Why Do They Lie?

[@michaelford5216]

With Paul gone, you’re all I’ve got. Take care of yourself so we get to keep you. You are an American treasure.

[@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798]

These two gentlemen were always my go-to for info before purchasing a firearm.... fortunately their wisdom has been preserved online....

[@sooperdweeb1753]

I miss Harrell already. I will to continue to watch his previous videos until my dying days. A true legend…and Hickok too of course…

[@jpnewman1688]

No worries.. AI will be way better.. 😂😂😂 And don't forget to keep VOTING for your masters then BEG for CHANGE, or cry like a little baby at the STUPID prizes.. 😂😂😂

[@paulhare662]

H.R. Funk is worth checking out.

[@sooperdweeb1753]

@@paulhare662 Actually you’re right. I haven’t watched him in a while, I’mma have to catch up on his stuff!

[@trime1851]

In 1966 my father bought me a rifle, a Remington bolt-action 22 rim-fire. I have bought more guns since then. I have never broken a law or harmed anyone. Everything s safely stored. I am a responsible gun owner.

[@tedbaxter5234]

1969 for me, same story.

[@scottg5588]

@@tedbaxter5234 Ditto, '65.

[@tednichol-mh5hu]

Ditto '59

[@perpitraiter]

Don’t forget your firearm is useless when seconds count if “safely stored “. Don’t fall for the bs. A firearm is a tool that needs to be readily available in order to take full advantage of what it’s intended to be used for. When seconds count don’t let your tools be minutes away.

[@tyrannosapienlex]

The founding fathers weren't "law abiding" and THEY gave us the Second Amendment. Don't assume that the Sheeple are the People. They are NOT.

[@Ken-xr2xp]

Gun control is about 1 thing: protecting tyrants

[@PsalmCourier]

And, enabling them.

[@upstatearms4]

No. It's all about control. You cannot control a populace that can fight back. World history and EVERY genocide has taught us this.

[@elijahmerrill9045]

If you call children tyrants, sure. The reality is that the line “the Second Amendment protects the others/First” isn’t factually correct. The Supreme Court interprets the laws, not firearms, and, the police enforce the law, and, anyway, who has used a firearm to protect their speech? It’s purely hypothetical.

[@tomgarrett9232]

Gun control isn’t about guns. It’s about control.

[@elijahmerrill9045]

@@tomgarrett9232 Sure: controlling whether unfit people can own weapons of war. This is as unfair as you want to think it is. Reasonable people are fine with this.

[@lylewitt7393]

I had to buy my own firearm, I wasn't old enough to drive, my older brother bought it for me, a single shot shotgun and a box of shells, about $30.00. About 1960 or 61, I walked up town to a hardware store that sold firearms and reloading supplies, I bought a Nylon 66, they wrapped it up in the brown paper, I walked back through town to the High School, put it in my locker, handed it to the bus driver when I got on the bus to go home, when he dropped me off, he handed it to me. Things have changed a lot since then. And not for the good either!

[@hux2000]

Suggestion: go look up the murder rate back then. Spoiler: it was a lot higher than it is now.

[@lylewitt7393]

@@hux2000 That was over 60 years ago, what was the population then, and now. Plus, you have the regime that's in power now, you can't believe their data.

[@jonathanb1987]

​@@hux2000 well I just looked it up. In 1961 the murder/ homicide rate was 4.8 per 100,000 people. In 2023 it was 18 per 100,000. From January to June 2024 it is already over 7 per 100,000. Basically you are wrong. The murder rate was much lower in 1961.

[@billythekidd623]

@@hux2000 must be tough being that dumb hope the lord blessed you with a big hog bc he def shorted you on brains

[@Fuckyoutube-z7r]

@@hux2000 you people just dont think or do research, you just spout lies...

[@pekolucky]

There was a study conducted by two UMass professors in the 1980s (I'll try to find it) that found that when guns were used to commit a murder in a family, there had, in most cases, been a long history of abuse and police involvement, and that the shooting was the culminating event in a long history of violence. They also found that, if handguns were banned, fatalities would soar because long guns would be used in their place and, as we all know, the lethality of rifles and shotguns is much greater than that of handguns. In a followup study, they interviewed scores of prisoners, asking them if they would be less likely to enter a home if they knew that the homeowner was armed? The answer was almost always "Yes."! So, as Winston Churchill famously said many years ago, " A lie travels halfway around the world, before the truth gets his pants on."

[@bryanb4351]

In 40% of all murders alcohol is involved and 30% of homicide victims are under the influence of alcohol..

[@Grarder]

I live in Colorado. The "make my day law" is a real thing and home invasions are pretty uncommon. Every few years it starts to increase, someone gets shot, and there's a decrease again.

[@elsullo2]

Churchill was brilliant and saved the world from the tyranny of Nazism, but he was actually quoting the American journalist and writer Mark Twain who said it in the 1860's, "before the truth gets it boots on.".........................elsullo

[@chrisdarby2233]

Winston Churchill was a globalist liar and war monger

[@ShrockWPS]

Some might say an armed society, is a polite society.

[@hatchetjack1031]

You can pull the fire alarm, to stop the vote in Congress,w/ no consequences! 😊

[@alabamaman1372]

You and I can’t

[@joeysplats3209]

Only if you're a Democrat or RINO.

[@glasswinder]

Only for Communist Marxist Democrats 🎉

[@loomspace]

That guy was censured, charged and pled guilty, and made a public formal apology to the Capitol police. That’s a heck of a lot more consequence than some other politicians have faced.

[@stephencambron7943]

He lost his primary race……to another AA…..so he couldn’t play the race card😂

[@3Pillers]

👍. Bad people will continue to do bad things no matter how many restrictions you put on good people.

[@keithjones818]

That's because the "blue hairs" won't use the decades old laws we have to prosecute the criminals.

[@sierraecho884]

You are right. Can you tell me if I can legally buy RDX or a M1 tank in the US ? What about an F-16 with full gear, al the bombs etc. ? No ? Why not ? Or do I need certain permits (controls) to do so ? And why so ?

[@investigativeoutcomes9343]

the evolved chimpanzees never really evolved.

[@VoodooTHRE3]

@@sierraecho884great argument, but not really. What about knives? And shovels? If one man is 6’6” 275lb he can kill a 5’9” 150lb man with his hands. Humans have a capacity for violence, that’s why it’s illegal to commit violence. We already have laws in place, that’s what Hickok is explaining. Now go back to being a Chinese misinformation bot.

[@KillianDefaoite]

Without the right to DEFEND your rights, you have NO rights.

[@jpnewman1688]

Really.. So how many times did you VOTE for masters to dictate how you gonna live and die like a low IQ slave?? 😂😂

[@PowerKorrupts]

Sounds clever, but simply not true.

[@hux2000]

And yet, everyone manages to still have rights in all of our peer Western nations where guns are much more strictly regulated. Weird, huh? It's almost as if those nice-sounding stock phrases don't actually stand up to scrutiny, isn't it?

[@MrKitty-zv3dl]

@@PowerKorrupts Please explain. I entertain fact over theory or opinion. We have enough world history to prove that armed self defense is essential to thwart or repel tyranny.

[@craigpennington1251]

@@PowerKorrupts You must live in a protective bubble.

[@kbjerke]

Sam Clemens said it best, I think - "There are lies, *damned lies,* and *STATISTICS!* " Best wishes to you, Hickok45!

[@DDGVET4]

That was that fella that kept insisting his name was really "Mark Twain" isn't it? He could tell some "Big Ones" couldn't he? lol

[@kbjerke]

@@DDGVET4 That is indeed the gentleman. He also said that a cigarette is a stick with a fire on one end and a fool on the other. But I believe he actually smoked cigars... 🤔

[@maptinkler]

@@kbjerke Sometimes good ole sarcasm is the best form of wisdom.

[@CJ4S147]

A friend likes to say that 63.2 percent of statistics are made up to prove a point including this one.

[@eb1684]

Also: "Figures lie and liars figure."

[@Pauly365]

My father took us to hunter's safety when we turned 13. He was in the marine Corp and served in Vietnam. Both my brother and myself served in the military. There have been guns in our household's and there will always be. I shall not be infringed. The second is about fighting a tyrannical government. It's not about the guns.

[@Exiledk]

But.. you have a tyrannical government... nobody stood up to stop it yet.

[@hux2000]

It's so weird how literally ALL of our peer Western nations don't have this tyrannical government fear. I wonder why that is? Oh yeah, it's because they're not living with an 18th century mindset.

[@PsalmCourier]

Amen sir thank you

[@MrAuldphart]

@@Pauly365 What we faced in Australia Pauly when they banned certain firearms was that they made the penalties so harsh that one would be a fool to own one. As I have mentioned on here before, My Dad brought a Luger back from Africa when he returned from WW2 and he passed it in on an amnesty due to the risk of being caught out. Trouble was, a lot of people knew he had it and a lot of others were in the same boat, but it would only take one person to open their mouth and in you go in clinker for up to 15 years! So that’s how the Government works. We all went through the same routine when they banned them saying “they won’t take my guns” and “ I’ll bury mine”. But in the end. thousands upon thousands upon thousands of guns were passed in on the buyback system. So take note of what I say, because that is the way the Government works.

[@FormerVicePresidentDickVeiny]

Corps. It's a corps, not a corporation

[@recoveringnewyorker2243]

Irish comedian, Dave Allan once said “According to the UK ministry of transportation 12% of accidents on British roadways are caused by drunk drivers. This must mean that 88% of the accidents are caused by sober drivers. Well, the solution here is simple. Revoke the driving privileges of all the sober drivers, and leave the roads to the drunks! After all, they cause the fewest accidents!

[@NikeaTiber]

_"People that give up their freedoms for security deserve neither."_

[@TacitusR]

......and will soon lose both."

[@mhayes33120]

That is a very nifty little aphorism. ✔ I can now discard all the other comments because of it.

[@Aspen7780]

I was told something like that by our pediatrician during a doctors visit with my kids. They asked me if we had a gun in the house. Before I could answer, my wife jumped in immediately to say “no, none..”. They responded “GOOD. Because a gun in the home means there’s X times more chances of injury or death if a gun is in the home.” What business do they have even asking that question? I’ve always been safe and now I’m extra safe now that I have kids in the household. I don’t need a doctor judging me about it. It’s shaming. That’s what it is. Shaming gun owners. Going out shooting was the best time I had bonding with my dad. I want my kids to have the same experience.

[@RIbigDave]

The pediatrician should keep his mouth shut it's none of his business

[@Lrodcbr]

77% of car accidents happen within 10 miles of your home. Im not going to stop driving

[@ricktaylor5744]

Just stay away from home. And you will be fine.

[@trith72]

Heard a comedian bring this up years ago...he said "Honey, I just heard that 70% of all auto accidents happen within 2 miles of your home!....We have to sell the house and move!"

[@DanBCooper]

Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but this is why I push my truck for the first 10 miles 77% of the time.

[@ricktaylor5744]

@@Lrodcbr it just proves that homeless people are better drivers.

[@BrotherMaynard2112]

I'm moving!

[@robertf.8463]

The moment you lose your ability to defend yourself. You are defenseless.

[@sierraecho884]

This is shocking and wise just as the moment you loose your sight your are blind...wooooow

[@keithk1897]

​@sierraecho884 being a smart ass lol

[@sierraecho884]

@@keithk1897 Just like the wise "robertf.8463" once said: "The moment you lose your ability to defend yourself. You are defenseless." I will never be that smart and wise xD

[@donaldanderson7410]

In my 66 years, I’ve had 3 guns in the home for the last 38 years. I grew up with guns in the house because as cattlemen we needed them to protect our livestock. No one has been hurt, shot, not even dead by my guns…fact

[@ditto1958]

I am also 66, and for much of my life there has been at least one gun in the house. Not once has any of those guns ever shot anyone.

[@hux2000]

Congratulations. But you are one data point and that changes absolutely nothing.

[@donaldanderson7410]

@@hux2000 true, I don’t matter

[@9983sp]

It's not like they can load and fire themselves.

[@ditto1958]

@@hux2000 Seriously, uses of firearms for other than target shooting or hunting are rare. For most people, instances of bad guys in their house are also extremely rare. But the people who live in that house are there every day. So, if someone is shot with a gun in the house, it’s more likely to be a family member than a stranger. But, similarly it’s also true that most car accidents happen close to home- because you live there and begin and end most car trips at home. That doesn’t mean we should never drive near our homes. It’s not inherently dangerous to drive around near home.

[@robertgraham1626]

The Second Amendment is nothing about guns it's about protecting us from the government to stop the government from infringing on the rights we are a republic that means of the people not a monarchy

[@anarchistdan]

It's everything about guns the right to keep and bear arms

[@MysticMonkeyMiracle]

Lol we're supposed to be a democratic republic. We're actually an Oligarchy though.

[@codylovelace2237]

Constitutional Republic dummy. Smh

[@PrestonRush-my2nx]

No, sorry. We are SUPPOSED to be a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. Not Democrat, at all!!!​@@MysticMonkeyMiracle

[@alfredhughes578]

@user-ns8sj7gn4v Let’s don't forget the U.S. Constitution is a document that created the U.S. Government and the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to protect the individuals rights from the overbearing government. It limits government powers. So, the second amendment is an individual’s right to have and carry firearms to protect the individual from an overbearing government. And our government is getting more restrictive of individual rights every year.

[@KoreanGeorge]

They're the same type of people that will believe everything the government says.... no matter how dumb it is

[@maptinkler]

I think most gun owners, and common sense Americans, know the Political Party you're referring to without having to say it!

[@southerninterloper4107]

These are the same people who put an untested, foreign substance into their body for a donut.

[@chrisdarby2233]

And .....they vote for people who enact ridiculous gun control, and then say "they're not doing that", then I show them the bills that have been signed and that glazed eye look takes over in their faces, and they walk away. These people ARE that dumb

[@jpnewman1688]

Really.. But how many times did you VOTE for masters to dictate how you gonna live and die like a low IQ slave?? 😂😂😂

[@jpnewman1688]

​@@chrisdarby2233don't you know all VOTERS have IQ of ROCKS, which is why they need masters to dictate how they live and die?? 💯💯😂😂😂

[@BR-kq7kt]

The people should be at least as well armed as their “public servants “.

[@ebayseller37922]

Numbers don’t matter. Studies don’t matter. The 2A does not say that a person’s right to own a gun cane be limited based on the harm caused by other people. It’s an INDIVIDUAL right and unless you are one of the individuals causing unlawful “harm,” the harm caused by others cannot be used to take away an individual’s right to keep and bear arms… unless you are tricked into voluntarily giving up your rights through new laws, new “rule-making” schemes, or the overreach of Executive bureaucracies.

[@sierraecho884]

Well they do matter because that´s what new laws can be based upon. Laws change all the time and so do your rights. I agree that it´s mostly for the worse but still it does matter. Maybe not to you .

[@billseggie4578]

I live in Phx Az, today another Police Officer was gunned down for no reason other than doing his duty. My father was a life long law enforcement officer starting out in the Prescott AZ City Police and retiring as a Federal Deputy US Marshall in AZ and then Chief of Police in Montague Michigan. He taught me fire arms at a very young age and I adhere to his safe gun practices to this day. Sadly, he passed 2yrs ago( of natural causes) but he lived his life as a Lawman.

[@silverwings21]

0:33 With Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D) pulling the fire alarm, when there is no fire, he got no real punishment, proves them wrong.

[@joeanco1993]

Owning a gun keeps a majority of criminals out of you home... if they know you are unarmed, what keeps them from kicking you door in.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

They'll case your neighborhood and break in when they know you aren't home. Then your guns are gone unless you keep them locked up while you're not home.

[@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798]

​@@wizardofahhhs759where I live it's just common practice to lock up your firearms... except the one your carrying.. Weird thinking back to the 70s where everyone had the glass in the doors of their gun cabinets....heck...they usually weren't even locked! Course....also always had one in the window rack on pickup! How times have changed!

[@wizardofahhhs759]

@@jonjacobjingleheimerschmid3798 Times have definitely changed, and not for the better either.

[@hux2000]

Yeah, I love it when I see criminals walking down my street and breaking into my gunless neighbors' homes rather than mine, because they can magically tell that they don't own guns while I do. Oh wait. They can't possibly know that, can they? So your argument there is actually fucking stupid.

[@kdavidsmith1]

This isn't at all true. Unless you have a public notice that you're armed, how are they supposed to know you're armed, but if put up those signs your house is more likely to be targeted for a robbery to steal your firearms. Your gun should be the last line of defense, not the only one.

[@dugie5246]

That means it's 59% more likely to protect the family. Numbers can mean anything people want or mean nothing. Thank you. Lol

[@donaldramey1896]

I am 70 years old and I have never heard the "fire in a theater" argument so eloquently debunked. Thank you Hickok.

[@garywelker8398]

Nothing more BRILLIANT than a man who talks COMMON SENSE ! Too bad your preaching to the choir. AMEN BROTHER.

[@SNKNostalgia]

I am 43 now. My father was a Navy A-4 Skyhawk pilot and taught me how to shoot a .38 S&W when I was 6. Learned how dangerous it can be. Always be careful.

[@falconcowboy9995]

Crime will go down when morals are observed

[@SNKNostalgia]

Last time I checked... murder is illegal

[@plaguepandemic5651]

Exactly. A murderer will see a sign on a building saying "gun free zone" and think cool, no one can fight back! Concealed carry keeps everyone safe, not just the person carrying

[@daleharvey3278]

Yes but late term abortion isn't

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

That’s a matter of personal opinion 😂😂😂😝

[@IoriYagami-p8m]

Snk rocks

[@SNKNostalgia]

​@plaguepandemic5651 I carry everyday

[@davidgrant8816]

I heard it once said " the 2A was put in place to protect the 1st. That's how important the first two amendments are.

[@rickklare4081]

you are RIGHT ! how can you say "I can say what ever I want" if you are not armed with firearms, the First Amendment needs the Second Amendment for protection, why do you think they want to get rid of the second Amendment ? look at what is going on in the UK with speech laws, BUY GUNS AND TALK WHAT'S on your MIND

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

EXACTLY

[@perpitraiter]

@@davidgrant8816 I think that’s why the NRA refers to the 2nd Amendment as “America’s first freedom”.

[@kimberHD45]

They’re at risk because the X amendment fell first.

[@sharpe67]

Thank you for your common sense, which is all too rare these days. God Bless.

[@tjbelcher3144]

I got my first 22 at 5! We lived on 260 acres in west Tx. I carried it ALONE and hunted rabbits,coyotes,etc. We had 3 or 4 behind each door. We always used them for various reasons. We never dreamed of hurting anyone. We also knew to protect ours at all costs. Thats why Ruby Ridge was so spooky! Weve raised our kids with guns. Theyve had access most of their lives. Weve educated them,showed them the damage it will cause. They damn sure dont want to hurt people,but refuse to be victims!

[@jeffcorkern6211]

I read somewhere statistically a family car was 41 times more likely to kill a family member than a random stranger.

[@plaguepandemic5651]

The way people drive nowadays, it's probably double that lol

[@PsalmCourier]

@@plaguepandemic5651 For real people are getting incredibly unhinged behind the wheel.

[@PsalmCourier]

If they just DIDNT MAKE CARS Then we would see less CAR violence guyzthh

[@cherenkov_blue]

There's also a statistic about how the people most likely to abuse children are family members and not strangers. By that logic we should just raise children in compounds away from their parents, right? After all, it's "for the greater good", so if you don't agree with me it means you're a heartless monster!

[@JNoMooreNumbers]

Now it's invaders we have to watch out for. A lot of barbaric stuff is happening in once safe areas with open borders.

[@JohnRice992]

Statistically, Cars are far more dangerous in the hands of people than guns are. I can get the numbers again and share the ratios if you like. Quite eye opening.

[@bozo5632]

Not to mention stairs and bath tubs.

[@bbb462cid]

@@bozo5632 Excellent, excellent point. Not to mention pools and ladders as well. This is a thing I bring up to people, and many just dismiss it. But the thing it drives home to me is this: the difference between the guns and the stairs etc is that the shooter wanted to kill. Why on earth do we want to ignore the violent nature of our society? Working to reduce that lowers murder rates across the board. I guess those lives saved are not as important at making law abiding people and inanimate objects evil. And why do leaders and politicians not speak out about that violent nature?

[@JohnRice992]

@@bbb462cid Because it gives them the "Popular Vote" which often results in greater Electoral Numbers, especially in swing states. Politicians don't actually care about anything that the people care about. Our Government actually has a far greater picture of worries many people across the globe aren't even aware of. Geopolitics is a real thing, that is why the 2nd Amendment will never be abolished. Our own DOD relies on it remaining intact!

[@jpnewman1688]

Really.. Did you know all politicians are professional liars?? 😂😂😂 But how many times did you VOTE for them to be your masters?? 😂😂😂

[@JohnRice992]

@@jpnewman1688 A total of ZERO times, out of the 32 years I have been able to legally vote. Is that all you wanted to know?

[@VetsRage]

Its like the swimming pool analogy. Your 50% more likely to drown if you have a pool vs not having one at all. Haha.

[@AveryHyena]

BAN FULLY SEMI AUTOMATIC ASSAULT POOLS!

[@williamgaines9784]

Yep...one is far less likely to drown in the shower than in the bathtub, but to eliminate the possibility of either the government is shuttinng your water off.😒 The thing about statistics is the manipulation of them. 41% MORE likely is NOT significant if the likelihood of dying in a particular location is 0.0002% to begin with - if your chance is 2/1,000,000 your chance only increases to 2.82/1,000,000

[@moistbandit]

And how do you stop from accidentally drowning in a pool? be responsible

[@That-Will-Do-It]

Just like you're more likely to be mauled by a dog if you own a dog.

[@chrisseger2346]

You touched on something that I think gets glossed over by most, pro and anti-gun alike - the fact that a gun is not always fired in a defensive use situation. Having a gun pointed at you is typically enough of a deterrent, no shots needed. If anything, we should be praising gun owners for not being more trigger-happy. Just because you decide to draw doesn't mean you need to shoot, it just means you need to _be ready_ to shoot.

[@richbutler7828]

Thank You Sir, Common Sense is hanging by a thread, but Folks like you show it's still Alive.

[@oo7-ro6bu]

"A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined.but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of Independence from any that might attempt to abuse them. Which would include their own government "- George Washington

[@oo7-ro6bu]

40k firearm related deaths every year, half are suicide and 1.5-3 million defensive uses of firearms every year!!

[@Randomwesternredneckguy]

Stats change radically when suicides and gang violence are accounted for.

[@hux2000]

"1.5-3 million defensive uses of firearms every year" - that stat is entirely made up by the pro-gun lobby. There's no evidence to back it up whatsoever.

[@nicks2581]

No one talks about the number of drug related deaths. No one talks about the deaths associated with over looked mental health issues. No one talks about the numbers of deaths caused by released repeat offenders.

[@JackWelsh-gw7gl]

​@@nicks2581NO One Talks about the COVID Deaths via Anthony Fauci & BIG PHARMA & The " CHINKSTER'S & The U.S. DEEP STATE 🤔

[@JackWelsh-gw7gl]

​@@nicks2581NO ONE Talks about The COVID DEATHS, Brought to US by the DEEP STATE, Anthony Fauci, the CHINKSTER'S & BIG PHARMA , Sen Rand Paul is pursuing Charges against Anthony Fauci. 🤔

[@nickf2170]

Country logic.....sounds right to me. Yep, it's really just that simple.

[@jeffliles5217]

Not only could I shout FIRE in a crowded theater, but I would be expected to shout fire if there were an actual fire and nobody is doing anything.

[@maninaboysbody]

What if I was on a commercial jetliners flying somewhere and you see a friend his name is Jack can you yell high Jack lol😁

[@dukenukem69]

And you might still get arrested for not doing anything

[@ShrockWPS]

​@@dukenukem69 Unless laws have changed, I don't think so. Just like you aren't responsible as a regular citizen to give CPR or other medical services. You can't get in trouble for just running away from a fire instead of warning everyone.

[@goatman9499]

America is the theater and I smell smoke

[@devildoc492]

It always tickles me with their gun logic wanting to ban guns. When a drunk drives into a crowd and hurts/kills someone....they blame the driver.....not the car. But if a gun was used, it's always the gun, not the loser pulling the trigger. On average over 40K die in vehicle related situations each year and no one screams to ban cars, but no doubt if cars were actually banned those complainers would be wanting to shoot the ones who took their car away. As a Vietnam combat vet I really appreciate your video's and instructions/comparisons on various things. Keep up the great work. Learning gun safety saves lives....thank you!!

[@patrickhall3878]

I yelled theater in a fire house… nothing happened.

[@paulhare662]

I did that when I was a VFC member. Nobody thought it was funny.

[@alperdue2704]

I have been around firearms my entire life. Not one has ever tried to harm me.

[@michaelpage4199]

I once read a sign that said never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Just makes me shake my head but the sheeples line up one after another with no clues.

[@Clearanceman2]

I wish we could at least raise the voting age to 21. Imagine if you had to pay taxes to vote? It would be the end of the democrat party as a national party.

[@alanmeyers3957]

@@Clearanceman2I agree!

[@ARedMotorcycle]

That's a George Carlin quote. RIP

[@hux2000]

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" - Yeah, that one is 100% true. It was proven for all to see on every TV in the nation on Jan 6, 2021.

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

The book “Marseille sous l’occupation” by Lucien Gaillard says that the man in photo is Monsieur Jerôme Barzetti, and the picture taken in Marseilles on September, 1940. The photo first appeared in print in Life Magazine in their March 3, 1941 issue. This is what I feel today, and it is a pain that does not heal.

[@jeffbetts4254]

Don't forget the dreaded trailer hitch 😂😂😂.

[@VivereLiberumSeuMori]

Yes! The dreaded shin killer!

[@dillonc7955]

Kneecapped me every few times I went to help my Dad. 🤣

[@George-ph5pz]

From AirStrip One (the UK) There is no such thing as "sensible gun control" We have firearms licensing here and it is completely arbitrary, unaccountable and invasive. Do not fall for any appeal to compromise - it's like freedom of speech or association. There is no compromise on your ability to defend yourself. None. Look at what's happening here.

[@johnalexander7369]

You can yell fire in a theater if the theater is on fire

[@hux2000]

No one has ever argued otherwise. The point is that you can't legally, FALSELY yell "fire" in a crowded theater. That's a restriction on your 1st Amendment rights.

[@GeorgeDoughty-m8e]

None of what they say is about guns. It's about making us obey.

[@greggtrubee9565]

Never forget when guns are outlawed,only outlaws will have guns. That is becoming a catch 22 for the law-abiding citizens. Thain about it. Thanks Hickok.

[@greggtrubee9565]

Think about it. Typo.

[@hux2000]

Except that argument doesn't actually make any sense, given that the vast, vast majority of guns used in crime come from the legal firearms market. Go look at any country in the world that passed more restrictive gun control laws: their gun crime rate went down after that. Because if it's harder for criminals to get guns then it's harder for criminals to commit gun crime. Funny how that works, isn't it? Here's some useful advice: if you're parroting nice-sounding phrases without actually THINKING about what they mean and whether they're actually true, you're living in fantasy land.

[@greggtrubee9565]

@@hux2000 The US has millions upon millions of firearms circulated through the private owners. If you think that restrictions will keep the firearms out of bad guys hands you are not living in reality. Funny how that works, is it not?

[@goatman9499]

@@greggtrubee9565 exactly there's so many millions of guns in America they could abolish 2a right now and nothing would change, it would just become a giant black market. Just look how successful banning booze was. Think about it.

[@BrockNessMonster1991]

@@hux2000 - you’re anti gun yet here you are watching and commenting on gun/gun related content.. funny how that works, isn’t it?

[@sammylacks4937]

Thank you so much for speaking up , speaking out and just doing what you do. I've enjoyed your channel so much.

[@RamonMarais-k2k]

Thank you Sir, for opening this topic. I have been wanting to add my two cents worth for a long while. Firstly, those same people who go on about firearms, most of them drive cars. Some of them will drive under the influance at some time in their life. A car is a deadly tool, same as a firearm. Now the thing with tools. Say I need to chop down a ten inch diameter tree, I dont want to use a kitchen knife, I want a chainsaw or felling axe. These are deadly tools. Say I need to replace some pipes in my plumbing line, I need a large wrench, deadly tool. Screw driver, claw hammer, baseball bat, etc, etc. That is going to be the tool one needs though. If someone is coming at me with a deadly weapon of any sort, I want a deadlier one. An AR, Mini fourteen, AK or shotgun preferably. At least a handgun. I am a Namibian, and we do have gun control. The goverment is not crazy though, it is fairly easy to get a license, up to four firearms. After that you need to be a dedicated sports person or get a collectors license or be able to give a very good reason as to why you need more. My view is that firearm owners should be licensed, same as a motor vehicle driver. Get a learners, then a license, after that there should be no limit on how many and what type of guns you have. Maybe keep a register of who has what, even keep a profile of the grooves and lands on a central database for use by law enforcement in case of a crime being committed with a firearm. Make the negligant use or loss of a firearm a fedaral offence, same with using one while drunk or drugged. But if one is allowed to own as many cars as you can afford, you should be allowed as many guns as you want. I know the second amendment is a big point of contention in the US, so my views wont sit well with everybody there. Sorry about that, but if I was a US citezen I would be claiming my first amendment right now.😊

[@Davidbirdman101]

I don't own a gun but when I was a kid I had a.22 rifle and a.410 shotgun. But I support people who do own guns responsibly. All you need to do is look at England right now. The English people and Irish people have been swamped by reckless immigration. They are being thrown into prison for stating the facts online. It's heartbreaking to see how a government can persecute their own people. Thank God for the first and second amendment.

[@goatman9499]

we have our rights because those Brits don't and we're also being swamped by reckless immigration policy and growing government persecution too even with our rights that's pretty scary honestly.

[@jalan02]

That "statistic" is based on a 1968 FBI study that ONLY looked at the use of privately owned that resulted in a death. It didn't look at the times a person was only wounded or when simply displaying the firearm was sufficient to ward-off an attacker. As for "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater", it's not against the law unless you do it in the absence of a fire. Even so, the Supreme Court decision that gave us that little pearl of wisdom didn't make the use of the word "fire", or any other words, a crime. It simply stated the if you speak irresponsibly, the 1A isn't a defense against criminal and civil penalties. Using the logic of the anti-2A, the ruling would have eliminated the word "fire" from the English language. To correctly apply that ruling to the 2A you would have to say that if you use a firearm in a manner that is illegal or irresponsible your Right to "keep and bear " is not a defense. BTW: That's the way it's always been.

[@dennissmith6096]

I work in the trades and the head guy running the job tell me he’s against guns. He told me owning a gun makes you 3x more likely to die by one. I had to bite my tongue. Anything you own increases your chances of dying by it. He must cower in fear from life because regardless of how harmless something appears it can all kill you. Stairs, cars, a tub, a pool, a bike, a knife, a pencil anything you own drastically increases your chances of dying if you don’t respect it.

[@Lilitha11]

While true, guns also can kill you a lot faster. Way more people die from accidentally shooting themselves, or someone else, than do slipping in a bathtub.

[@RandDCustoms2]

My father taught us gun safety when I was little. I taught my kids. 60 years later my guns have never hurt a soul. But they protect us daily.

[@stevenslater2669]

Our 8th grade English teacher gave the class a practical lesson in the difference between “can” and “may”. A girl in the class raised her hand. Mr. Smith called on her. “Mr. Smith, can I go to the bathroom?” Mr. Smith replied, “Yes.” The girl got up and started toward the door. Mr. Smith said, Carol, sit down!” “But, Mr. Smith, you said you can go to the bathroom!” Mr. Smith then spent 5 minutes explaining the difference between affirming Carol was most probably physically capable (can I?) of going to the bathroom, and receiving permission (may I?) to go to the bathroom. By that time Carol had wet herself. I suppose today Mr. Smith would have been fired for sexual harassment, but in 1956 it was considered a life’s lesson.

[@johnsodx]

Excellent points, but I think you missed something important, which is the deterrent effect of violent criminals knowing that law-abiding citizens might be armed, either at home or elsewhere. In other countries, criminals just look at citizens as defenseless prey, especially those who are older, smaller, disabled, etc.

[@rblueroan2205]

In a way , sounds like our current government ,

[@Lilitha11]

That isn't really true though, is it? There are a lot of countries without guns, with low crime rates. People don't start mugging old ladies, just because no one has guns. There is an economic factor, that plays a far larger impact. If people are starving and bad off, they commit crime more. Having access to weapons, isn't really a factor.

[@Lilitha11]

The stats are true. If you are a responsible gun owner you should practice basic gun safety, practice weapon retention, and secure the weapon while it isn't in use. Also everyone should support red flag laws, because people who commit domestic abuse shouldn't have access to firearms. People should strive to be responsible gun owners, not just gun owners.

[@Lazybones52]

My father always carried a gun He didn’t ask anybody for a permit or permission, it was his God-given right he knew that. and the reason why he always did is he spent time in many countries, seeing a lot of terrible things humans were capable of

[@anth5424]

'We are approaching the brink; already a universal spiritual demise is upon us; a physical one is about to flare up and engulf us and our children, while we continue to smile sheepishly and babble: “But what can we do to stop it? We haven’t the strength.” We have so hopelessly ceded our humanity that for the modest handouts of today we are ready to surrender up all principles, our soul, all the labors of our ancestors, all the prospects of our descendants-anything to avoid disrupting our meager existence...' Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

[@bozo5632]

I love the Bill of Rights. But I think I can see an upside to duct-taping people's mouths in theaters.

[@vmarc4682]

I haven't been to theater in decades. I might go again if that policy was implimented.

[@oldman-zr2ru]

@@vmarc4682 Me neither but my issue is cell phones. Ban them first and let people carry indoors.

[@thudable]

Much Respect Hickok. Thanks for posting

[@beckmanes4396]

I am 19 my father gave me an sig p938 on the day I graduated high school. I know own a few firearms and have never hurt another man. Never threw a punch in my life.

[@PalKrammer]

Nice gift.

[@pappy017]

conceal an carry since 2015. Having it has saved myself and family from physical attacks three times! No "statistics" have been logged for these instances!

[@chrisbernal1120]

Some seek the right answer. Others seek the together answer.

[@beadkins312]

The assumption of a firearm in your home is a deterrent. If you banned firearms, the bad guy’s would have a field day.

[@glasswinder]

Burglars are not welcome in most people's homes.

[@EARNSHAY7878]

Thanks for at least trying to wake people up... Your channel is awesome!

[@ernieclapton2226]

after the recent "mass stabbing" in Germany the interior minister called for more stringent knife control.

[@searcymasonry]

an indy official recently said if we are being carjacked just relinquish the vehicle . thats some fucked up logic and it flies in the face of our basic right to self determination and personal safety and besides the primate might shoot you anyway just to show off his auto switch .

[@njb4602]

My state took a dark turn on firearms rights. The Big City DA is suing the firearms store owners in civil court and justified their actions with useless stats. The DA left off the stats where they stopped enforcing laws broken by criminals and stopped filing charges in criminal courts against the crooks threatening our safety! Use... Less!

[@robertrogish1038]

My brother loved your channel - he would refer to you very often in our communication. My go to guy was Ron Spooner - I sent my brother a link of You and Ron doing a vlog together. My 60 year old brother died a few months ago and I've been watching you and I see why my brother loved your videos.

[@RD-io6sm]

If people think gun laws will stop criminals from getting guns, then the police shouldn't have them either.

[@Lilitha11]

Gun laws do stop criminals from getting guns. There are countries were police don't carry firearms, though that requires there being a lot less guns. The US has so many guns, even if they were all banned it would probably take 50 years to get them out of the system. So obviously it isn't going to work here. It does work in general though.

[@RD-io6sm]

@Lilitha11 Personally, I feel if Americans cannot own guns, there is no promise of freedom. The government has lost my trust, and I don't know if they'll ever earn it back.

[@RD-io6sm]

@@Lilitha11 Personally I feel that Americans should be allowed to bear arms. Without that, there's no promise of freedom. I don't trust the government to let go of some power. They always seem to want more.

[@Lilitha11]

@@RD-io6sm Of course they always want more, but when has guns ever protected freedoms? What illegal laws has the government passed that the citizens have overturned through the use of firearms? It doesn't happen.

[@goatman9499]

@@RD-io6sm is 2a redundant? Citizens bear arms, criminals bear arms, civil servants bear arms. If you want a gun you can get one legally or illegally pretty easily red state blue state anywhere within a week. The second part of 2a is about regulation of millitia which to my interpretation is the thing allowing DC to restrict. I'm not a gun guy so I'm not very well read on these laws but do you see what I'm saying here? They banned alcohol but the market just went underground. I still think there should be some kind of registry/ID/proof of purchase or whatever so we know who is a responsible owner but I'm starting to think 2A contradicts itself "right to bear arms while being well regulated", the gun owners ARE the militia according to my interpretation. Can't touch Bill of Rights though that is sacred and what makes the American PEOPLE who they are, and still the Government try.

[@ronaldfoster3399]

Straight talk, appreciated as usual.

[@jimaureli6475]

Middle of the road Democrat here, I agree 100% with everything you said, which brings up another lie, that democrats fear and hate guns,...nope, not true. Most all of my friends share my political leanings, and all of them responsibly own and regularly shoot our firearms, and none of them, have experienced firearm related accidents, or worse in their homes.Not even a stubbed toe (:

[@Waty8413]

A large segment of the "right" lives under the delusion that democrats do not own guns. Almost everyone I know owns at least one gun regardless of politics. I know a gay guy who owns several AR's.

[@tonyw7033]

But the majority of the people you vote for are the ones trying to take the guns. I finally had to turn my back on them their values and ideas are so much different then they were 30 years ago

[@Lilitha11]

Both Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are gun owners. Most gun control pushed by Democrats are stuff like Red Flag laws that remove guns from you temporarily if you commit or threaten domestic abuse, or like background checks(which are common in most places).

[@seane6616]

why do you support such corruptions?

[@PsychoticBovine]

My favorite is "there are more laws to protect guns than to protect kids". Uh, murder is illegal. The "firearm in the home" study was done in the 70's, and like the "women are more abused on super bowl sunday" study came from the same place. Totally made up.

[@ChronicSensei]

Remember biden saying a 9mm could blow your lung out? Lol

[@peteza4893]

Thank you and good morning from key west I don’t hear cries to close the border after an illegal rapes or kills Criminals always follow the law

[@johnbarrett7534]

Or to ban cars because of drunk drivers.

[@RT-qd8yl]

I'm surprised YT decided to display your comment; normally comments with common sense get "filtered"

[@peteza4893]

@@RT-qd8yl the day is young. Ha

[@WhiskeyHunterVAT69]

Thank you for the VOD. 🥃🥃

[@divemor]

One could also say that the absence of a gun in the home prevented the homeowners from protecting themselves from harm. One thing to keep in mind is that with the same availability of firearms there was only one mass shooting during the decade of the 1950's. What's changed?

[@MikeJames-kt5dw]

rise of secularism and leftism etc.

[@gifthorse3675]

Technology

[@sat1458]

Thank you, Hickock45, as always.

[@countryman4691]

If you are having serious familly problems lock up your weapon.

[@edyoung6573]

we are or becoming a Banana Republic, my legal firearms so far has not hurt anybody going on 20 years since I got my LTC. I have a bio-metric safe/also keyed on my nightstand for my pistols. I do not watch MSM news on tv anymore. Just one channel that isn't main stream. God Bless you Mr. Hickok! I Thank God for you!

[@Jarmann369]

They are not dumb, they are evil. They know the truth.

[@robedmund9948]

Some of them ARE just dumb. For example, AOC is an ill-informed ignoramus. Having a conversation with her is like talking to a cactus.

[@cecilb8205]

We all benefit from having other folks to discuss things with. Labeling another person evil is a step in the wrong direction most of the time, IMHO.

[@robedmund9948]

@@cecilb8205 While agree with your sentiment, a discussion can only occur when both parties are willing to listen to other points of view. Many on BOTH sides are unwilling to do so. We need to fix that.

[@Jarmann369]

@@cecilb8205 they are evil because they know the truth but don’t admit it. They knowingly push false narratives and people die not being able to protect themselves in certain states. AND THAT IS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION. Evil is probably one of the nicest things I can call them.

[@ccsniper]

I love how they also cite the statistic that says if you have a firearm in the home you are more likely to harm yourself or someone you love than an intruder. It's also the equivalent of saying those people who ride in cars are more likely to be involved in car accidents than people who don't

[@zeker6233]

Excellent points!

[@jtnachos16]

My old man introduced me to firearms when I was like, 5. I still have vivid memory of the shock in my little child brain, seeing what a bb gun, a .177 pellet gun, and then a .22 did to watermelon and then masonry bricks (like the sterotypical red ones). I have never viewed firearms as something to mess with. The seriousness that comes from using them was drilled into my head at a young age, and now I'm more serious about safety with them than my old man is, to the point where when I was a teenager I have legitimately annoyed him by compulsively checking clear on any firearm or even bb gun that is left laying around, and giving the response of 'if you want me to stop checking it, then put it up where it goes'. The big problem with children and firearms, like many problems involving children, comes down to parenting more than anything. In the case of firearms, it's often a combined lack of education on firearms, and an unfortunate lack of recognition for parental authority.

[@damnoldguy]

This video is 5:56 long. Coincidence? I think not.

[@andrewfournier8817]

I dunno. I have guns, I'm pro gun. I drive a car a lot. I notice driving a car that a lot of people are distracted and drive into things when conditions become adverse. Accident rates might be high? Whatever the stat is, I'd rather have a gun than not have a gun. The thing is, those of who are not a threat to society should probably help work on reducing the threats posed by irresponsible gun owners if for no other reason than to be sure we have a say in changes...

[@brentharrington9235]

I think at this point, no one really cares what these people say. They have long since been shown to debate in bad faith, so what's the value in considering their views?

[@hux2000]

"They have long since been shown to debate in bad faith" - Interesting point to make in response to a video in which Hickok just did exactly that: he created an argument no one has ever made - that you literally can't PHYSICALLY shout "fire" in a crowded theater - and then knocked it down by saying that, of course, he is capable of doing just that. The actual argument is that you can't LEGALLY falsely yell "fire" in a crowded theater. That's correct: you can't. You will be prosecuted for that, despite the 1st Amendment nominally saying that the government can't do so. So Hickok's whole point - that that wasn't a 1st Amendment restriction, so therefore you can't have 2nd Amendment restrictions - falls apart immediately. (And that's before we even get to the part where, even if hed been right about his "fire" example, there are several other well-established exceptions to the 1st Amendment anyway.)

[@brentharrington9235]

@@hux2000 no one cares what anyone who wants to restrict the 2A says. It wont happen. They have already tried things like the NYSAFE act in NY....it had a 97%+ non-compliance rate. Make whatever laws you want, you will get nothing.

[@domg7359]

The shouting fire in a theater thing really hit home. It's a great way to refute that analogy.

[@Leone_510__]

They say ar 15 didnt exist, so the second doesnt apply. Computers didnt exist, so the firts doesnt apply. Same thing.

[@paulthiessen6444]

Some might agree with that though

[@Leone_510__]

@@paulthiessen6444 I'm sure a lot actually would. That's the sad thing.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

I see the computer as a logical extension of the printing press, which they had back then, and the public was allowed to own and use. Modern firearms are just the logical outcome of technological advances in firearms. Even back then, they were aware of the possibility of repeating or automatic firearms. They hadn't been made yet, but they weren't stupid either. The writers of the Constitution and Bill of Rights had just fought a war with small arms and cannons owned by private citizens. They wanted citizens to have the right to bear ARMS, not just flint lock muskets and rifles.

[@Leone_510__]

@@beowulfsrevenge4369 trailers, mobile homes, and motor homes didn't exist, so the third amendment doesn't apply to them

[@sboy1955]

@@Leone_510__ nor does the 4th

[@fload46d]

Thanks Mr. Hickok. Just having the possibility of a firearm being carried by a person or in the house usually thwarts any kind of nonsense like a burglary or assault.

[@nobama3468]

What happens in Europe comes here about 7 years later. Going to jail for face book rants against illegal immigration over there now.

[@tebo1958]

I like you channel, and I own about 12 firearms (pistols, revolvers, antique guns, modern 'assault rifle', etc.), but... The argument about the guns in the home is statistically correct. And you are the only person I ever heard use the cop not having guns argument to keep them safe. Huh...?!? My 'agenda' is to promote safe gun ownership, not that tired old " they'll pry the gun from my cold dead hand" crap.

[@steven.h0629]

Whatever the statistic on this one may be, *you* don't have to be part of *it* by being responsible. 3:18 👍😎✊

[@traderjoe107]

"Exactly!" 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bobconnor1210]

No civilians should have fire extinguishers in the home. That’s what we have fire departments for. (Just tryna follow their logic)

[@searcymasonry]

failure to comply will end in a felony charge . ( felony can mean anything from having firecrackers after the 4th of july to telling the sheriff to suck your balls ) .

[@elizabethclifton4300]

Christopher Hitchens, at the beginning of a speech in a crowded auditorium, actually shouted “Fire. Fire fire!” Perfect demonstration that you CAN say what you want to say whenever you want to say it WITHOUT any consequences imposed on you.