Really solid addition to the dialogue there. I imagine you must have a lot of knowledge on the subject... Or at least, that is all I can do since you haven't actually said anything at all.

[@ptownRandy1]

You mean those gun ranges where they allow fathers to give guns to their children without any training?

[@aba4055]

that's what I was thinking, I consider myself more anti-gun, I'm not involved in the gun culture here in the US, and I don't know what that environment is like, but even I can tell the framing is silly. "Friendly", "wholesome", "young kids keeping score", you KNOW if this was in the US, the kids keeping score wouldn't be described as wholesome at all. We'd call it concerning and indoctrination into a cult of violence, like, "Oh, how heartbreaking it is to see these kids raised in an environment like that" lol

[@davidcrossroad8181]

Thank you for clearing this up. I always wondered what the differences were.

[@tikityler1386]

You know, at 26:24 he is describing exactly how it is in a massive number of small towns in America. He spends a lot of time comparing Swiss vs America... without having any real understanding of the American gun culture outside of big cities.

[@thebronzetoo]

Because he's a typical Lib...

[@georgeg6036]

You're 100% right.

[@jeffa847]

That's the way it was when I was a kid - families up shooting together on a Saturday. Shooting competitions between families, etc. There was a lot of trust and camaraderie Boys with guns in the grocery store at the sporting goods counter getting ammo before they went shooting was not seen as scary. People would look at a boy riding his bike toward the foothills with his gun and his dog as an idyllic scene. The US got hardened with the violence and the mistrust between different groups. And now with these mass shootings by psychiatric drugged children who are simply raised completely differently than we were. We could still bring guns to show and tell when I was in elementary in the 80s and we could still bring guns to school in our cars to go shooting after school until the early 90s. Literally 2 years after I graduated it was a mandatory 1 year suspension for even bringing a shotgun in locked trunk with duck decoys etc. Clinton had been elected and the school shootings that were part of the cultural change that brought he and the witch to power became evident. Modern America came rushing in.

[@buttrabies]

It's kind of embarrassing having another American put so much time and effort into understanding another gun culture without ever trying to understand their own 😕

[@illama5330]

You don't have a militia, your government is tyrannical, you rely on political violence to get rights and freedoms, your communities are insular and relegated to small towns instead of bringing the whole nation together. No no, I think we got the picture allright.

[@troygoodrich1569]

If a person uses a gun to commit a crime it is called "gun violence". If a person uses a vehicle while they are impaired it's called "drunk driving". Why do we blame the gun, but not the car?

[@danw5996]

Spoons don't make people fat. Pencils don't make writing errors but then again those things don't represent freedom and self reliance so of course we need to blame guns for violence otherwise how would you convince people to trust and depend on the government for everything?

[@dontworrybout2664]

It. Just like this video is political. Nothing more.

[@JohnnyBGood11]

The Swiss guns are a privilege not a right like in the United States this punk Johnny Harris can kick rocks and become a Swiss citizen. This documentary is full of lies and debunked by the Great Colin Noir

[@thurin84]

because theyre not trying to ban cars, yet.

[@clintdodson44]

Well there was all that cars fault for letting that drunk driver get it

[@tifogra689]

Great Video! First when I read the title of the video I was a bit annoyed and thought you got it wrong (I'm swiss), but the I watched it and realized that you did a great job!

[@eastcoastcracka]

Man this started out as a super solid video. Until around the 33 min mark. At that point it went out the window with opinion and incorrect information

[@bdub0983]

It's like he doesn't know about these contests in America. Many of them in idyllic locations. He just loves Switzerland

[@patrickshriner3468]

Yes, I didn't see him shoot one round in USA yet had quite a bit to say about it. Switzerland is a small homogonous and wealthy culture. He is comparing apples to oranges.

[@holyhoneydos7131]

It's clear to me this guy hasn't actually ever hung out with firearm enthusiasts in the US, we're the same as the swiss. Very fun, safe and respectful. I wish we could remove the stigma of firearms here.

[@n8loux]

big agreed. He is clearly not friends with any common firearms owners and gets his entire perception if US gun culture from the news.

[@ironsoul941]

Exactly, nothing has changed when it comes to guns in America since the founding of America except the liberal perception of guns has changed. That's it. His perceptions are what he thinks is real.

[@donkizzmaazz628]

He knows nothing but is just spreading the narrative of those who would turn us all into subjects.

[@ChristianConservativ]

It sounds like to me he has never sacrificed anything for his country of the United States. He goes to another country and falls in love with it. Good, denounce your American citizenship and stay with the Swiss.

[@bryanjackson8917]

My prediction is that when the murder and suicide rates by firearms in the US is lowered to those seen in Switzerland then that stigma will be lifted.

[@AdamDitheridge]

Learned so many things from this. Thankyou

[@prescottmccarthy]

Don’t mess with Jonny, he’s Swiss trained.

[@tawn0s]

I remember when I was in high school in the 90s we had 3 gun clubs. One was for skeet, one was for hunting and the other was range shooting. I grew up in a no gun household and I ended up going to the club one day with a friend who was an avid skeet shooter. I loved it, the teacher who ran the club, taught us about safety, handling, etiquette and maintenance. I would go and learn about guns and do it with a community that enjoyed them, they were co-ed and they were fun. Then one day all the clubs were shutdown, guns became a hot topic, the parents and school board decided it was too dangerous to teach people about guns. I know that my school wasn't the only one that lost their gun clubs they were shutting them down every where in the state. Its unfortunate cause I think this lack education is one of the contributing factors of our gun crisis.

[@kimohono5667]

did u become a gun bearer home?

[@tawn0s]

@@kimohono5667 Yeah, I shoot skeet with that same friend once or twice a year and go to the range every couple months. I find the range calming, I find it very similar to what Johnny says in this video.

[@BitHappyy]

This exactly. Education is the most important thing here and I think where Switzerlands real success is. The gun culture in America is not as different from Switzerland as people think; most gun owners are responsible, safety conscious people, but it’s misinformation and lack of education that is causing the biggest issues. The division on the topic now makes it so it’s even harder to get a good education about guns and it also makes it harder for people to connect to it in a way that strengthens the community and heritage aspect, so there’s more and more uneducated people with guns which just causes the problem to get worse and worse. I know so many people that have been extremely anti-gun up until the very first time they actually went to a range and learned how to use one properly haha. I would love to see Johnny do a similar report going to American ranges and talking with people who work with guns on a daily basis. I think he would find that the community, friendship, and safety in those places is not as different a culture as he thinks.

[@Apollo55_]

​@@BitHappyyThe thing is, its not hard to get a good education on guns. Especially in America. Our problem is that people who have absolutely zero education and dont want any education, are the ones who are allowed to make the rules. The politicians in America dont even know the basic parts to a firearm yet are allowed to tell you what accessories you can and cant have. They have zero education on the anatomy of a gun fight yet theyre allowed to tell you how many bullets and what type you can have. Not to mention, that they dont seem to recognize that criminals are called that for a reason, they dont care about the law, so these "Gun Control" laws dont help anyone but the criminals.

[@jackiehead6472]

I agree 100%. It's a fear because they never was taught nor lived the life.

[@surfingtothestars]

Just bc your “documentary” is well made, it doesn’t mean it’s factual and not bias

[@maldo72]

100%

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

nothing is without bias. should be self-evident

[@thebronzetoo]

"biased" is the word you were looking for here.

[@nolelekopter7890]

my school actually had a shooting range in a room directly under it. and the only reason it was removed was that on lunch the number of kids that couldn't go home to eat rose so they needed more rooms to eat something in.

[@larskruse2011]

Why do you have a DKK 50 note as your book marker😅 Cool video by the way

[@eda715]

A lot of American “gun culture” is very similar. A very relaxed sport. Media portrayals are vastly different than the way I grew up with guns. The USA is an extremely diverse country in contrast to Switzerland so anything we do, there will be a wider variety of culture around that activity and the most extreme is what gets portrayed.

[@tecumseh4095]

Switzerland has 4 official languages and 4 different cultures. They are more diverse than us. You are stuck on the land mass and population size.

[@jmmartin7766]

​@@tecumseh4095​​You don't know what you're talking about - "4 different cultures?!" America has literally hundreds of cultures here- and that's not even mentioning ALL of the recent immigrants... Then you're talking about thousands of different cultures

[@eda715]

@@tecumseh4095 we have more than 4 distinct cultures in my hometown of about 30,000 people.

[@benrex7775]

I'm pretty sure that America is more diverse than Switzerland. But people often underestimate the diversity of Switzerland because of its small size. Switzerland does not have just 4 cultures, each valley is different. I would claim we are more diverse than Russia. But we are not more diverse than America.

[@user-te3pn4pb4u]

you are totally correct

[@kwashberry33]

I got into about minute 3 and just want to know why you only show the bad part of the gun community in the USA? Hey for Switzerland you show a gun shop and one event. But for USA you show bad head lines. Why not go to a community range in the USA? You’ll find it’s very similar. Still an interesting documentary. Growing up around guns and being taught actual safety. That’s the difference. In America sadly most of that is gone while in Switzerland it’s mandatory. Which I love.

[@CryoWolf96]

He seems like a super biased liberal.

[@kajakern268]

usa should have stayed like switzerland instead of fighting crazy wars in the whole world all the time. thanks for beating hitler though

[@mazzy_vc]

I don’t think you are comprehending. Swiss gun culture is mostly restricted to gun ranges, whereas guns in America are absolutely everywhere. You have people just allowed to walk down the street with loaded weapons.

[@starmkd18]

Difference is, in Switzerland there arent 2 mass shootings every day because of regulations

[@jakelson]

Anyone else get sick when he said, "I was struck by how peaceful and celebratory and wholesome this was". Exactly like most gun clubs in the U.S. What a clown.

[@marcusaurelius1639]

didnt know Switzerland was chill like that

[@Jason-fm4my]

I'm a liberal American competitive shooter. I have to say that the Swiss gun range seems a lot like the ranges I've been to in the US. I'm watching this with a strong suspicion that Johnny has never been to a gun range before, and that he wrote the script before visiting.

[@deanc91]

I'm not too familiar with this guy, but considering it seems like he was basically taught how to use a gun in this vid, I think it's pretty safe to say he didn't attempt to learn American gun culture before learning about Swiss gun culture.

[@Peagaporto]

But you see, you can tell he knows everything about this subject because he speaks softly and hikes with a pretty nature background. Tired of this over educated pretentious political preachers.

[@therubicon]

A Belgian shooting friend of mine (a former Monk I met while in Germany) sent this to me asking my thoughts. Germany was very restrictive in the manner and ability to sports shooting, but I don't know what competitive shooting has to do with your inalienable right to self defense. Especially when major cities are abandoning good police practices, and letting the cities become run by gangs. If anything we all need to be armed as part of the militia full time if our leaders have abandoned civic policing.

[@awakenotwoke1973]

As a non-American I'm confident Johnny learned all he knows about 'American gun culture' from watching CNN and MSNBC.

[@FlatRangeOperator]

I think hes probably being paid by a certain interest group.

[@Joe-yi1yt]

You didn't have to travel to Switzerland when shoots like this are happening all the time all across America. Club competitions, and shows are a monthly occurrence.

[@MolonFrikenLabe]

He didn't want to highlight actual gun culture in America. You're absolutely right, but his bias on this subject means he wanted to cast American gun ownership in a negative light.

[@JOHNLENNON-oj3cp]

Im super pro 2nd amendment, yes what you say is true. But Biden and his idiots are coming after our guns at a time we may need them the most to protect ourselves.

[@skystreem4860]

@@MolonFrikenLabe A large amount of states in the US need more gun control that's a fact I don't know what else it could mean I am close to halfway mark in the video currently, Some of the things various Reddit posts Twitter posts and youtube channels various postings of what they find during magnet fishing i'm surprised currently there are no policies in some of the states I have seen that have done anything about the guns that people find in rather unsuspecting places or at least by my understanding I just don't understand how you find guns in certain places. But as a foreigner my main bone of contestion is the fact that Too many psychopaths and people with anger issues can easily have access to guns I know precautions vary by state but I just wish it was more widespread that better precautions and policies were taken so that the blank people don't own guns because the healthy argument to have is that there needs to be better gun control I Met into two American citizens and I did ask them about some of my curiosities and when I mentioned the gun culture interestingly enough they said Guns don't kill people people kill people and well I made it a point to them to ask about things like forks and knives that people could use to stab others well I could outmaneuver or outrun somebody attending to stab me potentially outrun them if I'm lucky because I cannot outrun a bullet even by sheer luck I can end up dodging it but that luck in reality is quite slim but otherwise the video is interesting so far

[@KAG1776]

@@skystreem4860 by more gun control we all know u meant to say less as in no gun control. After all a gun is an inanimate object, if anything we need to teach people how to use them again like the old days. We have a people problem not a gun problem that's a fact that us really a fact unlike urs.

[@MolonFrikenLabe]

@@skystreem4860 ok, I see where your logic has lead you astray here. If a man wants to commit mass murder he can use guns sure. But he can also use a red suv (Waukesha Wisconsin), a moving van (Toronto, Canada), a semi (Nice, France), fireworks and pressure cookers (Boston marathon), so on and so on. Getting rid of guns will stop Mass shootings, but it will not stop Mass murderer.

[@xait3k]

Nobody talking bout Matt Damon being his personal shooting trainer ?

[@emilioevenlighten2851]

Can you tell me the name of the shooting range at the 35 second mark of this video? They're shooting through some sort of structure and I'd love to know ow what they are and where they purchased them?

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

Everyone watching this also needs to watch Colin Noir's (YT) analysis of it so two sides balance the info and propaganda can be revealed. I'd commented earlier about how I was impressed with the historical comparison, and this video is well done but when you see the little tweaks and misleads you can't help but call it propaganda.

[@user-oh9uq2ob4s]

agree 100%.... this video is a poison pill in sugar coat...

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

Beyond the fact that what you traveled to Switzerland to find happens at gun ranges in every state here in the US, what you really proved is that when things like guns and alcohol are educated about from a young age, the taboo disappears and the shock and awe value is removed.

[@zeki1]

But does the US citizen have duties like the Swiss citizen?

[@elijahedwards6571]

@@zeki1 yes

[@zeki1]

@@elijahedwards6571 I'm curious... which duties the US citizen are required to own guns in the US?

[@elijahedwards6571]

@@zeki1 I guess just background checks and permits... Technically it is our duty to be in a militia, but no one enforces that. So, I guess we don't have duties like the Swiss :/

[@MarkThevenot]

That's a great idea. Why don't we have this as a requirement in the USA?

[@dabar8801]

A good point from a comment below… Talking down about American gun culture yet has never even been to a gun range in the US. You went over an ocean just to enjoy shooting. Ironically the people you villaionize are the ones most like the Swiss you're valorizing. Most of those people in the US also are the ones volunteering for military service without mandate.

[@yunghernando3946]

They look at guns the same way we look at a bow and arrow lol

[@1stinlaw917]

we used to have the DCM ( Dept. Of Civilian Marksmanship) This dept would provide FREE ammo and rifles to Us citizens, I know this because my Dad was a DCM instructor and had pallets of ammo , targets and Winchester 52's sent to our house in the 1980's. Our country needs to start doing this again to teach gun safety.

[@CMPInstructor]

Today, the DCM is known as the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).

[@kjh1227]

​@CMPInstructor Unfortunately, they charge for everything.

[@CMPInstructor]

@@kjh1227I stared competing back in the DCM era. One still had to pay match fees to local clubs; and I did send a check to buy my DCM M-1 Garand along with the paperwork. The prices have inflated but CMP does the same today.

[@calvinchann1996]

Until you make training mandatory for gun purchase, with penalties for not doing it, nothing will change. The overriding impression that I get from watching Americans is "this is America, I can do what I want". They'll just skip it.

[@dlampkin21]

The gun communities in Switzerland look exactly like every gun community I’ve seen in America. I think everything he knows about guns in America is what he watches on TV in the media. Did he speak to anyone at shooting ranges in America?

[@bexarthurman826]

No he is just basing his opinion of what he has heard in left leaning media outlets mixed with (maybe) a few experiences he has had. It hardly speaks for the majority of american gun culture and really is just a way to take a dig at the second amendment.

[@xXBL4KAl3YSSXx]

No, absolutely not. He’s used his extremely limited experience with firearms as the basis for what he believes all guns in America are, and media depictions of guns in America hasn’t helped teach him what most gun-owning Americans are like. Dude investigated a whole half of the story for this video, and acts like he’s an expert.

[@TeensierPython]

Agreed. He looked deep into Switzerland but knows nothing about US gun ownership.

[@dlampkin21]

Imagine how great and patriotic America would be if KZbinrs would put this kind of effort into American topics. Instead everyone just wants to shit on it. So many Americans live here act like it’s this terrible place then travel to other countries and say how wonderful their traditions are..it’s like hating your parents because you grew up with them and they made you do chores but all your friends are like “dude you have awesome parents, I wish they were mine” and you just don’t get it.

[@tictocbang7443]

Of course not, because allowing them to speak would debunk his entire agenda.

[@Gamma78.]

Your videos are super high quality by the way.

[@agoodsheperd880]

CMP civilian marksmanship program- a U.S. gov program to sell the rifle used in WWII to the American public to train with so if the draft happened again the civilians would be that much further along in their training.

[@nslsmith]

The shooting culture in Switzerland is not absent in the US; many smallbore and air rifle clubs teach juniors this same way, ISSF compliant, even today. If anyone is ashamed of American gun culture - please help change it through safety and marksmanship education. Volunteer at your local gun club or start a program!

[@mehrangerami187]

A reasonable suggestion. Thank you.

[@docequis9796]

​@@mehrangerami187usa has 120 civillian guns per 100 civilians.... Swiss have about 40 per 100. 😂

[@mangalores-x_x]

issue is not your culture in each small sub community, it is your national policy and attitude on the societal level. It is great if you are in an environment with a good gun culture, the stats tell a different story when it comes to the entirety of your national community. Particularly when the NRA comes along with its BS "from my dead cold hands" slogan.

[@docequis9796]

@@mangalores-x_x gun is equalizer; especially for women, elderly and less physically capable individuals. USA is the top destination for Central and South Americans who aren't in the elite circle of their country and want a future where they can defend themselves, their property and their families. God bless, stay safe and prepared.

[@CaptainSeamus]

@@docequis9796 don't forget, 399,999,950 firearms did NOT kill anyone in the USA today - but 6,850 DID prevent a crime. Cheers!

[@patchinator6]

Johnny, I greatly enjoyed this video, as I do much of your work. But I really wish you would have done more research on the equally good aspects of gun culture in America ( which are also extremely prevalent in the US) that you seem to imply are only found in Switzerland. Our own country has all of the things you found in Switzerland and more. Shooting competitions, communities with high levels of respect for firearms and firearm safety, those who value training, and family, and camaraderie. While I don't blame you for wanting to travel to Switzerland, you don't have to travel halfway around the globe to find many great examples of healthy, responsible gun culture right here in our own country. And I really wish you would have represented that here. Moreover, you missed a huge opportunity to suggest that we expand upon what's already great about specific pockets of the gun culture in America. To leave that out of the conversation is to put out a message that intentionally or not, is misleading, particularly to foreign audiences, or those within our own country who are relying on you to communicate about parts of the USA they've never directly experience.

[@beyproctor7673]

Well written response. Thank you. I wish I had been more polite in mine. I was really enjoying the tour of Swiss shooting ranges when the tone turned sour. It was surprising and I let it upset me. I hope the creators can still take my comment as constructive criticism as it was meant.

[@chrisnewey]

I think there's more than enough in the video to conclude that the misleading parts we very intentional.

[@Billy-cs4cc]

If I understood Switzerland gun policy is that they don't take them home. Their guns are " home on the range". Ours is @ home with deranged sometimes and that's unfortunate. There must be more to safety in Switzerland if they can not worry about being robbed and murdered in their homes?

[@seanld444]

@@Billy-cs4cc they do take them home. It shows that in the video. After you are conscripted for a short duration, you are required by law to take your rifle home with you.

[@battmasterson4106]

@@Billy-cs4cc Until recently, Switzerland was a homogenous society, meaning everyone was Swiss, except for tourists. Now, all countries in Europe except Poland and Hungary are being invaded by illegal aliens from Africa and the Middle East. The USA has also been invaded through decades of border-neglect, and the recent ridiculous and catastrophic open borders betrayal from Biden. Now, we have MS-13, drug cartels, BLM and Antifa and prisoners set free and told to run across the border, mental patients set free and told to run across the border.....We have Iranians, Jordanians, Syrians, Africans...just everyone in their millions, unvetted and mostly fighting-aged males. It is only a matter of time before what used to be the melting-pot of America becomes the Powder Keg of a Purge, all over Western civilization.

[@albertattwood8746]

Great topic, with two sides of the coin. You quoted the stats for gun deaths in the U.S. But not in Switzerland. The gun shop owner did explain his view on the US . I concur with his statement. I have not lived in the USA. But have lived and worked in Switzerland.

[@Frenk33]

30:28 As a Swiss person I have to disagree. People rarely see military service as a "duty" and more as a strenuous chore that takes you away from your private life (studies, job responsibilities, family). That's the main flaw of the army; conscripts are not motivated to do anything and hate every second that's taken away from their civilian life.

[@Slithermotion]

Really depends on the person to be honest. There are a lot of annyoing things in the military but meeting old friends from the recruitement school later in repetition weeks was always fun. Anf it also depends on the situation. We haf one occurance where a landslide went down in southern switzerland. All communication was down. Basicly everyone was highly motivated to help and establish a basic radio communication point for the people there. Overtime until 2 am with planning and volunteers for the weekends. It‘s all about purpose, if people don‘t see a good reason for the military they might have a bad time.

[@phillipwaters7716]

I think Colion Noir said it best when he said “Johnny is reaching deep into his bullshit bag on this one!” Our 2A isn’t just about being able to protect ourselves but mainly about being able to stand up against a tyrannical government. That is the entire point of the 2A. They wrote it so the people couldn’t be disarmed by a tyrannical government because they had just fought for our country’s freedom from a tyrannical government! This documentary is nothing more than a gun control advertisement in disguise.

[@ThatOnePatriot]

Yup. As he tries to say NRA politicized guns and scaring America and Americans. He's doing just that. A teethless wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@ShotgunMike]

Yep

[@briank679]

100%!

[@Turbogto_guy]

Yep. This video is a stab at our gun rights, while attempting to disguise that.

[@milsurprifleguy7091]

Isnt that how it started in Switzerland ? With William Tell standing up against his ruler / government . He also said because everyone has trained to use a firearm and has one Switzerland was able to stay neutral . Also isn’t that why Japan did not want to invade us in WWII , because of our guns in citizens hands , plus , I believe , we the people would use said firearms to defend our country if we were invaded by a foreign country . He also did not ask the Swiss people if they would use their firearms to defend themselves against an attacker

[@Odin31b]

I'd love to see part 2 where you visit a gun range in the US.

[@Dezelbub]

2nd amendment, the most important.

[@bn7931]

Right? And talk to gun owners who aren't radicals. Everyone who has helped me learn about guns has had more of a Swiss approach than a "crazy gun touting American" approach. Switzerland and the US have very different political backdrops and socio economics have to also be taken into account. With that, gang violence because it would seem that isn't an issue in Switzerland. VERY different cultures equal very different results. This is a much deeper issue than just guns.

[@st89]

​@@bn7931that's what I struggled with this video. What he describes as Swiss culture is pretty much what the pro-2nd ammendment folks want. If that started popping up in the states, it would be the left saying how crazy these people are, not the right.

[@Touchin-Grass]

100% agree here, the US has a mental health crisis and manage their country poorly (Greed being the primary reason) happier lives leads to happier people leads to better mental health. Its that simple! @@bn7931

[@ssssssssssss885]

It's the "well regulated" part that all gun radicals here in U.S. keep leaving out of the 2nd Amendment so they can justify starting civil wars and insurrections.

[@philippreese1229]

As a Swiss with lot of experience in the US, this is just badly done! Swiss Military service and the gun clubs do, like described, have an effect. But WE DO have policies and rules also. E.g.You are not allowed to cary guns concealed on your person without a permit. So only 1/2 the answer.

[@imomedvidek]

"well regulated militia" doesn't mean regulated by the government, but "well organized". Not sure if you got this wrong, or if you are disingenuous on purpose.

[@neilgelinas9926]

I am American and I do not compromise. The second amendment is not a restriction for us. It is a restriction for the Government. Shall not be infringed.

[@paleoph6168]

Especially now, since that government and its military have grown to become the most powerful entities in the world. Do not bend to them.

[@illama5330]

@@paleoph6168 my brother in christ, you citizens are the nation, you made that happen

[@galacticbananastopmotions7292]

@@illama5330my brother in christ our votes mean nothing and our leaders pass funding acts without our input. In my case im 17 and not even old enough to vote yet, we didnt ask for this yet we have to live with it.

[@damoclesecoe7184]

@@illama5330 My brother in Christ, it was once voted on that slavery was a moral right in this country. Does that mean it was immoral to oppose it?

[@Kryptid_K]

@@illama5330 Citizens of the nation have the duty to defend their nation from domestic tyrants.

[@ericiglesias4313]

Never forget the one part he keeps glossing over, the 2nd ammendment was written AFTER Americans fought off their OWN tyrannical government. Its in the bill of rights, to perserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from all forms of tyranny including our own gov. Also this "community" he somehow found in Switzerland, je could easily find at thousands of gun ranges and courses in the US.

[@faramund9865]

The real difference then is in how the community is shaped. In Switzerland, under the flag of the nation, to protect the nation and community. In the USA, for fun and to protect just your own family. Really says a lot about your communities and your country. And also about your government. I think in my country, the Netherlands, it's already better than in yours, but has been going downhill with open borders and other policies that has slowly been increasing the distance between people and government, much in an American fashion, by trying to do everything on a larger scale, rather than smaller (including the EU). I really hope we can reverse in a Swiss direction, so we can have small scale government close to the people again.

[@CHAOSMOVEMENT]

@@faramund9865 See, in America we don't have to hope. We are ready. That's why we can just sit back and have fun and we will be able to protect our families AND our country if the need arises. The only difference is, it's not mandated under the flag of our nation. We do it because most of us will sacrifice everything to protect this nation, without being forced to do so. We also have open borders, which in my opinion is a collusion of government entities to destabilize us and dilute our readiness and effectiveness should they decide to cross the line (some could argue they crossed it long ago and we are just good people who will do whatever it takes to keep the peace). I believe this is collusion on a global scale, as this is happening only to western nations in Europe and the United States. We continuously turn the other cheek to blatant illegal acts by our government, the last thing we want is violence.

[@hvnter-xy2xw]

when you said usa gun laws are for fun you lost all credibility @@faramund9865

[@Prasanth-ro4nd]

"AFTER Americans fought off their OWN tyrannical government"- how did the British Government, a govt that is miles away and for whom America is not considered part of their own nation but as a Prinincipality- foreign colony, and when Americans did not have British Citizenship rights be their "Own Government"? "Its in the bill of rights, to perserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from all forms of tyranny including our own gov"- sure bud. That is why the founders intended this right to be exercised to form militias, and not some obese dude in his basement with 17 guns. "Also this "community" he somehow found in Switzerland, je could easily find at thousands of gun ranges and courses in the US'- The only difference is that, in Switzerland it is required. In the United States, it is not only the trained, disciplined owner who frequents the gun range that gets to keep their guns- but also the 18 year old with a history of violence and mental health issues, who can then use to shoot down a school, murder 14 kids and a teacher and then commit suicide. A Right without Responsibilities attached isn't a Right, it's a Privilege[and privileges are for monarchies, not a Republic].

[@jamestate9180]

@@Prasanth-ro4nd Go look at the Colion Noir response and learn something.

[@isaacrodriguez2812]

I tell you what, nothing or no one is taking my guns while I’m alive. Lefty. Just by the way you wear your beanie tells me everything.

[@Suptiche12]

bro goes to switzerland to hear the crazily un-american phrase 'well-regulated militia'. living meme.

[@AaronBleess-yz4cw]

You could go to any of the thousands of shooting competitions around the United States and find the exact type of wholesome camaraderie that you were finding on the Swiss ranges.

[@TanukiDigital]

Yeah, this guy is being quite judgemental. It's as is he came into all this with preconceived notions.

[@jray4131]

@@TanukiDigitalnot only that but he was pushing a gun control narrative before he went to Switzerland & he is still pushing a gun control narrative.

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

A point that's not argued. The point you miss is that, in Switzerland, it's the rule. In the US, it's the exception. A huge difference.

[@jimmyjackson2361]

@@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt Agree, can you imagine trying to require the weak mike toast men we have in our country to possess a gun, or train and serve in a militia.

[@bogtrottername7001]

@@jimmyjackson2361 Oh, those mike toast men !!! Read your messages before you push that button ( as I hope you would confirm a target before pulling the trigger ! ).

[@streuwuerze]

Growing up in switzerland and having lived in the us , it didn‘t strike me until recently that our relationship with guns is quiet weird. One morning my girlfriend who is from german, sends me a picture of the train she was traveling with. A soldier or reservist who went back to his base was casually holding carrying his gun while commuting. She was shocked and asked if the guy is mental commuting by train with his assault rifle. I wasn‘t faced at all and just told her that this is „nothing special“ „everybody does it when they have to go for mandatory training or go to their military bases. Crazy how our mentality causes guns not to seem like a threat

[@AleXxTM123]

Ok, maybe it's because i have relatives in the Walis but I learned that really early and never thought it was weird since swiss people where always as safe and controlled as I knew people from Germany who handle guns (I come from a fam. of hunters). It only weirded me out seeing Americans on the internet for the first time, by the way "their" gun culture works.

[@RadzPrower]

Except as you see in this video, guns don't have to be a threat. If I saw that in the US, I'd totally be uncomfortable with it because our society is just fundamentally broken...but I'd also feel the same way about any obvious weapon because I don't trust other people here in the States because more often than not, if they're carrying they're probably already paranoid and could flip on you. In a society that's A) much more friendly with one another B) much more emotionally stable, you can do things like this without much concern. The problem is that in the US, the people who have most tightly latched onto guns are the ones who are the most frightened. They are like cornered animals and they lash out. It really does make the difference whether guns are approached from a right vs. a duty perspective. From the jump, it either encourages a victim mentality or a sense of community and thinking of others first.

[@AleXxTM123]

@@RadzPrower Yeah, that is also a point i will never get. I mean I know where the american gun culture comes from historically, but I still don't get it on a fundamental level. I guess it comes from the angle how i see it. For us Germans its a privilege to own, let alone carry one in the public. (In my case due to owning a hunting license) Or, it's the German in me that just can't handle the fundamental way the US handels any kind of regulation. I was tempted to make a comparison between a drivers license and ownership of a gun and forgot that not even that gets really regulated over there...

[@RadzPrower]

@@AleXxTM123 That's because on a fundamental level it is about the fundamentals of an entire swath of the US citizenry. Their fundamental belief is that they are the center of the universe (they might deflect this as their God). They might not even be cognizant of that fact, but their actions and ideals are entirely self-centered. This means they don't want anyone telling them what to do, especially the government, because "they" don't have their individual best interests in mind. Basically, everything wrong in US society is rooted in selfishness. Anti-regulatory sentiment, corporate greed, personal acts of violence...it all had a common root of some form of selfishness.

[@ishnifusmeadle]

It's because they're not the threat.......we are. We always have been. We always will be. The tools change, but not the users...alcohol and cars have significantly more deaths attached to them, yet we're not trying to stigmatize and ban Ford/chevy or JD/makers mark.....well....OK we did try those two but yeeeeeahhh........that didn't work out so well hahah

[@berndf0]

You got one thing wrong about the founding myth of the confederation: the villain Tell fought against was not the "king's local leader". On the contrary, it was the locals lord's bailiff, not the king's bailiff. That is important: the reason the federation of these three states was founded was not to resist the king. It was to protect themselves against the despotism of local counts and barons because they felt left alone by the king who, as they perceived it, neglected his duty of protecting his subjects.

[@baska-]

*People who fear guns never had to face someone evil and stronger than them.*

[@Subgunman]

Do you realize that back in the 30’s thru until the mid 60’s it was very common to have schools offering shooting classes. Children through young adults were required to have lessons in civics and our responsibilities as citizens towards our country and how we as citizens were taught how to serve our country and how to respect others. By the mid to late 70’s civics classes were dropped from many middle and high school curriculums. These young adults were no longer taught respect for others, their country, their responsibility to serve. The government created a fiasco with the French when they went in to Viet Nam to bail out the French thinking they would win over a people who were asking for their freedom from French colonialism and its oppression. The politicians who just a half a generation ago defeated a fascist regime that took over most of Europe thought they would be victorious over a guerrilla army that they could not see. Politicians turned this into a police action But required youth to serve in a military who was not fighting a war but tying to save the faces of ass hole politicians. As society changed with the advent of having families split apart since the media constantly bombarded TV viewers that they could not live without this or that and needing to have things to become a successful family. Well this lead to the requirement of both parents needing to work keeping the parents separated from the children. What happens to unsupervised children or with children left with other day care providers who might not have the same family principals of the children’s families. This leads to a family rift leading to divorce and alienation of children from both parents. Let’s bring into the picture electronic games. They may have started off innocently but soon after as technology improved we saw a increase in violent war games which with every passing improvement in technology it brought about more realistic violent games to many teens. No longer were they playing with friends in the afternoons but they became far more isolated and alienated from people and reality. Young adults have now been disconnected from reality and think their life is like a video game and that killing someone is quite normal since they have not been taught respect and how to distinguish between reality and a game. As parents lose control of these teens they are forced to take them to psychologists to determine what the problem is. We must also add into the picture that these doctors have been convinced by the drug companies that the magical cure are antidepressants but also in high doses. Test done by independent research labs found that excessively high anti depressant drugs lead to psychosis and hallucinations in many of the test subjects. Something that drug companies failed to publish fearing it would hurt their profits. Add all of the above together over 30 years and you have just brewed an evil stew of gun violence in teens and children. There are many more contributing factors that I have not covered here but rest assured you must fear the government that wants total control over "its citizens" however we are not property of any government, dictator or king. We are citizens with rights.

[@user-sk7zc1fc5u]

I don't know which state you are talking about but I grew up in the 50's---60's, and my school never had a shooting class. I shot my first deer at 12, was shooting flying salt water ducks and pheasants at 14. I lived on the Pacific coast.

[@Subgunman]

@@user-sk7zc1fc5u the Great Buckeye State. Had my first hunting license at 9 years of age. Pheasant and rabbit were the prime game back then in the 60's. Ironically one of the farms we used to hunt at was developed into a housing project and as a twist of fate I happened to purchase my second home there. Odd no issues of being on that land back then with an open shotgun and in the 90’s t was almost taboo to walkout of one’s house with any open firearm.

[@davidhawkins847]

Nice commentary for what it is. It's a huge shame that despite seeing the differences and acknowledging them between the US and Switzerland, he still completely misses that difference and how it affects the culture. While Switzerland has its rules, it does still support gun culture, something the US government hasn't done for a long time. So much so, that they try and prevent stores from opening, and ranges from being built, along with all the other laws trying to control (actually eliminate) an object instead of trying to shape the behavior of people. If he is so surprised about the "community" around firearms in Switzerland I suggest he do a bit of homework as the US also has a number of such communities. It's also a shame that he misses the difference in population, both in size and culture. The population of Switzerland (8.7M) is LESS THAN that of just LOS ANGELES County, CA (10.1M) and the whole country (16k/mi) is smaller than San Bernardino County, CA (20K/mi). Imagine how easy it is for a population that is just 1/4th the size of just one state in the US, and 1/10 the size of that same state to culturally be the same. The smaller and more homogenic a society is, the less issues they tend to have since it is much easier to get a consensus in a small group then a larger group. Additionally, I find it amusing that he keeps expressing his amazement, considering the danger, that the outdoor ranges have with traffic flowing through the range, but he omits the safety factors put in place to prevent someone from shooting at the people down in the valley. For those who may be unfamiliar with what I'm talking about, you can see a wall in front of the shooters' stand that is placed at a height to prevent any errant rounds from flying into traffic. At one of the ranges, you see that the shooter must shoot through a tube/tunnel that also limits where the shooter can fire safely. From what I hear, these setups are quite common in Europe where the ranges are close to population centers. Some of these features are starting to show up here in the US, primarily beams that run across the firing range, set at intervals, to prevent stray rounds from going OVER the range.

[@abdulkhafidsulaymaan]

your statement above shows me that Johnny Harris didn't do a great deal of research before he made this video. I never knew or considered how freaking small the population of Switzerland is- hes comparing 8 million people to the whole of america? thats ridiculous.

[@LukeHimself]

@@abdulkhafidsulaymaan Equally important; They are homogenous, and their government doesn't actively discriminate against gun owners or the Right to bear Arms.

[@currentgiant7498]

I feel bad for someone who would put so much time effort and money into creating media discussing a serious subject while leaving out 75% of pertinent information. By doing so he not only created a video full of misinformation due to omission, but he also humiliated himself by showing his lack of understanding American gun advocacy culture. Terrible job Johnny.

[@davidhawkins847]

​@abdulkhafidsulaymaan it's a common thing to compare European countries and what ever the cause dejour is, completely ignoring each individual COUNTRY in Europe is comparable in size and population to a small portion of the US. The land mass of the two largest US states, TX and probably CA are as big or bigger than each country.

[@thedude2404]

Nah, not even close. Here in the U.S., we love our weapons more than our wives and kids... Also, have more weapons than anyone in the word.