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[@TheZaros666]

As a person who rents. Plenty of us still have guns with no plans on giving them up. The roots may be based in private property ownership and it still is to some degree, but moreso nowadays its about protecting your family and yourself period.

[@Labyrinth6000]

Like those no firearms allowed in apartments is gonna deter people from not owning them

[@AbruptandOffensive]

Your family and yourself are considered your property. Not the same kind of property as land but you literally have legal claim to your family and yourself. Therefore it’s still the truth.

[@BTinSF]

"After they kicked us out, they needed more guns in case we came back. We never came back" In fact, you did: 1812. You came back and burned the White House and created the circumstance under which the lyrics of our national anthem were written (and provided the tune).

[@rudedog2903]

Battle of New Orleans was fought after the war of 1812 was over. Maybe you have heard the song.

[@BTinSF]

@@rudedog2903 Me? Yes of course (to both knowing the history of the BofNO and hearing the song).

[@gregdavidson670]

@@rudedog2903 The Battle of New Orleans was fought in January of 1815. Even though the Treaty of Ghent was signed before then neither side down there had heard about. Plus we did not ratify it till February of 1815. I don’t think the British would have given New Orleans up since they had it before the ratification.

[@redandright2059]

Americans will never give up their guns.

[@vermontmike9800]

Correct

[@rukus9585]

Rightfully so

[@robertstone9988]

Yep

[@gregdavidson670]

Most guns are inherited the government doesn’t even know where they are.

[@stevenmark4407]

Not fully true a lot of Americans have been against guns and weapons. Those however are the minority in the country.

[@tbruce8187]

You don't need a gun until you need a gun.

[@wadeschalk4599]

Gun ownership has skyrocketed in the United States in the last 10-15 years as well as the amount of states who now have Constitutional Carry.

[@JPMadden]

It would appear that that is not true. Most online sources say the percentage of Americans who own them has stayed relatively steady over the last several decades, between 35% and 50%. I found several article claiming that it's dropped, and several others that it's risen. The total number of weapons has increased, but they are mostly bought by those who are already owners (one source reports that only 3% of Americans own one-third of the total).

[@AW11-e4h]

@@JPMaddenthat’s what has been reported. Americans have learned not to register or buy from stores that report the sell of a firearm. The government doesn’t have a right to know who owns firearms✌️

[@JPMadden]

@@AW11-e4h Some of these statistics come from the manufacturers. I suppose they could be understating how much they sell, but that would damage their stock prices. Doesn't sound plausible. Also, if so many Americans are buying from independent sellers rather than stores legally required to report the purchases, how are these stores still in business?

[@Qwertysucks]

@@JPMaddenyou can make your own firearms from kits and those don’t need to be registered.

[@syrtycon7299]

@@JPMaddenyeah because the internet is always true. Plus there is no way to tell if someone is a first time buyer.

[@EasilyCringed]

I always find it interesting how Some Brits will come for Americans and call us Gun nuts for our interest in firearms, when they are the reason we have guns 😂

[@rudedog2903]

A great thought on defensive firearms is, "when police are needed in seconds they are only minutes/hours away", or better yet "best to be judged by 12 than carried by 6".

[@casketman14]

I stand by police but to a certain extent. Look at what’s going on now. One of them unloaded a couple mags because of an acorn and the other because she saw a lady with one in her own home 🤦🏽‍♂️ When you want something done right, sometimes you need to do it yourself…

[@PrincessPebbles0_0]

My older brothers went to school when they still brought their rifles & shotguns with them… my brother had a gun rack in his truck, because he loved to go hunting and fishing, & would drive that truck to school with the gun rack & guns in his truck. Most of the kids did and there were never any issues.

[@revy3625]

Many Gun owners in the US say that “guns are a tool” i don’t know much about the gun culture since im from Cali although i would like too know more but it makes sense to me because you can use guns for different things like sports, self defense, hunting, etc. It honestly bothers me how politicians try and make everyone scared of guns when it’s the people who use them that are the problem, and because they keep talking about the “bad guys” with guns it just makes me want to own a gun even more so I can defend myself against them lol.

[@Camroc37]

A gun is something you'd really want to have but not need. Getting caught without one when one is needed is probably a life or death situation. Other than that, they're fun and it's the same premise with anything: Why should someone else tell me what I can or can't own?

[@robtintelnot9107]

I'm from Cali too. Never got one because of regulations. When I moved to Ohio I ended up buying one. No registration or license to carry here. Just a quick background check and you're good to go.

[@revy3625]

@@robtintelnot9107 My friend was there recently and wants to move there for that reason.

[@revy3625]

@@Camroc37 exactly, especially when when police can’t keep everyone protected at all times and not to mention that Cali probably holds their departments back. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

[@facelikedog]

"To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the law abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but in the conduct of the guilty and the lawless." - Lysander Spooner

[@betsyduane3461]

You never had a right to own a gun until 2008.

[@rudedog2903]

2nd Amendment says otherwise, unalienable means from God, 2A just restricts the govt. from restricting that right.@@betsyduane3461

[@bigdaddyc4471]

​@@betsyduane3461care to elaborate

[@Kirinketsu_]

@@betsyduane3461 and you never had a brain if you believe that

[@betsyduane3461]

@@Kirinketsu_ Another idiot. United States v. Miller (1939) PRIMARY HOLDING Only weapons that have a reasonable relationship to the effectiveness of a well-regulated militia under the Second Amendment are free from government regulation.

[@TheAmericanDreamChaser]

God created man Samuel Colt made them equal😂

[@Hopper12]

Samuel Colt

[@Austin.Kilgore]

People who rent still have guns for self defense and defense of their family

[@cosmicthespider7974]

Shh don’t tell anyone my secret. 🤫

[@wayneperry7413]

@calebmiller3644that’s the issue though, people renting in Canada, Australia, NZ, most of Europe don’t feel the need to have a gun to protect their family and the stats back them up, it’s incredibly rare to have burglars/home invaders come on your property with guns.

[@cosmicthespider7974]

@@wayneperry7413 luckily for US citizens, the second amendment wasn’t written with the idea of feeling the need to protect yourself from burglary but instead was written with the idea of one being able to protect themselves from their own government instead. This is the fundamental problem I have with arguments of people who claim we don’t need guns because it’s so rare that one should ever have to use them. WHEN the time comes that the government crosses a line that shouldn’t be, people deserve the right to let that government know they’ve crossed it. And those people should have the right to protect themselves from retaliation from said oppressive government.

[@robertstone9988]

​@@wayneperry7413know your home Intruders in burglars have knives and baseball bats and then you don't have a gun to defend yourself and you just have to fist fight that guy for your s***. My getting Justice shouldn't depend on if I'm a better fist fighter then my burglar

[@TheBongReyes]

The number of law abiding gun owners in America is rising every year for the last 10-15 years. One doesn’t need to own “property” to have a need for a gun. Personal protection is a big factor. Exercising their 2nd Amendment rights is another factor. Just like how people hold the freedoms of speech and religion are held by many Americans.

[@bloop1264]

Gun ownership has literally skyrocketed so the idea that it’s completely tied to property kinda shows that the dude who made the video doesn’t really understand the actual current firearms culture in America but instead has a surface level textbook understanding of it not meaning any disrespect to the dude but it goes much much much deeper than what he’s trying to make it out to be

[@maxmichaels5593]

Yeah, He did kinda get it correct in the way that property ownership did really start it but then he just left out anything after that which then changed the way the gun culture works

[@bloop1264]

@@maxmichaels5593 yeah it’s correct that it started out that way but it’s pretty heavily evolved since then it’s not just gonna go away when you see private property go away also I never said he didn’t get it correct read my comment again

[@Reefizer]

I guess you missed the meaning of ORIGIN

[@bloop1264]

@@Reefizer read my comment again where did I say it wasn’t???? Read that comment again word for word because nowhere in that comment did I say it wasn’t at the very end he was implying that once property ownership starts to go away American gun culture will likely start to die out too my entire comment was directed at that at the fact that the dude doesn’t seem to understand that it’s massively evolved since then and that entire conclusion point he made proves that he only has a surface level understanding of CURRENT

[@bloop1264]

@calebmiller3644 once again where did I say that it wasn’t correct point out exactly where I said that. I said it’s not the full picture and a surface level assessment

[@BTinSF]

Totally disagree with Daz: I always carry a tiny Swiss Army knife on my key ring because it IS useful for so many things.

[@maryannskinner4809]

We have a sheriff in Florida said if you're not afraid of guns buy one for protection of your home and family

[@Mike_For_Sure]

A knife, a condom and pay phone money is a wild kit LOL

[@Spudz76]

97% of gun crime occurs in the 3% of the country where gun control laws exist. The idea is if everyone is likely to be armed then criminals don't give it a go. Gun-free zones are exactly where the mass shootings occur (schools, churches, courthouses, cities), never in areas where everyone likely has a gun. It's a bit counterintuitive but also makes sense, if everyone is essentially doing undercover policing then you don't have to rely on (or as a criminal, observe and avoid) the small number of actual uniformed/obvious police to deter criminal activity, whether it's your own life and property, or others. This is also why areas with "concealed carry" are safer, if criminals can simply observe how many bystanders are armed (visible holsters) it's just the same as looking around for how many uniformed police are in the area and if there are none or few, game on (subdue the few armed/uniformed first). Choosing to disarm oneself is actually letting your fellow citizens down, criminals will always have guns, or use the next most effective weapon. Nobody wants to shoot anyone else, but having the possibility is itself a deterrent. And then if the police or government or invading force wants to be criminal or oppressive they have to think twice as well. And then there are a few criminals that want to die anyway so the deterrent becomes a positive, you may have heard of "suicide by cop" or of course mass shootings where they essentially wanted to die but take some perceived enemies with them. But that is not a gun problem it's a mental healthcare or social problem, don't ban guns, ban people being so hopeless they want to leave the game (by finding and helping them... beforehand) or mean to each other so as to form mortal enemies. The police are great and all but they can't be everywhere within seconds.

[@kwams26]

Cite your source because that stat is wrong. The majority of gun crimes take place in red states, and red counties in blue states. The reason there are so many guns in Chicago is because it's really easy to get a gun in the rest of Illinois and neighboring states.

[@Kirinketsu_]

@@kwams26 "The majority of gun crimes take place in red states, and red counties in blue states" Yeah you should also include those crimes you speak of are not murders. Quite a difference when a gun is involved in a crime such as a domestic and no one was kill or even shot vs people using guns to commit crimes and killing people.

[@ghostpatriot4754]

It doesn’t take but one time or seconds for someone to initiate harm to you or your family. Then that would be the one time you wished you had something to protect you or your family.

[@gregdavidson670]

Never came back? Really 1812.

[@willvr4]

haha good call out

[@luis_g_77]

The Beatles?

[@spinalobifida]

I was just about to say that too

[@robertstone9988]

In all fairness that was a very small part of a much bigger War. And the British never would have messed with us but we decided we were going to f*** around with Canada.

[@fyrdman2185]

Because you invaded Canada

[@jamesklix3814]

Daz, just because you've never needed a knife or a gun doesn't mean that there won't be a situation where being prepared would greatly help you. I've never experienced a house fire, but I still have a fire extinguisher or two just in case, because why not be prepared for situations that can happen to you.

[@keef5]

How many of the people with views like that end up killing someone unjustifiably?

[@jamesklix3814]

@keef5 extremely few, according to the CDC and Pew Research, an approximate of 42%-45% of American households have a firearm. The total population of America is about 330 million people. There were about 48,000 gun deaths in America in 2021. So it seems like of the 40%+ of Americans who own guns or have easy access to guns a total of .014% of Americans are killed by guns. Of that .014% of gun deaths, according to the CDC, 54% were suicides, and 43% were murders. So annually, .006%, 6 one thousandths of a percent of Americans are murdered by guns. So, in conclusion, extremely few people with views like that end up killing someone unjustifiably or justifiably.

[@jamesklix3814]

@@keef5 REPOST because KZbin doesn't like certain words: extremely few, according to the CDC and Pew Research, an approximate of 42%-45% of American households have a firearm. The total population of America is about 330 million people. There were about 48,000 firearm unalivings in America in 2021. So it seems like of the 40%+ of Americans who own firearms or have easy access to firearmss a total of .014% of Americans are unalived by firearmss. Of that .014% of firearm unalivings, according to the CDC, 54% were self-unalivings, and 43% were unalivings done by others. So annually, .006%, 6 one thousandths of a percent of Americans are unalived by other people with firearmss. So, in conclusion, extremely few people with views like that end up unaliving someone unjustifiably or justifiably.

[@canadianninja1756]

@@keef5 Very few.

[@keef5]

@@canadianninja1756 way too fucking many

[@DannyHerron]

I own guns for various reasons,. always will.

[@sundager8735]

The video is so so in the information that gives, keep in mind a lot of people that make videos like this, have their own personal biases

[@TwistedSisler]

A lot of people misunderstand what the 2nd amendment to the US Constitution actually does. It doesn't give you the right to carry or own firearms. That is a right that is already recognized by the US Constitution for an American citizen. What the 2nd amendment does is state that that right cannot be infringed upon by the government. The word "infringed" is pretty clear, but people still try to blur those lines. Now a private place, business, building, etc. can absolutely ban weapons of any kind on the premises and that's because the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) is essentially relating to rights you have that protect the people from the government, not necessarily from or against each other. This is why hate speech is also legal and protected by the 1st amendment. What is morally right and wrong vs what is law, don't always coincide with each other.

[@Grimm-UGA]

"Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war". We have good reasons to carry firearms 👍 hope yall are doing well blokes!

[@alltogetherfitandproper4252]

That’s honestly a really stupid thing to think.

[@casketman14]

@@alltogetherfitandproper4252How so? Just curious as to why you think that’s a “stupid” perspective…

[@Grimm-UGA]

@@alltogetherfitandproper4252 only from your perspective. How about "it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it". Both apply to Dave's opinion on if he'd carry if allowed.

[@rukus9585]

@@alltogetherfitandproper4252 Well thanks for advertising the fact that no one need ever take your opinion(s) seriously. Your self-reporting is appreciated.

[@wayneperry7413]

@@Grimm-UGAthere’s your problem though, in most other developed countries, there’s so few guns in the general populace, you don’t need them to protect your family.

[@Mentalpaused]

Its more about defending yourself from tyranny.

[@MrYabber]

Correct. It’s about never letting a country like Great Britain mess with us again.

[@drobichaud1000]

Here we go ...

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Or criminals…

[@BigMike4Ever]

Ya lol try fighting against the US military with your pistol and 12 gauge. People who think like this are delusional.

[@casketman14]

This is what I believe in because historically it’s what has happened. You really think your government cares enough about you to protect you from certain threats? You’re a peon lol

[@user-po3ev7is5w]

In grade school we would bring our hunting knives to school for show and tell. In High School we'd bring our fire arms (even full auto rifles) to school and trade with our friends for guns we hadn't shot before. NEVER any shootings. No gun murders. Almost ZERO violent crime. But, people armed to the t even as children. Smoke that.

[@kadenoldaker7034]

I use for sport,fun and if the day ever comes” I hope it never does” protection of my family. I would rather have one and not need it then need one and not have it.

[@JPMadden]

Just remember, there are drastic differences of opinion among Americans on these issues.

[@UncLester]

It's always fun to read the comments on 2nd amendment related videos.

[@Crazson34]

Hilarious video! lmao! Gun ownership is at an all time high. I don't personally know anyone that doesn't own multiple guns and are still buying. Even when I was a renter, I owned more than 1 gun. Now I own 7 acres and I'll keep what I own private. I was getting fuel at the station and a man was walking around the parking lot acting strange. He looked around and saw that I was the only one there and started walking toward me. I lifted up my shirt and just leaned against my truck. He saw what was on my hip and suddenly turned around and walked away. When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

[@jerrydias2801]

Think of this as "a knife is a tool just like a hammer, saw or ice pick". A gun is also a tool. It also takes someone to use it. It is the PERSON that determines how and why!

[@jefferyshute6641]

Gun ownership really grew when the covid scare started. Most people I know that own guns, have them for protection of their home and family, even if they rent. Many carry them in their cars. The problem is keeping guns out of the hands of people that are mentally disturbed.

[@jettslappy7028]

Right To Bear Arms.... unless we determine you are mentally disturbed. Should we apply this logic to all of the Bill of Rights, or just 2A?

[@garygramling5618]

I saw this when you guys were in youtube jail and was SO hoping you'd react to it! And your banter over Dave's life with beavers had me crying from laughing so hard lmao

[@rockymcallister4258]

This completely discounts the recent Heller decision by the Supreme Court. Any weapon is legal to self defense.

[@lilJJslayer]

there is nothing wrong with carrying something to protect yourself if need be, their is a bunch of loons out there to say the least

[@jeremyhabich4072]

This guy is right about the initial start of American gun culture, but thats where his knowledge ends. Americans will never give up our guns. Australia did and look at their government going authoritarian on them. "Americans will die on their feet before we live on our knees." George Washington

[@familyvalue5588]

Kraut the narrator; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.

[@jdbroders64]

As an American, a Veteran and a gun owner I'm not buying the decline in property ownership argument as eventually undermining our gun culture. It is so deeply ingrained (except for obvious Blue areas) in our DNA that this argument isn't resonating with me. And I believe that one of you mentioned about the graph that it doesn't show the gun ownership rate (sales) which is through the roof and has been for many, many years now based on the FBI NICS data (applications for purchasing firearms essentially) and I haven't seen any correlation to property ownership. I could be wrong but I'm just not seeing it.

[@kristisoileau6868]

Dave referenced Joe Rogan and the Stand your Ground law while back, and how the intruder doesn't have to armed. I grew up knowing how to fire a gun with some accuracy since I was a child. I then also taught my children gun safety, having a healthy fear and respect of guns and how to shoot the target. I live in Texas... which is not even in the top 10 states for gun ownership per capita in spite of what the all knowing meow likes to represent. Of course if an intruder broke into my home, He would have a choice to leave or get shot. I'm a woman, and a man doesn't need to bring weapons into my house to subdue me or harm me., so yeah... I've never shot another human being, but if someone is stupid enough to break into my house with my children upstairs, whatever they came for must be worth losing their life.

[@RangerHouston]

As an Southern American I give this video a 8/10 He gets some things right like a nail on the head but other things seem to kinda go over his head. Not sure if this is because the video author himself isn’t American, but he seems to overlooks some attitudes and perspectives Americans have on gun ownership. The idea that gun ownership comes solely from the concept of protecting private property is good but he fails to note how that origin has evolved into gun culture that now includes protecting private property, but has a lot more nuance and complexity than solely that.

[@Charsept]

The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments) doesn't tell the people what they can do, it tells the government what it *can't* do. Rights that the gov shouldn't be able to strip away (even though they constantly try)

[@shaylablueangel]

I think it will be very beneficial for you all to read the Declaration of Independence. There is a KZbin video of someone reading it. This video might be the origin, but that video will explain why that has changed. It’s not tied to property anymore, this will explain why it backfired on Britain.

[@michaelbradley7529]

This video (being reacted too) has a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to US "gun culture" and the 2nd amendment specifically. It may have been tied to defending property in the beginning, but its intent and focus as written in the 2nd amendment as a right of the people was much broader than that. It primarily helps to dissuade the government from becoming tyrannical and if it does become tyrannical, the people then have the means to fight off that tyranny.

[@jamesleyda365]

Yes... glad you said this

[@BigMike4Ever]

Ya lol try fighting the US military with your 12 gauge and pistol. Lmao people who think like this are delusional

[@BigMike4Ever]

Ya lol try fighting the US military with your pi$tol and 12 gauge. People who think like this are delusional

[@familyvalue5588]

Kraut the video creator; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.

[@rudedog2903]

You came back, the war of 1812.

[@james58]

About 40% Americans own guns. But there are also 120 guns for every 100 people. Which means, the average gun owner owns 3 guns each.

[@robertstone9988]

That sounds about right I own exactly three guns. I have a Mossberg 12-gauge, Kel-Tec 9 mm and a Ukrainian Mosin Nagant with bayonet.

[@spinalobifida]

No matter what is banned, people will carry the next best thing to be legal. Next to be banned, 5 cm wide sticks. It can only be 1 cm thick.

[@nutterbuttergutter]

Gun ownership is not tied to just owning property. It’s tied to self regulation(ie self responsibility) and self defense. The ability for one to defend one’s self is why firearm owners have their piece on hand. To be honest the vast majority of people I know who have guns(we’re talking handguns, shotguns, rifles whatever) don’t own their own property. It’s about priority. Priority 1 is yourself, priority 2 is your family/friends, then comes house and home at priority 3. This video is backwards.

[@wayneperkins7605]

The People… Citizens are the rulers of this nation. The Second amendment is intended to keep it that way.

[@blafonovision4342]

American gun owner here. Kraut has the best vlog on American gun culture. Wow.

[@rockymcallister4258]

13:59 even Boy Scouts are not allowed to carry non locking knives in America. They are too dangerous to the user.

[@mikefreeman4430]

It has nothing to do with property ownership these days and everything to do with self-preservation. Though we consider ourselves civilized we are the most unpredictable and deadly creatures on this planet.

[@rich7447]

Better to have and not need than need and not have. People don't argue against fire extinguishers because you aren't likely to have a fire. We have 4 vehicles and I have multiple lock blade knives in each. I also have a survival rifle and a light axe (have finished off a few deer with this) in my pickup.

[@judgecurran7289]

You guys have the best commentary after the video.

[@andyroot1242]

Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL published "Scouting for Boys" in 1908 in an effort to better prepare UK boys for later service in the British Army, based on his observation of what he saw as lacking in raw recruits sent to the Boer Wars, late 19th C, AKA a severe want of fieldcraft and basic survival knowledge. Some countries, including America responded by creating the Boy Scouts, conforming to Powell's field manual. Some of my fondest memories of growing up in the 1970's. Their moto is "Always be prepared" "Always Prepared" is, among other things, carrying a pen-knife. I do, and I'll fight anyone who criticizes OB Dave for doing so. Cheers

[@AxelFoleyDetroitLions]

British came back in 1812 and the burned the White House down lol

[@kate2create738]

Glad you guys get it, I feel this video only covers HALF of the origins, neglecting the values of protecting not just property but of rights our Founding Fathers fought for and it’s something everyone generations wishes to preserve.

[@williambranch4283]

Americans aren't peasants ... yet.

[@coryleopold9075]

I’m not an avid gun enthusiast but I own a gun to keep in my house. I’m in Texas but even in California I did. If they’re like me most people just have a gun in case you need it for protection in your house. I don’t open carry or have a concealed carry permit as I don’t see the need but I see situations where it’s good to have somebody armed and I support it. I understand the controversy but the fact is most people are responsible and aren’t constantly thinking about the guns at home because they’re just there.

[@ReagonL0L]

This guy is way off. The #1 reason we have maintained our gun culture is that the founders had LITERALLY just won a war against a tyrant(with guns and private cannons on private ships), and wanted to enshrine that protection from government infringement. It doesn't guarantee our right to own guns explicitly. It is a restriction on the government from making any rules about it. Private property rights are paramount. But not the reason for maintaining gun ownership as this video would say. Also I don't blame you Daz; in a knife fight, the loser dies and the winner bleeds out on the way to the hospital.

[@familyvalue5588]

Yeah there is a good reason for it. Kraut the video creator; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.

[@lowprofile513]

It might be better to have American gun owners explain American gun culture.

[@StateOfChaos]

I think this origin thesis is pretty valid and while certainly property owners are more inclined to be more prominent advocates, ownership is pretty equal across groups whether you're talking a property owner in the suburbs or a person renting an apartment in a midtown high rise. It seems incredibly unlikely private land, which is the kind of property we're focused on, is going to be relevant to 2A's downfall.

[@moe92870]

15:50 I'm clipping the sh^t out of this video 😆🤣🤣

[@fuckshitstackable]

I would never trust any police force in defending my stuff

[@sigsour2266]

So I have at least 2 guns with me all day everyday. One 9mm handgun and one 9mm AR style rifle that folds in half and goes in my backpack. Do i NEED to have all that with me everyday? Absolutely not and the likelihood that I will have to defend myself at that level is very low but if that ever happens i dont want to ever regret not having it. It's completely legal and I'm not endangering ANYONE whatsoever. In fact the people around me are safer from harm just because I'm there and i have a good amount of skill in shooting from a lifetime of practice. I've seen footage of some of these mass shootings and people just try to hide and pray.....I NEVER want to look at my child in thay situation and just feel like I can do nothing to save us......nope! You will have to beat me in a gun fight and to that I tell you GOOD LUCK! 😂 Thanks for another good video if anyone actually reads all this

[@WillaShrek-SheilaLee]

Why is it that most videos on the USA are not made by one of us?!?!

[@surlyswede8754]

Great video and reaction. I agree that American gun culture probably started out that way. The argument is persuasive. However, that doesn't strike me as a top reason anymore. Protecting yourself and your family are easily at the top. And most Americans still think protecting their property, whether that is land or simply items in your home, even a rented one, is an unalienable right.

[@kimmjohnston4744]

The USA has over 20,000 gun laws.

[@moe92870]

Property is not just land.

[@Ssenivac]

Texan here… This guy is so far off it’s hilarious.

[@user-po3ev7is5w]

The origin of the American gun culture dates all the way back to King Henry's time. Where the militia (those men NOT in the military) were required to be well regulated (competent in arms). The Founders of the USA were able to throw off their tyrannical government BECAUSE they were allowed to bear arms. Thus the 2nd Amendment's wording. It is about keeping the state free by being dangerous to a tyrannical gov't. That's all

[@dirtytaco9329]

Better to have a gun and not need it...than need it and not have it

[@shawnanderson6313]

LOL, Gun ownership has been linear in America, it is not related to home ownership. Gun ownership is not related to crime, could I be victim of crime? Yes? Then I'm gonna strap up.

[@canadianninja1756]

Here in Canada, (White Rock, BC) we just had a shooting (likely gang related) in which four people were shot and injured by a man wielding a fully-automatic rifle/machine gun. The thing is, fully-automatic firearms have been banned in Canada since 1977 and most rifle caliber weapons are restricted to five rounds per magazine/firearm. The Nova Scotia shooter in 2020 used illegally obtained firearms smuggled over the US border. The point is, gun laws only affect people who follow the law anyways. If you're willing to kill someone or multiple people, you're likely also willing to go out of your way to obtain illegal firearms to do so, you use another method.

[@silikon2]

Fwiw, Americans tend to view British/European judgments on the US and guns ridiculous considering the rather lavish "parties" Europe held in the first half of the 20th century, and really before that. Of course it's all super peaceful now... oh wait, what happened in the former Yugoslavia? And wait, what's happening right now in Ukraine. Puhleeze.

[@NormalAmericans]

When a country gets big enough, even the size of the UK let alone the U.S. it's almost impossible to be a direct democracy or pure democracy. Most people don't have the time or knowledge to vote on every single law and do what ancient Athens did.

[@Some_who_call_me_Tiim]

9:20 there is the idea of self ownership, so in a vague sense i am my own property.

[@japes_YT]

Think about gun control this way. For every legal gun there is an illegal gun. To make guns illegal is merely to take guns from law abiding people and leave guns only in the hands of the criminals. Making something illegal does not end it. Drugs are illegal , does not stop people from using them and our country from being flooded by them now does it. Like prohibition did nothing to end alcohol use and only gave rise to illegal use.

[@theyellowstrawberry3933]

Had to defend my home after tornados in 2012. Thankful for the 2nd amendment!

[@MrThankman360]

It’s way than just this, but this is part of it.

[@silikon2]

Also, btw, the video is seriously confused about the American civil war. Private firearm ownership didn't power that, entire states rebelled. And yes the states are armed.

[@robyndombrowski3375]

Our right to gun ownership isn't about self defense, although a huge bonus. No, WE have guns to overthrow a corrupt and out of control government as the Constitution states is OUR DUTY when necessary. WE are NOT RULED OVER, WE ALLOW representatives to speak on our behalf. OUR brilliant founders stated clearly "when the government fears the people, there will be peace. When the people fear the government, tyranny". That is where the expression peace through strength actually comes from. FYI. Loonies all say, "you can over through the government with a pistol". Well we OVER THROUGH the greatest military force in the world at the time with not much more than sticks. WE have 300+ million american citizens currently plus around 35 million illegal aliens. Around about 200 million firearms are legally owned. If firearms and legal gun ownership were "the problem" there would be less then 100 million people left. I might or might not choose to own a gun but I will get one and fight to the death for the right of my neighbor to own one. Quick facts: Gun violence is actually far less than the leftist, agenda driven, media reports because for one the media includes accidental shootings and suicides and even with those numbers added in, death by firearm does not come close to the yearly flu death rate around at around 60,000, the drunk driving fatalities of 100,000 or heart attack deaths of about 250,000 per normal year. You have to actually fact check the data. You want the history of arms in America go the Prager U, FBI stats, the CDC morbidlypages.

[@coreyflynn4381]

You did come back! War of 1812 mates

[@Fatblue246]

in the US gun purchases increase by multiple orders of magnitude every election cycle lol. It definitely is on the rise, and there is a variety of reasons for it but property ownership at this point has little to do with it. He is correct that historically it was a main driver but at this point in 2024 it is definitely more about personal protection etc.

[@sigsour2266]

Appreciate you guys going over this . I will say the creator of the video is absolutely WRONG . While defending private property may have been a large part of the origins of our gun culture it is in no way directly tied to it in modern America. There are more new gun owners now more than ever....ammo manufacturers can barely keep up with demand because so many new shooters.

[@leefischer5814]

You can live through getting shot, but being stabbed anyone can off ya easy.

[@djriddleandgmoney5930]

Wow someone is POSH and never had a real manual labor job, so now I get the office blokes title watching the minions work. Yes you need a knife at work if it is actual work. But still good video as usual Gents. It sounds like something Prince Harry would say as he summons the minion with the knife to open his box

[@familyvalue5588]

Its even worse; Even worse; its a German pretending to have a posh brit accent to sound smarter. Kraut; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.

[@DeAnne1233]

To defend your person, your family and your property, against all enemies foreign and domestic, who attempt to take your life, family or property. The control of guns is in the owners hands (or law enforcement’s if confiscated). It is illegal to use it offensively against another person or their property. Fully automatic weapons are illegal and that’s the only regulation needed (agreed upon by the people and the gun manufacturers). What we need are harsher punishments for those who use guns offensively or illegally. Truth be told, I wouldn’t mind if they confiscated every illegal firearm, melted them down and made a statue of a giant handgun to put in the middle of downtown Chicago. I could be wrong but it seems like your perception is that we should give up assault rifles because they are being used in mass sh00tings, just don’t forget that it often takes a cop or several cops using that same model AR to stop mass sh00ters. And there are way more handgun related deaths in this country than by rifles (KC Chiefs parade shooting, gang related). You may hear about a couple of them every year but there were 656 mass shootings (4 or more victims), 42,987 gun violence deaths and 36,366 injuries in 2023, in a population of 400 million. There are also between 35,000 and 45,000 car accident fatalities every year. Perspective is important. Bottom line is, we’re allowed to have them and use them (all varieties). The government says, use them responsibly or suffer the consequences of jail.

[@Caleb_97_]

“We’ll be back” [insert SpongeBob episode] “how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man” 😂😂😂

[@ralphy05]

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[@YAH2121]

Modern Gun ownership is not tied to owning property, though it used to be. Thats a very foreign and detached observation. Just because less people own land or own homes, doesnt mean gun ownership will trend down. Kraut was very far off here.

[@shaylablueangel]

I don’t like that he said there are hardly any rules about gun ownership. That is not right, at all. There are rules and regulations, criminals go around those rules, why? Because they are criminals! Also, the only comparison he made with the violence of guns was those for slavery. There were also those with guns, against slavery, it’s two sided, and it always will be. Criminals and upstanding citizens, for slavery, against slavery. There are always two sides, but you can hold your own when you know how to defend yourselves. Like I’ve said before, it’s deeper than property, rules, criminals, and non criminals. Yes! It but the British back because of what they wanted to do with those that settled in the new world. What they did to Britain, they tried here, and failed miserably. Few people lifted a nation against a great force, because they chose to stand up and make Britain do the right thing. They didn’t want to, we held our ground and look where we are now.

[@AcousticGString]

Hello everyone

[@mikehilton4204]

You did too come back in the war of 1812

[@EllinoItalos]

I personally don't own one, I've never felt the need to own one myself. I don't know many people who do own one. I live in a regular neighborhood in a huge city, not posh by any standards. It's a personal thing in the end.

[@Sprayber]

Depending on where you live you might be surprised just how many people around you carry but aren't exactly broadcasting it. Again it depends on your location.

[@EllinoItalos]

@@Sprayber i'm talking about people I know personally. I mean I know that in general lots of people in my city own them, just not many that i know.

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

no, guns wont go away if land ownership declines, you still need to defend yourself from violence and govment at some point

[@jasonligon5937]

Just imagine if George would have just let the colonies have representation.🤔 Glad he didn't, but just imagine how different it would have been.

[@kalabwhite8379]

No. The American gun culture is tied to our love and addiction to freedom and the ability to defend ourselves from our government. As long as there’s a government in the world that exists or freedom to be had the American gun culture will thrive.

[@fyrdman2185]

If that's the reason then you've totally failed as your government is more tyrannical than ever.

[@RealDiehl99]

I haven't watched the video yet. I'm guessing gun culture arose from the need for Americans living near the frontier to protect themselves from those whose lands they were encroaching upon; Native Americans. As the boundaries pushed further and further West, the government could not protect pioneers. They had to defend themselves. That's my guess in a nutshell. Let's see what the video says.

[@david-1775]

Daz, a knife is nothing more than a tool, like a flashlight or a pair of scissors. I find it odd that you make fun of Dave for carrying a small pocket knife. I am sure you can open a box with a key, screw driver or some other tool but why wouldn't you use a knife? Are you scared of knives? It is like saying... oh mate why do you need a flashlight? You can just build a fire or wait till morning.

[@damonx6109]

Daz... if you have a problem with stabbings... do think the problem would get better or worse if all those people had access to guns instead of knives?