The Origins of American Gun Culture

American gun culture is an amazing thing. Most countries with gun cultures trace theirs back to a need for an armed and trained populace in times of war, but as much as Americans may claim theirs to be the same, that is not technically true.
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[@lonelychameleon3595]

NRA: *starts handing out free property*

[@jonathanfurtado3696]

Lol Please sell the get off my property t-shirt.

[@PeterDivine]

I have less than no problem with this outcome

[@selahanany5645]

@Steve Bingham bullshit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_gun_control_argument

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

josiah kibbey thanks would like a bit of that in let’s say... western Montana! or maybe eastern Washington, that’d be nice...

[@DSiren]

@@selahanany5645 hmm yes I can see lot's of intelligence here using the Weimar government as an example of good leadership./s In all seriousness, don't use a government that let literal hitler gain power as an argument against "Nazis couldn't do it here". Anything Weimar did might as well have been the Nazis since it enabled the Nazis to gain power.

[@colelawton4901]

As an American the message to me is clear. Buy more property, buy more guns, be more freedom.

[@DarthPraennox]

Affirmative!

[@ericradespiel7779]

Hell yeah brother

[@xyeB]

Cant believe this

[@Redditor6079]

@@xyeB What can't you believe? That people exist who are determined not to be victims to thugs or brutes with badges?

[@navithenavajo4714]

​@@xyeB I hope you mean that in a way where in your country, you can't owe property. 🇺🇸

[@stillsalty947]

We Swiss keep our guns, in case the habsburg want another round

[@etiennemacq]

Transforming your mountain bunkers into cheese ageing caves.

[@patrickwentz8413]

gangsta

[@scratchysheep2016]

We Americans keep our guns in case the govt wants a round like what 7-8? Of course the govt won all those...

[@evanc2795]

I mean listen would it really be that big of a deal if the Habsburgs took control of the Swiss, or the rest of Europe? I mean how bad could it? *insert sarcasm here* *ignores his own Habsburg heritage*

[@luigicadorna8644]

Hemlock C *Glares in Bourbon.*

[@judahcreighton1544]

Our gun culture is also influenced by our history. We were born as a nation out of private gun owners. The first battle of our revolution was started because the British tried confiscating our guns at Lexington and Concord. The second amendment was written so that citizens could fight against a potentially tyrannical government.

[@ahamsam460]

@@The_Gambler10 Americans can without a doubt still fight the government, I think people forget we literally lost a war 2 times in a row (Vietnam and Afghanistan) to armed citizens with less weapons and know how on how them than the average american gun owner. Not to mention any armed conflict against the US inside US territory would do massive damage to the economy and effectively neuter the US Military and Police forces

[@dropandy1453]

@@ahamsam460 to be fair, the US government was unwilling to actually invade north vietnam due to fears of china intervening like they did in the korean war, ultimately dooming the war before it even began in earnest - afghanistan was a truly hilarious fuck up for the supposed sole world superpower though

[@BandGGaming]

@La Rambla Flash the existence of partisan warfare in Ireland and now Ukraine disputes that. There's not, of course, going to be a line of old men doing an armed charge of the military, or meeting them on an equal field, but the ability for anyone to be armed without you knowing has raised hell for Russians behind the front lines, and removed the traitorous governor of Kherson

[@kidfox3971]

@@ahamsam460 False, we did not lose in Afghanistan. We won the war in late 2001, remained the winners for over 20 years, and then willingly pulled out followed by the Afghan army giving up like cowards. They lost, not us. Don't spread fake news

[@romannumeralvii4285]

@@kidfox3971 No bro, we lost. If the end result is losing then no matter how long we were “winning” it’s still a defeat. Afghanistan is controlled by Al Quaeda and our government graciously donated weapons of war to terrorists that they also pass laws to prohibit civilians from owning. We “won” for 20 years to lose in 3 days. What a fucking joke, don’t kid yourself.

[@Mrobertnoel]

Protecting your "property" was on point...but....Every one of my friends that rents still own guns. The person kicking your front door in to rob you could care less who the owner of the house is.

[@Anon54387]

And, of course, the bigger concern is not that they are going to rob you but to kill you or others in your family.

[@falseprofit9801]

I feel like Kraut's conclusion also fails to take into account the ways that gun culture and automobile culture are interrelated. Even as more and more Americans are getting priced out of home ownership, 90%+ of the country owns a car, with many people using said car for shelter either during a period of transition or as a result of homelessness. And you'd better believe the idea behind "get off my property" applies just as much to someone telling a stranger "get away from my car". Hell, in many states, the car you own is considered to be your legal abode, and is thus subject to Castle Doctrine. This entire concept of "self defense from a car" is actually at the center of my own foray into gun ownership.

[@realtimberstalker]

Your property is everything you own, not necessarily just land.

[@mr.nemesis6442]

@@falseprofit9801 yep. While my apartment is not my property pre say, it’s my home where all my shit is and anyone looking to intrude upon my home will be shot. Castle doctrine applies to my place of residence but it also applies to my car. You can legally shoot someone trying to break into your car while you’re inside in my state.

[@slayermate07]

Krauts has this uncanny quirk of fascinatingly pulling you in with an excellent presentation of political historical analysis thats grounded by facts, only to arrive at a conspiracy-like conclusion that seems to be consistent with the previously presented material at first glance but is actually outlandishly out of touch upon a closer, deeper inspection. His russian vodka, trump's greatest failure and a myriad of many others (whereby the further away the different countries and cultures outside that of his own native german-english background, the more evident this is) are primary examples.

[@liamtahaney713]

"indebted, rent paying, day laborers" That's dark. Accurate, but dark

[@petersmythe6462]

America voted #1 most likely western state to have a communist revolution lol.

[@joestrummer4106]

Peter Smythe anyone who wants to try and take my 45 can try if they’d like but this in debt rent paying day laborer will defend his apartment just the same as a castle

[@panzerschiff9805]

@@petersmythe6462 fucking Marx predicted that counties like the US (at the Time being Germany and Britain) would be the most likely to reform into communism...The US is now the prime candidate and the modern politicians seem oblivious about it...but I don't think they need to worry because Fox News is doing the job of preventing that by stupefying the people.

[@authomat6236]

@@panzerschiff9805 Marx actually said that countries like the us, great britain and the netherlands would not have communist revolutions for a long time, because their democracies allow the people to enforce things like labour protection and extend the time till revolution with reforms, while monarchies would be the first to fall (industrialized ones, not russia and china)

[@selfishcapitalist3523]

@@panzerschiff9805 He was wrong

[@APoleYouKnow]

It is worth mentioning that the reason the US Constitution allows for the possession of firearms is NOT to defend yourself from robbers or foreign invaders, but to defend yourself form the government. EDIT: What I meant ot say was that personal defense is not the SOLE REASON for the second amendment. Of course it's an argument for gun ownership nowadays.

[@cdb5961]

Government for almost all of human history are robbers and murderers.

[@lloydlloyd3236]

To defend yourself from a tyrannical government foreign or domestic

[@JudeOhHecc]

This is not specifically stated in the 2nd amendment, I take it that any man or woman takes it to defend themselves and the people from any person or entity meaning harm

[@charlessmith9903]

Amen

[@specialforces3114]

@@JudeOhHecc "A well regulated Militia, BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE" As you can see while not explicitly mentioned, it was very clearly primarily intended that the people would be able to maintain freedom using guns. Go watch some videos on what the second amendment means translated into modern terms.

[@razdower]

I have a bone to pick with the conclusion that a decline in property ownership leading to a decline in gun ownership. Anecdotally, I know plenty of people that rent that own firearms for self-defense. If anything, an apartment is less secure than a single family home. I can secure my home as I see fit, but I cannot make modifications to an apartment, nor can I have individuals removed from the property.

[@MLHMODZ]

Yep. This video from a Brit is comical. I live in an apartment and can’t replace the screws or install other protection so I always keep a Glock on me or within arms reach.

[@razdower]

@@MLHMODZ I'm pretty sure he's German

[@MLHMODZ]

@@razdower even worse

[@razdower]

@La Rambla Flash Yes they're called human beings, and the world over, there are outliers that commit acts of violence against members of their community.

[@ihx7]

hes austrian…

[@dalel3608]

".. to indebted rent-paying day labourers" ... So serfs.

[@Powersnufkin]

This has happened on the continent before. They were called indentured servants at the time.

[@pdc4930]

@@Powersnufkin but it was only temporary and they were given some property at the end. Its wasn't lifelong.

[@Storywalker4]

Not quite serfs. A serf may not choose to leave, a rent-payer may. A serf is required to serve his lord, not so with a landlord. A serf was, effectively, property of his lord. There's economic and social freedom there worth mentioning. Whether or not it makes it good I leave up to you, as it seems to be the future whether or not we like it.

[@Powersnufkin]

@@Storywalker4 what freedom of choice is there when the workers are so opressed economically they cant leave?

[@Storywalker4]

@@Powersnufkin Plenty. A rent-payer might improve their lot in life through education and aptitude, should they have it. They might, in America, move to the more rural parts where rent and property is cheaper. Thus bringing demand for services with them. We are by no means oppressed, just in a time of less economic mobility. Programs like UBI and reinvesting top level money into the bottom economy will help to get capital flowing again for at least as long as it takes for a more fundamental change. Plus, it will be an important step on the way to said change.

[@D1337ThisGuy]

Spanish: "We don't trust you with guns, but we can't afford to protect you." England : "Here's a gun. Protect my money."

[@DEV-rw7eu]

@grand nagus literally America history

[@HAKX5]

300(ish) years later... Socially anxious edgy teenager kills 7, injures 13 in shooting.

[@mizaqenyad4269]

@@HAKX5 yea there should have been more people with guns there. They could have killed his dumb ass and it would just be one dead waste of space not 7 dead humans.

[@Thatoneguy-ju6gq]

@@mizaqenyad4269 if staff members at schools were allowed a concealed firearm there would not be school shootings 98% of mass shootings are in gun free zones because killers know gun free zones means nobody can use self defense

[@kkwun4969]

@@Thatoneguy-ju6gq we need designated guards in school, i didnt trust teachers to teach me and i trust them even less with guns.

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I think you nailed the root source of gun culture, but I think it's evolved beyond that. There's a link, sure, especially in rural areas. However, even in cities many people here own guns just to protect their _apartments_ (and for plinking and hunting on the weekends).

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

@dihvocfoscocudvyvdd listen, if I'm gonna get shot, then I at least want to make sure TWO people are getting shot. Odd numbers really piss me off.

[@Jet-ij9zc]

Objects are still private properties, so the argument still applies. You're not going to be OK with someone burglarizing your apartment just because you don't own the place

[@CombatWombat-nq2fc]

You forgot that people also own guns to go to schools and shoot little kids

[@chriskim9289]

I think that the point in the video was being made at a social policy level. People who dont own property can still own guns because USA has such unique gun culture. From a traditional American context it makes sense for a population of land owners to own guns so they can manage large acres of wildlife and protect their rights on said land. But as times have changed does it really make sense to put a gun in every hand of a population of indebted, 9-5 working people, many of whom live in tight communities with large populations. And in time people in the US may reconsider the reasoning for free gun ownership when it is no longer mainly a tool to manage and project property rights. As for home and self defense: public safety and violent crimes are issues in every society- guns or no guns. There are many countries that have better public safety and less crime rates than even the safest states in the US and it is never achieved through gun policies(pro or not). So is the debate on guns really relevant when it comes to robberies rates and public safety? thats definitely another topic on its own but it takes much more than just gun policy to make society safer.

[@TheOtherBradBird]

I think there's a line of reasoning worth exploring that one's self is the ultimate private property. I own firearms , ultimately, to protect my self, the body which houses my consciousness. Anyone violating my other property is ultimately a bodily threat to me, and will be dealt with in kind.

[@jamesallwyndick8338]

The transition of American society from property owners to indebted renters and laborers: "it is evolving, just backwards"

[@dokidelta1175]

Yeah we have to do something about it.

[@porschetothenines3288]

Yea that was the only comment in the video I was like mmm. Basically we’re turning into Europe is what they’re saying…

[@porschetothenines3288]

Yea that was the only comment in the video I was like mmm. Basically we’re turning into Europe is what they’re saying…

[@accessthemainframe4475]

"Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for gringo expansionism" - A Spanish soldier at some point , probably

[@destroyerdeath5605]

Underrated comment

[@tabby4177]

*Smooth fallout references be like*

[@notlikely4468]

There was a National Guardsmen being interviewed about patrolling the southern border His thoughts? "Theses days...There are only two places in the Guard Iraq...and...NOT Iraq This is....NOT Iraq" Hard to argue with that

[@126theman]

Hahahaha

[@boyofthesouth5327]

Spain was white

[@rauldelgadillo8447]

The irony is that we just had record gun sales again.

[@erlint]

Maybe that has somthing to do with people anticipating a new civil war?

[@pugasaurusrex8253]

erlint1212 Some people think it’s political other think it’s about rights I think we’re going to lead the U.S. into a really bad time

[@chartheredcometaznable2345]

Everyone only bought a gun this year since we thought we was going to a bio apocalypse

[@louisryan5815]

@@chartheredcometaznable2345 or a race-war... or a civil-war... or a world war...

[@CountArtha]

Couldn't be because a highly visible group of agitators are questioning the legitimacy of private property, could it?

[@miguelgonzalez9681]

It’s funny how one of the reasons I got into guns was because after I moved out I had no one to protect me anymore. I still trust the police and my security system but when those fail I can only rely on my self.

[@thomasthemtman]

Trust no one

[@vanguard6937]

When every second matters, police are just minutes away!

[@markgreiser464]

As a person that stopped a Mass Shooting I can tell you the Police are ALWAYS minutes away. I hope that helps.

[@Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz]

​@@markgreiser464 Was it on the news? The only reason I know citezens stopping mass shootings is Colin Nuar.

[@markgreiser464]

@@Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz , yep, the incident was ended on April 23, 2007. Galleria area of Houston. Body Count 2, I was seriously injured, and his plan was stopped.

[@isaachouston3899]

Anglo arms ownership goes waayyyy back. In the 100 years war, it was the reason England was able to punch above it's weight class: you have common people being raised using the bow etc, so England had a ready supply of people already familiar with weapons.

[@MrSyntaxman]

It's very amusing to see Americans or even educated people from elsewhere on the continent going "well duh" but I believe this video wasn't made for such. I've got no doubt this was eye opening for Europeans looking in to America.

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

The bigger surprise is when the learn gun control in the united states was to suppress minorities and the 3/5ths rule was to end slavery.

[@Flight_of_Icarus]

Something that is integral to the functioning of a government and its sovereignty is that they have a complete monopoly on force. It's only legal for the government to use force to obtain what they want. The American idea of guns is deeply connected to their immense distrust of the government at its core. Having the right to weaponry ensures that the state never **completely** has a monopoly of force and are constantly aware that they don't. As many people mock the idea of a civilian uprising and the unlikelyhood that it would ever happen, the idea that the state never has a complete monopoly on force has promoted a healthy and stable American democracy when Europe was in shambles. There were no dictatorships that ever formed in the United States. There were never any military coups that were successful. All this even before the American state was strong enough to become a world power. The military knew that enforcing its well on the people from outside was a fool's errand with an armed populace and as such was always subserviant to the civilian government. Though it took out this aggression on foreign countries, where it had more power. As an American, you protect what is yours, including your rights and liberties. Such things you were never given by your government, but what you had already, and which you *force* the government to respect via its restrictions and the constitution.

[@hawkmaximus5585]

I'm happy that I watched this video and went. "Well obviously" means that Kraut understands how Americans work, at least on the basic level. Hope it rubs off on the Europeans

[@vagabondwastrel2361]

@iconoclasm There are soft dictatorships with rampant corruption detroit and chicago as the two obvious examples. The democrats have facilitated the blight as an excuse to build a bridge without having to build a bridge for reelection. Their long term plan has been gifting a apple tainted with a slow poison. Just enough so you can feel the tingle but not enough to cause necrosis until it is almost too late.

[@TGNXAR]

@@vagabondwastrel2361 And it is no wonder that these places have some of the strictest gun control.

[@DrPhil-nv5fg]

“Gun ownership will eventually cease” *laughs in 3D printer*

[@bladedninja8853]

"3D printer ownership will eventually cease"

[@DrPhil-nv5fg]

@@bladedninja8853 ahh yes of course

[@Stormblessed72]

unless I use my 3d printer to print the parts for a second 3d printer

[@the-letter_s]

@@Stormblessed72 "3d printer material ownership will eventually cease"

[@the-letter_s]

@@pineapple6672 "BREAKING NEWS: NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN URBAN AREA AFTER MAN USES 3D PRINTER MATERIAL TO PRINT MORE 3D PRINTER MATERIAL TO PRINT MORE 3D PRINTERS"

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

For once, I finally feel like I should thank the British for something

[@CombatWombat-nq2fc]

“Thank you Great Britain for making it so that people go to schools, churches, and concerts and shoot men, women, and children.”

[@harda7xcore]

They should be thanking us that we sent them our firearms during WWll

[@ReefzYT]

Now I know why all the British colonies had (or have, for most, I guess) gun cultures. Being an aussie, I love that countryball staring out at us when you mention restirctions. I guess by learning about American history I learn a bit about my own.

[@roarkkaufman9339]

As an American gun owner i really liked your analysis of the gun culture. Unbiased and fair. Appreciate it

[@summerheatpaintball5334]

And I appreciate your PFp

[@justaperson8381]

To be fair, nearly everyone in the USA has a gun if only for protection.

[@roarkkaufman9339]

@@justaperson8381 lol I own like 14 personally. Man I just like them as a hobby

[@averagefreedomenjoyer8209]

@@justaperson8381 nah, a good portion of Americans (half or more even) don’t own guns. Morally opposed or just afraid they’ll blow their own head off using the thing.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@roarkkaufman9339 you gotta admit thats pretty American of you

[@d.n5287]

"what's your fursona?" Spanish: *"Peace was never an option"*

[@joaquinandreu8530]

Actually, Spain expanded it's empire more by treaties and alliances than by fight. This video is mostly made up crap.

[@d.n5287]

@@joaquinandreu8530 yeah that makes alot more sense although why does Spain have such a bad reputation when it comes to new world colonisation?

[@tylermech66]

Spanish empire was perfectly fine with performing a few genocides though. Don't act like they didnt.

[@TheBossManBoss319]

Honestly that’s understandable outcome.

[@juadxnavarro873]

La paz nunca fué una opción.

[@Sometimes_Happiness]

As an American, this actually helped me understand a bit more about my own country.

[@typicalperson6389]

Same here

[@josem588]

@@typicalperson6389 I think you are from another former British colony

[@240pixel]

Even though I rent an apartment I had a crackhead trying to kick my door down at 2AM. Lucky for me once he seen a business end of a 12 gauge he had a chage of hear and ran off like he forgot a stove on at home.

[@toolongforyoutoread6]

Some landlords forbid their tennants from storing firearms on their property.

[@Zyn88]

Which, depending on the state you live in, is illegal

[@toolongforyoutoread6]

@@Zyn88 Not in the People's Republic of Californistan.

[@davidgrover5996]

Bacchus Leto, That is routinely been challenged in court so let’s say it is accurate but in contention.

[@TheEverydayProgressiveShow]

Hey, Private Property Rights, Uber Alles!! And if you don't like that, what are you? A CoMmUnIsT?!!?" :D

[@cooperdavis9663]

Nobody in their right mind should choose to live there in that case, unless the price is just too good to pass up

[@B4IRUTUARU16]

Europe: " I feel sorry for you" America: " I don't even think about you"

[@ratofvengence]

Yet here you are lol.

[@RockSolitude]

I've seen more Americans say this or like to play this out in their imagination and just bring it up randomly than I've seen this actually happening.

[@paulaswam5909]

@@RockSolitude Sorry, what did you say? I wasn't paying attention. Can you try saying it in American?

[@qwerty23deer]

@@RockSolitude well obviously given the context we are going to be thinking about you, or talking with you. But most of the time, Europe doesn’t matter to us. Trade wise you guys are critical. But when it comes to our politics, we aren’t anywhere near European countries. When it comes to our culture we aren’t anywhere near you guys either, granted there is a huge amount multiculturalism here in America, I mean we are the melting pot of the world.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Facts besides for there foods and women

[@DieNextInLINE]

This is actually very eye opening. As others have said, gun culture being tied to property ownership is so obvious once it's pointed out but almost too simple to be apparent to everyone. You also presented this whole point with zero bias and an easy to understand medium. Great video on a uniquely interesting topic!

[@dannyboi4458]

I know I’m a year late, sorry, but I think it should be mentioned I know plenty of people obsessed with guns that rent, hell, I’m one of ‘em. I think he is right about the origin but it has evolved. The point in the second amendment was so the public could fight against a tyrannical government. The first battle in the civil war was over the British trying to confiscate guns. It may have started with land ownership but now it’s a mix between self defense, hunting, and them just being cool.

[@josem588]

@@dannyboi4458 but why in Latin America we don’t have a gun culture even if our history is full of civil wars

[@Arkancide]

Many of us gun owning Americans are seeing what you've pointed out. The development(through natural means or through intentional manipulation) of a serf class. We see it not just in big cities, but even out in smaller more rural areas. This is giving rise to an ever growing Paleo-Conservative movement of Americans who desire a vastly more limited government, and strict adherence to the Constitution. The serfs and their masters oppose us at every turn. While we were sitting back, growing more and more complacent, they were busy changing our society on every level. Creating an abomination of what America once was meant to be. It is a good thing we have, for the most part, kept our guns even as property ownership has declined. We will need them shortly.

[@thevoidlookspretty7079]

Europe: this gun is for my people. America: this gun is for me,

[@EbuCallinav]

In soviet Russia: you are for this gun.

[@mkmasterthreesixfive]

@TheDotaGuyN'LetsNotForgetCS GO it really is. its great

[@thecanadiankiwibirb4512]

EbuCallinav lol

[@jerrybaker9855]

europe: this gun belongs is for what ever my king says america: this gun is for those i love

[@fuzztsimmers3415]

In america our guns are also for the people against the government.

[@CMCSS-to3to]

"Get off my lawn" *click click

[@BoogalooBoy]

Every good gun guy knows to chamber a round even before he confronts somebody.

[@CMCSS-to3to]

@@BoogalooBoy *click click * "get off my lawn"

[@Neo2266.]

BoogalooBoy1776 Everyone with basic cognitive functions should... hopefully

[@BoogalooBoy]

@@CMCSS-to3to *Round already chambered in my shorty AR* NO U!

[@CMCSS-to3to]

@@BoogalooBoy but wait that's illegal you can't have that *dies

[@bilbo_gamers6417]

Man, this was an amazing video. Great job. I absolutely love this perspective, it makes a lot of sense. It doesn't ignore the violence perpetrated by guns, but it doesn't focus on it either as a reason for the culture.

[@NDB-Semper]

Concise and well put. I'd not thought of it this way before.

[@fan9775]

When minutes count, the spanish army is days away.

[@skylerstevens8887]

Haha, weeks even lol.

[@m1a2abrams50]

When seconds count, the british army is an ocean away

[@dhaz4455]

The origin of the phrase "A buenas horas, mangas verdes"

[@Jobe-13]

😂

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@m1a2abrams50 and somehow they magically arrive still

[@rogerwilco2]

While I found this insight refreshing, I have a feeling it also has to do with an understanding that the government cannot be counted on to be there to protect you.

[@JesusHChrist2000]

Protect you from other people with guns.

[@bkmusic6041]

I live in a major city (in a southern state roughly 1.2 mil), about a mile from a public university with about 20k enrolled students. Thugs in the area frequently try to break into student’s apartments or houses and steal their shit. Mainly a smash and grab for car keys to take your ride. On multiple occasions I have called the police while a man or group of men are attempting to break into my house or car, after briefly explaining to the 911 operator what’s going on, I am told it isn’t an emergency and the police will come by later. (usually takes about 2hrs)

[@MaelPlaguecrow6942]

*Everyone living under a tyrannical government* Damn straight, son.

[@guguigugu]

this is also something most europeans do not understand. europe is very urbanized, and even areas considered 'rural' are still close to bigger towns and their services. there really isn't much untouched land left, especially in western europe. this is in opposition to USA, where you can live on a ranch 100 miles away from town and if something happens, you are absolutely on your own. in this situation, a gun is just as essential a tool as a car or a heater.

[@CommieCat]

BK Music yup, cities concentrate crime but rarely are able to respond quickly enough to it. If given a choice between a cell phone or a gun, I’ll take the gun every time...though I can’t call to wish anyone a happy birthday with it

[@jamesslick4790]

I'm an indebted, renting, day laborer. Y'all still ain't taking my guns away.

[@farfnlugen9910]

I am an American gun owner, and i think you did a good job with this video. the second amendment should be absolute

[@azeeztenir]

the second amendment is absolute

[@azeeztenir]

@Doom an armed population is the greatest threat to tyrannical rule so all the tyrants will try to take them away

[@talldude1412]

It's not absolute, there's a fifth article of the constitution dedicated to how it can be altered to meet the realities of a changing world, imbuing our govt with the means to evolve to serve the people as their needs, security, and interests change. A static govt would become irrelevant and disenfranchise it's populace quickly. That said, a right to self defense necessitates a right to firearms. Although I don't find it onerous to limit some expressions of that right for the public safety (automatic weapons, missiles, armed drones, etc) and I think there's a good argument that should be made for legal requirements for the responsible exercise of that right (gun locks, legal training, use training), as I don't think there's anything inherent about gun ownership that assures the responsible use of them.

[@talldude1412]

​@@azeeztenir the world is not so black and white, look for the nuance and you can actually engage. If you believe the majority of people asking for restrictions on gun ownership do so to empower a tyrannical govt, you are arguing with a cartoon character of your own creation, if you want to actually interact with the reasons people want restrictions you'll have to actually ask them and discuss it in good faith.

[@azeeztenir]

@@talldude1412 “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.” It’s not only about self defense it’s about defending your country from threats to the security of a free state both foreign and domestic

[@Zeroneii3]

British empire: here have some guns to defend the land America: aight thx for the guns, time for a revolution British empire: wait what

[@commonsense5169]

*you weren't supposed to do that*

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

I'm surprised that the Americans didn't learn from their own history. They gave guns to Arabic militias then were surprised when they did a u-turn and attacked them. We're about to reach the 20th Anniversary of those plane attacks and I shudder when I begin to wonder how ISIS became so well equipped. Their spiteful attacks on France in the mid-late 2010s lead me to believe that they had a hand in their armament but I wouldn't be surprised if the US also had a hand in it.

[@toastytoast9800]

@@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive "play stupid games, win stupid prizes"

[@krel7160]

Here, have some guns to defend the land. So we have land, and guns, we have rights too, right? Ahahaha.. What? we have rights, too, right? Uh... Please put the gun down..

[@Zarafin]

@@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive ISIS and Taliban were literally funded by the US government. (I can explain how if you want to know that).

[@bobmcbob49]

The conclusion actually does tie pretty well into Democrats and Republicans. Republicans are overwhelmingly rural, where owning your own property is common, as is being very pro-gun. Democrats are overwhelmingly urban, where you're more likely to be under a landlord, as is being anti-gun. That can be extended to Democrat social safety nets vs Republican independence-at-all-costs.

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

You understand it. Republicans are pro-Police, anti-Government. With less crime. Democrats are anti-Police, pro-Government. With more crime.

[@beausheffield1895]

@@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978 Actually red States have higher rates of crime and gun violence than blue states.

[@averagesteel9666]

@@beausheffield1895 *Laughs in LA, Chicago, and New York* All violent gang-crime is concentrated in Urban areas, Dems mostly live in urban areas, and places like LA and Chicago also have some of the strictest gun control in the U.S.

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

@@beausheffield1895 I was speaking on a general basis. Rural people are more likely to own a gun and property, and there is less chance someone will burglarize a home if they know the owner has a gun.

[@percivalgooglyeyes6178]

@@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978 That's certainly an oversimplification of a very complex problem. How do you explain the Jan. 6th insurrection where your pro-police law-abiding Republican mob actually killed and maimed police? Overt generalizations like you stated are the drivel of a very simple mind.

[@backdoorsystems9762]

I’m an American, a gun owner, and someone who despite that believes in gun control. What I’d like to say is, “Thank you, Kraut.” Thank you for not just taking cheap shots revolving around “haha, your kids are dead” or something to that effect, especially as it’s more common to hear these days from those in Europe. Thank you for not making this a scolding session or a “look how dumb they are, point and laugh” video. We likely don’t agree on everything, and that’s not only healthy but makes a conversation with someone so interesting, and I’m happy that you simply explained the history behind something so often politicized by both sides of our political spectrum. I know it’s an old video, but still. Thank you.

[@callumtoland7469]

Short but sweet. Great video

[@BoogalooBoy]

Europeans never understand why we cling onto our guns.

[@hunterbranson4387]

Your name radiates mad fedboi energy

[@caseyneil6470]

Your username is SO appropriate for this comment.

[@Dani-ln6sp]

You're right we don't, and when you loose them we won't understand why you'd die for them either

[@Dsafenjoyer]

@@Dani-ln6sp A gun does lots of good for us.

[@RealAugustusAutumn]

@@Dani-ln6sp You just made his point. You don't understand and probably never will, because you aren't an American. You don't have the soul of an American

[@briannam1082]

“GET THE FUCK OFF MY PROPERTY” a man said calmly to a bear.

[@prestobizmal]

@@kevinverduci6284 I dont think he was talking about that kind of "bear".

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Friggin love this channel!

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

Nice job on the research, man. I really appreciate you taking a genuine look into this. I realize we Americans can be a strange bunch so every video like this will help people understand much easier. Thank you

[@gator5793]

Watching this in 2020 I can tell you gun culture is going nowhere. The ability to defend yourself is always enticing in times of uncertainty. America has seen a huge uptake in new gun owners in the last 8 months

[@joeysereda4584]

@grand nagus We got the jist, Americans use either term

[@alexkaplan6581]

@grand nagus You misunderstand the idiom.

[@imperatornoinga3646]

@grand nagus going nowhere. As it's not leaving You are wrong

[@nasateen13]

Don't forget demonrats are top notch gun salesmen!

[@imperatornoinga3646]

@grand nagus you ain't going nowhere with this conversation

[@mh1647]

As an American we get like an intent to fight at a religious level when someone talks about taking out guns

[@stantorren4400]

That’s why the world thinks you’re crazy

[@sheldonsimon4484]

@@stantorren4400 WE DONT CARE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD THINKS

[@Wadiyatalkinabeet_]

@@stantorren4400 Respectfully to the rest of the world, we don’t care.

[@soupfan1]

@@Wadiyatalkinabeet_ then y'all get mad when the school shooting jokes happen

[@showtime1235]

@@stantorren4400 the rest of the world is dependent on america and it’s guns for protection

[@wastool]

Thank you for covering this subject. I've always been curious why the Spanish weren't more entrenched in North America, considering they had a pretty significant head start. I the United States there is a well established tendency to not only use firearms to defend your home, but also to carry then outside the home for protect from violent crime. People who live in cities and have a well established police presence tend to be opposed to private gun ownership, even though these are the areas where a person is most likely to be victimized by violent crime. I suppose the idea is that if a city forbids the bearing of arms, the criminal element will adhere to it and voluntarily disarm themselves.

[@markgreiser464]

The Police are always minutes away, and Criminals will use anything necessary , to take your stuff. We call Samuel Colt the Great Equalizer, for a reason. Even a 98 lbs Woman can take down a 250 lbs Man, with the twitch of a finger.

[@jonafun0516]

Very good video and fair analysis! I think in addition to property, there’s an interesting dynamic of protecting family, which is a split take. Some want firearms in the house to defend their families, others in urban and suburban settings feel that guns *are* the danger because you’re more likely to injure or kill a family member due to firearm use incompetently. Speaking as a suburbanite, our highly educated/specialized society has a tendency to believe that a lot of things are far more complicated than the really are, and hence DIY mentalities (including your own security) is discouraged

[@jackr2287]

Interesting thought there. I’m more ruralite, and DIY is so common. From houses to vehicle repair to much, much more.

[@Leon_Sullivan]

I don't see the gun culture of America changing except within metropolitan areas. Out here in the most rural states of America, the tighter regulation gets in big cities and blue states, the less regulated we become. Maybe it's because there is still property to be owned being produced or sold, but I'm more inclined to believe our love for the second amendment is due to protection of our communities and our republic, be the threat from outside nations attempting an invasion (which would be suicidal and/or genocidal) or potentially the tyranny of the state or federal government. The Michigan Militia, however misguided it became, started from the idea of fending off tyranny.

[@Amantducafe]

www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2016/comm/acs-rural-urban.html Here you go. Rural homeownership rate is 81.1% which is why the less urbanized states are pro-2nd amendment, they still have land to protect there's still ownership. But there are other factores to take on hand before saying that it's based on "property" and it's defense.

[@JewTube001]

but there's no foreign threat either, unless you plan on somehow shooting those pesky russian hackers.

[@strykertron232]

@@JewTube001 The Chinese seem all the more likely.

[@animegandalf8690]

Leon Sullivan I'm sorry but the threat of invasion for a reason of gun ownership as stated in the video only exist in countries that actualy has that fear. No americans has had the fear of being invaded as such the reason for holding a gun is not because of that. Protecting family and property has often been the most important thing for gunowners. Not the stereotypical "to protect myself against tyranny" when someone buys a guns they first and formost think of themself. Switzerland for example is a nation with many people owning guns to this day even. And that is because of always being in the middle of Europe where wars was always in the past often. For Switzerland where threat of invasion was much more and the fact of being neutral made gun ownership important because the idea of getting invaded was actualy fucking real.

[@animegandalf8690]

Stryking Warlock No one would invade America no one. Atleast not main land America. The only american state where americans there truly could be afraid of the idea of getting invaded is Hawaii. This can be even seen with most wars americans have been in since the 1900s. It has almost always been about sending troops abroad to fight.

[@dumyjobby]

"from property owners to indebted, rent paying day labourers" holy shit that was painful

[@LesAventuresDeTigRRe]

and it's not just in the US. People in developed countries own less and less, and rent more and more.

[@nicokurthy-bresolin5714]

the rise of millennial/gen z america

[@dumyjobby]

@@LesAventuresDeTigRRe this situation is due to fiat currency, governments have pushed down interest rates, low interest rates make people spend more and save less but also inflate the price of goods such as houses. Now those who can afford to " buy" a house are those that have a lot of money because they can leverage their possessions to afford a high price item, usually houses are bought to put in renters who are needed to pay the monthly mortgage payments. So you end up with overinflated housing that the average person can't afford especially if young and with high rent price because everyone is renting since they can't buy property. So you end up with a few who can acces the low interest rate debt becoming very rich and those who can't are forced to take overinflated rents. Because our countries are running on debt is why we see the bigger and bigger divide between rich and poor, since the wealthy can access the chap money and buy property at prices before the inflation kicks in

[@LesAventuresDeTigRRe]

@@dumyjobby do you have some books or videos on the subject you can recommend?

[@brunoacostasilva]

@@dumyjobby Audit the FED

[@pratikparbat341]

Going to US for my masters in three days : hope I will be safe there.

[@spjr99]

Thanks! That was a nice break for my day labor

[@LordDagron]

1400s: No land = no rights. 2019: No money = no rights.

[@thunderlightcreations568]

Dagron Omega “you have become the very thing you swore to destroy”

[@blackjack5676]

It's still No land = no rights. Money is a fickle thing, and the value of gold and paper can change over night. The value of land always increases over the long term.

[@mikhailzavarov4958]

Cant wait for 2077 :)

[@terner1234]

in the US

[@matty9460]

@@mikhailzavarov4958 2077 no rights in general

[@stev3548]

"Skyrocketing gun crime" Gun and violent crime is at an all time low, actually. Which makes one wonder why you hear about it so much.

[@TheBossMan1453]

Social engineering, they promoted gang culture but it didn't work to cause a bunch of violence, it only made people stupid and fake tough guys

[@Sm64wii]

IKR. 350m people and only 10k murders? And a majority of that with illegal guns and being drug related? I’ll never understand people saying America has a gun problem

[@TheBossMan1453]

@@Sm64wii propaganda is powerful

[@proof4469]

Mass shootings make good news stories

[@TheBossMan1453]

@@proof4469 all 4 of them!

[@Helixxzz]

Perfect take on the topic, appreciate the deep take and insight

[@bentsandman4932]

What most people don't understand about gun control is that control only works for law-abiding citizens. If someone robs a bank, do you they care about the speed limit on the road? Guns also help by making the government listen to the people. Most politicians who make gun laws will not walk out on the street without a bodyguard with them, so why can't people defend themselves with the same guns that defend politicians?

[@commentername9737]

One thing you didn't mention, that is fairly important in that it helps explain our American mistrust of gun control. The Battle of Lexington and Concord started because the Brits were marching on the town to seize the rebellious Colonialists guns; it was the first act of gun control attempted in America. It's the genesis of the 2A; the founders wanted to ensure that such an effort wouldn't be attempted again, and it's why you will hear it said that the point of the 2A isn't hunting, or even personal protection, it's so we can defend against a tyrannical government.

[@MaelPlaguecrow6942]

True, and thanks to that, a tyrannical government was never installed. We could have easily became Fascist or Communist, due to the conditions of the Great Depression, and the result of WW1. But it never happened, because we would have easily put a stop to that tyrant before he or she could do any real damage.

[@johnteslov5870]

exactly.

[@steamnamebbderinvade__]

But begs the question, were are the legalized rocket launchers, MANPADS and Stingers, SAMs to attach to pickup trucks if not tanks, Helicopters, and Jet Fighters to purchase? I don't think placing IEDs everywhere will stop the military for so long as they're determined to restore order, Especially with the NSA, FBI, Advertising databases etc. Plus, do you think Russia wont politically attach strings to importing weapons enforced by a army camping on the Canadian border, waiting for the fighting to be over?.

[@johnteslov5870]

@@steamnamebbderinvade__ Hong Kong protesters are fighting with sticks, stones and bows and arrows. Imagine if they all had as many guns as the US citizens have.

[@cringothebot276]

@@steamnamebbderinvade__ Well, here is the hole in your argument. Many, even in higher positions of the United States military would be against firing on American citizens. Also, the stories of veterans from Vietnam and Afghanistan tell just how demoralizing Guerrilla warfare is on the people on the receiving end of it.

[@alexanderwaite9403]

Excellent video as an American who owns firearms it is refreshing to hear a balanced, factual and unbiased history of firearms in the USA.

[@buttpain171]

Just for you to turn around and use it as an excuse why gun laws shouldn't be stricter. It is especially ironic, when you look at Kraut's channel and what he stands for. A austrian liberal that despises the political far-right and far-left and advocates for no violence and the rule of law. Not even talking about Austria, a country devoid of guns and having one of the lowest rates of gun violence in the world. I feel like you should watch the video again after you have watched his other videos and then come back to this one. He is giving and an unbiased historical overview, because he believes it is the right thing to do, not because he wants to validate american gun supporters views. I am not saying owning a gun in the US is wrong, but at this point if you are against stricter gun laws as a gun owner, you are just as bad as all the right-wing racists, even if you don't believe in the same disgusting values.

[@roarkkaufman9339]

@@buttpain171 copy and pasting your bullshit i see

[@edixonvc5101]

@@buttpain171 your name being marx makes this comment 10 times funnier

[@kairos9746]

@@buttpain171 VERY mad, quite funny

[@goat1176]

Austria does not have a large unprotected land border with Mexico. The amount of illegal good that come across that border would mean that no matter how harsh the gun laws in the United States, that criminals ( those who do not follow the law) will get weapons. This is made even more likely by the fact that the political party that wants stricter gun laws and less police also supports less protection for the Mexican border. Laws only apply to law abiding citizens who are those pose no threat to anyone because the follow the law.

[@jello5303]

“So the British to invest in a large standing navy to bully others” Quote of the year

[@skaboodlydoodle]

One huge mistake I see almost every non-american make when arguing about American gun culture is that we have very little gun regulation. In reality this could not be further from the truth. The amount of regulation over every conceivable aspect of gun design and gun ownership is mind-boggling to the point of ridiculousness. Everyone thinks that all these tragedies keep happening and nothing changes. Wrong. Law after law after law keeps getting passed banning or mandating every single possible thing you can imagine. Limits on magazine capacities, bans on certain types of stocks, minimum barrel lengths, restricted muzzle devices, felonies for certain modifications, mandates to have gimmicky safety devices such as the infamous "bullet button" installed, wait-listing for the opportunity to purchase a firearm, barring of people with a history of (insert behavioral or mental abnormality here) barring of purchasing a gun for another person, more thorough background checks, regulation of SBRs, PDWs, SMGs, ARs, LMGs GPMGs, bringing a gun across state lines, how you store your weapon, where you can store it, under what circumstances you're allowed to use it, transferring or selling your firearm, registering your firearm, what classification that firearm falls under, if that firearm is retroactively re-classified by some new law, needing a lawyer to help you understand how or if open carry laws conflict with gun-free zones, having to constantly keep up to date with your state's gun laws vs another states gun laws. (In texas you can have almost any kind of gun you want other than a machine gun or an explosive munition ((and even then you can jump through several years of hoops to apply for those with the right permits and money)) but in places like New York it's practically impossible to purchase a firearm period. Despite this maddening myriad of hard line laws specifically designed to frustrate the lives of gun owners at literally every turn almost none if these make any significant change to the levels of violence in the US. And again, violating almost any of these regulations immediately constitutes a felony, so suffice to say that the threat of law has been thoroughly and agonizingly proven to not be a deterrent to gun violence. The problem put simply is twofold: Proliferation of arms, and culture. America has more guns per capita than any other country on earth and a not insignificant portion of our economy and culture is based around those weapons.

[@JeremyCioppa]

I live in Michigan, we still have a bustling gun culture and houses here are cheaper than rent for the most part

[@michaeljordan1135]

Master Roach yes, I was just house hunting ( as I always do across the east and middle America ) and I was astounded at the market in Michigan. You get a lot for very little money.

[@JewTube001]

@@michaeljordan1135 yeah, its because the weather sucks

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

JewTube I can confirm

[@cringothebot276]

the taxes however are pretty damn high. At least in southern Michigan.

[@ryanhurst6882]

Of course our property is cheap. We have one of the worst economies in the country with a crumbling infrastructure. Love this state for other reasons, but it's been economically crippled since the American car industry took a shit.

[@klausstorres4315]

"sky-rocketing gun crime" im going to need a citation on that my man

[@Razor-gx2dq]

Like my teachers say, Always cite your sources.

[@ideallyjekyl5200]

While I wouldn't call it skyrocketing American gun violence has indeed been increasing year over year for decades. More guns, more gun deaths it's just how it works. Takes like 3 seconds to google if you actually cared lol

[@he110me]

@@ideallyjekyl5200 tfw you get btfo'd by the comment before yours

[@notoriousriot250]

@@ideallyjekyl5200 actually with more gun ownership has came with less gun crime even mass shootings, so no a armed society is a safe society.

[@notoriousriot250]

@@ideallyjekyl5200 also according to statistics in the national level open carry and concealed carry license holders commit less crime than even police officers

[@Johnny-jr2lq]

Holy crap this actually makes sense. This is probably another major reason why it’s difficult to get property. It also doesn’t help when tax’s on said property are so high.

[@Atownforevilones]

I think a lot of what you pointed out was right on the money. I would just add that while it may have started out based more on property/land, it's quite a bit more that than just the ground you own. it's your possessions as well as your life. Just look at the different doctrines around self defense ie castle, stand your ground, duty to retreat. The idea that your well being is kinda in your own hands, vs depending on the state to look out for you is a big part of American culture. Also there are pretty huge swaths of that that are very rural, that often have large predators. I would wager there's more Americans that personally know of someone that had a dangerous animal attack than someone who was involved in a mass shooting.

[@pu-FP]

Australia: *who needs guns when you have addiction*

[@seanboland4671]

Something something emus

[@WatersnakeMadeThis]

what kind of adiction problems r in australia?

[@EggGames]

Dylan Watersnake alcohol, tobacco, dmt, lsd

[@nedisahonkey]

@@EggGames Haha nobody is addicted to dmt or lsd in Australia or anywhere else.

[@JCASTELLINO007]

What a weird claim lol

[@christianeroh6687]

I just imagine some drunk man accidentally clicking on this video going “THOSE DAMN BRITS WANTA NOTHER ROUUND

[@ryanpayne7707]

'MURICA F--K YEAH! LOL

[@PsychopathicV2]

It’s not going anywhere. Recently Illinois passed an “Assault Weapon” ban. Majority of sheriffs departments flat out said they will not enforce it. Contrary to what it might seem like on news and social media outlets guns are not on the way out. There’s more 1st time gun owners in the last few years then prior.

[@lloydlloyd3236]

Reason for more gun owners is because people realized during the pandemic when the riots were happening people realized that when shit hits the fan the government and police can't protect them and they're on their own

[@darth3911]

@@lloydlloyd3236Another part of it was the recent school shooting where the police refused to go in and take down the active shooter. Funnily enough the democrats tried to use this as a reason to ban guns but it instead made more people support gun ownership as if any one parent had a gun that day they could have killed the shooter on sight.

[@Jacksiloution]

10 mass shootings already in Illinois 2023, I oh wonder why all those people are dead. Absolutely ridiculous

[@Daviso-lj4tc]

What a great video! good job

[@thesaplingturtle290]

As an American who rents, and will rent for another few years. I'm still defending my property.

[@AVAKemicals]

It's not your property though. What's inside your rental property is yours, but the property you live in is not.

[@games1004]

@@AVAKemicals True, but anything inside the rental property is still property on it's own. Land and home isn't the only property. A car, bed, TV, safe with valuables, wallet and other identity cards/items, whatever else, is all property. Should I shoot someone to defend my couch? No, but a wallet or laptop they can use to steal my identity? Maybe, yes. It's still property.

[@dumpstercast-refuseradio8429]

if someone is stealing your couch they're probably in your house and you can't trust a stranger who was willing to bypass your locks and steal from you to not also, say, rape your wife or kill your kids while he's at it

[@dumpstercast-refuseradio8429]

so, yes, any property inside your house is worth shooting someone over

[@games1004]

@@dumpstercast-refuseradio8429 Yes, but that's not my point. It's not the couch in my example that would drive me to shoot an intruder... it's the other things. If they are inside the house, I wouldn't think about the value of the couch, but of myself, family, and identity items. I would always assume the worst of a criminal, until they prove otherwise. I would say no, not "any property" is worth shooting someone over, but you have to assume they are there for the many things/people that are.

[@Wrigggy]

I'm impressed that you noticed the Czechs flying under the radar on this one.

[@handlesrtwitterdontbelivethem]

what do you mean under the radar ur so stuid seriously there is no radar machinery on this video get banned

[@andrewtoth9403]

Excellent video on a nuanced topic!

[@Possib1yurdaad]

When I went on a trip for work that had people from all across the company (Europe, Canada, us, Asia, etc.) I had a bit of fun telling them stories about my experiences with guns. Coming from AZ where you don't even need a permit for concealed carry, it was pretty easy to horrify them. Specifically the Canadians😂

[@markgreiser464]

there is little proof that Canada actually exists. lol

[@Kishanth.J]

It funny how at 4:53 he shows Canada and New Zealand to have less constraining gun control. Even though this was made three years ago they still had pretty strict gun.

[@logicalschizoid_intp9698]

@@Kishanth.J And no mass shootings.

[@Kishanth.J]

@@logicalschizoid_intp9698 Their were mass shootings, but like Australia they actually changed the law to prevent it from happening again.

[@Kishanth.J]

And I'm am a proud Canadian for it.

[@trent8678]

Thing is gun crime hasn’t increased in the US in the last twenty years

[@prokhor_zakharov]

Yeah but ratings-driven news coverage of shootings sure has.

[@randomcommenter395]

Prokhor Zakharov also propaganda-driven

[@frostywasp1743]

@@prokhor_zakharov Yeah news sources creates media trends which will = social trends. That also imcludes Mass Shootings, and drug abusing on the rise in certain areas. If the news is saying Seattle has a dope problem which is true. That unfortunately green lights addicts and dealers to migrate to Seattle

[@thecat9264]

Record low violent crime as a whole

[@oopsiepoopsie2898]

Andrew Royall crime as a whole in general, even government corruption because they can’t get away with it for as long anymore.

[@MrWickedtwister]

"The United States have barely enacted any regulations to limit ownership of firearms" I like your videos a lot but this statement is completely incorrect, there are tons of federal and state level regulations regarding firearms.

[@ObywatelMurawjow]

For example we in Poland have very little regulations regarding weapons It's simple you just can't have any weapon except (here insert list of things required from you and the gun) I'm not really educated in that topic, but as far as I know ordinary citizens like me could have only pneumatic rifles with power under 17J, and black powder guns, with black powder itself being probably illegal to use Tl;dr - when you have laws preventing you from getting weapon, we have laws allowing to get weapon

[@banegas0411]

@@ObywatelMurawjow hell yeah give me one of them more advanced civil war rifles with the ammo looking more like a normal bullet

[@ObywatelMurawjow]

@@banegas0411 you could get that rifle, but if you also would want those bullets... that wouldn't be that easy

[@ContiDemo]

Meanwhile in New York (Not any of the cities or densely populated areas) you need 4 references, fill out an 8 page form, take a course for 2 days, background check, have the paperwork notorized, and then wait 2 years for the sheriff to approve the paperwork. All for a pistol permit

[@MrPonchovie]

yeah i was about to make this comment

[@billmuirhead8596]

I live in the US, rent an apartment in a city, proud gun owner.

[@enzoswoodshop1052]

The right to keep and bear arms is a core human right. Whether or not a government acknowledges it, every individual has the God-given right to self-preservation, and the tools to achieve that.

[@ratofvengence]

Nope. Self defence is a human right, letting any fool have access to firearms isn't. The US is a fine example of why.

[@enzoswoodshop1052]

@@ratofvengence Europe saw over a hundred million people murdered by tyrannical governments in the 20th century. The US did not. I’ll stick with individual rights over your perceived European “safety” lmao

[@POCKET-SAND]

@@ratofvengence May interest you to know that most of the gun crime in the U.S. happens in areas with relatively strict gun control.

[@ratofvengence]

@@POCKET-SAND If that was the case, then eight of the worst ten states for homicide are red states with weak gun laws, and shall issue laws result in a greater homicide rates, not less

[@POCKET-SAND]

@@ratofvengence Don't look at states, look at localities, as that's where the overwhelming majority of both policing policies and gun control policies are made. You'll find Democrat-run cities with a lot of gun control to dominate the leaderboard. The problem with doing things by state is as follows: I live in Pennsylvania, where Democrats control the cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and Republicans control the rest of the state for the most part with a few exceptions. The population between the "red" and "blue" areas of PA is about equal. The overwhelming majority of all the violent crime in the state happens in either Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. "Red" and "Blue" states also don't necessarily correlate with policies on guns. for example, Northern New England (Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine) are all very much blue states, but also have some of the most lax gun laws in the country. Likewise, some Southern red states still have racist gun control laws on the books from back when the Democrats were trying to disarm black people.

[@LordBaldur]

I'd argue that the tenants have more of a need for guns than the landlords.

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

Yeah, but I think the point is. Do the landlords want their tenants to have guns.

[@LordBaldur]

@@Bluehairedgirl89 Whether they want to or not is irrelevant.

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

@@LordBaldur When money talks, our rights walk. If the landlords, bosses, and politicians ever fear that their are more armed desperate renting workers with little to lose than there are armed property owning workers with a lot to lose. You can expect the 2nd Amendment to disappear faster than you can say U-turn.

[@LordBaldur]

@@Bluehairedgirl89 It's already too late for that. We are already at the stage where guns are flying off the shelves since everyone's arming themselves and legislation state-wide is becoming less strict.

[@Bluehairedgirl89]

@@LordBaldur Honestky, maybe your right. But I always assume it’s never to late when the government and wealthy are concerned, if they feel threatened enough they will make it happen.

[@1111Tactical]

6:23 gun crime long term keeps decreasing, not increasing.

[@laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896]

@cooked oven eggs lmao, we aren't free because we have "urban planning?" Pretty funny coming from a country where jaywalking and public drinking are crimes.

[@axelnils]

@George Floyd Gaming You would hate American zoning laws

[@saltminer4463]

@@laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896 you guys don’t even have free speech gtfo

[@asd-km2hf]

@@laatmemetrustkutgoogle8896 depends what state you are from. More “progressive” states have more invasive laws. Go figure

[@morgonfr33m4n1337z]

I notice in times like these when land ownership is becoming less and less attainable, the gun culture is starting to emphasize self defense more than property defense Hopefully this doesn't snowball into one seeing their self as being their own "property"

[@johso87]

Kapow. Powerful man, thumbs up :)

[@hawkmaximus5585]

Me and my gun are here. Also, you are very correct, the gun culture starts with our desire to protect ourselves. From whatever that may be.

[@SpecialKLSX]

That very belief is even made part of the Oath of Allegiance many armed service(wo)men recite before being fully inducted into active/reserve duty. However, it's more that they are expected to actively enforce a citizens rights under the US constitution, that very Constitution saying you have a right to protect yourself, and your property, and in many states is further made clear by "castle laws" enforced at the state level.

[@hawkmaximus5585]

@Desperadox23 Well, ya, but it's pretty hard to protect someone from themselves

[@daverigby23]

From people with guns ?

[@davidgrover5996]

Dave Rigby, What makes someone dangerous is only slightly influenced by how they are armed.

[@adrianbundy3249]

@@daverigby23 I would take the defenders advantage with guns vs guns, than a defenders advantage with knives vs knives, thank you. Besides, in the US, that argument is extremely counter-productive, as no matter how you may wish it, not buying a gun isn't going to make the 450+ million of them floating around not be arming your attackers anyway, if you ever found yourself in such a position. In that case, if you are actually interested in defending your castle, then yes, you SHOULD buy a gun. It is the best option for everyone.

[@nickcarter4006]

We all know "get off my property" Let's take it back to "hippity hoppity"

[@realdragon]

It's really weird I can casually kill someone in US and not get into the prison

[@devonbeede5078]

Excellent video sir!

[@Buckwheat0]

When i heard the accent I got worried it was gonna be some biased but nah this was straight up educational and honest. Love it

[@wagz781]

It's almost like the real american dream is to be able to relax on our property, work a job we enjoy, and be able to defend ourselves, our neighbors, and our property as is neccessary.

[@genieglasslamp5028]

The sad thing is even now certain groups of people are barred from doing some of those things.

[@zant2146]

Based af American life

[@randomthot125]

That's not even exclusive to humans, let alone American.

[@ErikNilsen1337]

@@randomthot125 You're absolutely right. The reason it's called the "American" Dream has to do with colonists and immigrants seeing America as a fresh start to enjoy those prospects compared to the clusterscrew that was (and in some yet fewer senses, still is) Europe.

[@realdragon]

Do you think only in US you can defend yourself?

[@GuapoG0tGuap]

That change from mostly property owners to mostly tenants is really relevant for gun ownership. One of the few ways to prevent an otherwise legal gun owner from owning a gun is if a landlord bans guns on their property. In my state, any private landlord can ban guns on their property. Add that to a home ownership crisis and hostility towards public housing and, effectively, gun rights are in limbo for more and more people.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

its why blackrock is invested in buying everything up. Go to impactinvestors and look at how to calculate your personal esg score. They want all people to giveu p guns and will make you unemployable until you do. its like "free speech isnt fredom from consequences" = being fired for saying the N word. Or being fired for not being pro-trans and not marching for trans rights. Eventually the negative will become the positive. Im surprised companies havent fired people for owning guns yet, but I see that coming.

[@jacksnyder7318]

This is their strategy !

[@georgerafa5041]

I'd just lie to my landlord if they tried to restrict my guns. Wouldn't be the first time.

[@GuapoG0tGuap]

@@georgerafa5041 understandable, but if they found out they could evict you. If you used the gun on the property in self defense, you'd end up homeless

[@georgerafa5041]

@@GuapoG0tGuap even violating a lease, you have all sorts of protections. Yes you'd eventually have to move but it wouldn't be like you'd be out on your ass that night.

[@nightlight0x07cc]

As an American who owns firearms, the fact that this origin story is only 7 minutes long is terrifying me before I've even played the video. I'll say though that my fascination with guns started in my youth with my fascination for engineering in general. The idea of lobbing a projectile at high speed with such a simple device is a great technical feat and I've always wanted to build my own (which is legal here). I also own guns just because they are so much fun! Going to a range in the desert and setting up clay pigeons, pumpkins, and explosives to shoot at is fun and rewarding as you develop precision and compete with friends. Plus there is the historical and cultural legacy that guns were how the founding fathers prevailed against an empire and to me we need to keep our right to own guns both in symbolic and functional defiance of tyrants. Ideally we'll never need to, but the continuous pushes to remove those rights only makes our leaders that much more suspicious.

[@mr.nemesis6442]

Yep I’ve also had a interest in guns ever since I was a kid. Really appreciate the mechanics behind how guns work.

[@GumbleGob]

Everything you've said is pretty spot on to my feelings on firearms. I had the same fascination growing up as you did. Generally I preferred older firearms such as early repeating guns of the mid to late 19th century, how they evolved to use cartridge ammunition, and how the first semi-autos and even full-autos were developed. In my opinion, modern "tacticool" firearms are incredibly boring to me. It's much more interesting from a historical standpoint thinking about all the technological innovations that were the great grandfathers of the guns that we see today. Aside from that, I own firearms for protection and hobby/collection. The former being the most important reason for owning a gun. On top of that, it's a symbol of independence and freedom. When that symbol gets taken away, so does what they symbolize.

[@cipesnevets]

Nothing like plinking with a .22lr

[@rcepolski]

LOVE your videos

[@sasquatchhadarock968]

"indebted, rent-paying day-laborers" Thank you for an excellent reason to cling even harder to my guns.

[@gamaactive8278]

Sounds like a dystonia when you can't own anything

[@hexa3389]

@@gamaactive8278 world economic forum is coming for us all

[@gamaactive8278]

@@hexa3389 *OOF*

[@ssik9460]

@@hexa3389 “We want to make environmental friendliness profitable”

[@adudeontheinterweb6571]

civil war time?

[@nigeltan676]

Spain actually ran militias in its colonies, especially in the frontier where it was hard to maintain military garrisons due to distance issues. Hell here in the Philippines, the majority of military forces up until the 19th century were local fighters, warriors, and mercenaries, and the men of the Principalia (native nobility subject to Spain). We barely had weapons regulation laws until (ironically) the American rule of the Philippines.

[@joaquinandreu8530]

Agreed. And militias were the core of the battles of Pensacola and Cartagena de Indias.

[@abyssmal5858]

But not in Mexico, their most important colony.

[@dirtydeeds4free553]

Watched this when it came out and then was directed to it again just recently by another video. God i miss kraut, funny and educational

[@Happycamper808]

4:59 dude that visual made me so happy lmao.

[@caseyfriend3180]

I hope everyone realizes that our gun culture is also easily embraced by recent arrivals to our country

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

Depends on how assimilated they are

[@ahsaniqbal806]

I'm not American but I fully support the idea that everyone should own a firearm and train themselves in its use, to protect themselves, their family and their property. As a wise man once said “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary”.

[@sinsinsinat5377]

No its not, im one of those and i find it barbaric.

[@caseyfriend3180]

@@ahsaniqbal806 see your a perfect example of what i just said

[@kakalimukherjee3297]

I agree. I'm from India, which has very restrictive gun laws. But I believe true freedom can never be achieved unless and until every citizen is armed, and therefore, the government fears every citizen.

[@Razor-gx2dq]

Not just to protect my property but, to protect myself.

[@warboy-vr3rm]

And my family

[@bram_412]

no one wants you or your family

[@vicvega4415]

Stop talking like you speak for everyone, you don’t

[@frijolito1845]

@@vicvega4415 no he speaks for most Americans

[@robertjett9688]

Come take it assholes

[@hmoneyg2481]

that conclusion was bone chilling foreshadowing.

[@slohmann1572]

Brutally honest! Good job.

[@SadToffee]

Actually, not increased gun crime. It’s been going down.

[@themastema1189]

And that will be your little secret.. Here's a life hack: call a mental asylum and say those words, in less than 15 minutes some nice people wearing white will take you to a 5 star bedroom with padded walls and they even give you a very nice jacket!

[@janknoblich4129]

It has increased massively from 2014 until 2017 and is now more or less staying at that level. Which isn't very good either

[@Aragon1500]

Yeah when America does well economically and doesn't have prohibitions gun crime falls a lot

[@louisryan5815]

@@themastema1189 what's this self imposing BS, you lunatic? If you're so illiterate to read the FBI statistics for yourself why do you try and insult others for being more intelligent than you?

[@louisryan5815]

@@janknoblich4129 statistics like this always fluctuate, even if they're experiencing an overall change. That said, the fact that it only "flatlined" in recent years, with what we've been dealing with, is surprising to say the least.

[@Generik97]

"Less constraining laws on private gun ownership" *Canada: You know what? Semi-automatic rifles are scary let's ban more then 1,500 of them. We should also ban the sale of Handguns.*

[@crabyman3555]

to be fair, semi-auto rifles are a quite a new phenomenon considering how long history of guns has been around. That ban still didn't change the core concept : you can still get guns in Canada rather easily (maybe not all types, but plenty powerful to kill people and better than your grampa ever could)

[@Generik97]

@@crabyman3555 Does Canada have less constraining gun laws in comparison to somewhere like the UK and even the majority of Europe? Sure. Are semi-automatic rifles relatively new in the grand scheme of things only really starting to see mass adoption mainly after World War 2? Yes. But I genuinely don't believe it's the state's place to tell me what I can and can't own especially if it's arbitrary and If I'm a law abiding gun owner who hasn't done anything wrong with no criminal history.

[@MillsTC]

@@Generik97 As a Canadian, I see no problem with the ban. Realistically, why would you need a semi-auto rifle when a pistol serves you well? If you need to hunt deer or other animals, get a bolt action or a shotgun. If you're looking to defend yourself from dangerous people, a concealed pistol can serve that purpose excellently. There's just no reason to carry a 30-round magazine loaded into a proper semi auto rifle unless your only intent is to shoot others for reasons *beyond* self defence. The govt hasn't suddenly banned all guns, just ones that don't have a genuine feasible purpose beyond shooting up schools

[@Generik97]

​@@MillsTC You seem to be completely ignoring two important points. *1.* Sport's shooting which has been gaining in popularity among Canadians for years. *2.* When was an AR-15 or other semi-automatic rifle in recent memory used to shoot up a school or other public place by a legal gun owner? and how does banning them from law abiding citizens help prevent a future mass shooting if *A.* Criminals can just get them illegally smuggled into the country and *B.* If Criminals can't easily get them legally because of all the legal hurdles that law abiding gun owners have to go thru in-order to become licensed so that they can buy and own non-restricted Firearms not to mention the additional hurdles you have to go thru to an RPAL for Restricted Firearms (Restricted Firearms are basically handguns and the over whelming majority of semi-automatic rifles such as the AR-15 platform) Did you know that Canadian gun owners have a background check automatically ran by the RCMP every 24 hours and the RCMP have the authority to enter your home without a warrant to inspect your Firearms and to ensure your storing them in compliance with the laws and regulations?

[@thesynergy2]

@@MillsTC Also just to expand on what Generik has been saying, I do not mean this rudely, but you seem very similar to most other fellow Canadian's that I've spoken to... uninformed. First of all, why would you need a semi-automatic rifle for hunting? Well, a quick follow up shot mainly. God forbid you miss a critical shot and accidentally harm a creature without killing it, the creature is going to *bolt*. You need to quickly get another round in it, which often times a bolt-action, lever action or various types of shotguns don't allow. It's much less cruel to quickly put the creature out of its misery. Secondly, bolt-action rifles, shotguns and all other types of firearms are just as deadly as semi-automatic rifles. They may fire a little slower, but they can do just as much damage. A well trained individual can fire a bolt action or level action rifle a lot faster than most people realize. Thirdly, concealed carry isn't even allowed in Canada. You have to be authorized to do so, and good luck getting authorized. It won't happen. Lastly, you cannot even own a 30 round magazine for a semi-automatic rifle in Canada. Or rather, you *can*, but it has to be pinned so that it won't accept more than 5 rounds. Pretty much all semi-automatics are only allowed 5 rounds at a time. Thanks for reading!

[@brendenfullmer5573]

Wow thats really interesting! I've never thought about that before but it's true

[@bigchunk1]

Good history and interesting perspective.