Media vs "Gun Culture"

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @ajttambo
    @ajttambo 9 лет назад +331

    How could anyone not like hickok45? He is one of the best representations of the gun community.

    • @Rocketninja200
      @Rocketninja200 9 лет назад +14

      +ajttambo I completely agree and I wasn't at all surprised when he mentioned that he's a teacher.

    • @badpossum440
      @badpossum440 6 лет назад

      you just answered your question - he likes guns

  • @nateo200
    @nateo200 10 лет назад +286

    Not just because of this video but in general I've noticed this; Hickok45 has the biggest heart of any person with a gun related RUclips channel! I'm serious! One of the few channels I can tune into even on a long long day! One might think its a "useless" characteristic but hes got a great heart and an awesome taste in guns and dry humor that everyone loves!

    • @sherriwallace007
      @sherriwallace007 7 лет назад +2

      My favorite guy period with a RUclips firearms learning channel. He does have a big heart and he is smart in how he runs his channel. Unlike some others on RUclips

    • @raavaolinorman6518
      @raavaolinorman6518 6 лет назад +2

      I agree. He really does his best not to belittle anyone. He even says if you really hate guns, call your rep and tell em. He's not telling anyone what to think, just explaining his point of view.

    • @PTS156
      @PTS156 4 года назад

      Its true. When I bought my first gun I immediately consulted the great hickok45 for advice and reviews. His channel has probably saved a lot of lives by teaching people proper gun safety for free.

  • @aisackson
    @aisackson 8 лет назад +121

    I think your point about not blaming a person who enjoys a glass of wine with dinner for the actions of drunk drivers is pretty strong. Thanks for the video.

    • @Prof_Tickles92
      @Prof_Tickles92 5 лет назад +2

      It’s a false equivalency.

    • @vaclavjebavy5118
      @vaclavjebavy5118 5 лет назад +4

      @@Prof_Tickles92 How exactly?

    • @johnnyleewalker9872
      @johnnyleewalker9872 2 года назад +1

      I believe it is the same equivalency and i make the same comparison. It all comes down to taking responsibility that goes along with our constitutional rights and freedoms!

    • @justaguy3665
      @justaguy3665 2 года назад

      But that's the point. If you have drunk driving tickets, you shouldn't be able to drive anymore because you're going to kill someone.
      If you had assault charges or a violent past, you should be able to own a gun because you're probably going to kill someone.
      That's hiding the individual accountable.

  • @gagebrwn
    @gagebrwn 8 лет назад +712

    "We have a mental heath problem disguised as a gun problem." -Joe Rogan

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  8 лет назад +119

      +Gage So true!

    • @youmompwner
      @youmompwner 8 лет назад +4

      " HE KNOCKED HIM OUT!...WOW....WOW...WOW....WOW....WOW.....WOW..WOW....WOW...WOW"

    • @montanamountainmen6104
      @montanamountainmen6104 8 лет назад +23

      So true, but I asked repeatedly why? We never had a " mental problem" before. I think it's our society today having no personal responsibility anymore. Look at the people today, it's always others fault, they fail in something. My state hasn't banned anything " yet" but more people from California are moving in, so it's a matter of time. I own a AR15, and others they want banned, why just because they think they are bad, but who's telling them that? Well it's the media, school teachers, colleges, and politicians.

    • @littleladyfrog
      @littleladyfrog 8 лет назад +9

      +MontanaMountainMen not everyone from California is anti gun you are confusing our crazy city dwellers(nite not all city dwellers are crazy) with our people in rural areas aka State if Jefferson our cities hold the majority of districts I am in California I have a range in my back yard so do all of my neighbors and I shoot nearly everyday. My rifle is an Ak ...
      you should not stereo type people they may turn out to be tour greatest advocates for protecting all of our rights.

    • @littleladyfrog
      @littleladyfrog 8 лет назад +3

      +littleladyfrog
      I apologize for the typos too much to type all over again...lol

  • @hickok45
    @hickok45  11 лет назад +30

    Insane in an extreme psychopathic "off the charts" sort of way. I use the word "evil" myself sometimes, but I suppose it's more of a religious construct and turns some people off. You are right; lots of insane people are not violent, of course; look at ME! :-)

  • @hickok45
    @hickok45  12 лет назад +13

    Thanks. I try to reserve the drama on our channel for some of those videos where I turn in those "A-List" acting performances. :-)

  • @lerch400block
    @lerch400block 11 лет назад +187

    This man here should be every history/science teacher in our country. Not math, math is to hard.

    • @FrumpyPumpkin
      @FrumpyPumpkin 10 лет назад +46

      *Too so is English :)

    • @Khethatipet
      @Khethatipet 7 лет назад

      Agreed, this kind of honest conversation is what needs to be heard nowadays. But yes keep the Kentuckian out of math class thank you.

    • @EpicXXProductions
      @EpicXXProductions 7 лет назад +3

      Science is math...

    • @gladifly
      @gladifly 7 лет назад +1

      lerch400block I couldn't think of anything better for liberal cesspool campuses.

    • @TrueScandinavia
      @TrueScandinavia 6 лет назад

      only for the folks over in Kentucky

  • @hickok45
    @hickok45  12 лет назад +20

    Thanks for showing up! Good to meet YOU, too. We can't keep Tnoutdoors9 from doing videos and posting them, but we DO try to keep him out of public areas so that he doesn't scare the little kids with that face! :-) Actually, he was out of town on business, or he would have been there.

  • @H3Vtux
    @H3Vtux 7 лет назад +7

    This guy is a class act in so many ways. The best gun channel on youtube by far.

  • @alexmoore1506
    @alexmoore1506 10 лет назад +222

    The one thing I always say: Since when is a criminal going to listen to the law?

    • @DoctorBadVibez
      @DoctorBadVibez 10 лет назад +38

      At gun point.

    • @Wild1KY
      @Wild1KY 10 лет назад +6

      Never!! That's why YOU gotta be armed! Not rely on a cop who is under paid, over weight & low IQ! Rely on THAT to save me? NEVER!!!

    • @Boilingbass
      @Boilingbass 10 лет назад +10

      Right? If making things illegal worked, then I guess we should make crack and heroin illegal too so nobody can get their hands on them lol

    • @DoctorBadVibez
      @DoctorBadVibez 10 лет назад +4

      Boiling Bass Making things illegal takes it away from the hands of the law abiding citizen and puts it in the hands of the criminals. My favorite non gun example is marijuana, Colorado saw a 14-15% drop in crime after it was legalized, state revenue went up $11 mill. I don't smoke MJ because, honestly, I have no time for it, I'm waaaay to busy to even sit for more than 1hr but thems some serious results. I think the modern so called "bad cop" is a result of either corruption or a result of bad mandates in combination with a bad public image trends.

    • @Boilingbass
      @Boilingbass 10 лет назад +5

      True! Plus if guns were illegal, and someone really wanted to get their hands on a gun, they still could. It's not impossible and the people who think that making guns illegal will help are just crazy. Like it was said in the video, how do you stop a bad guy with a gun? A good guy with a gun. If you see some guy robbing a place and he has a gun and he's shooting people, most people will call the police because they have gun. I really hate how people wait to be a victim before they are willing to do something

  • @brandonessex4823
    @brandonessex4823 10 лет назад +8

    hickok45.. i love all of your videos and the breakdown of certain firearms. You make great points. thank you for a great intellectual video.

  • @R3dn3ck747
    @R3dn3ck747 4 года назад +1

    Hickok45 to me you are the frontfigure of the gun culture. I have learned alot about gun safety and gun maintenance by watching your videos. Keep up the good work!!! Best regards from Norway.

  • @GUNSHIPFLEX
    @GUNSHIPFLEX 8 лет назад +6

    You are a great advocate for the pro gun community .. I would have no problem with you being a big part of the NRA or some other big organization .. Everyone in the community knows and admires you Mr Hickok! Thanks for all you do. -Greg

  • @SkinCareCrazy
    @SkinCareCrazy 9 лет назад +3

    You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. It's nice to see someone who speaks about any issue, and this one is a sensitive one, without a sense of ego or judgment. It's refreshing to see someone speak about any issue without pretending to know all the answers. Debaters from any side of any argument who preach from the top of their high horse who "have all the answers" are annoying. You offer insight into a culture without ridiculing anyone who does not understand it. You're not a pretentious advocate or politician judging people for their ignorance of a particular culture. You are educating and offering insight, and not enough people on RUclips or in the world like you exist. Well done sir.

  • @michaelsoto9232
    @michaelsoto9232 11 лет назад +121

    Hickok45 For president!!!!

  • @pilotcamera5344
    @pilotcamera5344 3 года назад

    Thank you Mr Hickok45. Your videos have enlightened me in firearm basic knowledge and technique. But mostly the sheer joy of this hobby. I started documenting myself from videos like yours on what type of firearm would be a good option as my first handgun. Thanks to you I have a collection now. All your sponsors are lucky to have you and so are your viewers.

  • @michealhunt6039
    @michealhunt6039 10 лет назад +27

    I know this is an old video, but I just watched it today. Recently a lot was made in the media about a shooting range in Florida that allows children as young as 13 (under close supervision) shoot many different guns. This video, along with that media coverage really has gotten me thinking. I believe that a lot of the negative or passive feelings about guns in America comes from lack of exposure to firearms. I think what we really need is more shooting ranges, more shooting sports events, more media coverage of that. When those who enjoy shooting sports are not seen as some freak fringe, then we can begin to have a rational discussion about firearms. The media bias and even the passive stance of many people is largely due to misconceptions.

    • @bighunterman77
      @bighunterman77 9 лет назад +3

      +Micheal Hunt i, and many others watching this i'm sure, got my first gun, a .22 lr auto(18 round assault mag) when i was about 9...and shot it many times sense then...i guess i'm lucky that my dad has been a cop my whole life...so guns was something i'd always be around, naturally...and he taught me how to use and respect them
      it seems odd to me that people call guns "bad" or "dangerous", i don't see how...it's just a chunk of plastic and metal...not capable of thought or movement even...it takes a person to make a gun bad

    • @iceandhotwax
      @iceandhotwax 8 лет назад +1

      +Micheal Hunt My gun range will let me bring my grandkids in to teach them how to safely use firearms I have had my 6 year old grandson in there and they dont care about age at all as long as I am there to supervise

    • @iceandhotwax
      @iceandhotwax 8 лет назад +1

      sure shield the children from the evil knowledge and inspire curiosity, that is absolute brilliance

    • @bighunterman77
      @bighunterman77 8 лет назад +1

      boomzilla86 you can got to hell or New York City, it'd be about the same to me...you telling me your dad didn't let you drive a car before you were 15? i drove my dad's big 4wd F150 around the park in my city when i was as young as like 7...usually before or after football practice...he let my drive his even bigger 2500 dodge 4x4 diesel pickup when i was about 14 or so, which was good, cuz that ended up being my truck...the guy who got killed by the kid with the machine gun was a complete idiot...he should have either put it on 3 shot burst mode, or helped her hold it...
      accidents happen, but there are 4 simple safety rules of firearms...if you break one, but are following the other three, no one will be killed...i've shot over 2000 rounds so far this year, and ain't killed a damned thing other than some paper

    • @iceandhotwax
      @iceandhotwax 8 лет назад

      same logic that says you will because someone else has...

  • @SvenskaKrig1709
    @SvenskaKrig1709 8 лет назад +82

    You know I hear some people go on, and on, and on about how recreation drugs should be legal. Many of these same people want to ban guns. I love the lack of self awareness.

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  8 лет назад +81

      I have to agree. Sorry to disappoint people, but I actually do NOT smoke weed at all. That said, I find it interesting that many of the same people who preach about too much government intrusion when it comes to restricting gun rights and such are the very same people who would ban a pretty harmless plant, trying to protect people from themselves, I suppose? Funny that they cannot muster up any enthusiasm to ban alcohol, which actually DOES do some harm, even though it's not the alcohol; it's the irresponsible people drinking it.

    • @Skeebins
      @Skeebins 8 лет назад +5

      very well said hickok!

    • @jerryw6699
      @jerryw6699 8 лет назад +3

      I have seen the destruction caused by alcohol and pot, both lead to harder drugs for some people, my problem with legalizing pot is the impression it will have on our young people, more of them will try it and have problems with it if it is legal, it is the same with alcohol, but where do you stop? I don't have the answer. Really, if you want kids to think something is weird or bad, just keep them away from it, but don't make it a mystery to them, curiosity is a good thing, it's how we learn. Good luck with all these pro and con issues. I'm on the young people's side.

    • @rwwade9825
      @rwwade9825 8 лет назад +3

      +Tony Blodgett Excepting the fact that it is illegal to lie (which is a felony that is punishable with up to ten years in prison) while filling out your 4473, upon which is a question pertaining to your usage of a controlled substance

    • @jerryw6699
      @jerryw6699 8 лет назад +7

      RW, thank you, proof again that laws only keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens.

  • @Goatboysminion
    @Goatboysminion 11 лет назад +12

    In 33:43 seconds, I heard more common sense than I had heard in the last twenty years on this subject. Respect.

  • @QiBoy777
    @QiBoy777 11 лет назад

    Hickok45, I really enjoy your videos. I'm a subscriber for life. But what I like about you is the common sense, authentic, patriotic person that you are. No really. You are. It's nice to have an older gentleman to look up to and listen to in matters such as these. Thank you for doing what you do. I appreciate it!

  • @jacobharris3106
    @jacobharris3106 6 лет назад +50

    Still relevant in 2018.

  • @redstoneguy1
    @redstoneguy1 12 лет назад +8

    "The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good"
    -- George Washington

  • @wolfyk95
    @wolfyk95 10 лет назад +22

    The NY-Safe law is a "feel good" law that is genuinely scary, the fact that it was passed overnight without public input. It doesn't serve much of a functional limitation as it does an ergonomics one.

  • @wsc31
    @wsc31 12 лет назад +1

    I spent over thirty years with a badge on my chest and bull's eye on my back and member the gun culture for over forty years.
    The nightmare memories of my career are of children who were victims of violence or accidents. The best memories are of the camaraderie of the gun culture. Strangely enough one of the places I feel safest is among other armed citizens.
    Thank you for your calm, reasoned approach to this topic. Always nice to see a factual approach where rather than an emotional one.

  • @MrUselesschannel1
    @MrUselesschannel1 11 лет назад +16

    I live in southern Arizona in a safe area but still like to keep a remington 870 locked up in my closet safe.

  • @Insaneviking117
    @Insaneviking117 11 лет назад +211

    We need increased gun control and stricter licensing.

    • @nyaggardly
      @nyaggardly 7 лет назад +15

      nah that's just the truck of peace and cultural enrichment world tour

    • @stgeorge6947
      @stgeorge6947 7 лет назад +1

      laberrhabarber they do if you live in London..

    • @slabulous4876
      @slabulous4876 5 лет назад +1

      Burgerflipper why are you watching this channel

    • @hendrikenting8372
      @hendrikenting8372 5 лет назад +4

      Table spoons make ppl fat

    • @Sagegeir
      @Sagegeir 4 года назад

      I know what you are trying to say, but guns was made for killing, pencils wasnt made for mispelling words

  • @fredgauthier2074
    @fredgauthier2074 7 лет назад +15

    The events that unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown Connecticut became a seminal moment in my life. I was not new to guns. However, after that event I took my first CCW class in January 2013, purchased my Springfield Armory XD Subcompact 9mm in February 2013 and received my CCW permit in April of 2013. If there are people in this society that can point a rifle at the head of a 5 year old child, then we are all in trouble. We are free people and we are all responsible as individuals for the safety of ourselves, our families and especially our children. I can't help but wish that there had been a good guy with a gun in that school that day. Thank you Hickok45.

  • @paulyphonic
    @paulyphonic 11 лет назад +1

    How can anyone "Thumbs Down" this guy?!?!?
    Thanks for taking so much of your time to bring us GREAT reviews/videos!!

  • @the32712
    @the32712 10 лет назад +23

    Not to be rude Mr. Hickok, but the current Federal government doesn't give a damn about what the Constitution says they can or can't do. They'll do it anyway.
    --God Bless from the Mountains of NC

    • @2012Cthulhu
      @2012Cthulhu 9 лет назад +2

      Nevertheless, taking away guns would not turn out well in the United States, there are a lot of people who wouldn't give them up peacefully, and unlike the other amendments, guns cannot be taken away behind the scenes, people would know.

    • @bunnyhug4365
      @bunnyhug4365 9 лет назад +4

      @2012Cthulhu Exactly right and that's the reason the government hasn't even attempted to take our guns away. I guarantee there would be another civil war if the government came into people's homes and tried to take them and the government is fully aware of that fact. 😉

  • @HOSSMCGILLICUTTI
    @HOSSMCGILLICUTTI 8 лет назад +10

    Complete agreement with you. As a member of the gun culture for a long time, i know what happens to the human head when its shot with a rifle, in comparison too a average size pistol. I'm reminded every time I see a melon shot, with a rifle. I'm saying this just for the fact that maybe outlawing pistol's or magazine capacity won't have the life saving impact they think it would. (Unfortunately i live in New York) I know of one case, where a man was shot 9 times, with a 9mm and lived. If your shot with a lever action, pump, bolt action 308. 4-5 times. Your going to die. It's just terrible, that this woman let her mentally challenged son, use these guns at all. I feel terrible for the parents, but just as bad for the first responders, or the people that had to clean up after these poor kids.

  • @frankphoto2
    @frankphoto2 8 лет назад +4

    love the car analogy. thanks

  • @Grimgeist
    @Grimgeist 11 лет назад +1

    Thanks for posting. I've been a shooter only for a short time compared to most of us but I do agree with everything you had to say. I'm a huge fan of yours, I've been watching for just over a year now and I always enjoy your detailed reviews. I wish I had as good of aim as you do. It's actually comical to me how easy it is for you to pick off targets like you do. When I'm out shooting with a friend or two I even jokingly say "hickok 45 here" as I go up to shoot.

  • @Aglai76
    @Aglai76 8 лет назад +55

    7:55
    I have to disagree with you on that Hickock. we already have on a federal level and on state level it's brutal
    I live in California, and New York is in the same boat
    I DON'T HAVE A TRUE SECOND AMMENDMENT
    I can not get a CCW here, because i'm not a buisness owner. and i can't open carry either
    so to say "we're not gonna be limiting the second amendment in any extreme way" i'm sorry but you're wrong because it's ALREADY HAPPENED and it sucks

    • @GUNSHIPFLEX
      @GUNSHIPFLEX 8 лет назад +6

      Simple solution . Move! :) .. I know sadly it's not that easy..

    • @joncatanio
      @joncatanio 7 лет назад +22

      I get that a lot, being in California. But the truth is that isn't a SOLUTION. We can't just move away from the problem, we need to stand our ground and push rational legislation.

    • @joeclark9369
      @joeclark9369 6 лет назад +1

      Politician's are all the same .. Any State will try to get away with as much as they can without losing votes "of course"..
      Large city's control the majority.. here in California many rural communities are so fed up with our state and local governments and I hear all the time well you voted them into office.. NO I DIDN'T.. The big city melinials did.. brain washed leftist College kids did..
      I have lived here all my life and watching my beautiful home state wither and die is heartbreaking.. But it's my home.. and I'll keep fighting to stop Brown and Feinstein from turning us into a wasteland..

    • @bobboberson7684
      @bobboberson7684 6 лет назад +2

      Their is a Taurus hand gun that is illegal in California because it “causes cancer” but only in California does it cause cancer...

    • @bobboberson7684
      @bobboberson7684 6 лет назад +1

      CAMERON BENNETT- I knew a Cameron Bennett from elementary school. Any way, what do you mean?

  • @frostbite4954
    @frostbite4954 7 лет назад +7

    I'm not anti gun,or pro gun. But a man that acts,is a man that acts. It's about the toughts behind it. When I put a knife in my hand,there are many things,that I could do with it. My thoughts,will make it a tool of creation,or a tool of destruction. It's my friggin choice,what will happen next. And we are talking about a man,that is mentally screwed up. He can not make,that rational choice,so it becomes a extention of his destructive toughts. The gun is not guilty,HE IS! Crazy people will use whatever,they get their hands on. But some way of prevention,would be not a bad thing. Just let them do a firm mental test,before people buy a gun,or something. Just to be a little more safe.

    • @Qingeaton
      @Qingeaton 6 лет назад +2

      A crazy man killed 3 people in a Casey's store with a hammer in my town some years back.
      We were practicing our music in a house 2 blocks away from the murders.
      He could have used a knife or a gun, but a hammer worked fine for him, since he was crazy.
      The next day, no one said anything about hammer control. They just said he was crazy.
      If one Casey's employee had a gun, maybe they could have killed him,
      instead of feeding him for 10 years while the system gets around to doing it.

    • @_smegmann8156
      @_smegmann8156 5 лет назад

      no doubt

  • @DaveBegotka
    @DaveBegotka 9 лет назад +5

    Right on Hickok!

  • @loualbano4520
    @loualbano4520 3 года назад +1

    Your preaching to the choir my friend. Our enemies don’t understand and you can’t reason with them. They must be defeated and we must be always be vigilant.

    • @deadtome44
      @deadtome44 2 года назад +1

      Your “us vs. them” attitude will not solve anything. Most of the disagreement on this issue comes from misunderstanding. Gun grabbers have no use for guns, so they can’t understand why people fiercely protect that right. It’s not that difficult to respectfully give your point of view, despite your claims. Some people you’ll never convince, but you can still lay out a well reasoned argument. Combative/antagonistic stances like yours solve nothing.

  • @guarogordo6164
    @guarogordo6164 10 лет назад +3

    I live in CT and im very sorry for the kids i realy do but i got my permit 3 months before the succes. I buy my first pistol glock 22 and start dreaming the day than i can buy my AR 15 and thanks to CT Gobernor now i cant have one its not fare. My question its if im only alowed to carry only 10 rounds why the bad guys can have 15,30,50 and 100 rounds???

  • @johnnickel698
    @johnnickel698 4 года назад +6

    Hope you're all doing well in these crazy times. 2020 insanity times.

  • @DeusGladiorum
    @DeusGladiorum 10 лет назад +6

    I like guns quite a bit, but I wish there were stricter background checks (but not a ban on guns). You're right, it definitely is a psychological issue when considering the school shootings which get the most media attention, not even talking about the other THOUSANDS of deaths by illegally purchased firearms in gang shootings every year. But then it's a two front problem: the proliferation of illegal firearms and the lack of stricter background checks on legal firearms. But acknowledging that the former is a much more problematic (more deaths per year) issue than the latter doesn't excuse us from taking more steps to combat the latter as well. Part of it is insanity, but there's not always the most effective ways to combat insanity, and oftentimes most of the shootings that don't involve insane shooters are committed by normally sane people, so I think there should be stricter background checks in addition to better efforts for school counseling and getting people the psychological help they need, and in addition to that we need to find better ways to combat the massive proliferation of illegal firearms.

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  10 лет назад +19

      There IS no proliferation of "illegal" firearms. There's essentially no such thing as an "illegal" firearm. There are millions and millions more firearms in the U.S. than there were ten years ago, but ironically there are fewer deaths in which firearms are used. Thousands of guns are being made and sold every day, which is great, but there are no illegal guns, just a certain few individuals who commit illegal acts, sometimes with firearms. Guns are just guns, a legal product owned by over 100,000,000 Americans.

    • @akuxan8461
      @akuxan8461 10 лет назад +3

      6236003 Well the thing is that in the hands of a military cooperation or a licensed individual, like a class III dealer, it's not illegal for them to possess. As such, the guns specifically mentioned are not illegal, but are being illegally owned/possessed by people who are not licensed nor allowed in such a way. Even explosives are not "illegal" they are just illegally possessed by the gangs. The problem is the phrase, "Illegal guns" is an incorrect and a contradictory statement to the entire purpose of what the phrase is designed to imply. Colion Noire also said that the moment we associate guns with illegal and unlawful things, we associate guns as an illegal object of harm.

    • @akuxan8461
      @akuxan8461 10 лет назад

      I understand, I'm just saying that hickok45 is right when he says there are no illegal guns, because that object just simply doesn't exist. Any object that is illegal isn't illgeal in itself, it's the possession of the object that is illegal. In the case of guns, those specific guns and explosives were LEGALLY being possessed by the police in an evidence locker correct? So therefore they are legal when possessed by specific people for specific reasons. Even if they were smuggled in and are not compliant with that rediculous law, they are still legally possessed by the police agency that confiscates them. In this light then, no gun is ever "illegal", they can be illegally owned or used for illegal things but they are never illegal by the fact of existing.

    • @DeusGladiorum
      @DeusGladiorum 10 лет назад

      Loaded Xan 6236003 hickok45 I understand what you guys mean when you say there's no such thing as an "illegal firearm", just firearms that are owned illegally. However, that's more of a semantics issue for me than anything, because I think most people are aware that they actually mean a firearm that is owned illegally when using the misnomer "illegal firearm". Anyway, plenty of antis are very concerned about safety and violence reduction, and I don't think Leland Yee's actions represent what everyone else feels (this is the same guy who's against video games because he claims they correlate to higher violent crime). But disregarding the mass shootings which oversaturate the media and gun-related "crimes of passion" which are homicides committed through legally owned firearms which also make up a very low percentage of gun related homicides, there's still the thousands of deaths that occur each year from illegally owned firearms, which are acquired through loopholes in background checks or at gun shows, or which are more commonly acquired through criminal, but licensed gun dealers. Why doesn't anyone want to discuss ways to solve that since it accounts for the majority of gun-related deaths? They even contribute indirectly to "legal" homicides by police, a force which emphasizes an us-against-them ideology and which enforces the policy that because there's such a relatively high chance for a suspect to be armed, an officer should also be armed and ready to pull the trigger -- something that's resulted in a number of unnecessary deaths. So why is there rarely more being done to combat illegally owned firearms? While of course getting rid of the socioeconomic disparities in many sections of cities such as Detroit is hugely important for reasons including and outside of gun violence, such reforms seem unrealistic within a short period of time -- at least, compared to the amount of time it would take to crack down on illegally owned and sold firearms.

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  10 лет назад +12

      6236003 Nope, just people who are possessing it illegally, often due to location. Same with some drugs now - only illegal in certain hands and/or certain locations. Virtually any firearm could be possessed legally or illegally, depending on the person and the location. I think it's important to keep the emphasis on how an inanimate object really possesses no ethical qualities, as it just makes it so much easier for the anti-freedom / anti-gun folks to deem an object taboo and keep the focus on steel and wood instead of "bad" people.

  • @learning2a2day98
    @learning2a2day98 8 лет назад

    your humility is admirable. The work you guys do is great and definatly needed. the way things are going in this country and particularly in a handful of states like Massachusetts where i live has really gotten a lot of people worried. people really look up to you and im willing to bet even if you do not see that...it has been that way since way before your youtube venture. Your knowledge is helpful, needed and respected. What goes with those by default is for people to seek answers and insight from you as your words are trusted. the down side for you could be the sense of people having expectations that you are on top of every issue. thank you for the time you take to educate people.

  • @blaze102110
    @blaze102110 8 лет назад +3

    Hickok45 as a golfer, I can see it now..... Palmer45 youtube channel.

  • @ny6u
    @ny6u 8 лет назад +5

    Gun Education is paramount

    • @Prof_Tickles92
      @Prof_Tickles92 4 года назад

      Psychopaths can easily charm their way through, and pass classes

  • @brewergamer
    @brewergamer 10 лет назад +5

    I always said "You cannot argue against fact with opinion." and that is what these anti-gunners always do. They say gun control is the best way on this earth to reduce the crime rate.. but California, New York, Illinois.. all have the harshest gun control laws in the nation, and have the highest crime rates in the entire United States. These anti-gunners seriously try to argue against fact with opinion, and I don't see how they even got as far as to propose the assault weapons ban without knowing a single thing about firearms.
    In one of Obama's speeches after he lost the Assault Weapons Ban he said that 90% of Americans supported it, that only a small group of gun owners stopped it. Polls showed that more than 70% of people were AGAINST ANY sort of additional restriction on firearms, 20% thought that perhaps there should be slightly more restriction, less than 6% supported the entire assault weapons ban as a whole, 4% actually thought all guns should be banned. It's clear that the facts won against opinion regardless of how hard Obama or Bloomberg try they cannot beat fact with opinion.
    I used to never vote, I used to stay completely out of politics but now I encourage everyone I know to go out and vote and contact your representatives so that you know the constitution is being represented properly. I will vote for the candidates that support the second amendment, that respect our constitution.. I suggest you all do the same.
    After all, even these anti-gun politicians swore and oath to defend the constitution against ALL enemies foreign.. AND domestic when they entered office. I think that asking these politicians to follow the oath which they swore to when they entered office.. is really not that much to ask of them. I don't understand these politicians that do defy our constitution, regardless of their oath. To me that is truly evil and dishonorable, disrespectful and vindictive towards our constitution and those politicians need to be voted out quick.
    ALWAYS support and uphold our constitution, vote for your rights.. Vote for the constitution. Vote for the representatives that respect our constitution and most importantly our second amendment. The time to sit by and let things pass is over, we need to stand up and speak.

    • @DirtyDan1
      @DirtyDan1 10 лет назад

      why would i vote? your vote does not count

  • @vonRichthofen7
    @vonRichthofen7 12 лет назад

    God bless you sir. I love your videos. I moved from Michigan, where I could shoot often, to California where the nearest range is a hundred miles away. Watching you have fun with fire arms is holding me over until I get to go back. Thanks you!

  • @makninety5849
    @makninety5849 4 года назад +12

    "The Second Amendment is if the First Amendment doesnt quite work out" - Dave Chapelle

  • @GaGaCrazy11
    @GaGaCrazy11 7 лет назад +3

    Life long liberal here. The gun control issue is a losing one for liberals. They don’t seem to realize it isn’t only conservatives who own guns. People of all backgrounds and philosophies own firearms. I’m not straight, I’m not Christian, I’m not conservative. How can I say I believe in the constitution when it comes to freedom of speech, marriage equality, abortion, etc. but not the second amendment? It’s hypocritical. I used to be on the “gun control bandwagon”. I wondered why people love guns so much, why do they fight so hard to keep these tools of death?!?! And then I did something novel; I decided to go shooting. I figured I should see the “culture” and the actual object of that “culture” up close and personal if I was going to be so against it. After that first time shooting, I was hooked. I was 20 then. I was more excited to turn 21 so I could go to the range by myself than I was to get legal booze. When I turned 21 I bought my first gun and I just recently got my second. I plan on owning a lot more. I didn’t have a hobby before I went shooting that first time and now I do. I wish more liberals would open their minds and see how special shooting can be. Guns don’t have to be and are not exclusively for killing.

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks for sharing that. Sometimes I even grow weary of hearing about "gun culture" or "gun community." Firearms are so mainstream among every demographic of society; it's almost like identifying an "iPhone Culture" or "pickup truck culture" or "TV watching culture."

  • @user-oy9zy4ds9m
    @user-oy9zy4ds9m 8 лет назад +3

    We will save millions of lives if we ban alcohol and smoking.

    • @alexmoore1506
      @alexmoore1506 8 лет назад +2

      Remember what happened last time we banned alcohol though?

    • @CountArtha
      @CountArtha 8 лет назад

      He doesn't have to remember. It happened again when we banned cocaine.

  • @frankpoindexter8710
    @frankpoindexter8710 12 лет назад

    Thanks for Just being you. You make a real difference and put things in perspective... There are always that SPECIAL TEACHER. in our life we will never forget. You are one of those SPECIAL TEACHERS Thank you

  • @8bitcritr
    @8bitcritr 10 лет назад +3

    hickok is a teacher?! What does he teach? and at what level?

  • @cmj20002
    @cmj20002 7 лет назад +6

    The debate gets tiring for sure. Anti gun people will probably never understand why we like our guns so much.

    • @goretro77hobbies
      @goretro77hobbies 6 лет назад +3

      Most antis have never even gone recreational shooting with a firearm and this is why they will never understand. Many Antis are so filled with hatred for the tool that they cannot get themselves to go on a range day and discover the fun in target shooting.

  • @dquillen1
    @dquillen1 8 лет назад +5

    Hickok, I must say that most people who own those weapons, do so discretely, it's the people who feel the need to carry them to shop at Walmart who cause all the uproar... I would never open carry a weapon where there are children, and families just trying to shop for groceries.

    • @vampirerevin
      @vampirerevin 7 лет назад +4

      that is exactly why the crazies go there for there killing spree, because hardly anyone is going to shoot back..i open carry, and i do it every where i go where it is allowed, because i would rather have one, and not need it, than need it and not have one. just my opinion..(( i do understand your thoughts though as well..)))

  • @Wickhaven1
    @Wickhaven1 12 лет назад

    One last thing. I know your just a good ol boy from TN, but thanks for teaching me! You sir, have taught me so much and have entertained me with my favorite subject. Respect to you and yours.

  • @2300DY
    @2300DY 10 лет назад +3

    I love guns, would love to own a few and had the pleasure to try out plenty of different ones thanks to a hunter/gun hobbyist family friend (and my time as a conscript), but I'm not sure if I would want to live in a country where you need a gun to feel safe because every maniac and their grandmother has one too.

  • @nicholasborden7503
    @nicholasborden7503 9 лет назад +40

    teachers need guns at school...

  • @rickyracer1970
    @rickyracer1970 11 лет назад

    I enjoy all of your videos and your point of view on this subject.
    You are a true benefit to all of us who enjoy the hobby.

  • @amscho44
    @amscho44 6 лет назад

    Hickok you are one of my favorite people. I grew up around firearms since my father was a FFL and you just remind me of him and the good people he brought around.

  • @davehall7178
    @davehall7178 12 лет назад

    I am not understanding why there is 145 people that "dislike???" Thumbs down? How can we keep those people out of our lives or make them understand? Thank you for all of the quality information you provide!
    Dave

  • @Smokercraft427
    @Smokercraft427 12 лет назад

    Those of us that are part of the gun culture, should be proud to have you and your comments on a difficult topic at a difficult time in our country. Your experience, knowledge and overall well spoken demeanor is a voice that our "culture" is in desperate need of. Please continue to provide this much needed voice of reason to all that watch.

  • @leftyzappa
    @leftyzappa 11 лет назад

    Thank you for your time and opinions Mr. Hickok. Cheers from California!

  • @hairap
    @hairap 11 лет назад

    I enjoy your videos a lot Hickok, they are informative & with style. I'm also a Democrat from CA. I like guns for hunting, self defense, & sport-shooting, but I'm really scratching my head on how we preserve all of that while not enforcing stricter registration laws & checks. I really agree with you here that these shootings are a "crazy" issue, so I'm looking for realistic solutions to keeping weapons out of the bad guys' hands. Seems to me that registration & better checks are the best answer

  • @krgreff
    @krgreff 12 лет назад

    Thanks for these videos hickok45. As a newcomer to guns, I appreciate how you relay the fact that I shouldn't be embarrassed to enjoy this hobby. I look forward to seeing more of your videos as I progress in skill as well! Thanks again, sir.

  • @84dkick
    @84dkick 12 лет назад

    True American! Thanks for all you do Hickok. Love your vides and respect your opinion. Your country needs you more than ever. Thank you

  • @pariath
    @pariath 12 лет назад

    Thank you. While I didn't agree with all, I did with most, but I knew going into it that you would be true to your position and remain as fair as possible.
    My wife of 20 years and I just purchased our first guns. She got a SigS p290 while I got an AR-15. One of your posts is why I ended up making an AR-15 my first.
    Keep it up Hickok45. More people need to understand the value of just listening to another point of view to learn more about their own.

  • @Horcruxist
    @Horcruxist 11 лет назад

    Dear Sir,
    your kind and genuine nature, well spoken thoughts and insightful opinions are precisely what need to be in those who argue on this debate. Whether someone is anti or pro gun, I can only hope that responsible debates utilizing critical thinking instead of personal preference and emotion will blossom. You set an excellent example for everyone, and I feel you are a more productive thinker than any of our congressmen and women. Thank you for that.

  • @andrewshort782
    @andrewshort782 6 лет назад

    New to guns and Hickok45 is hands down the most easygoing and down to earth gun man on the internet

  • @pharmdee78
    @pharmdee78 12 лет назад

    hickok45, you rock so freaking much. You are a great teacher and a great American. Please don't stop doing what you do. I love your videos. Rock on!

  • @rjd72577
    @rjd72577 6 лет назад

    this is the BEST "its not worth the breath" video ever ..Hickok you are awesome

  • @rickodato369
    @rickodato369 12 лет назад

    I appreciate your tact and diplomacy and agree with you 100%. It is not an 'gun' issue, it is a lunacy issue.

  • @stanleybrowning9300
    @stanleybrowning9300 5 лет назад

    Appreciate your humility. Even your openness.

  • @donschneider7252
    @donschneider7252 Год назад +1

    Even more important today than 10 years ago. Thanks !

  • @Kyledaniels85
    @Kyledaniels85 8 лет назад

    I just love you're open mindedness about many issues. I was raised shooting guns and safety I have been collecting guns for years even though i am a young 31 yr old. I agree completely there will never be total gun ban in this great country. I like how you respect others. This is why I subscribe to your channel and support you. I respect the Constitution and have studies it, I even have a complete copy of it in my home. I believe and respect the whole constitution.

  • @denissoltys563
    @denissoltys563 11 лет назад

    Your comments are probably the most thought out, i have heard yet keep up the good work.

  • @tycobb83
    @tycobb83 12 лет назад

    Hickok, you always have the best way of putting things. Because of you I am now a member of the NRA, and have let my representatives know how I feel for the first time. I never joined the NRA before, being a democrat, and being afraid that my money was going towards putting republicans in office. You're right, now is the time to fight no matter your feelings of these organizations. Thank you.

  • @kylezale
    @kylezale 11 лет назад

    I'm from Southern Arizona, and yes I do believe in owning one for home defense. Keep up the great videos on educating everyone about how guns work and the huge responsibility we as gun owners have.

  • @tim7325
    @tim7325 6 лет назад

    Very well said. Your opinion is important, you have the platform (3.1M Subscribers). I always enjoy watching your videos.

  • @userwoodsman1115
    @userwoodsman1115 5 лет назад +1

    How does Hickok45 not have his own TV show? Hands down the best and most informative videos on the web regarding firearms.

  • @Peter-fo3di
    @Peter-fo3di 11 лет назад

    This is the best video I have seen on this subject I am only 19 but I have grown up around guns and shoot on a daily basis and all the people I know shoot and own guns and they are very loving caring people who would never hurt anyone so why take away something that they enjoy doing keep up the good work Hickok I have been watching your videos for years now and you are a hero to me

  • @rickodato369
    @rickodato369 12 лет назад

    Your videos are intelligent, articulate and informative. You are a great spokesman for us enthusiasts, and a wonderful instructor of the art. I have learned a lot from your videos and truly appreciate you taking the time to make them. Please keep up the great work, and keep shootin' that gong!

  • @sum120001
    @sum120001 12 лет назад

    hickok45, You have always been very informative and entertaining, you have gained popularity and I am very happy to see that you are using your voice to bring up points regarding the 2nd amendment situation that other would like to say but do not have the same amount of attention on them as you do.

  • @hatravis4049
    @hatravis4049 9 лет назад

    hickock45 you are the embodiment of freedom,I always enjoy your content that encompasses all aspects of both sides of the gun debate..........But just so you know I am pro gun......Great commentary !

  • @brianl890
    @brianl890 11 лет назад

    I have followed you for a few years. I can't agree more with you. Firearms are not going to go away. Good people with firearms is a good thing and should be encouraged. The Sten Mk2 and the MP 40 were fun videos to watch. Good old vintage firearms from a bygone era of brave souls who were willing to fight for what is right. If memeory serves me right I think there is a "Long Branch" Sten in my family. Hickock, I can tell you are a good honest man and true libertarian.

  • @MadMosin9130
    @MadMosin9130 11 лет назад

    I enjoy asking people "why they need a fast car". "Why the military and law enforcement have guns" is another good one. I am glad you addressed the issue.

  • @l3igmike85
    @l3igmike85 11 лет назад

    I use the fast car analogy quite often in the practice of firearms sales. Another point is that garages are like gun safes...If you have the space, you'll fill it haha. All of your videos are incredibly informative, keep it up!

  • @Dunkleosteus3691
    @Dunkleosteus3691 11 лет назад

    Just explaining: today I begin a 4-week handgun training course, so I'll have less (than not enough!) time for other things during that period. I do want to thank you and encourage you to continue on the path you're on. Our Keep & Bear rights are well supported by people like Hickok45 and you.

  • @fatbowe
    @fatbowe 11 лет назад

    ...Iam so glad that you took the time to do this video...
    ...It made me see a different side of you that needed seeing...
    ...I can only hope that other people can see this and understand...
    ...Anyway i truly appreciate your time on the subject...Teacher Wow...

  • @travisp.8404
    @travisp.8404 11 лет назад

    You, sir, are the first man from England who I have found that supports us in our cause. Thankyou, sir.

  • @rico700hd
    @rico700hd 11 лет назад

    12:13 through 12:37
    Summarizes the whole issue- at least for me!
    Appreciate the time you spent to put this together.

  • @MrJshouty
    @MrJshouty 12 лет назад

    Thanks Hickok45 great points glad to see your actively in the battle too! God bless be safe at work.

  • @normanmallory2055
    @normanmallory2055 7 лет назад +2

    It is not a gun issue , it's a people issue and the media has not figured that out , gun control does nothing except make it harder for us folks who hunt and shoot , in the end we pay the price for what someone who choose not to be responsible for their actions.. It's a difficult subject that rages on .. You said a lot of good things that make good common sense..

  • @montanamountainmen6104
    @montanamountainmen6104 8 лет назад +2

    When I was I college my Psychology Professor told us " We are all a little crazy thats what keeps us sane". I always tell people guns don't kill people, people kill people and have long before firearms. I did a video myself on the media and AR15's , I had a lady totally go off on me about being more worried about firearms than human life, I used fact, truth and reason to no prevail. Sad really people will believe a lie faster than the truth. Nice video!!

  • @YeOldeTowneCryer
    @YeOldeTowneCryer 12 лет назад

    Dear brother Hickock, you have made a most valid point in that the core of the issue is mental health. And basic firearm safety.
    In the last two mass shootings both of the offenders had mental issues that other people in authority knew about yet they did NOT take appropriate action to prevent an incident.
    People will point fingers after the evil deed is done but few have the fortitude to speak up while there is time to prevent a tragedy.
    My grampa called them gutless wonders.

  • @somethingsmith3242
    @somethingsmith3242 11 лет назад +1

    LOL! "for you folks in Kentucky, that's almost 30 years." Too funny Mr. Hickok45

  • @mikemiller2592
    @mikemiller2592 12 лет назад

    Great Vids!!! Makes me feel like I'm at home with my Dad just talkn stuff. You truly r a good person - keep em coming.

  • @readytogo1955
    @readytogo1955 11 лет назад

    Love your honesty and opinion, is about time someone said it like it was, lack of responsibility issue.
    thank you.

  • @dontall71
    @dontall71 11 лет назад

    Thank you sir for saying in such an intelligent way what we all believe. Most of us don't have the ability to put these thoughts into words. You're so right about getting involved and contacting our representatives

  • @MrKol55
    @MrKol55 12 лет назад

    Hickok I am thankful there are guys like you involved with firearms. I've been enjoying your videos for almost a year now and sincerely appreciate the effort and common sense you bring to the table. I live less than 5 mins from the site of the Nickel Mines Amish tragedy. There were no "assault weapons" used there yet 5 were killed and 5 were wounded. There is an evident moral decline within our society that keeps being overlooked while the rating driven blame game plays out in the media.

  • @ZS6JMP
    @ZS6JMP 11 лет назад

    The thought of you Hickok, being armed and at a school, gives me great comfort. Such a pity not all schools have a Hickok45 in class.

  • @jadelinnfernandez8624
    @jadelinnfernandez8624 7 лет назад

    Me and the Wifey are new to the gun community.. We were late bloomers as we are in our late 40's.. I can watch all your videos from beginning to end.. Thank u John n Mr Hickok for your time in making these videos and giving good advice to new gun owners.. In the last 3 months I've bought 3 AR's and 2 handguns (a Glock and Colt of course).. Next is a shotgun.. I'll be watching all your shotguns videos and getting one for Xmas..

    • @hickok45
      @hickok45  7 лет назад +1

      Welcome to the firearms hobby; it's great fun, huh?

    • @jadelinnfernandez8624
      @jadelinnfernandez8624 7 лет назад

      Yes it is.. It's nice to have a hobby that the wife has interest in..when we go to the range,she lets off at least 500 rounds thru her mp15/22.. Plus she looks so sexy shooting it.. Hehehe

  • @CallieCarter145
    @CallieCarter145 12 лет назад

    Nice to meet you at the Franklin TN gun show today!! I am the guy that noticed you standing in line and introduced myself to you.

  • @headguard1
    @headguard1 12 лет назад

    Hickok45 makes some great points. I lived in Richmond/Oakland CA for 2 years. 4 of my neighbors on my block were killed by guns in that time( I knew them well). All of those weapons were illegal in California (missing serial numbers, oversized magazines, and even an automatic pistol). 7 neighbors in my surrounding area were stabbed during that time as well. All were separate occurrences.