Debunking the Viral Gun Control Propaganda: Why the Swiss Love Their Guns More Than Americans

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Johnny Harris is a popular KZbinr known for producing engaging mini-documentaries on his channel. I've watched quite a few of them.
Recently, he released a viral documentary titled "Why The Swiss Love Their Guns (More Than Americans)." While I found his claim hard to believe, I decided to give it a chance.
However, after watching this video, which is admittedly well-done, this documentary is just a thinly veiled, passive-aggressive hit piece against the Second Amendment in America masked as a documentary.
So, now I have to debunk it.
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[@blanketlizard379]

I used to know Johnny Harris. When he was still a member of LDS church we served together in the same mission (Tijuana, Mexico). After the mission, we were friends on Facebook, and he posted a question about banning guns to help bring down violence. He wanted responses from both sides. I gave him mine, which was basically it wouldn't matter. I pointed to the fact of Mexico where we served still had violence, and the fact regular citizens are not allowed to have guns. Basically, my argument was evil people will always find a way to kill. After that day he unfriended me and blocked me. I was surprised and this happened i think in 2013. I dont have Facebook anymore. Every time I see his videos on KZbin, I remember when I use to work together, he is a good person and I have nothing against him. But after he blocked me for giving me opinion basically told me he is not willing to listen to both sides. And will shut down opposing opinions out. Ever since then when people show me his videos I tell them my story and why I wouldn't trust his content because he doesn't look at all point of views.

[@keonyang3332]

This would actually have some credibility since Johnny mentions being an exmo. But if possible (and if you're fine with that) is that post still up, just curious.

[@unitedfirearms1057]

Unfortunately there are many people like this. They want no other opinions and don't listen to facts or use logic

[@whattheflux2733]

That dudes delusion seems to stem from communism, he's always talking about the collective, rather than the individual. Such people have serious mental problems, like voting democrat.

[@Memento_Mori]

It's similar to a lot of ex-mormon personality changes when people leave the LDS faith. People are so invested that when they leave they often become vindictive toward the church and think they know more about everything else now that they figured out the church isn't true. I grew up LDS and left, and I think that mindset is stupid. The documentary he posted isn't overtly anti gun, but it has that same holier-than-thou flavor that I see daily here in Utah from people that think they know everything now that they've "opened their minds" past religion. It's just more talking and virtue signaling dogwhistles so he can feel like a journalist and social pariah for the people he's pandering to, nothing will ever change unless people start doing things instead of making B.S. art pieces to try and make other people change instead.

[@Clydeisms]

I watched his video about leaving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He lost a lot of credibility in my eyes with how he misrepresented many important parts of the church. This video cements my view that he is well intentioned but far from objective. I wish he could use his platform for more unbiased reporting because he does a good job in many regards

[@showtime1235]

gosh i WISH the NRA did HALF as good at protecting the 2nd amendment as much as anti gunners claim

[@KingRavenJ]

I don't. I'm glad the NRA takes all the spotlight from anti gunners while GOA and FPC fly under the radar scoring the legal victories.

[@winston1788]

"I'll defeat NRA again" - Brandon- Since then 11 more states have passed constitutional carry. 🇺🇸

[@Joncenalol235]

Is no one going g to mention that Swiss so iety is more homogenous than vitamin D milk? Is that WAY too obvious?

[@TheLeebo1962]

​@@archangel0137people like you are the reason why the 2nd Amendment exists. If guns are the problem, then why are there less shootings where there are more armed citizens. The criminals know someone will be shooting back at them.

[@christophergardiner5351]

​@archangel0137 if you plan is put into effect, what do you plan to do with those who say "over my dead body?"

[@dgmang92]

I defend my fellow Americans and uphold and defend the constitution. I do not defend the government.

[@bpmcmanson8701]

Wholeheartedly agree with u

[@spectre1725]

And there you have one of the biggest differences in swiss and american gun culture. Your relationship base with your govermnet starts with distrust. Ours is the opposite. We trust our goverment and in return the goverment hands us out a rifle for free to defend the country. This does not mean btw. we wouldn't turn on a tyranical goverment. It's just not something we are assuming from the start and instead are having a bit of faith.

[@oldmanwood5011]

Are you suggesting that in America we don't have a reason to distrust our government?

[@wjdeoliveira3809]

@@spectre1725 "This does not mean btw. we wouldn't turn on a tyranical goverment." Yes, it absolutely does. "Having a bit of faith" in "your" government sounds really cultish. And cults do not ever turn on their cult leaders. You are putting your life in the hands of an organisation that, for now, wants to keep you good. History shows that that can change at any time, from one day to the other.

[@wjdeoliveira3809]

The USA was literally founded by people who defended their people and their country AGAINST their government. It's astounding that I as a European know that, yet many Americans, like the smart sounding guy in the "documentary", don't.

[@salvadorbuschittari6870]

As a pro gun man from outside the US, it's feels to me like this man (Johnny) knows little to nothing about gun culture even from his own country

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

He for sure is not a man with social skills nor does he seem to have an interest in gathering with others just for the fun of it.

[@pancake4061]

no shit. his idea of gun culture is just all the murder the news pushes.

[@StarWarsExpert_]

It's not only about gun culture, but about the national use of guns. You can't deny that a lot of people are not part of the gun culture your talking about in america, as if that were to be the case, the number of shootings as a cause of guns wouldn't be that high.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

@@StarWarsExpert_ Do yourself a favor and analyze the type of guns used in holds up and robberies and then figure out whether those guns would not be around if gun control were stricter. Then figure out how rogue bureaucrats and Biden himself would behave if he would absolutely be sure that we do not have access to guns. Trust him or Fauchi?

[@freethebirds3578]

Many people would say everything he knows about guns he learned in his Lefty bubble. I've decided that "bubble" isn't descriptive enough. He's learned everything through Virtual Reality.

[@nanathefast]

Hey man, I'm a Swiss who is an SF operator in the Swiss Army. I totally agree with you on this debunking. - We have a huge amount of guns in the country but no crimes because we respect the responsibility that goes with it. - The problem in America isn't the guns, but rather the education of certain people and that is what the government should be focusing on. - In Switzerland we are not a militia to protect the country but the people (which is a difference imo). - The government in Switzerland is not entitled to any legislative decision without the people's agreement. So yes if the government was to become tyrannic we wouldn't protect this government, we would protect the Swiss people. The problem is never the gun, it's always the person behind the gun. Thank you for that interesting video !

[@user-tn1hk6zm2freedom]

Problem in America is the government has removed God. Without God people are empty. There nothing more then dust in the wind.

[@Chris09978]

Thats beautifully said

[@Dunriteproducts]

Thanks for the much needed support, and truth!

[@skootr924]

Spot on

[@josepineda7289]

Facts brother.

[@perrychills]

Hi from Switzerland, former Sgt from the Swiss Inf, that was our standard issue assault rifle, not a maschine gun. we get a standard issue rifle for our service, but after our service is complete we either have to buy the rifle from the military, or give it back. If we wish to buy our service rifle there are things we need yo complete before hand. The rifle while still owned by the military shoots in single, 3 round burst and full auto, after purchess it can only be fired in single shot, the others have been removed/blocked. Hope everyone has a great day

[@fupaw_1551]

do you know if you get a collector PAE you can keep it in select fire after service?

[@justarandomtechpriest1578]

in the US 3 rnd burst and full auto capability make an rifle a machine gun in the eyes of the law, so in the US that would be classed as a machine gun

[@antonyg.952]

Thanks bro for the info! I'm an expatriate Swiss guy, a former Grenadier!👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@fupaw_1551]

@@antonyg.952whats the best specialty to go for in the grenadiers ? im not that good of a marksman im okay but nothing more so idk if i wanna be tireur d'élite

[@seanmccarty1176]

In the US, any firearm that fires more than one round with a single action of the trigger is classified by law as a "machine gun" under the national firearms act of 1934. What you are likely trying to do is equate the "belt fed machine gun" with the legal definition of "machine gun." Unfortunately almost all laws that pertain to guns in the US are written by those that don't understand them. Colion Noir is lawyer. He's using the US legal definition of that firearm.

[@David_Rosello]

Main difference is in Switzerland we are not allowed to carry a gun on the street except for going to the shooting range. Rounds separated in the bag. Nobody is allowed to wear loaded gun except cops, customs, bodyguards or fund carryers.

[@Naikomi95]

And that's a good thing

[@brainown3149]

He's making that documentary in the point of view of a liberal American who's really never been around guns at all. Once you take that into account it makes sense.

[@ChristianConstitutionalist3192]

Left Wingers Have No Right To Call Themselves Americans Because The Policies That They Support And The Candidates They Vote For Are Anti-American.

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

He's 100% ignorant of American gun culture.

[@DesertStateNevada]

I found his video a few hours after he uploaded it, youtube recommended it because of course they're shoving it into people's faces, I debunked a bunch of his nonsense, got into arguments with a few people, and within a few hours all of my comments were deleted 🤣

[@colerogers6816]

@@DesertStateNevadawell it probably popped up in your feed because it’s gun related and you watch gun videos lol it popped up in mine to.

[@TheSundayShooter]

@@DesertStateNevada None of my comments were deleted 🤔

[@Zachary-]

I am 100% over the soft spoken docu-style manipulation. They speak to us like we're children, expecting us to behave the way they want.

[@tommythetrain4288]

Nailed it man.

[@bruceli9094]

That soft whispery voice is code that they are part of the club.

[@royperrin2113]

As if speaking softly implies more intelligence and reason.

[@rotisseriebear5394]

He hikes in Switzerland, and smiles as he close talks into the camera. He's more connected to nature in a spiritual but not religious kind of way. He's in tune with a higher wave length than most people, especially those who have to work most weekends. If we all just followed him, nobody would NEEEEEEED guns. Hell, we wouldn't WANT guns. The woods are for hiking, not shooting.

[@tacticool22]

It’s how generations of Americans were taught. Don’t think, don’t criticize. Just listen to the soft voice and believe everything. It’ll be ok 👌

[@florihae]

No, no, no... "The Swiss only have guns to protect the government" WRONG We have them to protect the Swiss people, not the government. Small, but very important difference. It is a Swiss duty to be able to defend your population, not your government.

[@jeromealbrecht7659]

we don‘t even „have“ a government, we are the government. That‘s the thing Americans don‘t seem to understand 😂

[@florihae]

@@jeromealbrecht7659 absolutely right!

[@hansm566]

​@@jeromealbrecht7659sehr guet gseit.

[@halvorson566]

@@jeromealbrecht7659 emperor Palpatine has entered the chat: *_I AM THE SENATE_*

[@bobhalter9934]

I love the inclusion of using guns to “exterminate” in reference to native Americans. How can he not know it was the government that did that not individual citizens with their personal guns

[@lazysloth9060]

You understand that the US Government once put bounty on native Americans, they were literally killed indiscriminately and scalped for money. Please be better and actually learn your early America history from an actual historian. And yes, guns were literally the weapon of choice to kill Native Americans. Have a great day.

[@DarkMark-cf1ec]

As If native americans didnt "exterminate" with axes and bows 💀

[@bobhalter9934]

@@DarkMark-cf1ec actually they were 100% peaceful utopia and no one every argued or died and their water fountains were filled with Gatorade

[@victorsanjurjo4666]

@@bobhalter9934LMFAOOO

[@TheHorror123456789]

😂😂😂😂😂😂ONG

[@charlesyoung2530]

Protecting yourself against criminal activity is the epitome of protecting the country.

[@owlobsidian6965]

Great point. Not much of a country if it's citizens are defenseless against criminals.

[@edwardg9695]

There is nothing more criminal than unbridled government spending and unilaterally voting amongst themselves to raise the debt ceiling to keep doing so.

[@louisbecker5941]

"Laws that aim to disarm the public at large are precisely what turned a political argument into the American Revolution." -David Kopel

[@archangel0137]

When something is used in a way that it was not designed for, you’re going to get the wrong results. Guns are dangerous weapons which are designed to KILL, or to cause serious injury, if you’re lucky enough. They aren’t designed for killing innocent people and school kids, and they aren’t designed for killing people in supermarkets, shopping malls and public places. But this is what happens in the US every single day. The only people who should have access to guns are the military, special law enforcement and licenced individuals (eg. shooting clubs, farming/hunting). You can’t just have access to firearms for no valid reason. If people are given access to guns without a valid reason, the guns will be misused and people will get killed In Switzerland, guns are being used for a valid reason - shooting competitions and hunting. That’s why they don’t have a gun violence problem. In the US, everyone has the right to own a gun, regardless of who they are, which is MADNESS!!! Like I said above, if something is used in a way that it was not designed for, you’re going to get the wrong results. That’s why thousands and thousands of people are killed by guns in the US every year, and it’s not meant to be that way Lastly, let’s not forget that the US is the only country on earth where people literally have unfettered access to every kind of firearms you can imagine. To this day, many Americas still believe (crazily!) that owning a gun is the most effective way to protect themselves. Well, let’s look at this this for a moment. If arming everyone with a gun makes society a safer place, then America would be the safest country on earth. But it’s not. America isn’t even on the top ten list of safest countries. That tells you all you need to know. What does every shooter have in common? They were all able to get a gun. So, access to guns leads to gun violence. The solution to gun violence? Ban them all. If nobody has a gun, then nobody can shoot. Problem solved.

[@frjhracing]

@@archangel0137 really long winded way of saying you like to relinquish your rights, so go somewhere where you can do that :)

[@louisbecker5941]

@@archangel0137 Switzerland has a largely homogeneous population, and DOES NOT HAVE public officials who actively promote class warfare. If the gun death statistics in the U.S. were to exclude Philly, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and L.A.(all metro areas with democrat local governments, btw), the U.S. would rank 189th globally in gun deaths.

[@kairu_aname]

​@@louisbecker5941 You can't speak factually to them, it hurts their brain and then they get angry at you for them being stupid.

[@Saanonymous80]

​@archangel0137 then let's also eliminate Freedom of the Press, since it's also being used by a minority of people in ways it wasn't meant to be.

[@NikolaRadosavljevic82]

Johnny often describes his work as journalism. Lot's and lots of subtle propaganda in his "journalism". Reminds me of mainstream media A LOT.

[@mgw5377]

Well he was a journalist for vox if that says anything

[@JT-bc5cd]

Johnny clearly gets funding from certain... special interests... that I surmise are largely the same as the same types of chosen people that fund the mainstream press.

[@shadesinsertlastname1631]

doesn't he still work for mainstream media

[@Killer-vi4ih]

Journalist my ass. He's a agent, propagandist.

[@extremesheepdawg6379]

Actually the Swiss DO have a standing army: how do you think they train and equip all of the 18 to 20 year old conscripts. Service is MANDATORY and some may CHOOSE to stay in. Those who exit after the MANDATORY service period are AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in the reserve. They can be called up for any reason. Once the reserve period ends they may elect to keep their arms. These arms may then be de- militarized and are subject to government approval and regulation. (Rules). Pretty much every Swiss citizen has arms and some legacy arms from their forefathers. Our government should be required to issue every male at age 18 arms and the training to use them effectively and to NOT use them when not necessary. Ammo should be issued for said weapons by the government for practice as needed as the Swiss do. They have a minimum to be kept in reserve at every home with a military member or reserve member in case they are called to duty.

[@festermann]

I am Swiss and served in the military as an alpine grenadier. I lived in the United States for 10 years, where I earned my university degrees. Consequently, you cannot compare the US with Switzerland, particularly regarding gun issues. In Switzerland, we have many more shooting ranges than in the US, not out of necessity, but because it's a tradition. In his documentary, you can see footage of people of all ages participating in shooting activities. However, the Swiss have a much more relaxed attitude towards guns. We do not attach rights, laws, or constitutional issues to gun ownership. We simply have them and know how to use them-that's it. You should come and see for yourself; it's not like the States. His documentary is excellent because he visited Switzerland and experienced it firsthand. Cool Channel - Thx !

[@ErikVRed]

His documentary is NOT excellent, because it gave a firsthand approach to Switzerland, but poorly framed the US perspective. I recommend you visit the States before believing any random “documentary”, the same way I would not misjudge your country.

[@festermann]

@@ErikVRed not sure what you trying to tell me. However, I did live in your country for over 10 years - check my txt above. All I say is that the US and Switzerland are not comparable in regard to the Gun issues. We all have guns, know how to use them and that’s it. We do not attach any constitutional nor any political ideologies and or rights to it. Therefore I think his documentary was on the point. Ps: have you travelled Switzerland ; )

[@ErikVRed]

@@festermann Maybe you didn’t understand me. His documentary does not portray the States accurately at all. Also, your statement about Switzerland having more gun ranges than the US is incorrect- the US has 4x as many gun ranges as Switzerland (maybe not per capita, but that’s also because Americans are not forced to be in the military). My point is if Europeans fully trust these “documentaries”, they will have an incorrect view of the States.

[@festermann]

... of course per capita : ) 8 vs. 320 mio in population and we are not forced into the military, it's called a militia system : ) . However, I can understand that you have some issues in regard to how the US is portrayed.

[@ErikVRed]

@@festermann A militia, in English, is very different than the system Switzerland and Korea have. But I understand it’s not a draft. I’m also happy you see my point. Cheers.

[@D71219ONE]

Swiss Gather With Guns: “So beautiful!” Americans Gather With Guns: “Domestic terrorists!!!”

[@UBEChoca]

Right?! I love the the 2nd. It's peaceful and one of the best stress relief therapy PERIOD!

[@victor_2216]

That also applies to the vast majority of _criticism_ directed at the US where those "intellectuals" make use of European countries to show how "dreamy" things are there and how "terrifyingly bad" things are here.

[@gwydionrusso3206]

Well because basically everyone that owns a gun a right leaning A.k.a. the modern Nazi party

[@John.Doe-OG]

@@victor_2216 The comedy of that is what the first things these same critical countries do when threatened; immediately arm their civilians and many with military grade weapons. i.e. Ukraine, Israel That is what happens when you realize the value of the U.S. 2nd A too little, to late.

[@smokeyplane3285]

@@victor_2216 many of them seem to have a chronic incapability of leaving common folk in the U.S. alone... must be rooted in colonialism idk ☹

[@JimRibby]

I once dated an anti-gun liberal. I persuaded her to go to the range with me so I could sight in my deer rifle and give her a chance to shoot one of my 22s. It was a small public range with no range officer. About 10 people there. We left after couple hours. After we left she couldn't stop talking about how polite, careful and helpful everyone was. She was also surprised that no one was drinking. She had grown up in an urban anti gun culture and all she knew about gun ranges were the unfounded stereotypes of beer drinking careless red necks. She also was surprised at how much skill was required to shoot accurately. She didn't run right out and buy a gun but she was more accepting of my gun ownership.

[@MetaVizions]

Adding to the “witchy women & blue collared men” niche

[@flyfast77]

Hells yeah my guy this story needs to be everywhere !!! Tell all the liberals!!!

[@kbrilhart]

What you did is one off the best ways to open the eyes of those who have been deceived about gun use and ownership. Sadly, there are many anti-gun people who will refuse an invitation to go to the range.

[@JimRibby]

Here is the rest of the story. I had to promise her that after we were done at the range I would take her to a nearby art museum. While there she gave me a quick kiss and said "I'll bet were the only ones here who have been shooting today." Her expression was like she had just done something naughty and had gotten away with it.@@kbrilhart

[@TheSulross]

Israel citizens be loving private ownership of guns since Oct 7th 2023 - another left-leaning population group that got some red-pilling

[@VIceBox]

What people sometimes forget, our gun laws are pretty strict. Yes you get handed a gun when you serve in the military, but if you want to keep that gun you need a gun ownership permit which includes a background check. You also don't get a carry permit unless you're a: - Hunter/Gamekeeper - Policeman You're only allowed to use a gun on your own property (safety considerations!) or at a shooting range. You're also not allowed to store ammo and guns in the same place, eg. keeping a loaded pistol in your drawer = no go. Guns and ammo need to be stored "behind 2 locked doors". As for defending yourself, yes you theoretically can use a gun but unless the other guy is armed as well you're going to jail. Shooting an unarmed person even in self defense gets you jail time. In the end, you can't really compare Switzerland to the US, when it comes to poverty and social security Switzerland is leaps and bounds ahead of the US. The trust in the government is also a lot higher here. The issue in the US is though that fixing the socio-economic issues would mean voting for the guys that might "fix" your gun laws so you're stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[@stevegibsonii3910]

I just wanted to add. You mentioned that Switzerland is leaps and bounds ahead of the US in dealing with poverty and homeless. They also only have to deal with a population of one of US's largest cities. That is a big difference.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

​@stevegibsonii3910 And, like a lot of other countries running down America, their population is largely ethnically homogeneous. And Switzerland is hard to get into. It is a police state of the sort that other governments drool about.

[@jonyemm]

You got that last part a bit incorrect there. The only way to "fix" our gun laws would be to repeal most of them so they don't infringe in the rights of law abiding citizens. Some of those who would actually do that are the same that would have no problem fixing many of the other issues. When the handouts stop they will get hungry and want shelter. They will either get a job, end up in prison (for the hopes of a free ride) where they should have a mandatory job to earn funds for their necessities, or get sh0t trying to steal. Though, I do have a problem that some prisons/jails are privately owned for profit businesses.

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

​@@nomadmarauder-dw9re I grew up and live in Zürich Switzerland and when I was in middleschool 44 out of 48 students in my class were either immigrants or children of immigrants, we only had 4 students with 2 swiss parents (including me) and all the students in our class combined could speak over 20 different languages, it was just a regular public school but al classes combined had students from Portugal, Italy, Germany, Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Armenia, Croatia, Turkey, Sri-Lanka, India, Lebanon, Syria, Netherlands, Spain, dominican republic, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia, Romania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kurdistan, Ghana etc etc so idk about the homogeneous part, in the countryside yes but most of the "bigger" cities (especially Geneva and Zürich) are melting pots of cultures and nationalities, for example yesterday I ate a Dürüm at the local Kebap joint and I heard at least 6 different languages being spoken at the tables around me in like 15-20 minutes. Add to that the fact that Switzerland has 4 different national languages and over 20 different swiss german dialects within an area around the size of Maryland, I don't see Switzerland as all that homogeneous, if you mean that most Swiss citizens are of european descent you are right but is it really homogeneous when all those Europeans come from different countries with different cultures speaking different languages ? For example I can drive to Italy in less than 3 hours and their mentality, language and culture is completely different from Swiss people even though we are neighbours we couldn't be any more different, japanese or american people are closer to Swiss people than Italians in terms of mentality and culture so just because we're both european countries with mostly european populations ethnically speaking (even though Italian ethnicity is only partly European) doesn't mean we're similar in the slightest and that goes for all of Europe. That's why it's weird when I hear Switzerland referred to as a homogeneous population because it's only somewhat homogeneous in terms of ethnicity but not at all in terms of language/culture, alot of americas seem to think that "mostly white population = homogeneous population" because that makes sense in the US where all the white people speak the same language and grow up with more or less the same culture but it doesn't make sense when those white people all speak different languages, have different mentalies and can't even relate to each other at all. If a russian, a Scott, a spaniard and a swiss person are in the same room would you say it's a homogeneous room just because they're all white europeans ? Even though they have nothing else in common with each other ? And what do you mean by police state ? The police force here is pretty small and mostly unarmed, only like 0,3% of the national BIP goes to the military and I've never experienced a shortage of freedoms or police brutality of any kind, I didn't feel any more free during my time in Providence, Rhode Island. It's also not that hard to get into Switzerland, for example my brother works as a teacher at a refugee camp and there's like 8 year old children who fled their home country (sometimes on a different continent) alone or with their siblings without their parents knowledge and even they get in, or at least most of them. Literal pre-schoolers get in without even speaking a word english, french or german. I do think Switzerland is somewhat strict with poor refugees from outside Europe but compared to alot of other European countries it's pretty open.

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

@@benjaminbronnimann3966 If your assertions are true, where are the Swiss minorities? Anytime I see anything about Switzerland everybody is white. The guy in the doco isn't, but he isn't Swiss.

[@leryx2665]

I believe there is nothing to debate. The documentary is not saying that in the United States people just go out into the woods and shoot their guns uncontrollably, ... it says that in Switzerland, NO ONE goes into the woods to shoot without control. That doesn't mean there aren't well-regulated shooting competitions in the United States, ... it is saying that in Switzerland, shooting only occurs in safe places and that the camaraderie around firearms is more formal and orderly than in the United States. This is the reason why Switzerland has as many guns as the United States, and yet the levels of crime and firearm accidents are much lower.

[@Comeputergeek]

“I, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic….” This is part of the oath of entitlement for the US Army. It baffles me that there are people who still don’t understand that the 2nd amendment and even the Army is meant to defend our rights from Foreign or domestic threats.

[@devintaylor7049]

yah they aint going to defend anyone in the US. bet

[@kealashnikov6864]

I am not entitled, I am obligated. It is the Oath of Enlistment/ Office (officers).

[@reyvynnightveil1706]

I took this oath and, despite no longer being in the Army, I still hold true to it. We did not take an oath to the government, we took the oath for our homeland and our people, all of them. We simply agreed to allow the government oversight, as long is it is in the interest of America. If this agreement would subvert our oath, it is our duty to break that agreement, in the interest of The United States and its people.

[@Misfit-from-Zanti]

Yes sir

[@AaronKelley1969]

Even members of the Postal Service take that exact same oath. I know I did, and I think that all Federal employees do too.

[@matthewgragg2152]

The right to keep and bear arms, is not exclusive to just guns, it also includes swords, bows, axes, Spears, ect. The founding fathers used the word arms, because it would include both old, current, and future tools to be used to not only protect the country and oneself from foreign enemies, but also domestic ones.

[@FIATEARTHER101]

Finally! I'm not the only one who says this!

[@fajile5109]

I still think they meant cannons

[@danajorgensen1358]

@@fajile5109 You left out the word "also". It shouyld be "I still think they ALSO meant cannons." In which case, you would be entirely correct. Also, apparently it appears to be easier to buy an ACW era cannon than it is to buy most firearms, because the cannon is a black powder weapon, oh, my mistake, device.

[@omnilightstudios7958]

i one up you i think if you can afford you can buy it like jets bombers Heli any thing we should be allowed you acquire f22 raptor any one ? RPG mortars CRAM what ever that's how far id take and some think it may be a bad idea but i think its all keeps itself in check . fill a room with a bunch of guys that can't fight and they will fight each other fill a room full of black belts MMA fighters and they will chill out and train together . when you know the other guy can defend himself you don't go around starting fights

[@robertcharbonneau6041]

It also included body armor. 2A was based on self defense rights of other cultures and they included armor in their statements of arms. It is the same here.

[@MrMarkjams]

I’m glad we have Colion to rebut these ridiculous people

[@r.i.peperoniiiiroh9625]

As a European he also glosses over the fact that the USA is pretty big and flat so if you live remote the police isn’t there within 30 minutes while in Switzerland it is along with the fact that Swiss police is much better at investigating and has more resources to put in such an investigation

[@deadlikedisco4726]

"I'm so used to guns being about politics and being divisive." Yeah, dude, people like YOU are the reason for that. What a goofball. Thanks for the upload, Colion.

[@RetroPages]

Him - doing what he is accusing the NRA of doing. Self-Awareness - Zero.

[@Nathan.Priddy]

I wish Colion made this point in the video

[@deadlikedisco4726]

@@RetroPages Right? He's going to pull a muscle stretching like that.

[@Misfit-from-Zanti]

Goof ball

[@Misfit-from-Zanti]

@@archangel0137 😆🤣

[@wompa70]

When you only hang out with people afraid of weapons you soon see weapons not as tools for self defense but as instruments of terror.

[@MR-backup]

" We have a problem with gons in this country, we do not have a problem with people pulling triggers??? "

[@steve00alt70]

Yea just like the UK

[@Naikomi95]

We Swiss don't even see them as tools for self defense. There is nothing in Switzerland I need a gun for defending

[@darrensquier4079]

AGREE ENTIRELY. I had same thoughts. Reminds me of the quote; "A prophet from your own village will be ignored and an outsider who says the same thing will be held in high esteem".

[@jacobw3314]

8:07 why does bro have a problem with shooting beer cans 😂

[@halvorson566]

I think they are big into recycling over there. Gotta get that deposit back rofl

[@user-pg7vn1wd9g]

I like how Johnny said he used too shoot shotguns at bottles in the woods, then he was saying it's his first time shooting a gun. I'm glad you covered this bs

[@mitchconner6831]

Left wing collectivism requires the people pushing it to be disingenuous. If they came right out and said… “yeah, you will own nothing and essentially be property of the government”. Not many people would be too willing join the movement.

[@johnf817]

Any reasonable person should've been able to tell the "shooting bottles with shotguns in the woods" was a lie

[@jesshorn257]

"inalienable rights"...can someone tell me why all the 'educated' people can't understand such a simple phrase..."Rights that are not transferable or capable of being taken away or nullified". It is so annoying to hear lawyers try to argue that we have a "Bill of privilege"

[@Yopops215]

How can one have a "God given right" if they do not believe in God? They believe rights come from what man wrote on a piece of paper

[@Allswagyep]

@@archangel0137 Did you not watch the video? The military and law enforcement aren't going to be there if a criminal enters your home unannounced, citizens need guns to defend themselves since the government can't help them. And criminals can still get guns illegally, do you really think banning all guns will somehow stop crime?

[@Lowlightt]

@@archangel0137 Your conflating violence with gun violence. As gun violence is just violence that involved a gun. If we take away all the guns we will have gotten rid of gun violence. But not violence.

[@madtabby66]

@@Allswagyep it’s a spambot. It’s not going to reply to you.

[@belony1321]

@@archangel0137 guns are tools with different purposes and they can be used to kill people but in the military they also have other applications. People can use tools to harm people, just as you can use a knife or even a shovel to kill people. If the only people who have access to guns are military and law enforcement then they can just mess around with you and you can't do anything just like in dystopian societies, how are you going to stop a man with a gun violating your rights if you don't have one? People misuse guns because they are uneducated or they are criminals who obtain them illegally anyways. Switzerland doesn't have a gun problem like us because for the most part they have a good economy and one of the highest living standards in Europe, so people don't have a reason to form gangs or deal drugs. And no we don't have access to every kind of firearm you can imagine. Automatic weapons are borderline impossible to buy in the United States unless you go through an extremely lengthy process in certain states to obtain a permit to buy one, and buying one will cost you well over $10,000-$15,000 since you can only buy one manufactured before 1986, making it impossible for most average people. We aren't on the top ten list of safest countries because of inner city violence and gang warfare. You can literally live in Chicago in peace but if you go to the wrong part of town you will live in risk of dying to gang violence (or as you call it for political reasons gun violence). Banning all guns has the same effect as banning drugs like marijuana has had. People still sold it people still had access to it. People still have access to other drugs like cocaine or meth, but they're banned. OH! And once again who deals marijuana and coke and meth?? Gangs, same groups responsible for gun violence. Maybe if you took a trip to St. Louis or even New York where I've seen gang violence or any city where there is economic depravity and gang warfare you would realize what's the problem. This idea you keep spreading is because you never have taken a step into what the real world is. People in these places are fighting for their lives on the daily, and instead of trying to help people who are in poverty and struggling we squabble over what restrictions to put on law abiding citizens with guns. Great job we're doing in this country. Hopefully you actually read and try to consider this point instead of spewing out nonsense.

[@TheJeep1967]

He researched Swiss gun culture but didn't bother to research American gun culture. What a fool!

[@DroolSkate]

Beautiful job. Thank you for standing up for all of us.

[@KLP99]

My wife and I listened to this while we were driving from a couple towns away back home. Every time the "documentary" was being played, she would make snide remarks like "he's so stupid." The woman I married didn't even know her dad had guns until after we'd been married for several years. He's a world war II veteran and didn't broadcast that he owned firearms to anybody, including his own daughters. His sons knew, and they got the guns. I got my father's guns and then traded with my brothers so that we all had the ones we wanted the most. Guns are a wholesome activity that have brought many families together. The families they tear apart are evil, liberal(not necessarily Democrat), and already criminal.

[@susanbeals7597]

The problem with the government giving you a gun, is when they decide to take them away. Private ownership of guns is essential to our liberty.

[@BU1Lander]

Though I would still have no argument should the government ever decide to provide me with more arms and ammunition than I currently possess.

[@kevingary7018]

I would even consider accepting a tax credit for the expense of arming myself and my loved ones. At the very least, no government should tax it's citizens for exercising their second amendment.@@BU1Lander

[@konnorj6442]

The swiss gov issues the firearms and allows a vast majority of them to xfer to private status after the person has finished their mil service

[@konnorj6442]

The swiss gov issues the firearms and allows a vast majority of them to xfer to private status after the person has finished their mil service

[@section8usmc53]

@@konnorj6442That's one gun, of the government's choosing. Maybe two if they are issued a handgun, also of their choice, not the individual. After that, they still don't get to use them like the US. You heard him talking about only shooting at ranges and not in the woods or basically not even for fun. Just at the range with other people.

[@user-eq5wb5cb6v]

How the hell is someone shooting themselves considered gun violence?

[@viniciuscilla2865]

Americans with guns: mass shooting Swiss with guns: 🕊️😴 The problem is the people.

[@pseudobeanmachine9770]

It struck me too, after watching Johnny's video, that he was comparing the "reality" of gun culture in Switzerland with a *narrative* about gun culture in America. I was annoyed that he hadn't visited any gun ranges in America before making his comparisons, which sounded more like pushing an agenda than furthering our understanding of the real world.

[@matthias0054]

I’m thankful you say “reality” with quotation marks. Because it’s really not, it’s a narrative for us too. It’s portrayed as if we all go to the shooting competition at the beginning… I never heard of it before, it’s kind of a niche hobby really. The part on swiss history looks like he romanticised an already romanticised version of swiss history he found somewhere online. In fact, notice the lack of sources everywhere ? The only “sources” are the randoms he interviews. It’s like all the budget went on the plane tickets and fun animations, none left for research. I don’t know about the accuracy of the American part of the video, but seeing how bad the part with Switzerland is… the reaction and comments do not surprise me.

[@pseudobeanmachine9770]

@@matthias0054 Hahaha great to hear.. Yes not sure why but something seemed fishy... I had never heard of the Swiss all being crack shot marksmen, although I'm aware that they've made some great guns! I think you are right about their budget. I guess the piece falls into category: "infotainment" (yuck). I *do* find it odd that an independent producer, with supposedly benign intentions, would create something which feigns factuality so completely; and also inadvertently supports a political concept which aims to restrict rights of sovereign citizens...

[@thebyzantine241]

It sounds like pushing an agenda because that's precisely what it is.

[@naizcur]

What narrative if it is what actually happens? Turn on the news and you see the school shootings n all that stuff that DO NOT happen in Switzerland

[@wjdeoliveira3809]

He should see the reality of gun culture where I live in the Italian Alps just across from the Swiss border. Literally all my neighbours have guns, they are privately owned, not given by the government, and we do go out in the woods to shoot. We are much more limited legally than Americans are, but we do what we do... The same for my friends in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Very strong privately owned gun cultures there, and yes, they go out in the woods to shoot at tin cans and other targets.

[@georgeolschewski4651]

This guy never spent any time in ranges in the USA. The ranges ive been to & are a member of have some of the greatest sense of community, are the nicest people ive ever met, and are more diverse than the United Nations. Willful, deliberate ignorance.

[@pdiz]

All ranges in California be like: OMG, your AR/AK is too loud, you pulled the trigger more than once in a 5-second interval, you are banned! It's so sad and pathetic here.

[@BoutenkoFilms]

Great video Colin! I’m from the same town in Southern Oregon as Johnny. We have a thriving/healthy gun culture here (not just shooting in the woods). We have several stellar gun clubs, lots of different types of competitions happening regulalry, heaps of camaraderie/community and we do all this safely and responsibly. Had he looked in his own backyard he would’ve found everything that he found in Switzerland and more. Johnny also claims that American gun culture is heavily politicized, while his video only adds to the politicization of guns. 🤷‍♂️ In the words of Colin Noir: “This is a propaganda film masquerading as a documentary.”

[@tsernitos]

09:01 thats a great summery Also i want to clarify some not so importent deteils 1. The guy with the gun leaning against the wall probaply only had it there for the video. Leaning your gun against a wall is illegal 2. For the part at 17:11 (in my opinion unfortunatly) the answer is yes. The saing goes you have to be shot dead to be allowed to shoot back. Best case the guy you shot was actually armed. And your just in for manslaughter. Worst case you wear mistaken he wasnt armed. You can kiss your gun goodby(that was the last time you held a gun) and you get murder charges Also as a sidenote: In some states they require a screaning to deside if you are worthy of a gun, where they will also ask you why you want a gun. Since 2016 there is a trend if you say its for selfdefens, your likely not getting a gun

[@zackallen7781]

Big reason we dont have firearms education in the country is that teaching firearms related material at school automatically disqualifies a school system from recieving federal aid.

[@bcpratt6979]

Curious, when was that implemented in government? I was always curious why schools didn't, or couldn't promote firearm safety

[@hzuiel]

​@@bcpratt6979I dont think that is real, some schools have shooting clubs and compete. The school system I worked at in the past had an air rifle range and team that competed, rhey had to teach firearm safety.

[@redwolfexr]

yeah, bullshit. Almost every JROTC program has a gun safety program and a rifle range.

[@flexinclouds]

​@@redwolfexrYeah but ROTC might be counted as a seperate thing due to its link with the military.

[@redwolfexr]

@@flexinclouds I want to see the legal citations from the OP. To be fair, I am not a big supporter of gun safety being a mandatory class - but I don't have an issue if rural schools want to offer Hunter training, either.

[@Bacontruffle]

I'm from the Netherlands and went on vacation to the US recently, and decided to go to a gun range, curious just to experience what it's actually like. Now maybe Colorado is different, but compared to how it tends to be described, I didn't see any of that. Everyone was super kind (albeit the instructor was super serious, which he kinda should be), respectful and did absolutely everything to be safe. They were just happy to introduce us to something they really enjoyed and wanted to make sure we were safe and had fun there. Likewise, while touring through 9 states, we never really noticed anything like guns being politicized or anything. Strangest things we saw were lawyer ads absolutely everywhere, portion sizes being about double what we expected and medication being sold in Walmart that doctors here wouldn't even let you touch unless you have some serious illness. (oh, and churches in Utah all looking the same, I guess even churches there are franchised)

[@userJohnSmith]

Colorado is indeed different, we get a lot of tourists and are pretty welcoming for the international crowd, but honestly our ranges are kinda like everyone's. So long as you don't scare anyone, you're good. And as far as the churches in Utah all looking the same, most of Utah is majority Mormon-so their churches are all patterned after one another. What range did you go to?

[@marshallbrumfield]

What parts of Colorado did you go to? I live in Pueblo, 2 hours South of Denver

[@Bacontruffle]

@@userJohnSmith Yeah at first the guy at the counter didn't notice we weren't from the US because I don't have much of an accent, but once he noticed that we are (kinda hard to hide when you show a Dutch passport) he became extra friendly, in general I've noticed folks in the Mid-West love meeting foreigners I went to Shoot Indoors Buckly in Aurora, which was closest to where we were staying Got to try a .22, an AR-15 and a 1911 (I love history so especially the latter I really enjoyed)

[@Bacontruffle]

@@marshallbrumfield Friend's parents live in Parker, near Denver so we explored around that area, spent a good bit of time at Rocky Mountain National Park, went to Gunnison, which was absolutely stunning, and drove through the south-west of Colorado on our way to the Grand Canyon Do you happen to know where you can buy Tommyknockers root beer? We happened to try it in Denver, and wanted to buy some at the brewery but there was only super expensive paid parking

[@ZakCiotti]

Churches in Utah aren’t franchised. Most of that religion’s buildings don’t have the character in their design as other religions do because they keep them simple and functional. The temples in Utah on the other hand are stunning.

[@mitchellfazendine1300]

Being swiss and american i can say regardless of how the country virws thier guns.. Switzerland and america is the two best places to be if anything ever bad happened in the world. But you broke the swiss video down perfectly and he obviously had an agenda to follow making it. Id love to see who funded his swiss trip. Cuz Switzerland is not cheap in any regard

[@Crazy123Flame]

3 minutes into the original video he literally says who funded his trip/sponsored the video...thanks for admitting you don't even do the bare minimum to answer your own questions.

[@maxe493]

@@Crazy123FlameI mean this pretty much sums up the video. Also the sponsor was better help an online therapy company. They recently took personal information users filled in a mental health questionnaire and gave it to social media platforms without the users consent. So great sponsor.

[@mitchellfazendine1300]

@@Crazy123Flame I watched both but don't remember him saying who sponsored his trip. Doesn't mean I think your just saying that. I just didn't remember. I also was mainly saying that to reference how Switzerland is expensive. And it didn't take away from what I said about him breaking down the video. I was however wrong about not knowing who funded the trip.

[@besttacoalpastor3284]

@@Crazy123FlameA yes better help, the company known for selling their user data without consent. In fact, much worse, Medical data.

[@lyndaniel3369]

Yes---that is an interesting question. I wonder also who funded his trip to Switzerland.

[@emanuelamstein2363]

I am a Swiss citizen who has served in the military and also own a gun. He represents our gun culture very well but we do also have people (although they are very rare) who go out into the woods and shoot random shit often with guns that aren’t even legal Tommy guns for example. Nevertheless we still have much much fewer gun related crimes. I personally think this is due to the fact that 95% of gun owners received proper firearms training in the military and that we have generally much lower crime rates, fewer Drug problems and no gangs. One more point that comes to mind is that it is very very hard to receive a license to carry weapons in Switzerland. Only law enforcement, active military personnel and some extremely rare cases of civil individuals that are at a high risk of personal safety are allowed to carry firearms. I do not understand why you need to be allowed to go shopping with a gun on you.

[@Flawampuscat]

What does firearms training have to do with criminal mindset? Our problem is that our liberal government won’t keep violent criminals in prison. If you lived where I do you would want to carry a weapon when you went shopping. The adage “When seconds count the police are minutes away “ is very true.

[@c_rock3512]

⁠@@Flawampuscat Professional training doesn’t necessarily relate to crimes but it does help a lot with accidents. Gun crime here is a function of crime at large. Which is driven by socioeconomic issues for the most part.

[@toxicdragon323]

Damn, that documentary was dissected so well. Thanks Colion! You're doing important work and advocating the protection of the 2A despite it being attacked so much more than ever! You can tell that guy is trying so hard to skew facts and disguising the propaganda as a documentary, which scary enough...he did a good job doing.

[@MR-backup]

"This is a 38 min gon control ad, disguised as a documentary.." -Colion Noir

[@texasranger24]

@@MR-backup And why is Johnny Harris lying or misrepresenting facts? WHY does he think individual rights are bad, and should be returned to the "collective"? The answer is rather simple and was researched not by me, but a fellow KZbinr named Tom Nicholas. He exposed Johnnys video about China as a paid promotion for the WEF and their stakeholder capitalsm ideology. Aka transnationalism or globalism. He is not just making paid and not properly marked advertisement videos, but also an author for the WEF blog and promotion team.

[@Gurfi28]

A small correction: The shooting competition wasn‘t long range, or at least isn‘t considered long range in Switzerland. It is on a distance of 300 meters, which is the basic rifle qualification range for Swiss soldiers. Every service member has to qualify annually on 300m (or 25m for higher NCOs and officers, since their personal weapon is a pistol). Just some nice to know things about those competitions/ qualifications: Each 300m range (partially funded by the defense department) will host several competitions over the summer where you can just walk into the building, grab the necessary ammo and shoot your qualification. If you fail to do your qualifications you will be fined (iirc first time will be about 200$, second time 400$ and then it will gradually rise). So a lot of people are going to the range because they are legally obligated to do so.

[@mrt2this607]

Well that's a good thing. Don't let em reduce standards like here. Basic training is joke here now, they don't even have to be able to do a pushup the right way. Military & schools actively creating more useless and ignorant people.

[@SooSmokie]

Actually you are wrong it was long range. In no world is 300m a short range.

[@Gurfi28]

@@SooSmokie There is also intermediate range inbetween long and short range. 0-300m is the range every Swiss soldier is trained on. Everything beyond it is only for specialized marksmen and snipers. So no, 300m is not considered long range in Switzerland.

[@petergaskin1811]

But most aren't.

[@mikebolton3816]

Yawn... Long range? Marine rifle qual when I was in, was KD 500 on the Island with irons. 🙄

[@josefhelbling-yy9pm]

Dear Americans, in Switzerland only the police and certain security companies have the opportunity to carry a weapon. Of course, criminals also have the opportunity to purchase a weapon illegally and only very rarely do private individuals have a firearms carry license. So be vigilant so that you don't give up your 2A, once it's gone and you've lost it forever.

[@shaunlandry1049]

Couldn't hit the like button hard enough. The breakdown was tops.

[@theprofessional155]

I don't know if you saw my comment on this Colion but thank you for responding and making a video on it.

[@Cndr86]

Yoooo. Dude I like your gameplay and the commentary you put into it. Can’t wait for you to finish Bully later.

[@MR-backup]

I'm so glad he did it. I left comments to that video, similar to what Colion was saying, except (as usual) Colion said it a thousands times better!

[@myfakeguuglaccount8307]

The dude COMPLETELY blew the basic fact: the colonials ALREADY HAD a standing army: the Red Coats. Everything else that follows in his tirade is undermined by that mistake.

[@thurin84]

@@myfakeguuglaccount8307 good point!

[@MR-backup]

@@myfakeguuglaccount8307He'll just argue that it wasn't THEIR standing army.

[@MaxCruise73]

During a shooting match I had issues with my shotgun. Poor maintenance on my part. Four of my fellow competitors came over to help get my shotgun running reliably again. THAT is the sportsmanship of the shooting community. My fellow competitors WANTED me to do well. I have met lots of good people during shooting matches.

[@shawnfinlay4952]

Hey bro, are you sure they didn't help get your shotgun up and running just so THEY could shoot cans and bottles with it! LOL!

[@MaxCruise73]

@@shawnfinlay4952 Absolutely certain they had no desire to shoot my shotgun. Remember, this was during a SHOOTING MATCH!! No cans, no bottles. Clay targets and metal targets. Plus a Texas Star.

[@RamikinHorde]

I commented exactly this on his video - I guarantee he has never interacted with the American gun community, only going off what he sees on the news. He deleted it.

[@shawnfinlay4952]

@@MaxCruise73 Yeah I know they weren't. I was just poking fun at people who think American gun culture is people going out to shoot at bottles and cans.

[@WaybackFencingClub]

So that's how they make Swiss cheese.

[@konradrubin1964]

I'm a Swiss and was a Sergeant in the tank force and served in the army as mandated until I migrated to Australia at the age of 30. Johnny Harris did a superb job in his video and I agree with him on all counts. You seem to be so wrapped up in your arguments about your freedom to bear arms and afraid the government would take them away. If there were no issues and freedom loving citizens would just practice in gun ranges as you seem to be then there would never be any issue and nobody would question the status quo. But that is not the case. Why are you against any gun checks? You need a license to drive a car. I grew up on a farm and drove tractors but still had to get a licence for cars, truck and motorbikes? That means learning the rules and what is the right thing to do. Ah your freedom you say.... Any freedom should stops where it infringes on another freedom. What about the freedom of school kids to not be killed? At - Freedom again. Pointless arguments but never mind. It is your country and you guys make the rules. Just never judge a video of somebody who made a real effort to understand a foreign country and it's culture without doing the same and just comment in a standoffish way like you did. Switzerland is my country of birth and that is why I comment here.

[@Dyllon-rm7ol]

No offense but your doing the exact same thing as well yourself, so don't see your point of your essay. What's funny is we have more mass shooting thanks to all this gun control then before those infringement were unjustly placed. Kids use to have gun classes, shooting teams.

[@llockejr]

100% Propaganda. I was like hey this isn't bad, and then 1/4 of the way through I'm like 'fuck you'.

[@zachscott4867]

Maybe he should have stayed where he feels “safe” 😂

[@brycesnyder9158]

Dude I literally did the same. Cheers

[@JankyShack]

Same

[@YourMomsBestBoyfriend]

Yep

[@theblackspark2644]

Based

[@brickarchitekt835]

I'm from Switzerland, and I like American gun culture. The reason guns are portrayed so negatively in America is because the government wants to take away your guns. Also, the society in America is a lot more unstable compared to Switzerland, which is why gun violence is a bigger problem in the US. Anyways, I support my American brothers to keep their freedom and their gun rights. God bless you

[@TheSulross]

open border multiculturalism destabilizes societies - the so-called "enrichment" is the cultural dissolution of the host nation citizenry (and it's being done intentionally throughout much of the West)

[@chipsawdust5816]

I think you made a very salient point there. It's portrayed negatively because the government (which is supposed to protect and defend the Constitution) wants to take away our guns. And the media (essentially run by neo-Marxist oligarchs) keeps the fires stoked.

[@numbr17]

...and God bless you as well. Stay free, and stay safe.

[@brotherssistersofthekind9239]

So in Switzerland can any 21 year old walk into a sporting goods store and buy unlimited guns and ammunition? Even with previous (misdemeno) convictions for domestic violence or drugs posession? Or does the Government "take away their guns"? Is that strict gun control?

[@3nertia]

Someone gets it! Heartfelt greetings, sibling from another country!

[@_spacegoat_]

Harris' argument basically boils down to "collectivism good, individualism bad." Where have we heard that argument before?

[@hydrojedi]

Spot on Colion. Johnny certainly has a flare for the dramatics... It's interesting that he misled his viewers to believe that it was the people that slaughtered Native American Indians and not the military of the government. Keep calling out the BS!

[@FirstLast-vr7es]

'Smallpox' has entered the chat.

[@joshuabissey]

Wow, that was hardcore, ​@@FirstLast-vr7es

[@fleetstreet11]

The people as members of the military did. Militias did, too.

[@hydrojedi]

@@fleetstreet11 Military led operations...by far.

[@billrowan1957]

What's always over looked is the constitution isn't a list to tell US our rights, it's a list that tells the government what rights they have NO say over.

[@GmanGSW]

Well put, very well put! The Bill of Rights is Our Bill of Rights, the Peoples', not the Government's Bill of Rights! The only, Only Amendment that reads, "shall not be infringed," yet the government has infringed on Our 2A Rights more than one can count on 2 hands, by far! In Switzerland, they keep their hands off their, "essentially" 2A Rights, "No More Gun Laws, Allowed..."

[@Lord_Fried]

Dude went all across the world to make some low key anti-2A nonsense 😂😂

[@DesertStateNevada]

I found his video a few hours after he uploaded it, youtube recommended it because of course they're shoving it into people's faces, I debunked a bunch of his nonsense, got into arguments with a few people, and within a few hours all of my comments were deleted 🤣

[@kyrkwalters964]

😂😂😂😂 for real

[@DoverPipes]

Nothing "low key" about. It was 100% Liberal BS, straight up, anti-gun propaganda.

[@rebellucy6200]

Bloomberg probably financed the trip.

[@uprebel5150]

Johnny makes any excuse to go to Switzerland.

[@barryhanson5828]

He merely made this video to claim his trip to Switzerland as a business trip.

[@tylerelli6565]

This was my exact takeaway. Walking into a peaceful gun range and calling it a war zone and the tone he uses to create a sense of dread. Johnny Harris is a very dishonest journalist but I give him credit for his style and video editing which can be very convincing. Thank you for exposing him.

[@I.am.Sly2]

I knew you would be the best person to debunk this video. When I watched it I was laughing the entire video. Comming from someone who has watched a ton of Johnny's documentaries as well, I really hate how he painted this picture about their gun culture vs ours. It really was a huge failure on his journalistic integrity. He spent so much time with Swiss gun owners, Swiss citizens, shoting range owners but couldnt spend any time with any American ones to give their POV.

[@jessiewald1]

Indeed an absolute journalistic failure and calls into question his body of work in my eyes. If they deceive once, they either already have or will again in the future

[@VonTeutoburg]

Yes sir, very well said! Thank you.

[@WayStedYou]

Because that doesn't help his message

[@friskywildthing]

The Framers understood two things: human history, and human nature. They understood most people throughout history have lived under some form of authoritarianism, or tyranny, i.e., a threat of force. The Framers also understood human nature enough to know there would always be those who'd seek to impose their will on others - by force if necessary. Any government that seeks to disarm its responsible law-abiding citizens is a government to beware.

[@CHOPSHOPX]

Its pretty simple you can not make sense to a Liberal.

[@FredMas-gt2uh]

Johnny is censoring comments that criticise his lies

[@ericp0012]

Basically, one country has military conscription, the other country does not have it (in peace time).

[@BlssedToBeFree]

I watched that video and was working on a comment. You nailed it Colton. He never admits that those acts of violence are caused by the person and not the gun. The problem in America is the deterioration of morals and values. Like you have said a socio-economic problem.

[@davedavids57]

He misses one big thing. Only 30% of the Swiss population get a gun from the government. The other 70% are though allowed to buy semi auto or with the right permits full auto with a simple paper background check (they don't have a computerized system), without being in the militia. 25% of the Swiss population aren't even citizens. I have lived in Switzerland, Austria and now Czechia and it amazes me how no one in the USA seems to understand basic facts about our gun laws. They just seem to pull them out their butt. Bloke on the Range a fantastic Swiss/British KZbin channel does a great job of explaining how the US anti gun lobby literally makes up things about Switzerland.

[@colerape]

So who is going to change the culture in the US? When are we as responsible people going to stand up and say enough is enough. If the government is wrong if the liberals are wrong (and I believe they are) when are the responsible gun owners going to stand up and change things?

[@tristenklein225]

Exactly! It is cultural rot purposely created to divide and conquer society by via progressivism which is Marxism plain and simple, it’s all about power and control over society!

[@mattvon-miller]

I have euro friends that traveled here just to see with their own eyes how americans deal with weapons and they were all shocked about how everyone were so "professional" about it. They always had that impression that when we see a friend on the streets, we compliment and then show our guns to each other type of thing

[@thedude6810]

Yup, similar story here. I have friends from east Asia that came here and were initially afraid of guns but after shooting the first mags, they had a big grin on their faces.

[@invaderjoshua6280]

You don’t greet that way? Barbarism at its finest.

[@cherokeevolfusa2891]

You mean people don't pull out their 1911's and touch tips? That's just bad manners.

[@chinchin3274]

"Are you appendix carrying, or are you just happy to see me?"

[@invaderjoshua6280]

@@cherokeevolfusa2891 Tried that once. Pulled out a 2011 they blushed said I was compensating.

[@chriscrawford8289]

I don't know how so many people can be so ignorant with all the information they have access to!!

[@uptown_rider8078]

Switzerland also doesn’t have a 13% problem

[@Abruzzo333]

Exactly.

[@lvrrylxrd232]

I like how in his documentary, he doesn’t investigate why there’s so much more crime in the 60’s and 70’s, Which can be directly correlated to the teens growing up in a welfare state neighborhood. The numbers he pulls for the gun related deaths, like Colion mentions, aren’t even a fraction of a percent of the total population of America.

[@adamcuneo7189]

Agreed, the Welfare Act of 1964 passed under LBJ has destroyed a lot of people's desire to work and better themselves. Black communities had fathers in the house prior to the bill passing.

[@GlueTubber]

Don't forget crack! Crack is thought to have been the major contributing factor to rising crime rates in the 80's!

[@tjbellah349]

When he compared a Swiss gun range to an active warzone, I knew I was in for something.

[@TheRealEMURSE]

tall tale time, that is

[@wsinbad1356]

It just tells us that he has never been in an active war zone. Or for that matter the poorer parts of any large American city.

[@tactilecola5709]

literally would have to live under a rock for one to think that that's what war sounds like

[@tjbellah349]

@@tactilecola5709 most of all I hear war and combat described as confusing. You draw up battle plans but things happen, you end up seeing guys and wondering “are those my guys?, do I shoot them.” Gun ranges are usually pretty ordered places nothing like a war zone.

[@melainewhite6409]

I think it's a talent to pack in so much propaganda in such a short space. Doesn't work on us but evidently it works on 81 million.

[@curtisberg3028]

I hate when people bring up suicide when talking about guns. Like what do you want to do ban tall buildings?

[@velrch3973]

Suicide rates actually drop when guns are out of the question. I don't think this is a good reason to ban guns but well, the argument actually has some ground to stand on.

[@DomiNate_1]

Colion you’re also a popular KZbinr. His message, while wrong, still reaches people who may be looking to learn or are open to being influenced. His documentary style, narrative crafting, editing, and emotional music illicit an emotional response in people. He can use this to obscure facts which seem to be less important to people now days with said emotion. There is a type of viewer of his that would rather feel right than know they are wrong. A video with hard hitting bland facts probably won’t reach them, but if you can get them to feel a certain way about our argument then we might win them over. He’s got a great playbook, the pages are just wrong.

[@darkwangel26]

Never ever trust anyone that says i dont feel good around guns.... Im portuguese and ex military and i hate when people say they think people dont need guns. We need 2A here, more then ever

[@gavinmedinaofficial]

I love that in his documentary he mentions crime going up, and then people feel the need to defend themselves to they buy more guns and he points at the guns as bad rather than the crime rates 😂

[@nil981]

People are buying guns because they have lost faith in law enforcement and their ability to keep criminals at bay and the justice system that isn't keeping criminals locked up.

[@Malibus_Most_Wanted]

Exactly lol like the cia distribution of crack epidemic aka crime caused by a corrupt government goes right over that dudes head

[@sathancat]

and his graphs show two different timelines 🤣

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

Shows his ignorance blatantly

[@M0ToR]

my thoughts exactly, thank you for voicing them

[@swisswildpicsswp3095]

I'm Swiss and I agree with your analysis. It's the same shit everywhere. Romanticizing other people's way of life to undermine your own. Keep up the good work!

[@TheUberninjaChannel]

As a former anti-gunner I want you to know that informative videos like these really can make a difference so thanks Colion!

[@98integraGSR]

Thanks for having an open mind! We need more like you

[@geekofsteal]

Same here. Was anti-gun...then I became an adult.

[@TheUberninjaChannel]

glad i figured it out before I started voting @@geekofsteal

[@bbrainstormer2036]

That makes two of us

[@marltonmanks9891]

Same boat for me 😅

[@sleepygryph]

This needs to be deconstructed further. The reason given for gun control is to prevent gun violence. Switzerland shows us that availability of firearms, even mass casualty producing ones, does not cause violence. Therefore it's a social one, what makes Switzerland less violent. The "magical" word is just that. They have a higher social morals. They value their neighbors more. They value law and order. Also shooting clubs, that you can join as a child, meaning they foster responsible gun culture whereas in the US it's demonized.

[@DjMikeKC]

💯 this. How great would it be if all Americans received proper training and education about firearms? Our collective love for guns would be that much stronger. Anti-gunners would be a slim minority.

[@emberfist8347]

And because Switzerland is the place where you are neutral. But yeah Switzerland is what American wants to be in some ways.

[@brianbomar9900]

Thank you for putting together such a good response to his 2A hit piece. You summed it up much better than my comment on his video.

[@gcvrsa]

I love how Johnny there is so horrified at the idea of Americans "buying more guns", but he completely fails to show the correlation between the number of guns and the number of people. A lot of people came to America in the 20th Century from regimes where they couldn't own guns, precisely *because* they couldn't own guns. That doesn't even get into the effects of drafting millions of young men into war in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and training them in the use of firearms, then returning them to the civilian population, nor does it account for the Cold War. Let's also take a moment to reflect on the fact that Switzerland has about the land area smaller than Vermont and New Hampshire combined, and a population similar to that of New York City. I am so sick and tired of these misinformed people comparing the third largest and most diverse nation in the world to tiny European principalities a minuscule fraction of our size, with mostly homogenous (and white) populations.

[@ryguy28896]

I literally just watched that "documentary" a couple hours ago (and thus right before this video). This dude: "OMG sounds like a war zone!" Nope, that's a range. You're literally at a shooting range. What did you think was happening there? Also, American gun culture? Let's go to Switzerland!

[@MR-backup]

Exactly! When he said that I knew he was a snowflake that was going to be as hyperbolic about everything, firearm related, he touched in that gon control ad, I mean, "documentary".

[@Quadshot308]

As a foreigner who just started going to gun ranges and shooting competitions this year, 2A folks seem to be one of the most disciplined groups here in the US.

[@mrdogshit]

thank you

[@TheHouseOfWaffles]

Gun-fear mongers are afraid of the concept of concealed carry. Statistics show that people who go to the extra effort of getting concealed carry training are typically more law-abiding than police.

[@christianchristensen904]

Noo not quite... A lot of them are amazing people, but unfortunately the loud minority cause most of the shit, unfortunately.

[@gabih6669]

They didn't mentioned that until 2007 there was no gun laws in Switzerland

[@wowbagger3505]

The dude has never come to experience the community of a gun shop or a range!

[@kevburger]

The fact that he uses the word "collective" so often tells you everything you need to know about where this guy is coming from.

[@kiq4767]

These people can only think in terms of classes. Marxism destroyed them

[@wesleycristman3278]

Exactly…… The hive mind. 🤖

[@__K__B__]

Socialism/Communism/Marxism/Maoism. It's all garbage.

[@DrBeauHightower]

It's only when these video essay people venture into a field that you actually understand when you realize they are probably full of it on all the other topics

[@chuckdeuces911]

Full of it on every other topic...

[@MrAwsomeshot]

yeh its too bad. He had some good content regarding nuclear energy. Though it probably isnt this audience the 'pro-gun' audience that needs convincing of the merits of nuclear energy anyhow...

[@AG-qf1ww]

So true

[@rflett5797]

The author Michael Crichton coined the term "Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect" which was named after his physicist friend Murray Gell-Mann. "It is a psychological phenomenon that highlights people's tendency to recognize the unreliability of media when it comes to topics they're familiar with, while still trusting the media for information on other topics." -from The Portal Wiki. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (false in one thing, false in all things) is also another term.

[@MrAwsomeshot]

@@rflett5797 very interesting big Crichton fan never heard that

[@GriffinJohnsonTyler1996]

"The sound of this gunrage is like a war zone" *one person shooting a rifle😅

[@ErikVRed]

Average soy boy opinions

[@SirNoticules]

That's what I thought too, whenever I think of a "war zone" I think of constant gunfire, explosions, screaming, and radio chatter. Not just a couple of bullets being fired at a range.

[@GriffinJohnsonTyler1996]

@@SirNoticules exactly 💯

[@NotJoeDad]

Ngl I want the ear pro from the ad when you said you can take a phone call, the thought of being on the phone with someone while the dude at the next stall is blasting away is hilarious to me.

[@annonimity276]

The biggest difference between Switzerland and the US is that Switzerland has a higher median income, lower poverty rate, strict immigration laws, and a more cohesive culture. hmm I wonder why they don't have as much crime?

[@super1million11]

They dont have a high gang population either. I believe that has a lot to do with it.

[@demomanchaos]

They don't have gerrymandering democrats who do backdoor tricks to maintain black slavery and servitude through underhanded loopholes they forced into the lawbooks to ensure they don't actually have to give up slavery.

[@GeechieDan-uu9wm]

Immigrants are less likely to commit crime in the USA- and most gun fanatics vote against anything to mitigate poverty- even their own.

[@AjninHaru]

The entire problem the gun haters complain about is driven by culture. The Progressive Democrat run cities are war zones because they celebrate depravity and have no respect for life. The suburbs and rural areas despite being armed to the teeth have crime rates lower than anywhere in Europe. Rural and suburban culture values good moral character and the rule of law.

[@jason200912]

They're also as far as you can get from the drug trafficking continents.

[@toddhenson5570]

Fascinating how much time and effort Mr. Harris put into a nice trip to Switzerland to simply wander around and spew his personal opinion. If he loved this country as much as he fetishizes Switzerland, he could be a 2A spokesperson.

[@OgverFrantik]

There is no such thing as "2A" or any equivalent in Switzerland, so why should he be a "2A spokesperson"? They don't have the "right to bear guns", but a duty to prepare for a war in a controlled fashion.

[@Mrfitrider1]

Stop hating on Switzerland for having their country dialed in 😂 The US can't handle the 1st Amendment, much less the 2nd

[@NoToobForYou]

@@Mrfitrider1 No hatred of Switzerland was in evidence in Todd's comment. Looks to me like psychological projection of your evident hatred of the US.

[@Mrfitrider1]

@NoToobForYou I absolutely fucking love the US. I hate at the incompetent people that have made us lose/restrict our rights little by little. I visited Switzerland this summer and it's immaculate in any big city which I envy. We can't have that here.

[@bryanitza-chulopez1658]

@@Mrfitrider1no one is hating on Switzerland. As a matter of fact I get wet dreams of the Swiss Confederacy. The fact that they have limited government meddling in their cantons, means the constituents living within those cantons have the right to vote for their best interests. Plus the conscription, everything Switzerland has is not compatible for what statist leftists have in mind for the US.

[@skytheknight3835]

Thank you for making this brother 🙏🏽

[@karthin8017]

Great video! In Switzerland, the government needs their people to have guns so it's a privilege that is encouraged. In the US, the government doesn't NEED the citizens to have guns anymore, but it remains a right of the people to potentially use against government, so it is politicized and sensationalized to get the people themselves to want to surrender that right.

[@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp]

In Switzerland - the people are the country. These days - in America - the government is afraid of its people - therefore, guns have become the "focal point" of control.

[@wmroykarlen]

My heritage is Swiss. My great-grandfather came over in the 1800's. And yes, my family heritage in a large part is about guns. God bless the USA, God bless the 2nd Amendment!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

There are reasons folks came here from elsewhere, and it bothers me to say the least that folks are making this Nation represent the things folks came here to get away from.

[@jimm1387]

Mine as well. I have family I go back and visit over there (Bern). They do love their guns over there, old K31s on the walls. Not sure I'd say they love guns more than us though..

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

That's the quietest war zone I have ever heard.

[@jimbo9305]

"Mostly peaceful war zone"

[@joshearhart6142]

And he knows. He's a veteran of the Cola Wars..

[@JL-fx2cd]

Colions response to the video is exactly what the PROBLEM is with 'Bubba gun culture in the US... paranoid... cold dead hands...

[@dannymeadowswa6mqz212]

Is it a crime to chose your own guns in California please wakeup AMERICA

[@mohaelyaddase1]

I said it before and I’ll say it again! Being from Morocco originally living in America! I love and I mean I LOVE the 2nd amendment for all the reasons anybody with a brain would love it! And having said that for 700th time! Damn im grateful to have your voice and reason out here in this world These dummies don’t know how good they got it bro Thanks for all that you do for us regular citizens 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Really appreciate it 🙏🏾

[@jupitercyclops6521]

Only in America will citizens narch in protest for less rights

[@blzahz7633]

Fending off a tyrannical entity or hostile foreign power is exactly the same as protecting yourself against a criminal thug: Someone trying to force their will on you without your consent. Having proper and effective tools enables you to say "No"

[@fabr5747]

Not the same at all... 1. Risking your life for what insurance can pay back is ridiculous. 2. Your houses are made of cardboard. Shooting at the intruder sounds fun, but not for the neighbour getting hit. Self defence with a weapon when a life is threatened is understandable. Problem, very often the gun can cause the unsafe situation. Or the shooting is absolutely not justified... 3. Americans tend to believe that they are all Rambo, able to do whatever with a weapon because they saw it online. Even cops trained for school shooting cases didn't dare to enter Uvalde's school because of the AR-15. Unless one is trained, a weapon is a very dangerous tool. 4. Switzerland sees guns as a defense against external threats. Self defence isn't the role for guns. That's the job of the police. Why is there less violence? Because there is less poverty in most of developed countries than in the US: And the countries that are getting poverty issues start to have violence. If the US wants to be a safer place, there are major mentality shifts to have. No guns are not THE solution against violence.

[@damoclesecoe7184]

@@fabr5747 "didn't dare to enter Uvalde's school because of the AR-15." The number of incidents where cops willingly rush into active shooter situations with just pistols, not knowing what the shooter is armed with, far outweighs this one incident. Uvalde was piss poor leadership, not fear of the magically deadly AR-15.

[@RamikinHorde]

@@fabr5747 1. everyone who cites insurance is just signaling they aren't a real adult or have never experienced any hardship at all. You know insurance doesn't make you whole, right? Pretty much never. It takes ages, which depending on what has been taken/destroyed can ruin you, it has a deductible (which can be thousands and thousand of dollars for high value items...like everything in your house), it will permanently raise your premiums, and the insurance company may contest or deny your claim/the values involved. My girlfriend was hit by a motorist using commercial insurance, that company denied the claim because the vehicle was private use, my gf has uninsured motorist coverage...still cost her a grand. And that was for a minor accident. A grand for a minor incident, it scales out of control quickly. 2. You're an absolute moron if you think a gun is escalating someone being in your home. Thieves aren't idiots, they will enter when you're not around. Anyone entering your home while you're in it intends violence or a sexual attack.

[@blzahz7633]

I don't think you understand the point, but it doesn't matter, you don't deserve to @@fabr5747

[@timhaugen6410]

Does the Swiss government put as much effort as ours does toward pitting their citizens against each other?

[@theOriginalPeerGynt]

Thank you. I scroll-barred thru this because of it's production value and provocative setup but you summed it up beautifully in the phrase we have "the same shit, bro"