Teens On Guns in America | NPR

On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. In the aftermath, led first by students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, teenagers around the country initiated an unprecedented wave of youth activism for gun control. Teenage voices from all sides of the issue weighed in, and in the months that followed, they helped reinvigorate one of the nation's longest-raging debates.
Beginning in March 2018, NPR sought out more than 15 teenagers from nine states and Washington, D.C., to document their relationship with guns. Everyone featured in the resulting film was 17 years old in 2018.
Most of these teens were seniors in high school. As they approached their graduations, they spoke from a variety of diverse backgrounds and perspectives - from sport shooters in the Midwest to a student planning to join the military in the Southwest; from a teenager in Washington, D.C., who lost his twin brother to gun violence to a young woman in Montana who followed the example of the teens from Parkland.
What emerged was a portrait of the budding political consciousness of the next generation of American voters, and a fresh look at America's complex relationship with guns from the teenagers who have grown up with them.

[@jonvanwyk2026]

Welcome to Iowa, where we enjoy one of the lowest gun crime rates in the nation. Our gun homicide rate is lower than Canada, Australia, and the UK. Yet we have no so-called "assault weapon" ban, no magazine capacity restrictions, and we are a shall issue state, which means anyone of age is entitled to a carry permit after passing a background check. We also have "stand your ground" and legalized suppressors. It's not about guns. It's about inner city gang crime (which Iowa doesn't have). Want to stop gun crime? Lower your unemployment rate, reduce poverty, and eliminate gangs.

[@cardiffpicker1]

You definitely do not have a lower gun homicide rate than the UK.

[@jonvanwyk2026]

@@cardiffpicker1 Yes. We do. You have to account for the definition of "homicide" between the USA and the UK. In the USA, "gun homicide" is defined as any homicide where death was caused by a firearm as determined by the coroner. In the UK, it is only classified as a "gun homicide" if it leads to a *conviction* of a gun homicide in the court system (or any homicide for that matter). This is why the UK has a grossly underrepresented homicide rate (gun or otherwise), as unsolved homicides do not count against their tally. Apples to Oranges unless the two countries you are comparing use the same definitions and variables.

[@djhero0071]

Statistically, states with more guns will have more rates of gun violence. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828709/ I live in Iowa too and god bless that we don’t have high rates of gun violence but Iowa is the exception, not the rule. You’re right that unemployment rates, poverty, and gang violence are a contributing factor. Don’t you still think at least a little bit that we should take a hard look at our policies and maybe work a little better at background checks overall or at least mandatory minimum training with firearms before someone can get a permit? For the mandatory minimum training, I believe it’s necessary because of how easy it is in some states to let ANYONE, whether they know gun safety or not , to get a gun. That needs to change so there’s better informed gun owners overall (and should they need to, they would know how to properly handle their gun in crisis situations as part of their training for their permit). For the background check, maybe it could’ve stopped some of the mass shootings we’ve seen in the past few years. It’s possible Nikolas Cruz would’ve had the guns taken away so he wouldn’t have been able to commit the shooting. That’s just one example. Even though I personally don’t like guns and have never used them, I believe people should be allowed to have them. I’m a car enthusiast that knows one of my favorite past times is terrible for the environment. I wouldn’t want that taken away so I understand why gun advocates are up in arms. This conversation is too complex though to just say “oh well fix the schools or give people jobs and take them out of poverty”. Those are solutions but you also need to take guns into that as well. That’s something that needs to be improved upon. America can do better.

[@cardiffpicker1]

@@jonvanwyk2026 gun deaths are not adjusted for self defence or non conviction like the overall homicide rate in the UK , Iowa has slightly less total number of gun homicide about 8 a year but also has a population 20 times smaller than the UK

[@matf3337]

Looks like i might be headed to iowa

[@Troph2]

'No other generation has had lockdowns'. You are right, we had duck and cover nuke drills.

[@coolbeans6148]

@Mark Bright and you missed his point entirely.

[@takingu2skoo]

I remember seeing the microphone speakers all throughout town for them drills

[@shadowdeslaar]

cool beans he was making a realistic joke It’s called the Cold War Everyone was afraid of nukes So technically It’s on the same concept level Both blow up Except one ends the world The other ends a person instead Of the war

[@High_rise12]

Troph2 when was the last nuke used. When was the last school shooting. See where I'm going with this

[@shadowdeslaar]

The Phantom I don’t know But probably not any time soon

[@turdmuffins88]

There's a huge difference between gun violence prevention and gun ownership prevention. The gun control community seems satisfied to advocate for gun ownership prevention.

[@DJ8017]

Yeah, they haven't promoted ANY legislation that even remotely targets criminals, only the law abiding. "Gun free zones" and "knife free zones" (which all schools are) only promote violence by protecting the mass murders from those who would only want to protect themselves.

[@antoniomartinez6722]

LOL

[@Steve-xo5pq]

This is really interesting to me! This is exactly the kind of thinking that I don't understand. I want understand better. I don't get why people think gun control = taking away guns. Actually after talking to some folks here I kinda get it. People feel the need to have assault weapons and such. And they feel that trying to get rid of them is an infringement on their rights. I guess I don't get that. Why do we need assault weapons? Hunters don't need them. It's complete overkill for self defense. So why? Recreation? Are we really going to put children's lives at stake over that? And how is having background checks taking away guns? People who own guns tell me that gun safety is important. So isn't keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals part of that? Nobody is saying you can't have guns. We just want common sense. I admit there are some who think that way (getting rid of guns) but they are in the minority and that's a unrealistic view point.

[@DJ8017]

Why do we need assault weapons? The term "Assault weapons" is defined by the BATFE as fully automatic weapons and they ALREADY BANNED in most states. When politicians point at the AR-15s, and mislabel them as "Assault weapons", they are talking about SEMI-Auto weapons. Banning "SEMI-auto weapons, would ban 90% of all guns on the market, yet you idiots say "Nobody is saying you can't have guns." YES YOU ARE!!!! "We just want common sense." NO!!! You don't know what common sense is, because you know NOTHING about guns!! The AR-15 is the most popular sporting rifle in America. There are over 180 Million of them in the hands of responsible American people. According to the FBI Crime statistics, nearly 4 times more people are stabbed to death than killed with rifles. (Now this is ALL rifles, not just the AR-15) www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/09/26/fbi-nearly-four-times-people-stabbed-death-killed-rifles-2017/ There are only around 250 crimes committed with all rifles per year. Most crimes are committed with knives or hands, fists, feet ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/expanded-homicide-data/expanded_homicide_data_table_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2010-2014.xls Let me ask you something Steve... Do you believe that you can stop criminals from doing something by passing a law?

[@antsy_pants]

Nonsense. It's this kind of paranoia and fear that has led to the problem being so serious in the first place. And if the gun-owning community has better ideas, then why not lead with them, instead of devoting so much time and energy to tantrums?

[@jamaalsmikley2j.272]

This is how many times kids said "like" in this video. 👇

[@wadethedovahkiin6989]

“No generation has ever had it this bad” *The teens in Britain during ww2* 🤦🏻

[@clarkecockrell5215]

i couldn't find the right statistic but i found that 77 people were reported to have died during the bombing of london, it is said that 1 in 10 of those deaths were children so approx. 7-8 children died, this is far less that the 19 children that were killed in the texas shooting just last week. so i would argue it is far more dangerous being a teen in america in 2022 then it was to be a child in 1945 Britain.

[@thefriar8883]

Or Germany, or France, or Japan, or Ukraine, or Poland, or Russia, or China, or the Philippines etc etc etc

[@missminti]

Did you just compare being in a war to simply attending school?

[@franekkkkk]

Yeah brother, you really destroyed that argument… They did have it worse, but that doesn’t matter, because gun violence in the US is getting worse. Comparing today to WW2 is stupid and close minded. But the fact that you give fucking britain as an example already shows how stupid you are.

[@nellam8]

@@missminti in america it is the same

[@MrJAKEZDOG]

Lost me at the moment David Hogg appeared.

[@cgmason7568]

But he did bring up his only good point, the media only cares when it's well off white kids becauseeeee busybody soccer moms don't care about it if it seems far away

[@fenderstratADHD]

I agree. They are completely brainwashing these people into taking our guns away and I absolutely HATE it #proud2Asupporter Just like with that bastard woman (whose son survived the attack in Vegas but was killed in another attack a year later) during that bar attack in California. I don’t want another civil war to happen because of this

[@Zurgo-fl1kx]

David Hogg is a good kid, but he is being used as a tool by the gun control people...

[@cgmason7568]

@Chris Russell like 7 companies and a few countries

[@alvagonzalez2575]

David Hogg is a complete moron and a Soros puppet

[@AnnoDominiMCMXCV]

The constitution doesn’t care about your feelings 😂

[@RecklessFables]

The constitution can be changed. Hell, Prohibition (The 18th Amendment) happened and more people drank than owned guns

[@Opticillusion160]

RecklessFables and that was a huge mistake... shows that the constitution shouldn’t be fucked with, and if it is there better be a serious underlying argument for it.

[@meandtheboisvlogs8109]

@@RecklessFables but then again people cant shoot polititions with a keg. Hehe

[@meandtheboisvlogs8109]

@grace benefield people who dont like being ruled by an overreaching goverment that strips you of even more rights because the citizens are unable to send themselves

[@spencerconway5468]

grace benefield banning guns causes more crimes. Making the good guys helpless WONT make the bad guys harmless.

[@alexandersheppard1997]

"No other generation has had this fear." The Cold War has entered the chat.

[@Yobbleyt]

Nobody: Slavic: *0 handed pushups*

[@fiendslegacy]

Liberal policy: appeal to emotion. Repeat.

[@slinky8259]

Topinka Hatt conservatives: protect morals, rights, and family

[@badcat6767]

Conservative policy: appeal to religion. Repeat.

[@badcat6767]

@frank franklin I do acknowledge that some conservative ideas are secular, including small government, but a lot of them are religion based. For example anti-abortion and anti-homosexuality opinions are usually based on religion. @fiendslegacy I actually research topics before I form an opinion, obviously you're too close minded to do that.

[@badcat6767]

@frank franklin I have talked with a few conservatives. I know everyone is an individual and has varying opinions within a group. A lot of SJW's do attack free speech, but I don't think that the majority of liberals are SJW's. As for the 2nd amendment I don't think stricter gun laws would violate the 2nd amendment, only a total ban would which none of the Democratic leaders have called for. I'm not sure about the 4th though.

[@badcat6767]

@frank franklin I am against assault weapon bans because they don't kill that many people, and far more are killed with handguns. It's just the mass shootings get more media attention than individual homicides, causing people to oppose assault rifles more than handguns. The CDC's statistic of 3 million instances of a gun used in self defense is impossibly high, because if it actually were that high the number of gun injuries would be much greater than the actual number of gun injuries. People have speculated this is because gun owners exaggerate or lie when being surveyed.

[@isupportthecurrentthing5225]

Most gun owners view a firearm as a shield rather than a weapon.

[@franekkkkk]

But it’s a weapon…

[@missminti]

It’s a weapon tho..

[@isupportthecurrentthing5225]

@@missminti You can kill a man with a shield all the same.

[@franekkkkk]

@@isupportthecurrentthing5225 yeah. But you would need a lot of skill to kill a single grown man, let alone 10 people with a shield smartass.

[@franekkkkk]

@@isupportthecurrentthing5225 i wonder Why they use guns in wartime instead of shields if it’s all the same.

[@LegoLikeDaBlocks24]

I own multiple of the scary "assault rifles" such as the ar-15 and the akm. I have never once had the urge to cause any harm to anyone with my weapons. I am a responsible American gun owner who puts firearm safety above all else. I am the majority.

[@Osprey1994]

Man I wish that I could get an AK platform up and going but CT doesn't like fun guns.

[@silvereagle90000]

@@Osprey1994 What law prevents you from owning an AK platform? I've never heard of this.

[@sebastianmorris17]

So somebody boots your door in while you're at work and boom, all your (in YOUR words) "scary assault rifles" are in the hands of whoever did it. It's not the people buying the guns that are the problem moron.

[@LegoLikeDaBlocks24]

@@sebastianmorris17 ever hear of a gun safe? Mine's drilled into my concrete foundation in the basement using concrete screws that are thick. No ones getting shit from me sweetheart. Have a great day :)

[@tristinjudd2595]

@@sebastianmorris17 Seriously have you ever heard of safes? Unless someone breaks into my house with a torch and has 3-5 hours they arent getting in.

[@historymajor26]

I find it funny that the people wanting gun-control advocate for more security/law enforcement instead of citizens having the right to self defence/guns. What weapons do you think law enforcement officers use against perpetrators? *Hmm I Wonder*

[@antsy_pants]

LEOs go through extensive training ... and still have a shocking set of stats on the shooting range. This fantasy that you could walk into a situation that makes military personnel pause and just shoot your way out is dangerous and ridiculous.

[@jessesimmons9238]

hipster doofus what if the police are the bad people who are you going to call help for?

[@Big-Government-Is-The-Problem]

@@antsy_pants what are you on about? every year several mass shootings are stopped by normal people with their CCW handgun.

[@CMDR.Gonzo.von.Richthofen]

@@antsy_pants The problem is that these "highly trained" (which is laughable) LEOs don't prevent violent crimes from happening to citizens. They show up later and deal with the aftermath. Even in the case of school shootings, the "highly trained" duty cops show up on the scene and wait in the parking lot like cowards until the SRT shows up kitted out to make entry. Meanwhile, kids and faculty have been getting slaughtered without opposition for thirty minutes. Police VERY rarely stop violent crimes. They take statements and make reports after the crime has been committed. You know who stops violent crimes? Responsibly armed citizens-because they are the ones present when they crime initiates. Most times you'll never even hear about it, because the presence of a firearm in the hands of a responsible citizen is usually enough to deter the criminal without firing a shot. Criminals prefer unarmed prey, and usually flee when they encounter armed resistance. It seems to me that you selected the perfect username...

[@lsusuperfan5749]

Hannah Hayes And most of the people pushing gun control are also scared and think cops are after certain races of people but at the same time they only want cops to carry. That should tell you all you need to know about the gun control people no common sense.

[@CarlosRamirez-ns7qw]

I can't wait to buy my own guns and abide by the laws.

[@Ariel-xx9ow]

Fun!

[@charles9980]

Same ....

[@Yugetubes]

Don't wait

[@Yugetubes]

@@antoniomartinez6722 The wall just got 10 feet taller.

[@CarlosRamirez-ns7qw]

@@antoniomartinez6722 I'm left leaning, es mi puto derecho como un Americano pendejo.

[@johnnytyler5685]

My favorite David Hogg quote: "We're not trying to take your guns away from you." Five seconds later, from David Hogg's mouth: "NOBODY needs an assault rifle...it's a weapon of war that doesn't belong on the streets of America and we need to ban them immediately."

[@bench175]

So next you're doing a video on people who have used guns defensively, right?

[@jekentmenietje]

Guns are offensive weapons. Bulletproof vests and rubber bullets would count as defensive.

[@jedeckart4300]

@@jekentmenietje Rubber bullets are fired from guns.

[@jedeckart4300]

@Saint Scanderbeg Yep. because entering your home is the offense.

[@batowner1]

@@jekentmenietje ??? Bullet proof vests? You know bullet proof vests are expensive af and arent bullet proof they prevent further damage. Youbdont become iron man. You can still get shot. I would rather have a gun than a sword and bullet proof vest.

[@paigecook4750]

Saint Scanderbeg, that’s why I think it’s fine for individuals to have a gun at their home or bring them to shooting ranges, but people shouldn’t be able to carry them around.

[@logank7909]

our generation worries about this, other generations worry about nuclear bombs dropping on when they were at school.

[@cartierrose7089]

john dope it’s such a backwards way of thinking, “things aren’t as bad as they were so I guess it’s fine to leave it terrible, just cause it’s less terrible then it was? 🙃”

[@ErikCrowKrahe]

When I turned 18 first thing I did on my birthday, went to my local gun shop and bought an AR 308. I had saved up for years but I grew up in a anti gun family, my grandfather taught me how to shoot, when we went to my grandparents house that’s all we did together. He passed in 2015 on my birthday and guns are just one way I continue to remember him by, whenever I go shoot I feel like he’s right next to me. I know this story doesn’t matter to anyone else but me, that being said I wish everyone could see guns and gun ownership in a similar way I do.

[@daggerace9918]

no, this story matters. it proves the enemy wrong. us pro-gun people DO in fact have feelings.

[@screwyootube1]

If everyone was responsible gun owners/users like you, I don't believe we'd have the epidemic of mass shootings like we do. I believe you can be a gun aficionado, and still want/advocate gun control. But those who want to allow guns in the hands of people who have no business being anywhere near them - and that includes the NRA - are a BIG part of the problem.

[@subi-brz]

Grew up in a anti gun family Grand papi taught him how to shoot

[@franekkkkk]

Dude, we obviously don’t care, people are dying out there. I think that your dead grandpa is much less important then the lives we could save by implementing gun control. If you have feelings you should get What im saying. Sorry for being harsh but we have a problem out here…

[@danielkingery2894]

@@screwyootube1 can you describe exactly how the N RA "wants guns to be in the hands of those that shouldn't have them"? Your brainwashing by NPR and Leftwing media doesn't really hold up to facts.

[@joeyruth5224]

The person at 9:36 is wrong. If you are from out of state, you just can’t go to Indiana and buy a gun in thirty minutes. He is misinformed and needs to do his HW. You have to be a resident of Indiana to buy a gun in Indiana.

[@ClassicFIHD]

He was talking about buying an illegal gun

[@mrb152]

@@ClassicFIHD right so you can commit a serious federal felony to get a gun that way. I don't see what the problem is other than lack of knowledge of the law.

[@ClassicFIHD]

@@mrb152 He knows the law! He's a thug. He doesn't care about the law. He said every other people on his block has a gun. He was obviously talking they all have illegal guns.

[@averageasian292]

Unfortunately there are private sales, where one person can sell to another. But as a smart owner, inspecting their id, and asking the right questions before selling is something we all need to practice.. not just to make a quick buck

[@jenpsakiscousin4589]

14:35 " knowing how to take care of yourself" a basic fundamental principle that many Americans have unfortunately given up or never had.

[@IKEEPMYFREEDOM]

Put metal detectors in all schools fund it thru weed. Call it a day!

[@milkflem]

"To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell law abiding citizens that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and lawless." To take all arms away from those who obey the law is to make them at the mercy of the nearest highwayman or corrupt government official.

[@LittleSparklingStars]

that's not the point, though. It's just not about you, the fact is that so many people are dying due to these gunlaws. It's always the same with you americans, "what about me?!!!!" you refuse to look at the facts and the big picture. The fact just is that it's not about you, as long as these gunlaws are the way they are, many people are going to keep dying due to it. It only takes one crazy in a million to kill many MANY people or CHILDREN with a rifle.

[@missminti]

So poetic. But your privileges are about to be revoked due to mismanagement. Yes, the few fucked it up for the majority. Deal with it.

[@franekkkkk]

I always wonder… who are you Guys defending from? You are so scared of the wrong people in power, yet vote for… Trump, Biden, Pence, Cawthorn, Pelossi, Manchin. Even Obama. If you are so scared education is the key, not ARs and other useless shit.

[@robertodell-ug9bb]

​@@missminti why are you against guns

[@nitewatchman1576]

@@missminti Hey shit head.... It's A RIGHT DUMMY. NOT A PRIVILEGED. SCHMUCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ClassicFIHD]

When a drunk diver kills someone they blame the drunk driver, not the car or the beer. When someone kills with a gun, they blame the gun. Go figure.

[@rbm6184]

ClassicFHD Commies will be commies. They cannot enslave the population when the population is armed. They will never enslave America because the Ghost Gun will always be here no matter what they do.

[@kyled3235]

They also regulate who can drive, and have Speed Limits.

[@ClassicFIHD]

@@kyled3235 Those are States laws and not Federal laws. Gun ownership is a Constitution Right, driving a car is a Privilege. That's probably even mentioned in your states driver's education manual.

[@tonyt3509]

Let's prevent all the good, sober drivers from driving and owning cars so drunk drivers can't kill them. That's how gun control works

[@vincem4756]

ClassicFIHD right? It’s almost as if..they had an agenda? When a Latino stabs someone do we blame all Latinos? When someone crashes and kills someone in a Camry do we blame Toyota? When religious extremists knocked down the Twin Towers did we round up all the Muslims and blame them? I see your point but it’s amazing how stupidly gullible and hypocritical people are 😂😂😪

[@LDCBIG1]

Most of these kids haven't even learned to speak correctly. They can't get through a complete sentence without saying "like" every other word, or axing something. Our education system has failed way more than any of the unconstitutional gun laws we have! Also learn to use a dictionary and understand the meaning of " shall not be infringed ".

[@hcn6708]

Languages change, as long as it's understandable it's alright, no need for your prescriptivist bullshit.

[@mrmc9278]

HCN No, proper English does not change. Slang words and filler words such as like and basically are added because the person saying them lacks the intelligence to have an effective dialog. It's ear rape to have to listen to some of these teens use like every fourth or fifth word during their conversation. It makes them sound stupid.

[@michaelanderson1859]

Notice the most articulate well spoken kids were pro guns. Usually involved in supervised competitive shooting like skeet or hunting.

[@gustavesoucy-breton6841]

@@mrmc9278 english is a language that changed a lot, look up old english and try to read anything from it.

[@jeremyxman]

"Want to stop gun crime? Lower your unemployment rate, reduce poverty, and eliminate gangs." this from Jon Van Wyk. Yes. Also lets focus on mental health and getting professional help for people that need help. Not only for patients who are a danger to the public and family, but for people who may want to self harm. I also feel that rejuvenating the school systems in our country would go a long way to reducing gun violence of all kinds. Better education and more school programs like music, art, sports, and sciences, will lead to better jobs and happier people. We need to address the root cause of gun violence which is the person behind the weapon. This is a human problem. Not a gun problem.

[@contextiscool7308]

Well said.

[@1stsampan]

1) There's no gun violence, never seen even one violent gun in 84 years. 2) Gangs and drug dealers don't care about unemployment rate.

[@CC-lt5cu]

I support the right to keep and bear arms.

[@Twoheaded_pigeon]

Why ?,if that happens people will keep shoting each other Mass shootings School shootings

[@sd0384]

@@Twoheaded_pigeon no more people will live if we keep guns. If we get rid of guns that means more deaths you know criminals have un traced weapons and that means no one knows they have it and they could go out and rob a house with it and the person getting robbed can't fight back so the dude with untracked gun kills the person there robbing... so keep guns.

[@Twoheaded_pigeon]

Shawn Durant ok but places where there are no guns due just fine

[@Coliocoliocolio]

I am a teen we all should bear arms. If they took away our guns nothing would change. We need guns.

[@Osprey1994]

Things will change but not the way liberals think it will change.

[@ClingyCrab]

Finally, somebody with a brain

[@frankface7288]

Lead by example please. Why must I trust unknown persons (police/military) to arrive in a timely fashion when a situation presents itself? Will these people be capable of identifying a situation under pressure and not making a deadly mistake? Do they care enough to risk their own skin as a third party? I know "it's complicated" "at the end of the day" NPR but let's apply some logic here. The war on drugs hasn't worked out so well and the war on terrorism must be a sham considering the illegal immigrant situation. How could I possibly assume gun control would be beneficial? Especially living in a constitutional carry border state where the crime rate keeps dropping. The only logic I see in gun prohibition (considering lessons from the past) is increasing crime, murder, suffering and empowering gangs and governments.

[@frankface7288]

@Berit Bakk-Hansen I put my statements in question form so people would actually think about it themselves. I do not trust anyone to care about my health and welfare more than myself, friends and family. Self governance is the way to enlightened society, not prohibition.

[@High_rise12]

Frank Face sorry to be the one to tell you this but the government doesn't give a shit about self defence. The only reason they like guns is because it makes them a massive amount of money

[@cultofmalgus1310]

@Mark Bright the same ones that the vast majority get? Do idiots like you even know the process for purchasing a firearm in the USA? You can't just walk in and out with a gun. If you have a criminal record or mental illness history you CANNOT get a firearm. The FBI does a background check on the spot before the purchase proceeds. they have your face, ss#, your address, ID, your entire history. So yeah maybe learn the facts first kid. Also over 80% of gun crimes are committed with an illegal firearm AKA they got it through the black market. Also firearm related deaths have been going down since the late 80's.

[@tmanoutdoors8277]

Remember when there were nuclear drills?

[@ReubenSahlstrom]

I am a teen in America and absolutely believe it is our right to keep and bear arms. Those who wish to do harm are always going to have the tools they need to do harm. Taking the tools away from law abiding citizens who would only use them to protect others is something that will only hurt us more. When you think about it, a criminal only needs a weapon to intimidate and murder, while those who protect need accurate tools to do their job. Don't take away the accurate tools from those who use them to protect, for the thug will always have a weapon to intimidate and murder with.

[@jenniferduncan6356]

I’m a teen in the UK and from someone who has never had to have a lockdown in school because of a shooter I can’t understand how you can say guns are okay and help prevent violent attacks as the “good people” will save us. Yes, people will find a way to cause harm, but by taking away one of the means it becomes harder for people to create terror. If someone came into a school in the Uk with a knife, which I have never experienced they can’t kill 17 people in one go, they get caught before they can hurt that many people. And if someone brought a knife to concert they can’t kill 58 people and injure 413 like they did in Las Vegas. I get it’s your “second amendment right” but bloody hell open your eyes and realise that by putting in some reforms (you don’t have to ban guns, even though that would be best) to be able to prevent mass shootings... just a thought

[@ReubenSahlstrom]

@@jenniferduncan6356 First off, thank you for your input, it was presented in a respectful manner. Now, I am not sure you understand why we have a second amendment. It's not there so we can just have fun, and it is a dangerous thing to have. Freedom is dangerous. "Being nescessary to the security of a free state," is the reason. Our founding fathers wanted us to have the second amendment to protect ourselves from tyrannical government, as well as domestic threats. They understood why it was so important because they just finished tearing away from Britains unreasonable control. I am not going to argue that guns are less powerful than knifes, (because who would bring a knife to a gun fight) but I will agree that there are always those who will take advantage of their freedom and misuse it. The people who go out and commit these mass murders are purely evil. It's a heart issue, not a gun issue. I hope that your government (which operates with NO constitution) never becomes tyrannical because as you pointed out knifes ARE less effective than a gun.

[@jenniferduncan6356]

Reuben Sahlstrom I’m glad you found it respectful as I genuinely want to have a conversation on guns with americans because from my point of view I don’t understand it, and, let’s be honest, probably never will. From what I have read of your constitution, I understand that your “right” is to protect yourself against British militias, and right now these militias don’t exist and I don’t see why that wouldn’t lead you to update your 2nd amendment, at least to make it harder to obtain guns or get rid of the hand guns and the semi-automatic weapons that you can buy and only allow people to buy hunting rifles. As I’m sure you’re well aware that when the 2nd amendment was written guns did not have the same capabilities as they do now. To me it just isn’t a heart issue or a people issue, IT IS A GUN ISSUE because the over arching thing here is guns, they aren’t peace keeping machines they weapons of war used to take lives not save them, that is the whole essence of a gun. I would also like say that we don’t have a written constitution but in a way we have an unwritten one and the Magna Carta as well. I also could never see Britain become tyrannical as we have one of the best democracies in the world (yes we have a fair share of crap leaders) but I will give Britain this in times of crisis like right now the government is helping business and people to get through giving money to them to try and stop them closing so when we get through the coronavirus we have jobs unlike your ‘democracy’ which is seeing some of the highest rates of unemployment in modern times... you don’t see Boris telling people to inject themselves with bleach ...

[@teddygrizz]

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be INFRINGED. Infringed means restricted, limited, or undermined.

[@ratofvengence]

Well, go join a well regulated militia then. Problem solved.

[@teddygrizz]

@@ratofvengence the 2nd amendment never asks me to join a well regulated militia in order to keep and bear arms, and if it did that would be a restriction and limitation, therefore an infringement.

[@ratofvengence]

@@teddygrizz Well, it depends how well you understand the English language, and if you have some very expensive lawyers to convince others that your chosen interpretation is correct...

[@iowasenator]

@@ratofvengence You do realize that EVERY MAN was in the "militia" when the 1st Congress adopted the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, right? Later on, we expanded this definition to include women. I simply can't understand why the Left is so eager to see Constitutional protections be so easily thrown away.

[@ratofvengence]

@@iowasenatorSo go well regulate it then.

[@danextsamfisher]

I miss when citizens fought to protect our constitutional rights, not to destroy them.

[@davidburden2360]

fight with no guns equal 0 deaths

[@jeffgoldblom6282]

David Burden bullshit

[@High_rise12]

danextsamfisher your rights are getting innocents killed. Isn't the right to life the most important one

[@irishpoacher917]

As a gun owner myself do not blame hundreds of millions of law abiding people for the actions of one madman. Just like the left tells us"do not blame all Muslims for the actions of a tiny minority" practice what you preach! Gun owners are sick and tired of this nonsense. I for one am fed up with this nonsense

[@High_rise12]

Tiernan Wearen one mad man seriously. There is thousands of deaths from guns yearly which is bigger than most countries where guns are illegal

[@T--xo2uq]

I've only used a firearm once, and I support it as a recreational tool. Violence is only a product of the greater problem. For the overly liberal, suppose the president decided to try and start a dystopia.

[@VaShthestampede2]

The paradoxical notion that the left believes we are in a world just seconds away from "Handmaid Tale", and then simultaneously does not immediately go out and get a weapon.

[@paigecook4750]

Teexamanbinnojol yes I agree in its use as a recreational tool and that every one who owns won needs to have a good amount of proper training, but then it will be fine to use around your own home!

[@diegosantacruz6336]

0:17 no. you cant touch clint eastwood. HES a LEGEND

[@SkeeterValentine0]

You CANNOT live in Chicago and buy a handgun in Indiana. That is a lie. Interstate transfer of handguns is illegal in all 50 states. You can technically buy a long gun, but you have to have a concealed carry license and there is a 24 hour waiting period. Chicago has a gang violence problem, not a conceal carry license holder violence problem. Chicago gangbangers CANNOT buy any gun in Indiana. Period. Quit playing the victim. Chicago's problems are Chicago's fault. Their problems aren't going to stop until Chicago decides to improve it's Culture.

[@KyleWrobel]

I live in Chicago, its extremely easy to go to Indiana and get a gun. Its not a different country, there isnt a border crossing checkpoint. It may be illegal to transfer guns over state lines but its something that's near impossible to enforce on an individual. You could pass a million cars and have no clue whats in any of them. And just so you know conceal carry is legal in Chicago and has been for a while. Maybe you should inform yourself before getting all pissy.

[@Anon54387]

@@KyleWrobel Have you ever tried to buy a gun? The last time I bought a gun I had to bring an in state driver's license, in state vehicle registration and a current utility bill to prove I lived in state. If someone from Illinois did try to buy a gun in Indiana it'd have to be sent to an Illinois gun shop which would require the purchaser to jump through all the hoops set by Illinois law. Concealed carry is only legal in Chicago because a court forced Chicago to do so. Oh, and one cannot carry a gun on public transportation even when one has a concealed carry permit. Obviously, it's harder to avoid using public transportation in a city like Chicago than, say, Rockford or DeKalb.

[@MikoTactical]

I guess "non assault weapons" are non-lethal.

[@ashtynpaige6131]

@Grey Wild Wolf ar15 satands for armalite rifling and it is our right to owen one rather peaple like you agree or disagree

[@Opticillusion160]

Grey Wild Wolf you do realize most pistols shoot a higher caliber round than an AR 15 and function the same? It’s a semiautomatic .223. Most pistol are a semiautomatic 9mms or .45s or .40s and so on. Its silly to say an AR should be banned because its an “assault weapon” which it really isnt

[@slinky8259]

Grey Wild Wolf can an air rifle take down a bear charging you or possibly 3 guys breaking into your house with machetes?

[@mr.coffee5220]

Grey Wild Wolf, look. Our second amendment was written for the purpose of American citizens to make an assault as a well regulated militia on a tyrannical government, in order to keep us free.

[@pnwfisher2144]

Grey Wild Wolf your so drunk lol

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

I killed my first deer when I was 6. Had open access to firearms since I was 12 or so. And I have and will never represent a threat to anyone who isn't kicking the door of my home in. And I represent 95% of american gun owners. Although to be honest, I do represent a threat to fully mature whitetailed bucks in the winter, and squirrels after deer season ends.

[@edwardsbaron3935]

@Mark Bright Oh yeah, like Columbine and Parkland when the kids shot up ONLY the armed students right? Damn, I forgot that criminals only shoot armed citizens. My apologies. Ahaha what a load of bullshit.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

@Mark Bright let me give you a situation. Four unarmed men break into your house. They physically overpower you and begin beating you. Realizing you have no chance of getting the upper hand in physical conflict you resign yourself to their will. You are beaten and raped for days as the criminals drain your bank accounts and trash your house. After running one final train on you they exterminate the evidence. Let me set up another scenario. Four unarmed men break into your house. The first receives #1 buck to the chest at close range, the other three flee immediately, you live long happy life inventing the cure for cancer. Do you want to be beaten and raped for days before being murdered? Or do you want to find the cure for cancer? Get a gun, cure cancer.

[@pnwfisher2144]

Jamil Boykin hes 10 lol

[@pnwfisher2144]

@Tennessee Country yes sir

[@dae1925]

Holy feck man where do you live to get whitetailed bucks Cali is like: Fuck guns

[@charlesblain1095]

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" long live the second amendment

[@franekkkkk]

Regulated…

[@franekkkkk]

Also back then militias used to be the army. Today we have a massive industrial complex, billions of dolars in arms, military based on every continent .

[@stevenicol1]

Land of paranoia

[@turwellerwillington6057]

Teaching the next generation about gun safety and use is vital to keeping the 2nd amendment protected

[@franekkkkk]

Maybe Lets just not…

[@Benyikoko]

I agree

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

In the u.s.a not the world

[@coolbeans6148]

Who would be dumb enough to let teenagers vote? Do they even know how to do laundry on their own?

[@ethanstang9941]

I encourage everyone to seek real information about guns and how guns work. The more you know the better.

[@markusmoon2774]

I've been shooting guns since I was 5 years old Everything from AR- 15s to .22 pistols And I've never had an issue with it

[@Captain_Chromosome]

@Mark Bright I'm sorry but I didn't shoot the people so you don't have to punish me and take my guns away too take it from the dangerous people not the ones who try to protect their family

[@High_rise12]

Markus Moon yes because guns are a necessity right. I mean the government totally doesn't just like guns because they make money and there cripplingly in debt

[@justingallimore7492]

So let me ask this how many more schools need to be shot up and how many more children need to be killed b4 you retartds wake up more guns r not the solution

[@High_rise12]

justin gallimore about two hours ago I watched a video made by the parkland shooter. This was just before it. The gun he got was bought legally and I thought that the whole thing might not have happened if it wasn't so easy to get a gun. We need to ban guns

[@justingallimore7492]

@@High_rise12 you are correct and every time I sea this is the news they talk but don't do nothing every time one of my cousin go to the U.S. they have thankfully come bk but when they wittnes the shooting there not the same there jumpey there on edge and they can't sleep properly and it's heart breaking but for some reason not all Americans but most Americans keep saying add more guns it makes no sense

[@twistedgamer238]

Don't forget firearms were not frowned upon in schools 30 years ago. Gun clubs were common place some activities during school times involved sporting use of firearms. The issue isn't about the guns its about a society that has turned children into over coddled, spoiled, snowflakes. The results of this are Showing with violent outbursts, and mental illness. Bad parenting is part of the issues as well how many American children are raised by single parents who can't care for them because they are too busy attempting too support themselves and the child. How many children have both parents but neither are around to check on the mental well being of that child. We should be asking are selves what changed in are society to make these issues happen why was the average US citizen able too live a productive complete life years ago but today the average US citizen can barely scrape up enough too get by.

[@robertodell-ug9bb]

Agreed 👍👍100 Percent!

[@MrKitty-zv3dl]

Study history, there's a valid reason why We The People MUST own firearms, it's our civic duty to maintain a check on our govt. “I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” - Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, January 30, 1787 “The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” - Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776 “The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” - Thomas Jefferson, letter to to John Cartwright, 5 June 1824 “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 “To disarm the people…[i]s the most effectual way to enslave them.” - George Mason, referencing advice given to the British Parliament by Pennsylvania governor Sir William Keith, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adooption of the Federal Constitution, June 14, 1788 “Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed, as they are in almost every country in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops.” - Noah Webster, An Examination of the Leading Principles of the Federal Constitution, October 10, 1787

[@djhero0071]

In a government where you have tanks, drones, military, etc.... Syrian rebels have guns. What happened to their checks? Where is their power? Why is the Syrian Civil War still going on, huh? How fucking stupid are you to think guns will save citizens against their government when there’s stuff like the PATRIOT act, civil forfeiture, and the hundreds of other things the government does? Forgive my harsh language but your delusions of “protecting the people from government tyranny” is no good. All you’re doing is making it easier for idiots AND criminals to get guns ALONG WITH the so called “good guys”. Shit needs to change. Cut the conspiratorial “tyrannical government” bullshit and open your eyes to the dead bodies that are piling up over your stupid right.

[@brucecampbell4528]

@@djhero0071 stop pretending that the Military would be on the side of the government. Nighty precent of the military would back the people and the Constitution. We have the right to own firearms as we live and breath. It's the same as the freedom of speech.

[@djhero0071]

Prove it.

[@brucecampbell4528]

@@djhero0071 okay Read the United States Constitution. Take a look at the oath of enlistment that all military members take.

[@MrKitty-zv3dl]

@@djhero0071 Is that so? Well there's a place in the middle east called Afghanistan where simple small arms plus I.E.D.'s sent Russia home and as we speak an American deal of peace being negotiated with the Taliban. 2 Super Powers brought to their knees, eye opening.

[@kani_mar]

Responsible People would understand that there are a lot of irresponsible people and that no one apart from trained professionals should have access to a tool that could end multiple lives in less than 2 seconds. If you are so responsible, don’t find restrictions. Empower them.

[@1stsampan]

Which happen in liberal "Gun Free Zones" designed to protect the criminal. 3000 dead in one day on 9/11 right after liberals disarmed commercial pilots. Most all killings happen in "Gun Free Zones"

[@TwinleaftheDragon]

Oh David Hogg is on this? Great now I don't have to take it seriously

[@Anon54387]

He's a liar. I bet he couldn't find a single instance of a mass shooting in a poor neighborhood. It's always in the well to do areas that have these mass shootings.

[@chris.3711]

You're either with us or against us. There is no compromise on this issue. Choose a side, but choose wisely.

[@angeloliver7613]

I don't see the logic why a stricter background check is blocked by republicans. The danger lays in that every lunatic can buy a gun. When a sane family has one secured in a weapon cupboard - that's not the problem. Thinking the answer to lunatics with guns is to put guns on everyone is the problems.

[@chris.3711]

@@angeloliver7613 Because it's already very strict. But the problem lies at how far is far enough and when does it stop? Who gets to decide? But that all means nothing when 97% of guns used in crime are stolen and if someone doesn't have a background, they'll pass a check regardless of how strict it is.

[@cobalt7127]

Just about every single everyday object in your house can kill someone. Hell John Wick killed someone with a pencil and book. Convince me otherwise.

[@cobalt7127]

Zero guns in the hands of law abiding citizens and criminals won't stop shit.

[@RED5Scum]

What is so difficult to understand about “Shall not be infringed”?

[@staven512]

As a Hoosier ... We didnt have fun violence until Chicago moved in.

[@ronniewinder7431]

Guns do give you power. The power to defend yourself.

[@rzr2ffe325]

And the power to kill. Whatever you chose.

[@ek5891]

Yes

[@dogee2197]

@@okays434 the same power that a butter knife, or a screwdriver, glass flask, plate, cup, showel, hammer, wood... give you. And they arent classified as weapons are they?

[@dogee2197]

@@okays434 so you do put the blame on the mentaly insane person and not the object

[@joshuatoler1965]

i don’t think we’ve got a gun problem as much as a people problem guns don’t kill anyone the person that holds that gun does.

[@davidocallaghan6361]

The song American Idiot springs to mind 😂😂😂

[@Anon54387]

It should be re-titled Broward County Idiot. They knew that the eventual Parkland shooter was a threat yet did nothing, not even the bare minimum of reporting him to NICS, yet blamed the NRA afterwards.

[@culterwaleddy]

The same people who make these videos are the same people who believe that Trump is a dictator. Talk about self destruction.

[@zedzeppelin]

Truth.

[@TheRedStarman]

My little sister was one of those March for Our Lives kids. I noticed her attitude towards guns changed when I bought my first firearm a few months ago. She sees me buy ammunition and shooting material all the time we head to Wal-Mart or my favorite local gun store, but to date, she has not seen my gun, held my gun, or even know where my gun is stored, since she is a minor. Now she likes to watch videos of guys open carrying and interacting with police. She likes to get mad at the officers who arrest law-abiding (albeit a bit cringy) citizens because she recognizes that gun-ownership and displays of such are not wrong nor evil. She'll even call me down and ask me to watch pro-2nd amendment videos with her. She recognizes that guns are tools, and like any other tool, they can be abused by those who seek to do evil. I even think she's inclined to purchase her own when she becomes of age in our state (California), so hopefully, I'll be there with her. All it takes is to show them why their position is wrong, based on facts. I think this generation is more receptive to arguments based on logic and reasoning than my own cohort. Someone in the comments before mine said that teenagers can't be trusted to eat Tide Pods. Sorry to break it to you, but more adults have died eating Tide Pods than teenagers. Which is fucking embarrassing.

[@jessesimmons9238]

I agree my fellow Jesse.

[@chubbyninja842]

If you want your sister to be safe, show her the gun. Teach her how it works. Teacher how to handle it safely. Teach her about the law. Teach her to defend herself and the family. Make sure she knows how to be a responsible gun owner, then when she turns 18, buy her one for herself so she'll be able to fight back if someone tries to turn her into a rape victim. When each of my kids turned 5 I bought them a Red Ryder BB Gun. All of the rules of gun safety apply equally to BB Guns as they do to firearms, but the stakes are much lower with a BB Gun. No one dies when they get shot with a BB Gun. They don't even penetrate walls or break the skin. I spent the next 5 years with each of them teaching them to be safe and to be expert marksmen. Then I started teaching them on firearms, which was pretty much exactly the same except louder. We added hearing protection to the activity but it was otherwise the same. Today they're adults and I'd trust either of them with my life. They are safe responsible adults because I taught them about gun safety their whole lives. If you want your family to be safe, TEACH THEM about firearms. Don't shield them from them and keep them ignorant. Ignorance is always dangerous. Don't be dangerous with your family. Be safe. Be educated. Educate them.

[@idaretofall8888]

Come on over to AZ. You are a gun friendly, we would like to have you.

[@TheRedStarman]

ZombieTex I’d love to, but we live with our parents, and while our dad is somewhat pro-gun since he grew up with them at his family’s ranch, my mom is vehemently anti gun, and so my sister can’t touch it until she becomes of age. But she knows the rules of gun safety, if not outright handling.

[@Osprey1994]

Awe this is an awesome story good on you man and she will be safer for this. Gun rights are women's rights dead serious they can't have testosterone but they can have guns (they could juice but it will never match up with a guy).

[@calhoun5428]

you can lose your gun，but you can't lose your willing to fight.

[@matteagles1137]

Except it’s illegal for anyone in Indiana to sell a gun to anyone other than an Indiana resident. It’s also illegal for you to bring that gun across the Illinois border soooooo.... The man 1) committed a felony by obtaining a firearm 2) committed a felony by armed robbery 3) committed a felony by murder and y’all want more laws for him to break? I’m sorry to hear about your brother by it doesn’t matter what laws are on the books. Criminals break laws

[@brianschoenrock601]

This is one of the few videos on this subject that I feel gave a balanced viewpoint. It wasn't meant to go deep into the subject, but just to show points of view from both sides of the issue. I'm a gun owner and I despise the shootings that have occurred. I feel the best defense is a strong offense. Give the schools the ability to defend themselves. Don't disarm the populace - that only makes us lambs for the slaughter.

[@Illusions-bo5zt]

Well said. I agree 100%

[@franekkkkk]

We cant just start shooting at eachother whenever there’s a shooting. Also this won’t save the first few lives.

[@nitewatchman1576]

What baloney, a democrap shill.

[@pizzatime8404]

I am usually shamed for this viewpoint, but I also agree

[@wcsxwcsx]

A pretty slick production. But I just heard a lot of the same kinds of opinions we've been hearing for many years. Nothing useful to take away from it.

[@n1c704]

How or why are there more shootings now than there were decades ago when you could buy one from a Sears catalog?

[@sixwheelcarlisle8491]

The will to kill is human, not machine. Not sure what I think of this video. But I know that it’s a people issue and not a gun issue, because people commit the actions and assaults. A gun can sit for hundreds of years and no nothing but rust, it takes a person to commit an evil action or assault. The only thing more laws and restrictions will do is prevent you from being on equal footing with someone with evil in their heart and a will to kill.

[@Qarcass]

"No other generation had this fear (of school lockdowns)" Um... you must not know about the nuclear bomb school drills in the 60's

[@boujietomsworth307]

Can't wait to buy my AR-15

[@ethanstang9941]

Get an AK

[@boujietomsworth307]

Ethan Stang 7.62? Sounds like a plan

[@ethanstang9941]

@@boujietomsworth307 simple cheap but effective.

[@mot1707]

Why buy when you can build?

[@meangreen320]

Get a PT91 in 308 win or an FAL LOL

[@coll4455]

“As Girls we are targets all the time.”

[@ghost-lp9cv]

Lock down generation? my school did lock down drills in 2001-2004. you'll think this shit is new?

[@tylerkong4940]

0:35 what about the generation that had nuclear war drills in the Cold War

[@mariateresavillafan8770]

0:36 what an entitled snowflake, you’ve been through “so much” haven’t you? Oohhh, poor thing. Seriously grow the hell up, you ungrateful little bas****s don’t know what real fear and struggle is, you think you have it worse off than the Jewish children hiding from the Nazis 75 years ago?! Get real pretentious child.

[@Plutonic_Blue]

Maria Teresa Villafan funny thing is when these people have our second amendment taken away, they’ll experience what those kids felt like hiding from their government. Once you take the second amendment away, every single right we have can, and will be taken away too. Having guns is all about being able to defend ourselves and prevent tyranny. But the pussified left who all claim to be so lit, tough, and badass want to give all their power and dependence to the government and hope they don’t let us down... This society is weak

[@wadethedovahkiin6989]

10:19 “My uncle was shot by a gun” yeah so was mine in ww2 and my great uncle and my other great uncle in ww1 my one of my great cousins in ww2 dude loads of people have died to guns

[@bessie474]

did uncles fight in the war?

[@LittleSparklingStars]

yea but small children don't fight in wars yet they are plenty dying due to your second amendmend.

[@TX.SpaceCowboy]

From what I heard, there is a middle ground somewhere. It pisses me off that all the comments are salty. At least youre hearing the stories of different Americans

[@Saint_Wolf_]

Knew this would be a piece of anti gun hackery on second 19 when I saw David Hogg.

[@garrygrapenuts6137]

They will never take them

[@TwinGrimm]

Regardless of your view on the situation, I think we can all agree that guns are awesome

[@JohnWick-jb9xz]

No. I am from Europe and i absolutely cant understand the fascination of guns. Like if you want to shoot things as a hobby, why not taking a bow and arrow. Or search for something else. To me it's idiotic to get satisfaction from hearing the shot if a gun you just fired.

[@stevenicol1]

If you're mentally impaired.

[@NotOfThisWorld567]

When did The *Public* Broadcasting Corporation become the voice of only one segment of the entire public?

[@keithdavis4649]

NPR has always been a mouthpiece for an agenda driven organization. Not conservatives, and certainly NOT liberal. NPR is a propaganda tool for leftists. (read socialists such as communists and nazis. Yes, NAZIs are leftist socialists, just like commies.) Not any part of the public at large, just anti-American value advocates.

[@seanberthiaume6909]

What is someone doing w/a gun and wearing an ankle bracelet!?So he broke a law to break another law so so much for gun laws!

[@ZekeZeon]

Never taking our right to bear arms, buying a gun as soon as I get my tax return

[@bartwardenn555]

Get a kriss vector

[@love-hammer]

No one is trying to do that unless you're proven to be mentally unstable.

[@The_SmorgMan]

Boris The Soviet Love-Hammer there are people wanting to do that, including a group in political office. Btw sweet name

[@TexZenMaster]

@@love-hammer They definitely *are* trying to take them without proof. *Red Flag Laws*

[@Yugetubes]

@@love-hammer Actually they are. They have tried a couple times recently to ban all semiautomatic firearms nationwide.

[@jameylane9196]

Hey NPR... Where is your documentary on the gigantic body count coming out of the inner cities In the United States?

[@zedzeppelin]

Without guns, people would use knives. Without knives, they woud use rocks. Murder is human nature, unfortunetly.

[@RyanMiller3039]

Stop passing laws based on emotion.

[@nitronate9846]

This new generation has no idea what true hardship is, because they have never experienced it.

[@nitronate9846]

You are right I have not, but I have learned from my family and history before me, the ones who fought in WW2, the ones who lived through the great depression, the ones who truly understood what hardship was. There have been two generations now that have not experienced great hardship on a massive scale like the ones I have stated above. We are very privileged to not have to deal with that yet, but the time will come again. The question is will you be ready?

[@chuckfinley3152]

They will

[@nitronate9846]

@@chuckfinley3152 I guess we shall see.

[@Osprey1994]

@Berit Bakk-Hansen It's called history genius maybe you should pay attention when you read it, and hear about it from your professors. Go watch "They Shall Not Grow Old" when you have a chance or read "Blood Done Sign My Name" those people know what hardship is. As a 24 year old at least I'm cognisant of the fact that I have had it easy compared to my ancestors. I don't have to worry about a draft, I don't have to worry about Russia bombing... Oh wait nevermind Russia wasn't abiding by the treaty they signed with us that cause America to reduce the amount of nuclear warheads we had. Now we have to make it clear to Russia we are not to be trifled with. So maybe we will have something in common with the Cold War generation, but other than that life is good even for those on the bottom rungs of the ladder it's definitely better than it was. Is it perfect? No, but the way things are nothing is going to change, and as long as the liberal echo chamber continues to refuse to simply talk and acknowledge the views of independents and conservatives then the stalemate will continue. Whether it's on the topic of guns, or the topic of healthcare, you name it. If you want to know where to start at least on the topic of guns go find someone who is a gun owner and see if you can befriend them best place to go is a local gun club (it might be an old vet that you find is a really cool person to talk to and hear stories from).

[@dengamleidiot]

I visited USA, and I've never felt so unsafe, despite the guns - because guns are dangerous, yet everyone and his mother can own one

[@matthewrarig6760]

CAN guns be dangerous? Sure. But to suggest that owning a gun automatically implies that you are going to use it to harm someone is wrong. I support gun laws that attempt to block those with mental conditions and other issues (domestic violence charges, etc) from owning firearms. However, the right for me, as an American to own a firearm shall not be infringed. I feel much safer knowing that, if someone threatens my life, that I can adequately defend myself. In closure, should there be more restrictions to prevent those who should not have them (examples above) from owning a gun? Absolutely. But to take guns out of the law-abiding population’s hands is wrong.

[@dengamleidiot]

Matthew Rarig - Thanks for the answer, and even though we might not agree, it's interesting to hear the other side of the argument. It's like you dug a hole you can't get out of, because now that "everyone" has a gun, you have them to protect yourself from bad people with guns. But it's like an endless cicle of guns to fight guns. I know it's an utopian thought to think no guns = no violence. Yet, as an outsider, it still looks like the shere amount of guns is the cause for dumb or sad desisions from desperate people. School-shootings, the Las Vegas shooting, tricker happy cops scared of being shot themselfs, a man finding out his wife is cheating on her and in a fit of rage does something he'll regret, drunk people making a un-thoughtthough descesion etc.. I know all above can be done without guns - yet, it's so much easier to shot than to kill with, yeah, anything else really. A tiny person could kill the biggest, meanest guy with a gun, and only a gun.

[@robertburnett5343]

They Never include the number of times a year a gun is used in self defence ...270k

[@CrossOfBayonne]

M1 Garands & SKS's are legal even though they're semi auto but you can't own a AR-15 Or AK due to capacity, logic

[@ClassicFIHD]

You are talking about state laws. The M1 Garand is illegal in my state of New Jersey. Some states don't have magazine capacity laws. Some states limit the magazine capacity but you can still have an AR-15. Fully automatic guns are legal in some states with special permits including AK-47s.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

@@ClassicFIHD I'm from NJ too and had 2 uncles who were issued the Garand in Korea

[@ClassicFIHD]

@@CrossOfBayonne My fathers was stations in New Guinea during WWII. He had an M1 Garand and a Springfield Model 1903. We sent the M1 Garand out to my brother in Ohio.

[@CrossOfBayonne]

@@ClassicFIHD nice I know a WW2 vet named August Caccavone the first gun he was issued was the Garand

[@CrossOfBayonne]

@@ClassicFIHD btw B&O stands for Baltimore & Ohio I'm also into railroading the B&O ran in NJ once

[@TheActiveAssault]

I love guns

[@sd0384]

Me too I love the thompson sub machine gun 45acp ✌

[@Osprey1994]

College student, I am a gun owner, and I would put my life on the line to protect my fellow students (it helps that I have friends at my college who I would never want to see hurt). Guns aren't the problem, the problem is that people have done nothing to tighten school security. Maybe that is because school shootings are a statistical anomaly compare to gang violence. But I would really appreciate that people who don't own guns or have never even tried to get involve with their local gun club, didn't talk about guns. If you want to talk about guns try becoming friends with someone like me because I'm the type of person to stand by my friends in the worst times, and it's more than just being able to fight back, it's about being able to treat wounds and save lives.

[@jaylin0626ify]

A lot of people use guns for defense not for attack. People who want to ban guns will leave millions of good people defenseless.

[@thatminimalistguy1755]

Jaylin Trotter let the snow flakes cry about guns when they finally band all guns they will see what happens next.

[@chizu.u2986]

I feel like if some of the people in these comments took the time to watch the whole video, they would get a lot more out of it. It presents many different opinions and does not side with one take.

[@Sebman1113]

I’m a teen from Minnesota and I love the feeling of shooting a riffle.

[@pnwfisher2144]

Well you can’t spell it...

[@mrp3668]

Fact is where more law abiding citizens own guns theres less crime .

[@kevinm.5939]

There's also far lower populations in those areas. Another thing to take into consideration is that the top 10 highest gun related deaths are in the south and Midwest, where gun ownership is the highest. And the states with 2 of the highest populations (CA and NY) aren't on that list. Here's an article to provide those numbers: www.google.com/amp/s/247wallst.com/special-report/2018/11/13/cities-with-the-most-gun-violence/amp/

[@dylannew8875]

Kevin Marshall look at Chicago. Enough said.

[@kevinm.5939]

@@dylannew8875 I'm not following, what point are you making?

[@antsy_pants]

Not a fact. Not even close. Australia says hi (and fuck you)

[@Osprey1994]

@@kevinm.5939 If gun ownership correlated to crime then America would be at an all time high right now. But crime has dropped since the gang wars of the 90's and it continues to decrease. There are a multitude of reasons, but it's cute that you think you cracked the code. Yes low population density does lend itself to less crimes overall but that should be obvious since more people increases the potential for crimes to be committed it's not that difficult to understand. You need to look for a different metric because anyone who has ever looked into gun violence probably already noticed that states like California and Texas have the highest number of homicides with California beating Texas but their gun laws are borderline opposites.

[@joshtaylor8204]

Does anyone know where I can buy a bazooka? The 2nd amendment guarantees my right to own one.

[@ClassicFIHD]

Sadly the people who passed laws saying you can't have one don't care what the 2nd amendment guarantees.

[@cgmason7568]

You'd need a tax stamp for it and the rockets orrrr you can get a manufacturing license for it

[@relayfx1938]

The funny thing is, the bad guys will always get their hands on guns no matter the regulations.

[@dougballou6108]

Do they still have air raid drills in public schools? Bend over and kiss your backside good-bye? I am thankful for the second amendment even though I don't own a fire arm, and I am thankful that nowhere in the bill of rights does it mention separation of church and state.

[@Ava-np9xn]

The only thing I would want out of all this drama is stronger background checks before people are allowed to purchase guns.

[@armedrealtorakasheepdog6914]

Did you notice that they didn’t interview anyone from Utah? Remember all those school shootings in Utah? Yeah, me either. I wonder if it’s because they armed their teachers 14 years ago? The only ones that know who is armed is the principal and the teacher themselves so any potential mass shooter has no idea who has a gun and who doesn’t. A coward will walk away from that situation because they do not want to be shot. They either don’t teach civics anymore or most of these kids slept through it but it appears the only Civics they know of are made by Honda. They talk about changing the laws in America, they don’t even know what it takes to do that. Gun laws are made at the state level, not federal. If they want to change the Second Amendment they will only need 2/3 of Congress and 75% of the states approval. They will never get that to repeal the Second Amendment and if by some miracle they do, that will be the first day of the second Civil War. They don’t realize that the second amendment is not a restriction against the people, it is a restriction against the government from restricting firearms from people. Every gun control measure passed since 1934 is unconstitutional.

[@spldrong]

I don't think a single one of these "gun supporters" had a "assault weapon" shown at any point in this video. Hmmmmm.

[@Geissele_match]

I guess that depends on what you think an assault weapon is.

[@spldrong]

@@Geissele_matchthat's why i said "assault weapon" not assault weapon. Point all of these pro-gun people had shotguns, bolt actions, lever actions and 1 pistol... where was the representation from the 3 gun competitors? Or the average person with their AR15, the most popular gun in America?!

[@YorktownUSA]

You'd think tax payer funded NPR would be more pro second amendment... but it's the current year!

[@kyleebrock]

They are...they just don't gun lust. Too much of anything is bad for you. Even gun lusting.

[@jddrew00]

Love the smell of gunpowder in the morning.

[@sd0384]

Me too

[@danwesson2485]

Today is June 2nd 2020. In cities where there is strict gun control in the U.S.A., they are being looted, burned, and physical attacks. What is the police response time in these cities to an emergency? This is why we need high capacity magazines. This is why we need AR's or what anti gun people like to say ignorantly "assault weapons". This is why the U.S.A. has the 2A. You people do not think this could happen to your community? I pray it does not because who will stop it? This will not happen in my town and other pro 2A towns. The terrorists hiding in these peaceful protests know this! Good luck! And I mean that. PEACE!

[@ReviewForReel]

If Chicago's gun problem is caused by Indiana's lax gun laws, how come Indianapolis and South Bend both have lower gun homicide rates on a per capita basis than Chicago. Wouldn't Indiana be the main victim of its gun laws...?

[@ianrodrigogonzalez6942]

The second amendment is the backbone of freedom 💪🇺🇸💪

[@MrGert150]

My problem with these kids is they have a general idea but are not very serious about what they actually are trying to say they just say blanket statements if they had ideas that everyone could agree with then maybe I would take them seriously

[@rudysr22]

I am Mexican American and I am proud to leave and a country were it's people are allowed to own firearms.

[@searay83]

Every house in my neighborhood has a gun, but I don’t hear gunshots at night except when I’m at the range. Every person here in Arizona carries a gun or at least know somebody who carries a gun, I’m worried about getting shot, why? Because it’s a people problem!!!! Where I live in Arizona, Scottsdale to be precise is a nice planned community. We don’t have gangs killing each other, drug dealers shooting other drug dealers, people respect their community, we all watch out for each other, our neighborhoods are pretty active with neighborhood watch we all know each other, we strive to be good neighbors and provide a safe and watch for community. We have good schools, we have good roads and it’s considered a desert paradise. We probably have more guns in this state then a military base lol. But nobody is worried about getting blown away because our people here are different. The criminals know that if they mess around with an innocent person they probably won’t see anything except a muzzle flash. The point is we have the same amount if not more guns than Chicago yet we don’t have the type of violence that you guys have because we are totally different people. Which brings it to a people problem. Now obviously there are the nuances in this debate because there is a bigger Socio economic difference. We have a better education system, less crowded classrooms, more opportunity and we do have the same problems that any city does but it’s very limited. And I understand if somebody is growing up around violence and crime that’s all they really know and they are used to something like that where if somebody grows up in the suburbs and has positive reinforcement then they’re probably not going to join a gang or sell drugs in the future. You can complain about guns all day and it won’t make a difference because they are not going anywhere because they are tools made to survive multiple lifetimes but what you can try to do is change your community by working with the police, forming a neighborhood watch, not letting these gang members and drug dealers take over your streets. Maybe strive to be a better person? If things are not going just right for you maybe you shouldn’t break into a car to make a quick buck? Join the military if you don’t have a bad record, people have choices in life and the choices that we make affect the outcome of our community. It is on you to change where you live and the violence guns are only a half measure and while they do make it easier for somebody to kill the action that the individual commits is still ther it is on you to change where you live. I think many of the people in Chicago have excepted that this is now the lifestyle, bullshit make a better path for yourself and your love ones and don’t let those stupid thugs destroy your life and those around you. Like I said try working with the police instead of telling them to fuck off or hands up don’t shoot. Gather with your community to form a neighborhood watch and stand up against these pieces of shit, they only rule your neighborhood because you let them make the criminals afraid of you guys not the other way around or you your neighborhood will always be violent and you will always worry about getting shot