@@x666x34b one of the trends of the Left is to discourage nuclear families. It was one of the main tenets of the BLM riots of 2020, for instance. The DNC over-emphasizes the government's role in the life-cycle of a citizen over the role of traditional parenting. Public schools are now waging a war with parents over the instruction, care, and treatment of their children. Plato theorized in his work "The Republic" that in the "perfect city," children are removed from their mothers at birth, never knowingly meet their parents ever, and are raised by the government.
I never put those two together but that makes a lot of sense. Shortly before my wedding I realized I was going to be responsible for another human life. That kind of responsibility changes your perspective on what's important
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed one." - Thomas Jefferson "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms, as a last resort, to protecting themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson
@@gwarlow I always find it amusing when people use the age of an idea as an argument against its validity. I find it even more amusing that such types often have no issue with far older ideas than the ones they criticize as being outdated, such as art (roughly 30,000 years old), agriculture (at least 10,000 years old), canals (nearly as old as agriculture), animal domestication (again, perhaps as old as agriculture) civilization (over 5,000 years old), the written language (roughly 5000 years old), law (over 4000 years old), democracy (roughly 2600 years old (one of the great ironies displayed by so-called "progressives" is their fierce dedication to the preservation of one of the oldest political systems known to man), representative government (nearly as old as democracy), the university (over a thousand years old), the scientific method (several hundreds of years older than Jefferson's writings), basic arithmetic (untold thousands of years old), Euclidean geometry (nearly as old as democracy), Algebra (somewhere around a thousand years old), the alphabet (stretches all the way back to the ancient Phoenicians, likely over 3000 years old), citizen juries (nearly a thousand years old), the Gregorian Calendar (around a half of a millienium old), the English language (in its current form, nearly 500 years old), and so on.
@@dquzmanovic Acctually, this is Bosnian medieval royal symbol. The meaning of Lilium Bosniacum in Latin is Bosnian lily. In my country Bosnia and Herzegovina it isn’t a symbol of Virgin Mary at all... as I explained it has different meaning.
Please don't prepare for war but train yourself (brian) to avoid one. Because, when war comes almost every one dies - warrior, gardener, garden...everything WILL be obliterated. And there is no honor after death. Hope you're not cligning on to that drama.
I grew up in disarmed UK and thought Americans were strange to want guns (sorry!) This past 2 years I have learned so much about tyrannical governments, psyops, mass hypnosis, and what governments can do when the people can't defend themselves. I now have the utmost respect for the American constitution, the founders forefathers and the 2nd amendment.
I literally just finished watching the Heartbeat special where the Rowans went to their new home in Canada. It was clearly a wild west, anti-gun commentary, and it had me wondering what the UK policies are now. Do UK police carry guns now? With all the recent violence and unvetted immigrants pre-Brexit, you'd think that they would.
If you’re not liberal when you’re young, you have no heart. If you’re not conservative when you’re old you have no brain. Grown up liberals either didn’t learn, or refuse to see reality as it is.
Kinda feel like, and you can do the research, that he’s just doing the thing he knows will piss people off to stay relevant. I do not want his face being prominent in the 2A movement. He is going to fuck this up.
@@Atlasowl His story of change sounds real to me. It mirrors what I've seen happen to others. Only time will tell if he is genuine, but I'm going to at least give the man a chance. If he's fraud, we'll know soon enough.
@@VTdarkangel fair enough, I definitely appreciate your take. I guess I’ve just been a little ruffled by how it seems like he’s so viewer/content/ad sales oriented. Hard to trust these days
Within the context of internal affairs vs. foreign assault, I'd agree. But within the context of internal issues, I'm not loyal to the country or a government, they tend to be one and the same. Then you have to ask, which side of the country? The red side? The blue side? The green side? The yellow side? No. Instead I'm loyal to, and but to one thing, the ideals and principles set forth in and to, the Constitution. So much do, I swore my oath of service to it. (And promptly was forced to violate that under threat of harm, and treason, in the name of country, or, do as I was told, "for the good of the country")
Very well said MT! We need loyalty, honor and sense of purpose for the country to survive. But we should always keep in check the governments and individuals quest for power. The constitution is that guiding document. We must always defend these principles, no matter what the cost! Our government has the purpose of passing laws of society that only the majority of the people support, and those that remain in harmony with the constitution. They should not be allowed to stray from that simple purpose. Nor should a virus allow politicians to bypass or ignore these basic rights.
Exactly. Governments do NOT have any rights, what-so-ever. The people grant them revocable privilege's. Jefferson made this point over 2 centuries ago. In fact, the 18th Amendment was illegal (any Amendment that restricts the people is illegal, even if Congress voted it in!) and should have been shot down immediately after the idea was introduced. The US Constitution is SUPPOSED to be rules that the people grant the govt, not the other way around. Amazing how this has been twisted around by weak minded, power hungry, and impotent "leaders" of today.
Exactly. They have worked very hard to change the language we use concerning the Constitution. It is not a “rights to” document, it’s actually a “freedom from government interference”document.
Can always shut up a anti 2A clown by asking them "Do the govt work for you?" They will invariably say yes...then ask "So why should only your employees be allowed to carry guns?"
This comment right here though! I totally realized how important the 2nd amendment is last year!!! & how they had me totally duped ..they really do play with the mind! I never wanted to pack ..obvs. but if anything it's a " peacekeeper " , we need to hold strong (:
As a Swiss citizen growing up in Switzerland, being a member of the Swiss armed forces and keeping a military rifle in my Swiss house, allow me to give you my opinion on this topic: the reason why we have very low crime rates in Switzerland is: 1. Everybody is educated 2. Nobody is economically suffering 3. Sons are trained by their (actual) fathers to respect the flag, the gun and only use it to defend the fatherland 4. Gun laws are in place, which get enforced (!). 5. Only some types of guns allowed, training and certification required 6. Stable political climate - nobody needs to fear a hostile takeover by the feds/gov 7. No gangs/mob present
@@kd9856 Of course there is crime. Entering that country unnoticed and illegally is nigh impossible and getting a citizenship is even more difficult. Four different official languages, but no conglomerations of genetically deficient, sub-par morons, whose only culture is degeneracy, avoiding education, inability to learn even a single language properly and promoting hip-hop & single-motherhood.
@@nickabel8279 He doesn't say he doesn't want others to be deprived of the same right. He says if there is A-singular-gun in play, he'd rather it be in his hands. I think anybody who thinks otherwise for themselves is kind of naive.
Twenty-plus years ago when our two children were toddlers, I awoke middle of the night and thought I heard an intruder downstairs. Long story short my now-ex-husband refused to go protect our children, whose bedroom was right at the top of the stairs. I had to go downstairs alone, armed with nothing but a sword I bought myself because said husband was terrified of and absolutely refused "dangerous" guns in the house. Thankfully it was nothing, but at that moment the question of whether or not my husband would protect his wife and children was no longer a hypothetical one. I now own 3 guns, practice regularly and am divorced.
Good for you the ability to protect your family no matter what is a wonderful quality to have this is what feminism should look like moms protecting their children and working of they want or need not becoming lesbians and abusing men or all their other insane ideas
That’s.......awesome! My wife and I heard a loud crash one night near our front door. Within seconds, I heard her chamber a round in her handgun while I was grabbing mine. She placed herself between the door and our kids’ bedrooms. I carefully cleared the area methodically with my pistol with attached Weapon Light, and there was nothing. I opened the entry closet and saw that a coat had fallen with its hangar in the closet and made the loud noise that alerted us. I was impressed at how quickly she acted, because that’s my bread and butter. She is very quiet and reserved, not someone you would ever guess is as prepared. We both grew up in families where firearms were just another tool to have around and respect, nothing that anyone would thunk twice about back then.
One correction. The Founders didn't give us the right to own weapons, they just explicitly recognized our pre-existing right. [Edited to remove potentially confusing verbiage.]
Really? Aren't we the people? Aren't arms weapons? Like. . . Armaments? Doesn't the actual wording say: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, *the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."*
@@maltahighjacker9842 The distinction I was drawing was between someone giving us rights as JP phrased it, vs the gov't recognizing that we already have those rights. I wasn't distinguishing owning weapons from self-defense. I thought it was obvious enough that they're one and the same, but apologize if I wasn't clear enough.
I’m Canadian and I am 100% pro gun, especially during these trying times. Our government is becoming increasingly tyrannical and that is why I own guns. I am prepared to defend myself and my family.
I would say to migrate to America my friends but I'm not sure how it's going to be any better here too soon, with all our issues... but at least we do still have freedom for now. "They" don't want us to think that but I know it from my parents and will teach my children they have freedom and why they are free as well. God Bless
It's EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to recognize that the founding fathers didn't GIVE us any rights ... They REALIZED that every person has the natural, inalienable right to defend their own lives, and freedoms.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - The declaration of independence
Semantics. Call it natural, call it granted, it's functionally the same. The people trying to figure out how to take them away don't care, and they certainly aren't going to be swayed by anyone insisting on this distinction. At this point in the game, it's just echo chamber stuff that we tell ourselves for our own satisfaction.
I was raised in a hick town in MA and then moved to CA and I met my wife there. When I met her she was appalled by the thought of even me owning a gun. Now we’re in Texas and we bought her first gun last month and I’ve been showing her how to shoot. We had a shootout in front of our home when we first moved here. She was incredibly nervous her first time. After that she was like “that’s it?” She thought it would be some horrifying painful experience. She loves it. She also likes the bit of peace it brings her.
When my husband realized how much I hated and feared guns, he asked me where I had heard that they were so bad. I had to think hard. Oh, yes! The media! Movies, TV shows, carefully constructed news headlines made it seem like guns were evil and humankind was oh so innocent. Got it backwards.
What you are saying is testimony to how MSM and MSE(entertainment) have been pushing an agenda with false and misleading concepts about firearms and those who support the 2A.
@@MyASDJourney absolutely. In our discussion, I brought up Andy Griffith was a sheriff who didn't carry a gun which made him heroic. Barney carried a gun and was a bumbling fool. It was not even being subtle. Recently I watched a Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman episode where she convinced the sheriff of Colorado Springs to not only not carry, but confiscate guns as people came into town. Finally I realize how idiotic that would be. The media has been putting other ideas into my head as well. I'm off of it.
I grew up in a heavy hunting area, so I was always around responsible gun owners. Learned trigger discipline, barrel control, etc... before middle school with a BB gun. Even then, a number of my friends who did the same are now brainwashed to be terrified by the media. Guys who were carrying hunting rifles alone in the woods in their teens are now desperate to have them taken from them... Media is a powerful thing.
I agree. I know a lot of his videos are satirical humor and that's why I love them, but this video let's me know he is a sentient human and not simply a parrot for a point of view, and I respect him for that.
I never grew up with any strong feelings either way with guns but after leaving the service and seeing the nonstop expansion of government powers at almost every level I could see the writing on the wall and decided to educate myself, that's when it became of critical importance to me
For me, it was seeing the whole hobby behind guns, and wanting a part of it. Then seeing the sheer backlash against guns, it almost felt goofy honestly.
@@NeilPaulsen-b4j Get several. Get range time- find an instructor- seriously man go learn a new skill. If you like it- you're welcome and I'm sorry for the new addiction friend but welcome to the club. If you don't- at least you know and at least you learned what they are, how they work, how to use one IF you need to.
@@dannilikesreviews The people hold all the power. That's why they divide us, poison us, chemically lobotomize us, and try to take away from us what makes us human.
@@dannilikesreviews the government is made up of people too. particularly malicious psychopaths at the moment. you will never see kind-hearted philanthropists in positions of power. psychopaths are not afraid, so the government is not afraid. a basically healthy but particularly greedy person who is very rich protects his status as best he can because he is afraid or at least worried about losing it. greed, envy and resentment also lead to inhuman behavior, but the psychopaths who are currently pulling the strings are a completely different matter.
I changed my views in 2008 when someone broke into our home while we were home. I never wanted to feel that helpless again. It took the police a long time to show up.
Interaction with police in an emergency is a very enlightening experience. I'm glad you were able to live to tell the tale. Not only do they take too long to show up a lot of the time, but when they arrive, sometimes they can range from being unhelpful to highly escalating the situation.
Oh God that's a nightmare scenario. I'm glad you and yours were able to live to tell the tale, when someone forces their way in you just have no way of knowing what they intend to do.
I’ve just come across this video, I was a deputy resigned and hung up my guns for over a decade and have come back to guns recently. I thought guns were pointless. I too see the error in my ways and Colorado is trying to take guns away right now.
My wife showed me this video. Years ago my wife would be the last person advocating for gun rights. Today, her and I went shooting before work...it's our weekly tradition. So glad to have you as part of the firearms community, JP. Welcome buddy.
Yes and No if there is an invasion from an outside force a disarmed population would be beneficial for an invading country. If you can deflect nuclear weapons, IRON Dome, then it is a law of numbers and slow elimination of competition. Imagine cargo ship containers full of people being unloaded by Foreign Communist Controlled United States Ports that are employing foreign communists. rut too
I am a firearms owner in Australia. I completely agree with what you said about Australia. I witnessed tyrannical behaviour first hand… they even banned sling shots and BB guns… Trying to make sense as to why they banned a non lethal toy, is beyond me. Gives me brain cancer when I think about it for too long. When I discuss firearms control and mass shootings, I get called crazy, for stating the facts you mentioned. It’s not easy to get firearms in Australia, lots of hoops to jump though. To my American friends, by any means necessary, STAY ARMED. Cheers and stay alert. From a based Gen Z Aussie. (We are a dying breed).
Tyranny? Mate. I'm happy the likelihood of an assailant drawing a firearm is much lower than in the US. It's annoying to have to have so many regulations, but I think Australia draws the line pretty well between freedom and security. China has taken it too far into oppression and security, and America is too far into Freedom.
@@darkventhead581 if you consider on average one (non-mass) school shooting a day vs 0 for the last several decades I believe, then I think I know what place id like to live in. Happy to have a civil debate, RUclips is not the place I know, but I’ll put in effort to not post ego comments. (Just commenting to look cool and smart) I am very into firearms, you’ll probably not believe that, but the damage that firearms can inflict outweighs the freedom to have them in Australia. Only took one mass shooting to prove that.
@@Blackeagle312 hot take: all school shooters are criminals. Most are minors WHO legally can’t purchase a gun and steal them from their parents. Also, most states have schools as “gun free zones” meaning no one else is armed and they are the same places that don’t have security…. There is only one 1 school shooting ever in my area (kid shot a girl who rejected him and killed himself), but a school police officer got to the suspect in 30 seconds from the shooting. The officer was armed of course. I live in a pro gun county as well so that helps. Do we have a crime problem? Yeah but it’s not the guns it’s the gang violence and mostly drug trade. Where my original point goes, criminals will be criminals, you shouldn’t punish citizens. When did a government EVER give people more gun rights? Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. I look at life as getting everything perfect for the next generation. I plan on passing down the 2A to my kids and teach them the history of why we have it and need it. Edit: I just wanted to add that gun crime in America is over inflated to spread propaganda. A “school shooting” doesn’t have to be inside a school. For example, if a school is in the hood and there’s a shootout on a street behind a school, thats considered a school shooting. As well as inflated numbers, I think 2/3s of the gun deaths are suicides. On top of that out of the 12k gun deaths a year from murders, there’s over an estimated 400,000 ~ defensive uses of firearms in the U.S.. you won’t hear about it often unless the story is crazy enough to gain traction. There’s tons of times where someone is carrying a gun, legal or illegally, and just flashing a gun can deescalate a situation (you should never flash a gun unless you plan on using it. Someone else will be faster to the draw if they are armed). Edit 2: also, most schools implemented a dead switch door to stop people from walking into the school. The trans school shooter recently actually shot the glass out of the deadswitch door and just climbed through it. If a school shooter is a student, they basically bypass the entire security system dedicated to stopping crime. Some inner city schools implemented metal detectors where students walk in, but some leftists claimed it was racist since it was the inner cities and felt like a prison… those are the same people that don’t want to pay police more money to hire officers for schools… you can’t make everyone happy, but there are ways to reduce school shootings without outlawing Guns off emotions
I changed my mind about guns over the last two years too and now I'm 100% pro 2A. I used to call myself a leftist and I'm still left-leaning (left of center) but the current "left" has lost its collective minds. I'm with you JP, I'm for freedom 1st above all else.
When I saw what happened to Veneszuela when they turned in their guns and the shape they are in today made me really wake up to how the 2nd amendment is so very important. Also as a woman I feel better owning and knowing how to use my sidearm in case I ever need to defend myself or my children.
I think it is not entirely bad to lean to the left a bit - there is a saying that "who is not a leftist in twenties, has no heart, who is a leftist in forties has no brain" :-) I guess it is just a question of growing. I feel that the most important thing is to "do no harm", which could be a merge of left and right view of the world.
That isn't the only thing to change mind about. There are wealthy and politicians in Europe now trying to create a new world order where we have no say, worldwide. While they pollute and hold us accountable and penalize us, but will continue their rich , extravegent ,etc ways. Many of them have made money off gas, plastic, batteries( the latest being lithium,etc) cellphones, etc that they keep making us upgrade, etc. Besides many other junk because we can't repair them that's affordable or otherwise, and more. The list goes on. They polluted because they were greedy,and convinced many of us or we had no choice( got rid of Ma Bell and other things that we actually didn't pay excessively for like cell phones etc technology has caused the worst pollution crisis. And they could have and their predecessor created more sustainable etc things years ago,but they wanted to make their generational money as long as they could. Now they want to further oppress us by making us suffer for what they did and all the corrupt politicians etc did as well It's not about gun violence it's about future control, it's always been that agenda.
lol. My near 70yr old Mother just told me tonight that there is ZERO reasons Anybody should have a hand Gun and she doesn't want to hear about needing it for protection because how often does anybody get their house broken in to. Keep in mind my brother and I as kids were home alone when our house got broken into. I was 10 and my brother was 12. She then told me you can't shoot somebody just for taking your property. It sucks that things are the way they are in America rite now. Frankly I wish You never had to change your stance on Guns. But the World seems to be full of a lot of Shitty Evil people and when those people hit their point of Rage, it doesn't matter if they can't get their hands on a AR-15 or a Henry Riffle. Guns run out of bullets A Lot Faster than a Car runs out of Gas. It's really not hard to make explosive devises. We need Rage Control much more than we need more Gun Control rite now in America.
My mother always had a handgun because she worked late at night and had a long drive home in the country. It saved her life one night when 2 men tried to jump her. She didn't shoot them, but, pointing it at their heads made them change their minds!
Or maybe he realized who is financing his wealth and fame while wearing a shirt promoting a coffee company and is deceiving his audience before they figure out his grift. Nah, he really just changed his mind. Here's my attention and money.
Man. I discovered you a few years ago and have seen the transformation. I can relate entirely. I been through this same thing. Thank God. I wish that for everyone.
Never cared to own a gun, never minded others owning but never felt the need myself. I'm not a hunter and haven't a real concern about home invasion. Then our government implemented lockdowns and private business closed in the name of protection. That was a wake up call about just how rapidly things change. I am now a gun owner.
I really can respect a person who can admit when they were or are wrong. And not just behind the scenes, but out loud like this. Definitely appreciate your videos sir, thanks a million.
@Jim jibronilet's be real though, there is nothing wrong with making a few extra bucks. I would, you would, we all would love a few extra dollars, especially if it's for an apology 🤣
@David Wang Openly apologizing and admitting you're wrong isn't the only way to garner respect...but you had to drag Donald Trump into this... so I have to ask...what do you mean? As a person or as a President? I can respect the nerve it took to say some of the things he said, agree or disagree it took some balls. Same can be said about the things he's done as well. It was refreshing to see someone go off script and be human, and less a stuck up suit. I said it during his presidency, you dont have to be a good person to do a good job, shit, history is slathered in drunk bigots full of every sort of inappropriateness imaginable, but we worship them as cultural icons and artists and call them legends of their craft. I don't really have an accurate opinion of Trump to be honest, I hardly followed what was said about him, or who said it, or what he was saying. All I can give is insight based off of observations of the things I did see. I've never read about anyone who has ever rallied their own opponents as well as he did, I've never seen or heard about a world leader who has ever done that either. Also in his 4 years, I went from making 25k a year to over 50k a year. So regardless of his opinions I cant complain about his work. But i also dont speak from a prejudice either, and can look at things objectively and value the constitutional rights we have as Americans, and say if he doesn't like something, he has every right not to for any reason he wants to, he certainly never tried to silence or take away anyone else's rights, and he was in quite the position to do so, I mean president of the United States is a pretty big job, leader of the free world and all. Which is why I am so disappointed and disgusted with liberals, as the censorship and "cancel culture" thinks if someone says anything they don't agree with, they do everything in their power to shut them down, from swatting independent reporters and streamers, to just blatant bias appropriation. And that goes beyond just having an opinion on a matter, that's called taking away someone's civil rights. And if you take anything from this response to your comment, take this...if you've got time to lean, then you've got time to clean, and that's the problem with politics now a days, everyone is so worried about leaning, that they have forgotten to clean. From the top of the government to the bottom of the lower class, no one is getting any real work done. They are so busy worrying about which way they are seen leaning, things have gone to shit.
I became a first time gun owner in the last few years and the gun community have been very welcoming and helpful. My entire mindset was changed when I first bought and shot my gun, I went from being ignorant and skeptical to having respect and being educated. Everyone at the range and gun store were very nice and were more than happy to help me learn and stay safe. I would advise everyone that can to learn more about guns and arm their self.
As a fellow Canadian I will say that over the past 40 years we have forfeit more rights and freedoms than during any other period. In Canada freedom didn't die with a whimper or a tear but with a cheer from the masses. So sad.
As an Australian I know the police definitely wouldn’t have deployed tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at peaceful protesters during lengthy lockdowns, if the people were armed.
@@janodonoghue5108funny. Farenheit 451 basically frames that exact situation. Books didn’t become illegal because the elites wanted it, the people did…
You’re not an idiot. You’re a human being and a good one at that. Your character and integrity in making this video is impressive. I’m proud to be a fan of yours.
@@obtorgecirb2100 yup. Been proven time and again, when the consumer's quality of life improves they become more likely to repeat business and have the means to do so more often. Many people see short sighted businesses that prey on their customers as capitalism, but in a *free* market those entities will fail to compete. The problem is corruption leading to control and monopolies, which is not capitalism but a form of authoritarianism. If the market is not free, it's not capitalism. Capitolism relies on choice, i.e. consent.
I’m a Brit. I used to be baffled by the second amendment. Recent events and an interest in history have made me understand the second amendment and changed my opinion on it. It’s essential.
It's certainly a valid argument. One would hope it's unnecessary but I guess one never knows. There has been a rapid errosion of freedoms ever since 9/11
It's a bunch of propaganda from the manufacturers. The 2nd amendment is what allows the national guard to be armed. The 2nd amendment is used as an excuse to block regulation. The individual right to keep and bear firearms was created by the courts, but somehow that's ok, but not right to abortion.
Mad respect for not only owning up to your previous ignorance, but also for making it an opportunity to teach those who might have agreed with you, exactly why you were wrong. It takes humility, and that's a rare virtue.
JP - one correction. The Constitution does not GIVE us our freedoms, the document RECOGNIZES our natural, God-given freedoms. Other than that, thank you for this video.
@@devinecoe9813 the Constitution by itself cannot protect us. There are many small examples throughout history when Constitutional rights have been willingly violated. After all, it is only a sheet of parchment with words on it. A day may come when we all may need to defend that Constitution from our tyrannical government.
@@devinecoe9813 The Constitution does not prevent anything, it is a piece of paper and the US government use it to wipe their butts since Lincoln (and non-stop, every day, al the time since FDR).
Have always loved the guy, but now, i adore him. Hes not afraid to admit he was wrong and had to learn. That shows hes not afraid to speak truth, no matter what.
This lady lived through Hitlers gun grabs. She tells gow the Nazis took the guns. This should be taught in every school. ruclips.net/video/-awkYhtey50/видео.html
I didn’t agree with him on that back then, but I have a great deal of respect for him owning his mistake. I have even more respect for him for pointing out just a few atrocities against unarmed people. THAT is why I stand for 2A.
I wasn't antigun, but I didn't feel the need to get a gun. The last 6-7 years have changed my mind on it. My husband was a big player in that. He has preached about both gun safety and protection.
My wife and I have been having this exact discussion about evolving from anti-gun to very much pro-gun. For the EXACT reasons you mentioned in your video. Side note: bravo for publicly admitting your past mistakes - most people don’t have the balls
The past 2 years haven't changed my stance on guns - they've confirmed it. Back in high school for English class we were given a list of topics to write about, and mine was the very open ended topic: Gun Control. That was the entire prompt, and I had to write 2 pages on it. So down the rabbit hole I went, expecting to find a myriad of reasons and statistics that favored giving them up. What I found instead were statistics about robbery, r**e, and murders (with other instruments) going up in countries that had banned them. What I found was that crime against the elderly increases, because the elderly can no longer shoot perpetrators of said crimes. Suicide rates stay the same, those people just find another method. And when we look at the macro picture, well above local crime and at crime committed by the governments against their own people it becomes apparent that government is the singular most destructive force known to mankind. Government first steals guns from the people, then turn their own guns inward on their own populace to force compliance. The only difference between now and then, is back then I legitimately thought it could never happen *here.* I thought we were too well educated for our population to start simping for a tyrannical form of government, like Communism. Looking at the West Coast, it seems that I have vastly overestimated the quality of education received in some parts of the country. We really are just a single generation from losing our rights and freedoms at any given point in history, and the last 2 years have made that crystal clear.
It is very refreshing to see a well thought out statement typed with grammar and punctuation in mind, and actually make sense. I'm so glad I scrolled through these comments. God bless you and your family. Additionally, would you mind making like 300,000 more children? Just kidding that last question was a joke. I'm sure you'll get the joke.
Great comments. As for not happening here, Reagan said it best: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” Regarding your commentary on increased crime, this is why gun control advocates always talk about "gun crime" instead of "violent crime" in general. They are attempting to hide that violent crime usually increases with the removal of guns from law abiding citizens. Lowering the risk for criminals self-evidently leads to more crime and more crime victims. Guns are a force equalizer. When arguing with gun control lunatics it should always be mentioned that they are attempting to make the weak more prone to victimization as you'd be removing their only real means of equalizing force. It also helps to ask them to lead by example and post "Gun Free Zone" signs on their homes/front doors/windows. Removing the risk of a criminal finding a gun behind door #1 increases the likelihood that they will take the gamble of a home invasion.
The US has the highest levels of gun ownership and that has done nothing for reducing gun violence. It has far higher levels of gun crime than virtually every nation on earth. So i don't know where you're getting this information that less guns equals more gun crime and vice versa.
the ultimate proof that JP is the real deal, a man who can change his mind when situations change. Dogma demands you never change. Real humans actually think and evolve. Brilliant JP, again.
I love JP because he's realistic and he explains why he believes what he believes. Obviously, no 2 people are going to agree on every single topic, but that's what makes us human.
I’ll say this too….I always said I was pro gun but never owned one. I had various rationale and reason. I now believe that it’s my “duty” to contribute to the 2nd amendment. Being of sound mind and law abiding, if I don’t own a gun, I am disrespecting the constitution. When I own a firearm and have it licensed and legal, I am one more checked box statistically of proper responsible ownership. Even if I never use it…which I hope is the case. I need to be registered and counted. If I don’t and continue to simply be “pro-gun”, I am doing the amendment and my country a disservice in a very disrespectful way. I will be reviewing and purchasing a hand gun and case.
@@fortyfour6626 the second amendment is not for protecting us from the criminals but rather protecting us from tyrannical government. It happened in China and pre-WWII Germany where they disarm their own citizens. It is happening now in Canada and Australia and now we can see how those government become a dictator and tyrant for just 2 years. The Biden Administration can only control the liberal state because most people that lived there are ignorant and anti-freedom. And we can now see how California is falling.
@@fortyfour6626 Exactly what TheTurinturumbar said... make sure you DO use it to train. That way if you ever need to use it for defense, you're familiar and comfortable enough with it.
I'm a new gun owner, too for all the reasons above. Additionally, I trained martial arts for 14 years which I had to use living abroad. That was nant yrs ago and no broken back. So, had to learn to defend myself differently. I have gone through and still going through training with Take Charge in AZ. Teri is an excellent trainer. I also go to the range 3-4x/mo.
look at my country Italy: without the third booster I can't work, take public transportation, travel, go restaurants, concerts or partecipating in sport events
I live in England. We have extremely few Covid restrictions some of which are not adhered to. We don’t have a right to guns. I think it depends on country.
@@billmayor8567 I think perhaps if America gave up its guns like other western democracies they all would be far more harsh on restrictions because they've allowed so much influence from USA that it's harder to justify 🤷♂️
@Mr Best Policy what are you even talking about?? Australia has mass covid camps where people are forcibly detained... Our Supreme Court just struck down the vaccine mandate for business. I didn't wear a mask one single time throughout the entire thing and was able to mostly go about my life just like normal. Idk if you don't actually live in the US or you just live in some Democrat shit hole where you have ridiculous covid rules but the US is absolutely not the worst in terms of covid rules. Canada, Australia, New Zealand... Just a few examples of places with no guns and covid tyranny way worse than the US
“I’m saying you’re not a real man…” 😂😂👊 I gained a lot of respect for you after watching this video. Taking a mistake by the horns is another trait of a real man.
U sir are a beacon of hope. Unfortunately most people double down in the face of contradictory evidence. Normalcy bias is a tough thing to break through for most people
Damned... this was my biggest beef with JP. I loved the guy, but was a little peeved about his stance on guns and portrayal of gun owners. Despite that I didn't cancel him, hate in him, or unsubscribe, just agreed to disagree because he earned my respect from the many good things he has said and done. This made my day!
One of the establishments greatest victories is this notion that theres only two choices for every topic. For example: You either support trans in your kids bathroom or you hate trans. Never any mention of a third bathroom where everyone could be safe. I think you could easily include more black perspective of history in school with little pushback. Its the debasing of that white sitting beside you today that causes a problem. How come these alternatives arent discussed? Instead they create these narratives and try to tell us we're either/or. Im just a gun owning moron myself, but this looks a lot like Frankfurt School's 'critical theory' in action. Natural relationships and processes must be destroyed so that chaos can unsue and a new solution can be foist upon us.
You’re right. I thought the very same thing. Sometimes in the past I would ponder on that video and wonder why someone like JP really had thoughts or feelings like that. I even wondered if I completely misunderstood the video! I would say that deep down I thought that JP would come around to at least gaining a clearer understanding of why people really own guns. Especially when the current administration has completely lost their ever-loving marbles. I appreciate his thoughts and insight and like you said, I wasn’t ready to write him off because of that. It’s almost like we’re the tolerant ones here! Who would have thunk?? Glad to hear that he has come gained that understanding.
@@Single_moms_suck_at_life Yes, the Frankfurt School and the application of the Hegelian dialectic. I believe that the goal is to divide us as a nation and weaken us in preparation for the "Great Reset" - a one world government run by elites who have already told us that "we will own nothing and be happy."
i would say to have an open mind and be able to view things rationally is EXACTLY what makes you a liberal. don't let other people define your words. you can be a libertarian liberal. in australia we have something called the 'liberal party' but they have had some of the most conservative draconian palatability trials of crappy policy. i think there are values that need to be conserved but not the 'neo' version
The thing that stood out most to me in this video is the fact that JP says the reason he changed his thinking was that he now has a family. A family. It has long been predicted that the breakdown of the family would undermine entire societies. When you see that the connection between having a family and being a father and husband is directly related to protecting the rights of free citizens, you start to see the whole picture clearly.
I never saw myself buying a gun. I wasn't *against* guns. I just didn't see myself ever owning one... and then 2020 happened. And it dawned on me that if only the police and criminals had guns, then we'd be completely dependent on one, and completely at the mercy of the other. And that's just not acceptable. One's been in my nightstand ever since. I sleep easier. And I feel nowhere near as vulnerable. It's true that I'll most likely never have a break-in, and will never have to use it (which I very much hope is the case!). But *if* something does happen... I'm no longer defenseless.
I'v grown up with guns, started shooting when I was five with my dad (he would load one round in a .22lr pistol, and would hold around my hands when I took the shot.) I truly do hope my guns stay as "range toys" but try to practice enough that if god forbid I ever needed it, I would be able to use it correctly, safely and quickly to give me at least a chance of defending my life. It's great to see more gun owners, I do say though that you really should practice as much as you can afford too, and take classes if you can. The more you practice, the better you will be off if you ever are in the situation where the worst happens.
@@3CODKing I try, but I won't know how I will really do until that happens. I have gotten into medical, I am getting into backpack camping and I enjoy playing airsoft, which means I have a dual reason to buy gear (I'v been playing while wearing real plates to get used to them lol.. I have also based my airsoft guns off of my real ones.) I hope that all of these things will basically be un needed and the emergency rations I own will just be semi expensive and odd snacks when they expire, the plates in my armor being just expensive weights, but with how things are looking, i'm not too sure tbh.
I think the jist here, is to take the time to take a training course over a weekend sometime. A firearm can be dangerous to it's user, if they don't have at least basic training. I've seen it happen. As firearm owners, I think it's our duty to Help educate our fellow owners and make sure they are trained, so we can function as a unit and be equally a part of keeping crime and violence, out of our neighborhood and other society. We can do that together.
I'm an old lady, living alone, who avails herself of her Second Amendment right to protect herself and her cats. I guess that makes me a "real man"! 😉🤣
I mean, feminism if anything should preach for gun rights since guns are the easiest and most direct way to equalise a fight against a man. It stops the woman from being a victim. I hope everything continues well for you in your unarmed life.
The ability to be open minded is half the battle... I live in Seattle which is riddled with liberals...a couple of guys I work with always ask me what I do on my weekends and I explained that I like to shoot guns and train.. after a few convos and a trip to the range, 2 of them now are gun owners . All it took was a calm conversation and to go try shooting.. they both have there reasons for own guns now but it started with an open mind
@@undergrad3346 Depends on the state (or country) you live in. Find ways you can legally educate and train yourself in firearm handling. Get a concealed carry permit if you can (may require taking a class), but don't stop there; keep schooling. Go to a local gun store and ask questions (especially the uncomfortable ones [i.e. Should I feel uncomfortable around all of these guns? How do I know no one will use them on me or others here? What if I'm carrying a gun? Could I bring it in here? How would I bring it in here?] then the regular ones [i.e. What are some good rules to keep in mind while working with firearms? What's a good caliber bullet {round or cartridge} to start my firearms learning/training with? What do you carry? Why? What would you recommend I do to get into firearms safely?). And don't stop at one store or one person. Ask many people in many gun stores. The information will flow, and you'll soon be able to suss out what feels right for you personally as well as what is conventional knowledge among many firearms users. Knowledge is power. Many of these questions can also be answered for you by watching RUclips videos. Take your time, and make it fun. Be honest with others from whom you seek answers; they'll respect you for it. If they're letting you handle a firearm, but that makes you uncomfortable, tell them so. Then ask how you can start to feel more comfortable. And always respect the firearm. USMC weapons (firearms) rules I learned from basic: 1. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded. 2. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot. 3. Keep you finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire. 4. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire.
Like the other gentleman said it depends on what state or country you live in. If you’re in the US check out your state and local laws. I’m in PA and in PA you have to be 18 to legally purchase a long gun meaning rifles and 21 to purchase a handgun. You also have to be 21 in my state to be able to carry a concealed weapon which you need a permit for. The permit is obtained rather easily if you don’t have a criminal record that is. You simply have to go your country courthouse and fill out the application and submit it to the sherifs department. Even if you’re not a hunter, I recommend a hunter safety course because it teaches not only gun laws, but gun safety, which is by far the most important thing. I’ll leave you with the biggest and in my mind most important pieces of advice that I can give. Always treat every gun as if it’s loaded, never under any circumstance point a gun at something you don’t intend on shoot, know exactly what you’re shooting at and always be sure to know what’s behind what you’re shooting at. These are the fist and most important safety tips that my father instilled in me over and over again from the time I was a child and that I’ve instilled in every person that I’ve taught how to shoot. If you follow those guidelines you’ll be a safe responsible gun owner. Good luck to ya!
Living in Canada, I never gave guns a second thought. I remember seeing a pistol in my husband’s hands one day about a decade ago and it creeped me out. Since living under JT’s rule, I’ve come to respect your Constitution and how your forefathers protected you. I wish your kids understood what a treasure that document is. I’ve changed my mind about guns too.
Here in Australia, I was happy when John Howard’s conservative government bought back all guns a few decades ago. But in the last few years, I have come to an appreciation of the American constitution, how it gives people power to balance government power, and now over here as I watch police tackling people with protest signs or without masks to the ground, it’s all starting to make sense!
So.... They didn't buy them back. That was just a rhetorical trick to enforce the idea that they were the government's in the first place. They took your taxes and used that to confiscate the public's property. They were never the government's guns.
The U.S. constitution doesn't give people the power, it recognizes the power the people hold regardless of what's written. Small detail and I mean no hate, but an important distinction.
I think it's a reflection of the different ways our two countries gained independence from GB. One fought for it and the other was gifted it. Our Constitution contains things they encountered in that struggle. Australia needs to fight to get emergency powers removed from their constitution or whatever they have.
It’s interesting to me how it may be that 2a may be a useful deterrent to government use of force against its citizens. It may be what’s stopping widespread arrests of the unmasked or unvaccinated through the power of health department quarantine authority which is already on the books
Same. Grew up around firearms. My attitude was, "Those are kinda cool." That's it. I let my brothers do the shooting. Having kids of my own (and 2020) changed that.
same i was on the center about guns never wanted to ban them but i did used to be pretty left leaning now ive realized that its important to have the 2A
I am Venezuelan, when we the Venezuelan citizens had the right to bear arms, we defended ourselves effectively from pirates. Then we fought to become independent from Spain and we managed to get 5 other nations to be independent as well. Now that we do not have the right to bear arms, we are a nation with pain and shame.
I just commented on how Chavez promoted the disarm of citizens since 2006-2012 and then he used the nation weapons against us. Nice to see you here spreading the word as well ;-)
I used to be an uninformed, emotional, brainwashed liberal. Then I grew up and experienced the adult world. Common sense kicked in. I think it’s important to demonstrate and let people know it’s okay to change your mind, especially as we grow.
EXACTLY! THAT'S WHY THEY ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION!!! Nobody is listening to me! Ever stop to think how you was brainwashed to start with? If opposing views/arguments are censored and/or suppressed less people hear them; making it easier to brainwash and gaslight the masses.
5:08 is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! JP and others in the 2A community are sorely mistaken. WITH the 1A it's an "us against them" scenario. WITHOUT the 1A the masses can be gaslit, and brainwashed into thinking pay-tree-its are tear-or-wrists. (See what I had to do just to get by the Al Gore rhythms?) WITHOUT the 1A we can't organize either. WITHOUT the 1A it's you against a SWAT team. WITH the 1A it's us against them, hence why they are attacking the 1A. How do you think those other countries was able to take the projectile accelerators from their citizens to start with? PROPAGANDA! Guess what, THEY DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH EITHER!)
I was 100% liberal. I voted for Obama. I worked to create a single payer socialized medicine health care. I was simply wrong. I was wring about everything.
@@yourlord4096 sorry but it's going to take me a few years to get that militia of about 15 to 20 million Americans. And they need to be properly trained. The plan is to have a militia and every red State and every red County under the authority of the County Government making it impossible for the feds to stop it because sub political divisions are exempt from all gun control laws and can have any type of weapons or forces they really want. It goes back to the colonial times. I'm just going to take advantage of that.
To the gun question: Am from Germany. Was all my life thinking what strange people Americans were for being so obsessed with guns. Even having shops and communities around it and I found it highly irresponsible to take your children with you to teach them to use guns instead of teaching them something that brings peace. Boy was i wrong. I only learned it in the past two years. And I apologize to all who are pro guns because of historical learnings or to keep up freedom. I always bought into the lie that WE, the people, or in a deeper sense, I the individual, am the problem. While I still take on responsibility for my mistakes and even the problems and challenges that I didn't create myself, I now understand the pattern in which mass media and some powerful people who own it and who own most companies of the world try to destroy your self-esteem. Making YOU the antagonist of your life. While it's actually true that they are the true antagonist, IF there was one. Now, I don't want to spread hate. Those toxic people are just the result of our own insufficiencies in our own character. Just like an illness is a symptom of an Ill way of life. You shouldn't fight the illness. You should concentrate more on becoming a healthier and better version of yourself and then the symptoms just go away with the illness all together. That's how I view it now. You are free to disagree with me on every level. One thing I want to double down on though. That is: Protecting freedom is the way to protect most lives. You lose more lives to unprotected freedom than to ANY other thing in existence. A weapon is only a weapon when it's used with the wrong attitude. Like a knife that can provide food for a stranger. But it can also take a strangers life. The attitude is the real killer, not the tool. The same way I see guns now. I see them actually as being a SYMBOL and a very practical tool to defend freedom which also defends lives and everything that makes life worth living which is even more important than lives themselves in some way. That's why many did sacrifice their lives for it. Guns are also a symbol Because as long as they are there, you know that the attitude towards tyranny (the biggest threat of all) is still healthy. I can not say that about the nation I was born in. Until this very moment I don't have one. I also never had a family member or anyone else in my circle have one. Never talked about it or about wanting one. Never. But the past months I started my very first, shy, researches. Gotta be payable first. I am on a budget. But I see it as a progressive thing. I just did not know how much data from history we actually have on how vitally important they are to our freedom and the very strong correlation also surprised me. I thought it would be more vague than what i learned in this video. I just know now that when you let someone have power over you, it takes strong character to not use that power against you. I mean strong. Most people are not really capable of that once presented with a situation they can truly use their power against you. So it's important that we keep ourselves in check all the time. Not letting one authority rule over us all. Then we are just like a cow waiting for the final day. Living an existence of pain along the way. With no hope. No light at the end. Just a tragic end. Never being remembered. While being alone with nobody who cares and never knowing what love is it how that feels to be loved by another living being. It's truly a sad thing. I would want to get people and ultimately also animals out of that hell as good as possible. Not go further in Thanks gun owners. Peace
Hello! Born in the USA here. Reading your post this really struck me; "One thing I want to double down on though. That is: Protecting freedom is the way to protect most lives. You lose more lives to unprotected freedom than to ANY other thing in existence." Freedom is literally the light shining out of the lighthouse on a hill that America represents. There has been a war against freedom across the world as fallible humans have been in positions of power for millennia. The USA is a young country yes, but built upon lessons learned from the history of the world. It would appear that recent government is attempting to destroy that legacy. I mean from since JFK was murdered onward. Freedom is about the people, freedom of the individual. We shall see in the near future if we can maintain that shining light on a hill or not. Freedom is meant for every human on earth. How to achieve that is for greater minds than mine to figure out.
Nur wenn eine Regierung etwas vor hat für das die Bevölkerung auf sie schießen wurde hat das Ziel die Bürger zu entwaffnen. Only a government that plans doing something that their citizens would shoot them for want to disarm them. Being armed forces the other party to negociante instead of threatening. Take care of the both sacred principles of non-aggression and self-defense. The Natural Law of Freedom says: If morality increases Freedom increases. If morality declines Freedom declines.
I was never “anti-gun”, I just never felt the need to have one. That changed in March 2020. When the food supply started to be affected, I figured the world would start to get nuts. I’m a gun owner now.
Chad, allow me to give you some advice for situations where people ask stupid questions such as "do you own a gun? How many? Why? Did you have to use it?" Respond with "none of your fucking business"
I’m from Australia. What I’ve seen happen there recently is heartbreaking. I’m about to become a US citizen and I started carrying and training about a year after being here once I understood everything you just explained. The community of friends that got me here are the most sane and responsible people that I know and truly love the freedoms that we have been gifted. Learn from history. Owning a firearm is a responsibility and a right and HAS to be protected. Thank you for this.
So is Afghanistan polite? Are gangsters in the hood polite? Are current gun loving Republicans polite? Politeness, aka civility comes from education. Period. Not guns. Guns are the tools of tyrants. Civil/polite people solve their problems with logical solutions, tyrants use guns.
@@frankodilon5807 Ok, so how you explains founding father? My understanding is British gov sees them as crook and criminals and NOT an abiding citizens? Did you see the irony of it?
@@Metal0sopher Afghanistan what? You mean Taliban? It depends how you see it! Is Rep polite? If they ransacked all non believer until none is left how education can change it? All I know Rep can be polite if they eliminate all of non believer, and society within can finally only see one right way of doing things... rep way! In the history of the world, civility comes second when the opposing is all culled!
Its so scary to see how accurate this conclusion is. We're living in scary time. Its what makes a man being able to admit there faults and then growing from that. I didn't know this side of you JP I have a whole new admiration for you
As long as the people behind the goons in the government have guns . I need a gun I dont see any politicians giving up thier armed security . And why was the door to the school " propped open" when is supposed to be locked ? And the police waited patiently for a set of keys to enter when children where being murdered ? Just like in Florida the police bash down the door at suspected drug houses but children being shot dead they suddenly become polite? Very strange behavior. .now up against the killing wall comrade
It is hard for a man to admit he doesn't know the basis for the 2nd Amendment. Having said that, your video is an invitation to those against gun ownership to become educated on the exact reasons you learned. It is what our Forefathers KNEW it had to be to protect our right of freedom and our right to life.
I was against guns until I got educated by my Cuban friend- they were also disarmed and unable to defend themselves- I changed my mind in one single say
Ban guns. If nobody can get them nobody will get shot it's pretty simple. I've NEVER seen a gun and I'm over 60 yrs old. I've never had the fear of being shot
I couldn't understand America's obsession with guns either. I had a pretty similar outlook to JP. I'd even argue with people on youtube. It wasn't really until a couple of years ago, seeing the rise in authoritarian govt. (I'm Australian) that I learned that the American 2nd amendment was about the right to protect themselves from tyrannical govt. Now I get it!
Its impossible not to show a little respect to someone admitted their mistake. It shows your ability to want to seek the truth, and thats more important than being right.
Is it not hilarious that he is wearing black rifle coffee tshirt while saying this....wait its almost like his mind changed because of money oh wait this guy totally is just saying whatever gets him more views. It would explain his expensive "guru" class. The guy is a shameless shill on par with the young turks.
The most powerful words you spoke- "they were rounded up, and exterminated." That needs to SINK in folks. Especially when you realize that those in power will NEVER give up their guns!
Your right, many tend to forget in Minneapolis when the police were defunded and the people were left on their own. City Council members had their own private security.
This time around, they used fear and fearful people to get folks to voluntarily take something that will potentially help exterminate them. Less shots fired and folks are often none the wiser
Xi jinping is going back to Mao. He means to destroy the United States and has said so. Unfortunately the democrat party is his 5th column and the Republicans are feckless, licking crumbs that fall from the democrat table.
@@Sin2577 yea the best recent example of the need for guns and high cap magazines was BLM arson riots. Democrat leaders just sat back and allowed violent terrorism against their cities.
Our sheriff in Florida said if rioters break into your property to shoot them back out with your guns. That's leadership. Meanwhile Democrats put on African tribal clothing and bowed before their terrorist overlords
I didn’t hold it against you before, though I disagreed. I’m happy to see more people understand that the firearm is just a tool. It can be used for evil purposes. It can be used for good purposes.
I am so honoured that you mentioned the Armenian Genocide. I am an Armenian and my ancestors were survivors of the Genocide, and it is always an extraordinary occasion that I hear it mentioned. So many countries still don’t recognise it, and Turkey denies it even happened. Thank you so much, JP, for sharing the truth on this topic as well!
Same here! Being half Armenian, not only I know about 1.5 mil perished, 2/3 of their country annexed by Turks, but also about Stalin’s brutal murder of many Armenians, especially their military. My uncle was executed among them. Also the majority of Armenian refugees, scattered all over the Europe since 1914, were forced to repatriate to Soviet Armenia after WWII, where many were put in Soviet concentration camps!
To admit you were wrong takes integrity and character. Here in Australia, when we were disarmed I knew trouble was coming. I kept telling people look at history; Never ever in history has a people been disarmed that it hasn't been followed within 10, 20 40, 50 yrs with oppression and tyranny. It's never happened. 2022 here we are.
You can't protect yourself from the government with a gun(against missiles, jet fighters, tanks, etc), only with democracy. Democracy is the only way to get rid of bad politicians. Democracy is a gamble, but at least you can kick them out if they are bad. You can't do that with a gun, because the government always has the bigger more powerful "gun". Just look at Syria. For how long have multiple militias been tying to get rid of Assad with guns? How are they doing? Syria is the example of what your country will look like if you use the "gun" to "change" your government. If you give up democracy for the gun, you end up with neither, only the collapse of the economy, family members dead, and foreign countries interfering/taking over. Great Success!!!
@@Metal0sopher - totally disagree, - 1.) Afghanistan. - USSR got it ass handed to it by guys riding camels. - 2.) Look at every revolution, ever - when 1 million people all move to remove a government, - no government stands. - 3.) Democracy is nonsense. - Democracy is rule by the majority & who controls the majority? - the media does. That game was figured out 100 years ago. - 4.) Assad is in power because his people want him in power - if you dont know who wants Assad out - then, you're watching the wrong news channels.
@@Metal0sopher You miss one very important point, which is why your argument holds no water, the US founding fathers thought about what you are thinking and wrote provisions into the constitution not allowing the armed branches to operate on our own soil. Yes we have bases in the US, but how many soldiers have you seen on the street? National guard is all you ever here about being deployed. That's because the army, navy, air force and marines can not be. So without all those forces, a gun can defend and cause change. No one said you need it to kill, merely defend against tyranny.
@@marioa3155 So when you attack the government with an armed insurrection, the people in Government are going to say... Oh wait, we can't attack our own citizens because the founding fathers... Really? You trust your politicians that much? The same ones you want to overthrown violently? Dude think. Seriously think. That's the greatest fail in logic I've seen in my entire life. So the politicians you hate! that are corrupt! and you want to kill! will suddenly/magically follow the constitution and not fight back? Dude wake up? No one is more asleep than worshipers of the second amendment. Edit. Let me add one more thing. The 2nd amendment is the most Machiavellian grift of government control over people I've ever seen. If convinces you that you "have power" when in reality you have none, just the magical belief that you do. Ever since I came to this country I heard people, "we're going to start a civil war-against the government" Well where is it? It's a drug. You believe you can do it, but no one actually ever tries, because you already know the outcome. So you concede, give up, and PRETEND that one day, when I'm mad enough, then, on that day, the 2nd amendment, revolution, we will win! Yeah right. You are a prisoner of the 2nd amendment.
It's hard for many people to admit they were wrong in private. It is exceedingly difficult for most people to admit they were wrong publicly. You're a bigger man than most JP, and you should be proud of yourself for having the courage to admit on RUclips that, after doing your homework, you were wrong in the past. But in doing so, you have paved the way for yourself to move forward into the future, better equipped with the knowledge you have obtained, and the fact that you're trying to share that knowledge with others so they can do the same, is a wonderful lesson to the rest of us. Thank you!
No school shootings in Texas? Wow, this aged terribly. After a dozen armed police waited over an HOUR to stop a mass shooting inside an Elementary school, anyone thinking we need more guns is a lunatic
@@4lugan It’s almost as if Japan is an extremely tyrannical ethonationalist state where the entire population is forced into a hive mind by their government. But yeah, have fun living in your 600sq ft Japanese apartment and working manual labor until you’re 90. What a great country!
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It takes a good man to admit his mistakes. It takes a great man to use those mistakes to educate others.
earth science too for defense invention
Bab elon musk duping the deceived , space is fake , learn from jp
Spot on!
Space is fake
@@killdizzle Earth is flat. I know a lot of smart people all around the globe who think the same as I am.
“I have a family and now I understand why I need to protect my family” is precisely why having a family is being disincentivized.
so true
huh?
@@x666x34b one of the trends of the Left is to discourage nuclear families. It was one of the main tenets of the BLM riots of 2020, for instance. The DNC over-emphasizes the government's role in the life-cycle of a citizen over the role of traditional parenting. Public schools are now waging a war with parents over the instruction, care, and treatment of their children. Plato theorized in his work "The Republic" that in the "perfect city," children are removed from their mothers at birth, never knowingly meet their parents ever, and are raised by the government.
I never put those two together but that makes a lot of sense. Shortly before my wedding I realized I was going to be responsible for another human life. That kind of responsibility changes your perspective on what's important
Freedom loving patriots of the entire world are my family too. Good enough excuse for me.
“An armed man is a Citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.” -Thomas Jefferson
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed one." - Thomas Jefferson
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms, as a last resort, to protecting themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson
@HumanLiberty And what year did Jefferson write that gem? Maybe we should bring back chamber pots as well. Stay safe. ;-)
@@gwarlow Chamber pots are still a thing. Got another one?
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I always find it amusing when people use the age of an idea as an argument against its validity. I find it even more amusing that such types often have no issue with far older ideas than the ones they criticize as being outdated, such as art (roughly 30,000 years old), agriculture (at least 10,000 years old), canals (nearly as old as agriculture), animal domestication (again, perhaps as old as agriculture) civilization (over 5,000 years old), the written language (roughly 5000 years old), law (over 4000 years old), democracy (roughly 2600 years old (one of the great ironies displayed by so-called "progressives" is their fierce dedication to the preservation of one of the oldest political systems known to man), representative government (nearly as old as democracy), the university (over a thousand years old), the scientific method (several hundreds of years older than Jefferson's writings), basic arithmetic (untold thousands of years old), Euclidean geometry (nearly as old as democracy), Algebra (somewhere around a thousand years old), the alphabet (stretches all the way back to the ancient Phoenicians, likely over 3000 years old), citizen juries (nearly a thousand years old), the Gregorian Calendar (around a half of a millienium old), the English language (in its current form, nearly 500 years old), and so on.
Gun control= use both hands
6:36 I’ve always loved the saying “It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”
Wow!
@@liliumbosniacum7781Nice symbol of virgin Merry.
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Acctually, this is Bosnian medieval royal symbol. The meaning of Lilium Bosniacum in Latin is Bosnian lily. In my country Bosnia and Herzegovina it isn’t a symbol of Virgin Mary at all... as I explained it has different meaning.
Why are those the only options?
Please don't prepare for war but train yourself (brian) to avoid one. Because, when war comes almost every one dies - warrior, gardener, garden...everything WILL be obliterated.
And there is no honor after death. Hope you're not cligning on to that drama.
"Gun laws only affect law-abiding citizens, not criminals."
that's the most-concise rebuttal I've heard against anti-gun laws yet
@@aliiiyoutube read it again you dork lol
Nothing about the truckers freedom protest from this channel.... Very interesting 🤔
I get shill vibes here
@UCcIl028iuPk2eUFbHRPgBzQ okay 👍
@@badnipple I apologize, I must not have been thinking clearly 😂
@@richardbilodeau4355 maybe you can comment about it on his channel? Ask him to address the issue to bring more awareness maybe? :)
I grew up in disarmed UK and thought Americans were strange to want guns (sorry!) This past 2 years I have learned so much about tyrannical governments, psyops, mass hypnosis, and what governments can do when the people can't defend themselves. I now have the utmost respect for the American constitution, the founders forefathers and the 2nd amendment.
That is so cool when people from other countries embrace freedom. Thank you Carolyn for your comment .
I literally just finished watching the Heartbeat special where the Rowans went to their new home in Canada. It was clearly a wild west, anti-gun commentary, and it had me wondering what the UK policies are now. Do UK police carry guns now? With all the recent violence and unvetted immigrants pre-Brexit, you'd think that they would.
Totally the same my friend. My attitudes have majorly changed 2015-16.
@@cherylmockotr About 1 in 20 police officers in the UK carry guns.
"American" is not a description of Geography.
The ability to change one’s mind is what makes us a “thinking” people .
We are all changing our minds all the time. When we stop we cease to exist. We should be a. moral and educated people. Let's get back to it
It also means that you have your own mind and a thing called freedom of choice
If you’re not liberal when you’re young, you have no heart. If you’re not conservative when you’re old you have no brain. Grown up liberals either didn’t learn, or refuse to see reality as it is.
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It takes a very mature and intelligent person to not only admit he was wrong, but to own it and use it to help others. Well done. Much respect.
Kinda feel like, and you can do the research, that he’s just doing the thing he knows will piss people off to stay relevant. I do not want his face being prominent in the 2A movement. He is going to fuck this up.
@@Atlasowl His story of change sounds real to me. It mirrors what I've seen happen to others. Only time will tell if he is genuine, but I'm going to at least give the man a chance. If he's fraud, we'll know soon enough.
@@VTdarkangel fair enough, I definitely appreciate your take. I guess I’ve just been a little ruffled by how it seems like he’s so viewer/content/ad sales oriented. Hard to trust these days
“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
--Mark Twain
Are you referring to the Great Samuel Langhorne Clemens? Indeed I believe you are. JP this was a Man's Man!
Within the context of internal affairs vs. foreign assault, I'd agree. But within the context of internal issues, I'm not loyal to the country or a government, they tend to be one and the same. Then you have to ask, which side of the country? The red side? The blue side? The green side? The yellow side? No. Instead I'm loyal to, and but to one thing, the ideals and principles set forth in and to, the Constitution. So much do, I swore my oath of service to it. (And promptly was forced to violate that under threat of harm, and treason, in the name of country, or, do as I was told, "for the good of the country")
I am loyal to no government. I will pick the groups I am loyal to, not the ones that force me to participate.
Very well said MT! We need loyalty, honor and sense of purpose for the country to survive. But we should always keep in check the governments and individuals quest for power. The constitution is that guiding document. We must always defend these principles, no matter what the cost! Our government has the purpose of passing laws of society that only the majority of the people support, and those that remain in harmony with the constitution. They should not be allowed to stray from that simple purpose. Nor should a virus allow politicians to bypass or ignore these basic rights.
They owe us loyalty. Not the other way around
Slight error there, JP: The American Constitution does not give citizens rights, it acknowledges the unalienable rights those citizens already have.
Many people gloss over that.
You are correct, but this is still a step in the right direction
Exactly. Governments do NOT have any rights, what-so-ever. The people grant them revocable privilege's. Jefferson made this point over 2 centuries ago. In fact, the 18th Amendment was illegal (any Amendment that restricts the people is illegal, even if Congress voted it in!) and should have been shot down immediately after the idea was introduced. The US Constitution is SUPPOSED to be rules that the people grant the govt, not the other way around. Amazing how this has been twisted around by weak minded, power hungry, and impotent "leaders" of today.
Is the right to a trial by jury "inalienable"?
Exactly. They have worked very hard to change the language we use concerning the Constitution. It is not a “rights to” document, it’s actually a “freedom from government interference”document.
"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." ~ Thomas Jefferson
Can always shut up a anti 2A clown by asking them "Do the govt work for you?" They will invariably say yes...then ask "So why should only your employees be allowed to carry guns?"
This comment right here though!
I totally realized how important the 2nd amendment is last year!!! & how they had me totally duped ..they really do play with the mind! I never wanted to pack ..obvs. but if anything it's a
" peacekeeper " , we need to hold strong (:
As a Swiss citizen growing up in Switzerland, being a member of the Swiss armed forces and keeping a military rifle in my Swiss house, allow me to give you my opinion on this topic: the reason why we have very low crime rates in Switzerland is:
1. Everybody is educated
2. Nobody is economically suffering
3. Sons are trained by their (actual) fathers to respect the flag, the gun and only use it to defend the fatherland
4. Gun laws are in place, which get enforced (!).
5. Only some types of guns allowed, training and certification required
6. Stable political climate - nobody needs to fear a hostile takeover by the feds/gov
7. No gangs/mob present
Wow sounds like a perfect world must be the only place on the planet where there's no crime they do make awesome knives
@@kd9856 Of course there is crime. Entering that country unnoticed and illegally is nigh impossible and getting a citizenship is even more difficult. Four different official languages, but no conglomerations of genetically deficient, sub-par morons, whose only culture is degeneracy, avoiding education, inability to learn even a single language properly and promoting hip-hop & single-motherhood.
"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."
---Clint Eastwood
Well said!!
That's the policy of a tyrant....
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Friend-enemy distinction in practice
@@nickabel8279 He doesn't say he doesn't want others to be deprived of the same right. He says if there is A-singular-gun in play, he'd rather it be in his hands. I think anybody who thinks otherwise for themselves is kind of naive.
I’m 50 years old now-the “I was wrong” list just grows longer and longer.
I just wish I still knew EVERYTHING like I did when I was 25! 😆
So true!!
"I'm not young enough to know everything." Oscar Wilde
Same with me… 57 and realizing so many “I was wrong” moments…. I love learning though so I suppose that goes with the territory!
58 here.....and the list gets longer
i thought i was wrong once - but i was mistaken lol
Twenty-plus years ago when our two children were toddlers, I awoke middle of the night and thought I heard an intruder downstairs. Long story short my now-ex-husband refused to go protect our children, whose bedroom was right at the top of the stairs. I had to go downstairs alone, armed with nothing but a sword I bought myself because said husband was terrified of and absolutely refused "dangerous" guns in the house. Thankfully it was nothing, but at that moment the question of whether or not my husband would protect his wife and children was no longer a hypothetical one.
I now own 3 guns, practice regularly and am divorced.
He was a male not a man.
At least YOU stepped up to protect your children. That's what good parents do. So proud of you and thanks for sharing your story!
@@cwb2992 In todays world I doubt 'he' even 'identifies' as male.
Good for you the ability to protect your family no matter what is a wonderful quality to have this is what feminism should look like moms protecting their children and working of they want or need not becoming lesbians and abusing men or all their other insane ideas
That’s.......awesome! My wife and I heard a loud crash one night near our front door. Within seconds, I heard her chamber a round in her handgun while I was grabbing mine. She placed herself between the door and our kids’ bedrooms. I carefully cleared the area methodically with my pistol with attached Weapon Light, and there was nothing. I opened the entry closet and saw that a coat had fallen with its hangar in the closet and made the loud noise that alerted us. I was impressed at how quickly she acted, because that’s my bread and butter. She is very quiet and reserved, not someone you would ever guess is as prepared. We both grew up in families where firearms were just another tool to have around and respect, nothing that anyone would thunk twice about back then.
Huge respect for someone willing to admit their mistakes. It takes a man to admit that they were wrong
One correction. The Founders didn't give us the right to own weapons, they just explicitly recognized our pre-existing right. [Edited to remove potentially confusing verbiage.]
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"The right to bear arms shall not be infringed" -2nd amendment. I think they had both in mind bud.
Really? Aren't we the people? Aren't arms weapons? Like. . . Armaments? Doesn't the actual wording say: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, *the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."*
@@maltahighjacker9842 The distinction I was drawing was between someone giving us rights as JP phrased it, vs the gov't recognizing that we already have those rights. I wasn't distinguishing owning weapons from self-defense. I thought it was obvious enough that they're one and the same, but apologize if I wasn't clear enough.
they confirmed our God given right to defend ourselves to bear arms which are weapons.
I’m Canadian and I am 100% pro gun, especially during these trying times. Our government is becoming increasingly tyrannical and that is why I own guns. I am prepared to defend myself and my family.
As a fellow Canadian I too own and am pro gun for the same reasons. Go truckers!
I would say to migrate to America my friends but I'm not sure how it's going to be any better here too soon, with all our issues... but at least we do still have freedom for now. "They" don't want us to think that but I know it from my parents and will teach my children they have freedom and why they are free as well. God Bless
“Let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.” fight the good fight Canada! 🇨🇦 We got your back fellow freedom lovers!🇺🇸
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JP needs to cover the Canadian truckers next!!
Out of my cold dead Alberta paws! Flush the Turdho!
It's EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to recognize that the founding fathers didn't GIVE us any rights ... They REALIZED that every person has the natural, inalienable right to defend their own lives, and freedoms.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - The declaration of independence
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Semantics. Call it natural, call it granted, it's functionally the same. The people trying to figure out how to take them away don't care, and they certainly aren't going to be swayed by anyone insisting on this distinction. At this point in the game, it's just echo chamber stuff that we tell ourselves for our own satisfaction.
@@jonfeuerborn5859 not even close... GRANTED would mean that they gave it to us, and can therefore take it away.
I was raised in a hick town in MA and then moved to CA and I met my wife there. When I met her she was appalled by the thought of even me owning a gun. Now we’re in Texas and we bought her first gun last month and I’ve been showing her how to shoot. We had a shootout in front of our home when we first moved here. She was incredibly nervous her first time. After that she was like “that’s it?” She thought it would be some horrifying painful experience. She loves it. She also likes the bit of peace it brings her.
When my husband realized how much I hated and feared guns, he asked me where I had heard that they were so bad. I had to think hard. Oh, yes! The media! Movies, TV shows, carefully constructed news headlines made it seem like guns were evil and humankind was oh so innocent. Got it backwards.
What you are saying is testimony to how MSM and MSE(entertainment) have been pushing an agenda with false and misleading concepts about firearms and those who support the 2A.
@@MyASDJourney absolutely. In our discussion, I brought up Andy Griffith was a sheriff who didn't carry a gun which made him heroic. Barney carried a gun and was a bumbling fool. It was not even being subtle. Recently I watched a Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman episode where she convinced the sheriff of Colorado Springs to not only not carry, but confiscate guns as people came into town. Finally I realize how idiotic that would be. The media has been putting other ideas into my head as well. I'm off of it.
I grew up in a heavy hunting area, so I was always around responsible gun owners. Learned trigger discipline, barrel control, etc... before middle school with a BB gun.
Even then, a number of my friends who did the same are now brainwashed to be terrified by the media. Guys who were carrying hunting rifles alone in the woods in their teens are now desperate to have them taken from them...
Media is a powerful thing.
@Sand Dollar and the "Equalizer" is well named because it gave little old ladies equal power to protect themselves against threats.
Glad you got a good man, a good manly man!
JP could’ve easily deleted his old video and most people would’ve never known he even made it. This is integrity, folks.
"Everybody needs.. Tegrity.." RandyMarsh...
It's the first thing I thought of too.
I agree. I know a lot of his videos are satirical humor and that's why I love them, but this video let's me know he is a sentient human and not simply a parrot for a point of view, and I respect him for that.
Now if you can see that Trump is controlled opposition and admit it, you can have it too! lol ;)
He should delete his video promoting Electrolytes that was embarrassing
As a responsible gun owner…and yet…free thinker…really appreciate your change of stance.
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@Simple Caps Unfortunately for leftists, facts are stubborn things 😉. Keep pushing…really appreciate your work.
I never grew up with any strong feelings either way with guns but after leaving the service and seeing the nonstop expansion of government powers at almost every level I could see the writing on the wall and decided to educate myself, that's when it became of critical importance to me
For me, it was seeing the whole hobby behind guns, and wanting a part of it.
Then seeing the sheer backlash against guns, it almost felt goofy honestly.
I think I should get one
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Get several. Get range time- find an instructor- seriously man go learn a new skill. If you like it- you're welcome and I'm sorry for the new addiction friend but welcome to the club. If you don't- at least you know and at least you learned what they are, how they work, how to use one IF you need to.
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson
Great quote but the government doesn’t fear us even with our guns. Nobody stands up…
@@dannilikesreviews The people hold all the power. That's why they divide us, poison us, chemically lobotomize us, and try to take away from us what makes us human.
@@JDS-33 The power isn’t worth a thing if nobody uses it and just lays down and takes it.
@@dannilikesreviews the government is made up of people too. particularly malicious psychopaths at the moment. you will never see kind-hearted philanthropists in positions of power.
psychopaths are not afraid, so the government is not afraid.
a basically healthy but particularly greedy person who is very rich protects his status as best he can because he is afraid or at least worried about losing it.
greed, envy and resentment also lead to inhuman behavior, but the psychopaths who are currently pulling the strings are a completely different matter.
The difference between the US and china. 😳🤯
I changed my views in 2008 when someone broke into our home while we were home. I never wanted to feel that helpless again. It took the police a long time to show up.
If you want rapid response from cops you are the problem. Because when seconds matter the police are minutes away.
Interaction with police in an emergency is a very enlightening experience. I'm glad you were able to live to tell the tale. Not only do they take too long to show up a lot of the time, but when they arrive, sometimes they can range from being unhelpful to highly escalating the situation.
Oh God that's a nightmare scenario. I'm glad you and yours were able to live to tell the tale, when someone forces their way in you just have no way of knowing what they intend to do.
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away
@Mary Beth That's a pretty pointless "if" since it doesn't line up with reality.
Correction: the founding fathers *affirmed* our right to own guns, they didn’t give it to us.
This is a great point. Or you could say they took the time to write down and articulate the God-given right we all already had.
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You’re right, but he’s already come this far, I’m not gonna dock him for it. I’m happy he’s seeing the light
Lockean theory is the best thing that's ever happened to civilization
Oh man I just spend a paragraph saying this same thing. Guess I should have read the comments first
I’ve just come across this video, I was a deputy resigned and hung up my guns for over a decade and have come back to guns recently. I thought guns were pointless. I too see the error in my ways and Colorado is trying to take guns away right now.
My wife showed me this video. Years ago my wife would be the last person advocating for gun rights. Today, her and I went shooting before work...it's our weekly tradition.
So glad to have you as part of the firearms community, JP. Welcome buddy.
That's a subtle and very feminine way of telling you she was wrong and you were right...
Every week? Stop bragging Mr. Gates
A couple that shoots together, stays together 😉
"The Government that wants to take your guns is the exact government you will soon need to protect yourself against" Great Quote!
That was 1 of the most disturbing reminders in this video.
Yes and No if there is an invasion from an outside force a disarmed population would be beneficial for an invading country. If you can deflect nuclear weapons, IRON Dome, then it is a law of numbers and slow elimination of competition. Imagine cargo ship containers full of people being unloaded by Foreign Communist Controlled United States Ports that are employing foreign communists. rut too
I am a firearms owner in Australia. I completely agree with what you said about Australia. I witnessed tyrannical behaviour first hand… they even banned sling shots and BB guns… Trying to make sense as to why they banned a non lethal toy, is beyond me. Gives me brain cancer when I think about it for too long.
When I discuss firearms control and mass shootings, I get called crazy, for stating the facts you mentioned. It’s not easy to get firearms in Australia, lots of hoops to jump though. To my American friends, by any means necessary, STAY ARMED.
Cheers and stay alert. From a based Gen Z Aussie. (We are a dying breed).
Tyranny? Mate. I'm happy the likelihood of an assailant drawing a firearm is much lower than in the US. It's annoying to have to have so many regulations, but I think Australia draws the line pretty well between freedom and security. China has taken it too far into oppression and security, and America is too far into Freedom.
@Blackeagle Productions I'm sorry. Did you just say "too far into Freedom"? Please, Stay in Australia.
@@darkventhead581 just compare gun violence. I’m happy to stay in Australia.
@@darkventhead581 if you consider on average one (non-mass) school shooting a day vs 0 for the last several decades I believe, then I think I know what place id like to live in.
Happy to have a civil debate, RUclips is not the place I know, but I’ll put in effort to not post ego comments. (Just commenting to look cool and smart)
I am very into firearms, you’ll probably not believe that, but the damage that firearms can inflict outweighs the freedom to have them in Australia. Only took one mass shooting to prove that.
@@Blackeagle312 hot take: all school shooters are criminals. Most are minors WHO legally can’t purchase a gun and steal them from their parents. Also, most states have schools as “gun free zones” meaning no one else is armed and they are the same places that don’t have security…. There is only one 1 school shooting ever in my area (kid shot a girl who rejected him and killed himself), but a school police officer got to the suspect in 30 seconds from the shooting. The officer was armed of course. I live in a pro gun county as well so that helps. Do we have a crime problem? Yeah but it’s not the guns it’s the gang violence and mostly drug trade. Where my original point goes, criminals will be criminals, you shouldn’t punish citizens. When did a government EVER give people more gun rights? Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. I look at life as getting everything perfect for the next generation. I plan on passing down the 2A to my kids and teach them the history of why we have it and need it.
Edit: I just wanted to add that gun crime in America is over inflated to spread propaganda. A “school shooting” doesn’t have to be inside a school. For example, if a school is in the hood and there’s a shootout on a street behind a school, thats considered a school shooting. As well as inflated numbers, I think 2/3s of the gun deaths are suicides. On top of that out of the 12k gun deaths a year from murders, there’s over an estimated 400,000 ~ defensive uses of firearms in the U.S.. you won’t hear about it often unless the story is crazy enough to gain traction. There’s tons of times where someone is carrying a gun, legal or illegally, and just flashing a gun can deescalate a situation (you should never flash a gun unless you plan on using it. Someone else will be faster to the draw if they are armed).
Edit 2: also, most schools implemented a dead switch door to stop people from walking into the school. The trans school shooter recently actually shot the glass out of the deadswitch door and just climbed through it. If a school shooter is a student, they basically bypass the entire security system dedicated to stopping crime. Some inner city schools implemented metal detectors where students walk in, but some leftists claimed it was racist since it was the inner cities and felt like a prison… those are the same people that don’t want to pay police more money to hire officers for schools… you can’t make everyone happy, but there are ways to reduce school shootings without outlawing Guns off emotions
Every single citizen in this whole country should have to watch this
I changed my mind about guns over the last two years too and now I'm 100% pro 2A. I used to call myself a leftist and I'm still left-leaning (left of center) but the current "left" has lost its collective minds. I'm with you JP, I'm for freedom 1st above all else.
When I saw what happened to Veneszuela when they turned in their guns and the shape they are in today made me really wake up to how the 2nd amendment is so very important. Also as a woman I feel better owning and knowing how to use my sidearm in case I ever need to defend myself or my children.
Once the party leaves you, you understand the importance. Government is prone to abuses.
We need more of ppl like YOU!!! 😁😁😁 Like a LOT more...
You should be imprisoned.
I think it is not entirely bad to lean to the left a bit - there is a saying that "who is not a leftist in twenties, has no heart, who is a leftist in forties has no brain" :-) I guess it is just a question of growing. I feel that the most important thing is to "do no harm", which could be a merge of left and right view of the world.
I'm a 70 year old woman who was anti-gun most of my life. I too have changed my mind for exactly the same reasons you presented here.
Good for you Darla! I hope you never have to use it but it makes me happy to hear that you can now protect yourself if you need to!
That isn't the only thing to change mind about. There are wealthy and politicians in Europe now trying to create a new world order where we have no say, worldwide. While they pollute and hold us accountable and penalize us, but will continue their rich , extravegent ,etc ways. Many of them have made money off gas, plastic, batteries( the latest being lithium,etc) cellphones, etc that they keep making us upgrade, etc. Besides many other junk because we can't repair them that's affordable or otherwise, and more. The list goes on. They polluted because they were greedy,and convinced many of us or we had no choice( got rid of Ma Bell and other things that we actually didn't pay excessively for like cell phones etc technology has caused the worst pollution crisis. And they could have and their predecessor created more sustainable etc things years ago,but they wanted to make their generational money as long as they could. Now they want to further oppress us by making us suffer for what they did and all the corrupt politicians etc did as well
It's not about gun violence it's about future control, it's always been that agenda.
Welcome Darla! 👍
lol. My near 70yr old Mother just told me tonight that there is ZERO reasons Anybody should have a hand Gun and she doesn't want to hear about needing it for protection because how often does anybody get their house broken in to. Keep in mind my brother and I as kids were home alone when our house got broken into. I was 10 and my brother was 12. She then told me you can't shoot somebody just for taking your property. It sucks that things are the way they are in America rite now. Frankly I wish You never had to change your stance on Guns. But the World seems to be full of a lot of Shitty Evil people and when those people hit their point of Rage, it doesn't matter if they can't get their hands on a AR-15 or a Henry Riffle. Guns run out of bullets A Lot Faster than a Car runs out of Gas. It's really not hard to make explosive devises. We need Rage Control much more than we need more Gun Control rite now in America.
My mother always had a handgun because she worked late at night and had a long drive home in the country. It saved her life one night when 2 men tried to jump her. She didn't shoot them, but, pointing it at their heads made them change their minds!
Mad respect dude. If more people were willing to openly share what they learned this world would be a better place.
Or maybe he realized who is financing his wealth and fame while wearing a shirt promoting a coffee company and is deceiving his audience before they figure out his grift.
Nah, he really just changed his mind. Here's my attention and money.
I liked you before this video but now I respect you
BRCC are traitors. They hate 2A.
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Man. I discovered you a few years ago and have seen the transformation. I can relate entirely. I been through this same thing. Thank God. I wish that for everyone.
Takes a true man to admit when they’re wrong and an even better one to broadcast
It to millions. Well done, JP!
He wasnt wrong. Lol
@@newsdropz5361 Perception is a funny thing. So is Wisdom!
Never cared to own a gun, never minded others owning but never felt the need myself. I'm not a hunter and haven't a real concern about home invasion. Then our government implemented lockdowns and private business closed in the name of protection. That was a wake up call about just how rapidly things change. I am now a gun owner.
keep it clean!
So did you use it during that time ?
@@vroomgc nowhere but the practice range and glad for it.
@@tbrooksKWCRE Why is that
@@vroomgc Why is he glad he didn’t have to use it? Because people don’t want to shoot each other you sick bastard
I really can respect a person who can admit when they were or are wrong. And not just behind the scenes, but out loud like this. Definitely appreciate your videos sir, thanks a million.
@Jim jibronilet's be real though, there is nothing wrong with making a few extra bucks. I would, you would, we all would love a few extra dollars, especially if it's for an apology 🤣
@@zacheryshermab2869 ya but getting money by advertising for grifters is not the way.
God Bless TEXAS!!
@David Wang Openly apologizing and admitting you're wrong isn't the only way to garner respect...but you had to drag Donald Trump into this... so I have to ask...what do you mean? As a person or as a President? I can respect the nerve it took to say some of the things he said, agree or disagree it took some balls. Same can be said about the things he's done as well. It was refreshing to see someone go off script and be human, and less a stuck up suit. I said it during his presidency, you dont have to be a good person to do a good job, shit, history is slathered in drunk bigots full of every sort of inappropriateness imaginable, but we worship them as cultural icons and artists and call them legends of their craft. I don't really have an accurate opinion of Trump to be honest, I hardly followed what was said about him, or who said it, or what he was saying. All I can give is insight based off of observations of the things I did see. I've never read about anyone who has ever rallied their own opponents as well as he did, I've never seen or heard about a world leader who has ever done that either. Also in his 4 years, I went from making 25k a year to over 50k a year. So regardless of his opinions I cant complain about his work. But i also dont speak from a prejudice either, and can look at things objectively and value the constitutional rights we have as Americans, and say if he doesn't like something, he has every right not to for any reason he wants to, he certainly never tried to silence or take away anyone else's rights, and he was in quite the position to do so, I mean president of the United States is a pretty big job, leader of the free world and all. Which is why I am so disappointed and disgusted with liberals, as the censorship and "cancel culture" thinks if someone says anything they don't agree with, they do everything in their power to shut them down, from swatting independent reporters and streamers, to just blatant bias appropriation. And that goes beyond just having an opinion on a matter, that's called taking away someone's civil rights. And if you take anything from this response to your comment, take this...if you've got time to lean, then you've got time to clean, and that's the problem with politics now a days, everyone is so worried about leaning, that they have forgotten to clean. From the top of the government to the bottom of the lower class, no one is getting any real work done. They are so busy worrying about which way they are seen leaning, things have gone to shit.
@@zacheryshermab2869 excellent comment. Very thoughtful. We need more of that. Thanks for not spewing brain dead trash like alot do.
I became a first time gun owner in the last few years and the gun community have been very welcoming and helpful. My entire mindset was changed when I first bought and shot my gun, I went from being ignorant and skeptical to having respect and being educated. Everyone at the range and gun store were very nice and were more than happy to help me learn and stay safe. I would advise everyone that can to learn more about guns and arm their self.
The community seems to be even more welcoming than the gym scene. It's crazy how people make you think they'll be intimidating or something LoLz
Never owned a gun or desired to in my life, but as a Canadian currently under tyrannical rule, I definitely see their importance.
As a fellow Canadian I will say that over the past 40 years we have forfeit more rights and freedoms than during any other period. In Canada freedom didn't die with a whimper or a tear but with a cheer from the masses. So sad.
As an Australian I know the police definitely wouldn’t have deployed tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets at peaceful protesters during lengthy lockdowns, if the people were armed.
@@janodonoghue5108funny. Farenheit 451 basically frames that exact situation. Books didn’t become illegal because the elites wanted it, the people did…
The commies are here among us! Save the children!!
Canadians worship the queen, how stupid is that! The queen is even on their worthless dollar bills, lol.
You’re not an idiot. You’re a human being and a good one at that.
Your character and integrity in making this video is impressive. I’m proud to be a fan of yours.
New like button.
"An armed society is a polite society"- Samuel Colt.
God Made All Men Samuel Colt Made them Equal
And keep in mind he was a business man trying to sell guns. I'm saying he's wrong, bit he was trying to make money lol.
@@TheBeatenPaths That’s how Capitalism works; improving people's lives while making money.
@@libtardgunlover762 Yep, that's exactly how...
@@obtorgecirb2100 yup. Been proven time and again, when the consumer's quality of life improves they become more likely to repeat business and have the means to do so more often. Many people see short sighted businesses that prey on their customers as capitalism, but in a *free* market those entities will fail to compete. The problem is corruption leading to control and monopolies, which is not capitalism but a form of authoritarianism. If the market is not free, it's not capitalism. Capitolism relies on choice, i.e. consent.
You had me in the beginning. I thought you were being sarcastic and facetious but I'm glad I watched all the way through.
It takes a real man to admit where he was wrong, you’re the best JP
Right on, brother
When I was growing up, my mother would always say “only the crazy people never change their minds”. If you think about it, it’s absolutely correct!
I don't agree with that, and there's nothing you can do to change my mind! hehe
It's the people who want to stay in their safe little world their minds have created for them.
He can just as easily change back
I’m a Brit. I used to be baffled by the second amendment. Recent events and an interest in history have made me understand the second amendment and changed my opinion on it. It’s essential.
Leftists put in heavy gun restrictions and then are surprised when gun crimes surge. Don’t criminals know it’s illegal?
+1 - exactly this
It's certainly a valid argument. One would hope it's unnecessary but I guess one never knows. There has been a rapid errosion of freedoms ever since 9/11
Lil late now but we tried to warn everyone. 🤷♂️ you can make it up to us by being the one to do something about it.
It's a bunch of propaganda from the manufacturers. The 2nd amendment is what allows the national guard to be armed. The 2nd amendment is used as an excuse to block regulation. The individual right to keep and bear firearms was created by the courts, but somehow that's ok, but not right to abortion.
Mad respect for not only owning up to your previous ignorance, but also for making it an opportunity to teach those who might have agreed with you, exactly why you were wrong. It takes humility, and that's a rare virtue.
JP - one correction. The Constitution does not GIVE us our freedoms, the document RECOGNIZES our natural, God-given freedoms. Other than that, thank you for this video.
Amen to that!
The Constitution does not make us free. WE ARE FREE ALREADY. The Constitution prevents the government from infringing on freedoms
@@devinecoe9813 the Constitution by itself cannot protect us. There are many small examples throughout history when Constitutional rights have been willingly violated. After all, it is only a sheet of parchment with words on it. A day may come when we all may need to defend that Constitution from our tyrannical government.
4:46 agreed
@@devinecoe9813 The Constitution does not prevent anything, it is a piece of paper and the US government use it to wipe their butts since Lincoln (and non-stop, every day, al the time since FDR).
Have always loved the guy, but now, i adore him. Hes not afraid to admit he was wrong and had to learn. That shows hes not afraid to speak truth, no matter what.
This lady lived through Hitlers gun grabs. She tells gow the Nazis took the guns. This should be taught in every school.
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His anti gun vid was satire!
I totally agree 💯
Black Rifle Coffee were against Rittenhouse defending himself. Maybe JP could look back in a day and realise once again he was wrong
I didn’t agree with him on that back then, but I have a great deal of respect for him owning his mistake. I have even more respect for him for pointing out just a few atrocities against unarmed people. THAT is why I stand for 2A.
I wasn't antigun, but I didn't feel the need to get a gun. The last 6-7 years have changed my mind on it. My husband was a big player in that. He has preached about both gun safety and protection.
Key takeaway here... SAFETY.
Respect for any weapon should be paramount! Treat it as if it is always loaded, and that it WILL bite without warning.
People harming other people is abhorrent and should never happen!
My wife and I have been having this exact discussion about evolving from anti-gun to very much pro-gun.
For the EXACT reasons you mentioned in your video.
Side note: bravo for publicly admitting your past mistakes - most people don’t have the balls
It's very rare for someone to change their mind and admit they were wrong these days. This speaks volumes in character. Much respect.
@Thechukkers, not in my experience. Most people just double down on their stupidity when faced with reality
The past 2 years haven't changed my stance on guns - they've confirmed it. Back in high school for English class we were given a list of topics to write about, and mine was the very open ended topic: Gun Control. That was the entire prompt, and I had to write 2 pages on it. So down the rabbit hole I went, expecting to find a myriad of reasons and statistics that favored giving them up.
What I found instead were statistics about robbery, r**e, and murders (with other instruments) going up in countries that had banned them. What I found was that crime against the elderly increases, because the elderly can no longer shoot perpetrators of said crimes. Suicide rates stay the same, those people just find another method. And when we look at the macro picture, well above local crime and at crime committed by the governments against their own people it becomes apparent that government is the singular most destructive force known to mankind. Government first steals guns from the people, then turn their own guns inward on their own populace to force compliance.
The only difference between now and then, is back then I legitimately thought it could never happen *here.* I thought we were too well educated for our population to start simping for a tyrannical form of government, like Communism. Looking at the West Coast, it seems that I have vastly overestimated the quality of education received in some parts of the country. We really are just a single generation from losing our rights and freedoms at any given point in history, and the last 2 years have made that crystal clear.
One of the best comments I’ve read on RUclips. Thanks for sharing!
It is very refreshing to see a well thought out statement typed with grammar and punctuation in mind, and actually make sense. I'm so glad I scrolled through these comments. God bless you and your family. Additionally, would you mind making like 300,000 more children? Just kidding that last question was a joke. I'm sure you'll get the joke.
Well said!! Thank you!!!
Great comments. As for not happening here, Reagan said it best: “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.”
Regarding your commentary on increased crime, this is why gun control advocates always talk about "gun crime" instead of "violent crime" in general. They are attempting to hide that violent crime usually increases with the removal of guns from law abiding citizens. Lowering the risk for criminals self-evidently leads to more crime and more crime victims. Guns are a force equalizer. When arguing with gun control lunatics it should always be mentioned that they are attempting to make the weak more prone to victimization as you'd be removing their only real means of equalizing force. It also helps to ask them to lead by example and post "Gun Free Zone" signs on their homes/front doors/windows. Removing the risk of a criminal finding a gun behind door #1 increases the likelihood that they will take the gamble of a home invasion.
The US has the highest levels of gun ownership and that has done nothing for reducing gun violence. It has far higher levels of gun crime than virtually every nation on earth. So i don't know where you're getting this information that less guns equals more gun crime and vice versa.
100% Thank you for putting this out. People need to see this and understand that this is not BS.
Our current culture could use a lot more of admitting when they’re wrong. Thanks for being willing to do so, JP.
the ultimate proof that JP is the real deal, a man who can change his mind when situations change. Dogma demands you never change. Real humans actually think and evolve. Brilliant JP, again.
Just remember, black coffee rifle company said Kyle was guilty
he always believed it...it was supposed to be sarcastic...he never made a video against guns
I love JP because he's realistic and he explains why he believes what he believes. Obviously, no 2 people are going to agree on every single topic, but that's what makes us human.
Actually……I was neutral on guns. After watching this video with open mind, I’m full on pro gun 100%
I’ll say this too….I always said I was pro gun but never owned one. I had various rationale and reason. I now believe that it’s my “duty” to contribute to the 2nd amendment. Being of sound mind and law abiding, if I don’t own a gun, I am disrespecting the constitution. When I own a firearm and have it licensed and legal, I am one more checked box statistically of proper responsible ownership. Even if I never use it…which I hope is the case. I need to be registered and counted. If I don’t and continue to simply be “pro-gun”, I am doing the amendment and my country a disservice in a very disrespectful way. I will be reviewing and purchasing a hand gun and case.
@@fortyfour6626 the second amendment is not for protecting us from the criminals but rather protecting us from tyrannical government.
It happened in China and pre-WWII Germany where they disarm their own citizens. It is happening now in Canada and Australia and now we can see how those government become a dictator and tyrant for just 2 years.
The Biden Administration can only control the liberal state because most people that lived there are ignorant and anti-freedom.
And we can now see how California is falling.
@@fortyfour6626 I know you meant use it against another human, but do use it to train.
@@fortyfour6626 Exactly what TheTurinturumbar said... make sure you DO use it to train. That way if you ever need to use it for defense, you're familiar and comfortable enough with it.
Go back
I'm a new gun owner, too for all the reasons above. Additionally, I trained martial arts for 14 years which I had to use living abroad. That was nant yrs ago and no broken back. So, had to learn to defend myself differently. I have gone through and still going through training with Take Charge in AZ. Teri is an excellent trainer. I also go to the range 3-4x/mo.
I've been telling people for a year it isn't a coincidence that countries with no gun rights have the harshest COVID restrictions.
look at my country Italy: without the third booster I can't work, take public transportation, travel, go restaurants, concerts or partecipating in sport events
I live in England. We have extremely few Covid restrictions some of which are not adhered to. We don’t have a right to guns. I think it depends on country.
@Mr Best Policy the states with the toughest gun laws clearly have the toughest convid restrictions
@@billmayor8567 I think perhaps if America gave up its guns like other western democracies they all would be far more harsh on restrictions because they've allowed so much influence from USA that it's harder to justify 🤷♂️
@Mr Best Policy what are you even talking about?? Australia has mass covid camps where people are forcibly detained... Our Supreme Court just struck down the vaccine mandate for business. I didn't wear a mask one single time throughout the entire thing and was able to mostly go about my life just like normal.
Idk if you don't actually live in the US or you just live in some Democrat shit hole where you have ridiculous covid rules but the US is absolutely not the worst in terms of covid rules. Canada, Australia, New Zealand... Just a few examples of places with no guns and covid tyranny way worse than the US
“…I’m saying you’re not a real man.” Lol. Who said you can’t be funny while making a serious point. Keep staying honest and doing what you’re doing!
Why does the U.K. have more freedoms than the USA? They don’t even have any guns.
@@bridge_studio examples please, unless you are a muslim
Like what?!
Why was that funny?
“I’m saying you’re not a real man…” 😂😂👊
I gained a lot of respect for you after watching this video. Taking a mistake by the horns is another trait of a real man.
U sir are a beacon of hope. Unfortunately most people double down in the face of contradictory evidence. Normalcy bias is a tough thing to break through for most people
Damned... this was my biggest beef with JP. I loved the guy, but was a little peeved about his stance on guns and portrayal of gun owners. Despite that I didn't cancel him, hate in him, or unsubscribe, just agreed to disagree because he earned my respect from the many good things he has said and done. This made my day!
Same here.
One of the establishments greatest victories is this notion that theres only two choices for every topic. For example: You either support trans in your kids bathroom or you hate trans. Never any mention of a third bathroom where everyone could be safe. I think you could easily include more black perspective of history in school with little pushback. Its the debasing of that white sitting beside you today that causes a problem. How come these alternatives arent discussed? Instead they create these narratives and try to tell us we're either/or. Im just a gun owning moron myself, but this looks a lot like Frankfurt School's 'critical theory' in action. Natural relationships and processes must be destroyed so that chaos can unsue and a new solution can be foist upon us.
You’re right. I thought the very same thing. Sometimes in the past I would ponder on that video and wonder why someone like JP really had thoughts or feelings like that. I even wondered if I completely misunderstood the video! I would say that deep down I thought that JP would come around to at least gaining a clearer understanding of why people really own guns. Especially when the current administration has completely lost their ever-loving marbles. I appreciate his thoughts and insight and like you said, I wasn’t ready to write him off because of that. It’s almost like we’re the tolerant ones here! Who would have thunk?? Glad to hear that he has come gained that understanding.
@@Single_moms_suck_at_life Yes, the Frankfurt School and the application of the Hegelian dialectic. I believe that the goal is to divide us as a nation and weaken us in preparation for the "Great Reset" - a one world government run by elites who have already told us that "we will own nothing and be happy."
@@Single_moms_suck_at_life If everyone carried guns, we wouldn't need to worry about the trans bathroom issue nearly as much. :)
Good to see someone actually bold enough to admit where they’re wrong and adjust. No one in the public spotlight normally does that
Busy being correct
Yeah, respect
JP, veteran, patriot, history buff, economics freak, and former “liberal” here. Thank you for your bravery. You are a great man.
i would say to have an open mind and be able to view things rationally is EXACTLY what makes you a liberal. don't let other people define your words. you can be a libertarian liberal. in australia we have something called the 'liberal party' but they have had some of the most conservative draconian palatability trials of crappy policy. i think there are values that need to be conserved but not the 'neo' version
@@BCzepa, demoKKKrats are not really liberals, it’s just a fake label.
Republicans are actually the liberals.
Liberalism is right wing ideology.
Liberal and liberalism are different things right?
Man tried googling it. All these words for who someone is are to complicated to keep track of
There is hope for liberals! Yea!
The thing that stood out most to me in this video is the fact that JP says the reason he changed his thinking was that he now has a family. A family. It has long been predicted that the breakdown of the family would undermine entire societies. When you see that the connection between having a family and being a father and husband is directly related to protecting the rights of free citizens, you start to see the whole picture clearly.
I never saw myself buying a gun. I wasn't *against* guns. I just didn't see myself ever owning one... and then 2020 happened. And it dawned on me that if only the police and criminals had guns, then we'd be completely dependent on one, and completely at the mercy of the other. And that's just not acceptable.
One's been in my nightstand ever since. I sleep easier. And I feel nowhere near as vulnerable. It's true that I'll most likely never have a break-in, and will never have to use it (which I very much hope is the case!). But *if* something does happen... I'm no longer defenseless.
I'v grown up with guns, started shooting when I was five with my dad (he would load one round in a .22lr pistol, and would hold around my hands when I took the shot.) I truly do hope my guns stay as "range toys" but try to practice enough that if god forbid I ever needed it, I would be able to use it correctly, safely and quickly to give me at least a chance of defending my life.
It's great to see more gun owners, I do say though that you really should practice as much as you can afford too, and take classes if you can. The more you practice, the better you will be off if you ever are in the situation where the worst happens.
@@MrSolLeks try to train your mind for SHTF situations too,
@@3CODKing I try, but I won't know how I will really do until that happens. I have gotten into medical, I am getting into backpack camping and I enjoy playing airsoft, which means I have a dual reason to buy gear (I'v been playing while wearing real plates to get used to them lol.. I have also based my airsoft guns off of my real ones.) I hope that all of these things will basically be un needed and the emergency rations I own will just be semi expensive and odd snacks when they expire, the plates in my armor being just expensive weights, but with how things are looking, i'm not too sure tbh.
I think the jist here, is to take the time to take a training course over a weekend sometime. A firearm can be dangerous to it's user, if they don't have at least basic training. I've seen it happen. As firearm owners, I think it's our duty to Help educate our fellow owners and make sure they are trained, so we can function as a unit and be equally a part of keeping crime and violence, out of our neighborhood and other society. We can do that together.
Welcome to the 2A Family.
I'm an old lady, living alone, who avails herself of her Second Amendment right to protect herself and her cats. I guess that makes me a "real man"! 😉🤣
A real women though! 👏
I'm a small woman with two little kids and the Police is an hour drive away. I don't have a gun, but I sure hope I had.
I mean, feminism if anything should preach for gun rights since guns are the easiest and most direct way to equalise a fight against a man. It stops the woman from being a victim. I hope everything continues well for you in your unarmed life.
@@sallagronlund643 Remember, if you get a gun, you need TRAINING as well.
you're more of a man then a disturbing amount of men in this country
In the 70s when I was a teenager I saw a bumper sticker that said
“if guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns “ that made the most sense of all.
Also the government may become the outlaw.thanks
JP I am in awe of you keeping the old video up, and explaining your evolution. You have the makings of a true Patriot! Kudos my friend!
You diving into the firearm community and researching and figuring things out gives me hope for society
The ability to be open minded is half the battle... I live in Seattle which is riddled with liberals...a couple of guys I work with always ask me what I do on my weekends and I explained that I like to shoot guns and train.. after a few convos and a trip to the range, 2 of them now are gun owners . All it took was a calm conversation and to go try shooting.. they both have there reasons for own guns now but it started with an open mind
hey I'm 19 and would like to own guns is there any way or things i should do before hand?
@@undergrad3346 Depends on the state (or country) you live in. Find ways you can legally educate and train yourself in firearm handling. Get a concealed carry permit if you can (may require taking a class), but don't stop there; keep schooling.
Go to a local gun store and ask questions (especially the uncomfortable ones [i.e. Should I feel uncomfortable around all of these guns? How do I know no one will use them on me or others here? What if I'm carrying a gun? Could I bring it in here? How would I bring it in here?] then the regular ones [i.e. What are some good rules to keep in mind while working with firearms? What's a good caliber bullet {round or cartridge} to start my firearms learning/training with? What do you carry? Why? What would you recommend I do to get into firearms safely?). And don't stop at one store or one person. Ask many people in many gun stores. The information will flow, and you'll soon be able to suss out what feels right for you personally as well as what is conventional knowledge among many firearms users.
Knowledge is power. Many of these questions can also be answered for you by watching RUclips videos. Take your time, and make it fun. Be honest with others from whom you seek answers; they'll respect you for it. If they're letting you handle a firearm, but that makes you uncomfortable, tell them so. Then ask how you can start to feel more comfortable.
And always respect the firearm.
USMC weapons (firearms) rules I learned from basic:
1. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.
2. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.
3. Keep you finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire.
Like the other gentleman said it depends on what state or country you live in. If you’re in the US check out your state and local laws. I’m in PA and in PA you have to be 18 to legally purchase a long gun meaning rifles and 21 to purchase a handgun. You also have to be 21 in my state to be able to carry a concealed weapon which you need a permit for. The permit is obtained rather easily if you don’t have a criminal record that is. You simply have to go your country courthouse and fill out the application and submit it to the sherifs department. Even if you’re not a hunter, I recommend a hunter safety course because it teaches not only gun laws, but gun safety, which is by far the most important thing. I’ll leave you with the biggest and in my mind most important pieces of advice that I can give. Always treat every gun as if it’s loaded, never under any circumstance point a gun at something you don’t intend on shoot, know exactly what you’re shooting at and always be sure to know what’s behind what you’re shooting at. These are the fist and most important safety tips that my father instilled in me over and over again from the time I was a child and that I’ve instilled in every person that I’ve taught how to shoot. If you follow those guidelines you’ll be a safe responsible gun owner. Good luck to ya!
Living in Canada, I never gave guns a second thought. I remember seeing a pistol in my husband’s hands one day about a decade ago and it creeped me out. Since living under JT’s rule, I’ve come to respect your Constitution and how your forefathers protected you. I wish your kids understood what a treasure that document is. I’ve changed my mind about guns too.
Haha cute but ignorant. 😄😄😄
Sorry T. Roosevelt didn't get his wish.
The US military bombed gun owners for 20 years in Afghanistan. The gun owners are still there and are now in charge of Afghanistan.
Surprisingly, its easier to own a gun Ontario and possibly other provinces than people think. A close friend of mine had a few glocks, AR 15 etc.
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Here in Australia, I was happy when John Howard’s conservative government bought back all guns a few decades ago. But in the last few years, I have come to an appreciation of the American constitution, how it gives people power to balance government power, and now over here as I watch police tackling people with protest signs or without masks to the ground, it’s all starting to make sense!
So.... They didn't buy them back. That was just a rhetorical trick to enforce the idea that they were the government's in the first place. They took your taxes and used that to confiscate the public's property. They were never the government's guns.
The U.S. constitution doesn't give people the power, it recognizes the power the people hold regardless of what's written. Small detail and I mean no hate, but an important distinction.
The government can’t “buy back” from you what they never sold you in the first place. “Buy backs” are conditioned confiscation.
I think it's a reflection of the different ways our two countries gained independence from GB. One fought for it and the other was gifted it. Our Constitution contains things they encountered in that struggle. Australia needs to fight to get emergency powers removed from their constitution or whatever they have.
It’s interesting to me how it may be that 2a may be a useful deterrent to government use of force against its citizens. It may be what’s stopping widespread arrests of the unmasked or unvaccinated through the power of health department quarantine authority which is already on the books
What a remarkable and admirable revelation you had! Well done, JP!
I was never anti-gun.. just wasn't interested. The events of the last few years have turned me into a proud and responsible gun owner. 💪😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Same here.
Same. Grew up around firearms. My attitude was, "Those are kinda cool." That's it. I let my brothers do the shooting.
Having kids of my own (and 2020) changed that.
same i was on the center about guns never wanted to ban them but i did used to be pretty left leaning now ive realized that its important to have the 2A
Same, brother.
Glad to have you sir.
I am Venezuelan, when we the Venezuelan citizens had the right to bear arms, we defended ourselves effectively from pirates. Then we fought to become independent from Spain and we managed to get 5 other nations to be independent as well. Now that we do not have the right to bear arms, we are a nation with pain and shame.
I just commented on how Chavez promoted the disarm of citizens since 2006-2012 and then he used the nation weapons against us. Nice to see you here spreading the word as well ;-)
I have extended family there. And you are telling the truth! 🙏 VZ
Being a father has matured you, JP, as anyone with children will tell you.
Not anyone, by far! Libs reproduce and try to indoctrinate their children. Then Skools reinforce it!
That or his ignorance has increased
@@joshharrison2657 just trying to get people to think
@@joshharrison2657 well it’s necessary to expose people to a differing view if they’ve never heard it… as equals
@@michellebelle5327
Calling a person " ignorant" does NOT equal " exposing them to a different point of view"
It equals telling us all about yourself.
Much respect brother. Thank you for also bringing more awareness to the matter and for being a leading voice in these unsure times
I used to be an uninformed, emotional, brainwashed liberal. Then I grew up and experienced the adult world. Common sense kicked in. I think it’s important to demonstrate and let people know it’s okay to change your mind, especially as we grow.
EXACTLY! THAT'S WHY THEY ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION!!!
Nobody is listening to me! Ever stop to think how you was brainwashed to start with? If opposing views/arguments are censored and/or suppressed less people hear them; making it easier to brainwash and gaslight the masses.
5:08 is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! JP and others in the 2A community are sorely mistaken.
WITH the 1A it's an "us against them" scenario. WITHOUT the 1A the masses can be gaslit, and brainwashed into thinking pay-tree-its are tear-or-wrists. (See what I had to do just to get by the Al Gore rhythms?)
WITHOUT the 1A we can't organize either.
WITHOUT the 1A it's you against a SWAT team.
WITH the 1A it's us against them, hence why they are attacking the 1A. How do you think those other countries was able to take the projectile accelerators from their citizens to start with? PROPAGANDA! Guess what, THEY DON'T HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH EITHER!)
If you are not a liberal in your twenties, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative in your forties you have no brain.
I was 100% liberal. I voted for Obama. I worked to create a single payer socialized medicine health care. I was simply wrong. I was wring about everything.
I’m glad you did too. I hope more liberals have the same coming to Jesus moment you did.
As a recovering leftist myself, the ability to change ones mind on any subject when presented with facts or information is called integrity.
Welcome to the fight for our constitutional republic!
True, now go forth, and share the gospel.
Wise men change their minds often while fools never do.
@@samadams6487 let's put ton the horns hat and invade the capitol tomorrowwwwwwwwwwwwww
@@yourlord4096 sorry but it's going to take me a few years to get that militia of about 15 to 20 million Americans. And they need to be properly trained. The plan is to have a militia and every red State and every red County under the authority of the County Government making it impossible for the feds to stop it because sub political divisions are exempt from all gun control laws and can have any type of weapons or forces they really want. It goes back to the colonial times. I'm just going to take advantage of that.
To the gun question:
Am from Germany. Was all my life thinking what strange people Americans were for being so obsessed with guns. Even having shops and communities around it and I found it highly irresponsible to take your children with you to teach them to use guns instead of teaching them something that brings peace.
Boy was i wrong.
I only learned it in the past two years. And I apologize to all who are pro guns because of historical learnings or to keep up freedom.
I always bought into the lie that WE, the people, or in a deeper sense, I the individual, am the problem.
While I still take on responsibility for my mistakes and even the problems and challenges that I didn't create myself, I now understand the pattern in which mass media and some powerful people who own it and who own most companies of the world try to destroy your self-esteem. Making YOU the antagonist of your life.
While it's actually true that they are the true antagonist, IF there was one.
Now, I don't want to spread hate. Those toxic people are just the result of our own insufficiencies in our own character.
Just like an illness is a symptom of an Ill way of life.
You shouldn't fight the illness.
You should concentrate more on becoming a healthier and better version of yourself and then the symptoms just go away with the illness all together.
That's how I view it now.
You are free to disagree with me on every level.
One thing I want to double down on though. That is: Protecting freedom is the way to protect most lives.
You lose more lives to unprotected freedom than to ANY other thing in existence.
A weapon is only a weapon when it's used with the wrong attitude. Like a knife that can provide food for a stranger. But it can also take a strangers life.
The attitude is the real killer, not the tool.
The same way I see guns now. I see them actually as being a SYMBOL and a very practical tool to defend freedom which also defends lives and everything that makes life worth living which is even more important than lives themselves in some way.
That's why many did sacrifice their lives for it.
Guns are also a symbol
Because as long as they are there, you know that the attitude towards tyranny (the biggest threat of all) is still healthy.
I can not say that about the nation I was born in.
Until this very moment I don't have one. I also never had a family member or anyone else in my circle have one.
Never talked about it or about wanting one. Never.
But the past months I started my very first, shy, researches.
Gotta be payable first. I am on a budget. But I see it as a progressive thing.
I just did not know how much data from history we actually have on how vitally important they are to our freedom and the very strong correlation also surprised me.
I thought it would be more vague than what i learned in this video.
I just know now that when you let someone have power over you, it takes strong character to not use that power against you.
I mean strong.
Most people are not really capable of that once presented with a situation they can truly use their power against you.
So it's important that we keep ourselves in check all the time. Not letting one authority rule over us all. Then we are just like a cow waiting for the final day. Living an existence of pain along the way. With no hope. No light at the end. Just a tragic end. Never being remembered. While being alone with nobody who cares and never knowing what love is it how that feels to be loved by another living being.
It's truly a sad thing.
I would want to get people and ultimately also animals out of that hell as good as possible.
Not go further in
Thanks gun owners. Peace
Hello! Born in the USA here. Reading your post this really struck me; "One thing I want to double down on though. That is: Protecting freedom is the way to protect most lives.
You lose more lives to unprotected freedom than to ANY other thing in existence." Freedom is literally the light shining out of the lighthouse on a hill that America represents. There has been a war against freedom across the world as fallible humans have been in positions of power for millennia. The USA is a young country yes, but built upon lessons learned from the history of the world. It would appear that recent government is attempting to destroy that legacy. I mean from since JFK was murdered onward. Freedom is about the people, freedom of the individual. We shall see in the near future if we can maintain that shining light on a hill or not. Freedom is meant for every human on earth. How to achieve that is for greater minds than mine to figure out.
Very well said and articulated. Great job for being a free thinker!
Well you now understand what America's founding fathers were thinking. The more I learn about them, the more grateful I am for their existance.
That's the first time I enjoyed a long YT comment. Very well said.
Nur wenn eine Regierung etwas vor hat für das die Bevölkerung auf sie schießen wurde hat das Ziel die Bürger zu entwaffnen.
Only a government that plans doing something that their citizens would shoot them for want to disarm them.
Being armed forces the other party to negociante instead of threatening.
Take care of the both sacred principles of non-aggression and self-defense.
The Natural Law of Freedom says:
If morality increases Freedom increases.
If morality declines Freedom declines.
I have done a 180 on guns in the last two years. Amongst many other things.
I was never “anti-gun”, I just never felt the need to have one. That changed in March 2020. When the food supply started to be affected, I figured the world would start to get nuts. I’m a gun owner now.
same
Welcome to the club Chad :-)
Good for you
Did you have to use it ?
Chad, allow me to give you some advice for situations where people ask stupid questions such as "do you own a gun? How many? Why? Did you have to use it?"
Respond with "none of your fucking business"
I’m from Australia. What I’ve seen happen there recently is heartbreaking. I’m about to become a US citizen and I started carrying and training about a year after being here once I understood everything you just explained. The community of friends that got me here are the most sane and responsible people that I know and truly love the freedoms that we have been gifted. Learn from history. Owning a firearm is a responsibility and a right and HAS to be protected. Thank you for this.
Welcome, brother!
Repeal the NFA, abolish the AFT.
I also hope your keeping your Aussie citizenship. Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi.
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” Robert A. Heinlein
So is Afghanistan polite? Are gangsters in the hood polite? Are current gun loving Republicans polite? Politeness, aka civility comes from education. Period. Not guns. Guns are the tools of tyrants. Civil/polite people solve their problems with logical solutions, tyrants use guns.
@@Metal0sopher Afghanistan guns are with criminals and crook government officials never law abiding citizens
@@frankodilon5807 Ok, so how you explains founding father? My understanding is British gov sees them as crook and criminals and NOT an abiding citizens? Did you see the irony of it?
@@Metal0sopher Afghanistan what? You mean Taliban? It depends how you see it! Is Rep polite? If they ransacked all non believer until none is left how education can change it? All I know Rep can be polite if they eliminate all of non believer, and society within can finally only see one right way of doing things... rep way! In the history of the world, civility comes second when the opposing is all culled!
@@slothypunk the difference is the founding fathers of America never attacked until King George chose to kill them rather than listen to them.
Its so scary to see how accurate this conclusion is. We're living in scary time. Its what makes a man being able to admit there faults and then growing from that. I didn't know this side of you JP I have a whole new admiration for you
Why is it so rare to find someone who admits when they're wrong and learns
As long as the people behind the goons in the government have guns . I need a gun
I dont see any politicians giving up thier armed security .
And why was the door to the school " propped open" when is supposed to be locked ? And the police waited patiently for a set of keys to enter when children where being murdered ? Just like in Florida the police bash down the door at suspected drug houses but children being shot dead they suddenly become polite?
Very strange behavior.
.now up against the killing wall comrade
Because society is mostly egocentric.
pride and insicurity
It is hard for a man to admit he doesn't know the basis for the 2nd Amendment. Having said that, your video is an invitation to those against gun ownership to become educated on the exact reasons you learned. It is what our Forefathers KNEW it had to be to protect our right of freedom and our right to life.
@@mockingconundrum it is pride month
I was against guns until I got educated by my Cuban friend- they were also disarmed and unable to defend themselves- I changed my mind in one single say
Ban guns. If nobody can get them nobody will get shot it's pretty simple. I've NEVER seen a gun and I'm over 60 yrs old. I've never had the fear of being shot
I couldn't understand America's obsession with guns either. I had a pretty similar outlook to JP. I'd even argue with people on youtube. It wasn't really until a couple of years ago, seeing the rise in authoritarian govt. (I'm Australian) that I learned that the American 2nd amendment was about the right to protect themselves from tyrannical govt. Now I get it!
@@chriper77 exactly. Once that light bulb switches on, everything looks different.
I was against guns too untill i saw this video and saw it in different light. I never thought about it that way . Love this channel
Change back?
Its impossible not to show a little respect to someone admitted their mistake. It shows your ability to want to seek the truth, and thats more important than being right.
Is it not hilarious that he is wearing black rifle coffee tshirt while saying this....wait its almost like his mind changed because of money oh wait this guy totally is just saying whatever gets him more views. It would explain his expensive "guru" class. The guy is a shameless shill on par with the young turks.
Where's that first reply?
@@josephwhatley9027 ya now I'm curious too..... where is it?
Beautiful. I may use this sentiment moving forward: prioritize seeking truth over being right.
And he's correct on top of that
Awesome! Sharing this like crazy.
The most powerful words you spoke- "they were rounded up, and exterminated." That needs to SINK in folks. Especially when you realize that those in power will NEVER give up their guns!
Your right, many tend to forget in Minneapolis when the police were defunded and the people were left on their own. City Council members had their own private security.
This time around, they used fear and fearful people to get folks to voluntarily take something that will potentially help exterminate them. Less shots fired and folks are often none the wiser
Xi jinping is going back to Mao. He means to destroy the United States and has said so. Unfortunately the democrat party is his 5th column and the Republicans are feckless, licking crumbs that fall from the democrat table.
@@Sin2577 yea the best recent example of the need for guns and high cap magazines was BLM arson riots. Democrat leaders just sat back and allowed violent terrorism against their cities.
Our sheriff in Florida said if rioters break into your property to shoot them back out with your guns. That's leadership. Meanwhile Democrats put on African tribal clothing and bowed before their terrorist overlords
I didn’t hold it against you before, though I disagreed. I’m happy to see more people understand that the firearm is just a tool. It can be used for evil purposes. It can be used for good purposes.
"I'm saying you're not a real man."
I almost died there.
6:14 Listen to Tyson James' song titled "Beta" 🔥6:33
I choked there myself. Like, you went there...
I nearly fell out of my chair. LOL!
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Just remember, black coffee rifle company said Kyle was guilty
I am so honoured that you mentioned the Armenian Genocide. I am an Armenian and my ancestors were survivors of the Genocide, and it is always an extraordinary occasion that I hear it mentioned. So many countries still don’t recognise it, and Turkey denies it even happened. Thank you so much, JP, for sharing the truth on this topic as well!
Same here! Being half Armenian, not only I know about 1.5 mil perished, 2/3 of their country annexed by Turks, but also about Stalin’s brutal murder of many Armenians, especially their military. My uncle was executed among them. Also the majority of Armenian refugees, scattered all over the Europe since 1914, were forced to repatriate to Soviet Armenia after WWII, where many were put in Soviet concentration camps!
To admit you were wrong takes integrity and character. Here in Australia, when we were disarmed I knew trouble was coming. I kept telling people look at history; Never ever in history has a people been disarmed that it hasn't been followed within 10, 20 40, 50 yrs with oppression and tyranny. It's never happened. 2022 here we are.
“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes”-
Mark Twain
May the US keep and bear arms for generations to come
You can't protect yourself from the government with a gun(against missiles, jet fighters, tanks, etc), only with democracy. Democracy is the only way to get rid of bad politicians. Democracy is a gamble, but at least you can kick them out if they are bad. You can't do that with a gun, because the government always has the bigger more powerful "gun". Just look at Syria. For how long have multiple militias been tying to get rid of Assad with guns? How are they doing? Syria is the example of what your country will look like if you use the "gun" to "change" your government. If you give up democracy for the gun, you end up with neither, only the collapse of the economy, family members dead, and foreign countries interfering/taking over. Great Success!!!
@@Metal0sopher - totally disagree, - 1.) Afghanistan. - USSR got it ass handed to it by guys riding camels. - 2.) Look at every revolution, ever - when 1 million people all move to remove a government, - no government stands. - 3.) Democracy is nonsense. - Democracy is rule by the majority & who controls the majority? - the media does. That game was figured out 100 years ago. - 4.) Assad is in power because his people want him in power - if you dont know who wants Assad out - then, you're watching the wrong news channels.
@@Metal0sopher You miss one very important point, which is why your argument holds no water, the US founding fathers thought about what you are thinking and wrote provisions into the constitution not allowing the armed branches to operate on our own soil. Yes we have bases in the US, but how many soldiers have you seen on the street? National guard is all you ever here about being deployed. That's because the army, navy, air force and marines can not be. So without all those forces, a gun can defend and cause change. No one said you need it to kill, merely defend against tyranny.
@@marioa3155 So when you attack the government with an armed insurrection, the people in Government are going to say... Oh wait, we can't attack our own citizens because the founding fathers... Really? You trust your politicians that much? The same ones you want to overthrown violently? Dude think. Seriously think. That's the greatest fail in logic I've seen in my entire life.
So the politicians you hate! that are corrupt! and you want to kill! will suddenly/magically follow the constitution and not fight back? Dude wake up? No one is more asleep than worshipers of the second amendment.
Edit.
Let me add one more thing. The 2nd amendment is the most Machiavellian grift of government control over people I've ever seen. If convinces you that you "have power" when in reality you have none, just the magical belief that you do. Ever since I came to this country I heard people, "we're going to start a civil war-against the government" Well where is it? It's a drug. You believe you can do it, but no one actually ever tries, because you already know the outcome. So you concede, give up, and PRETEND that one day, when I'm mad enough, then, on that day, the 2nd amendment, revolution, we will win! Yeah right. You are a prisoner of the 2nd amendment.
JP, takes a confident person to admit when they are wrong. God Bless!!!
Love you dude! Stay strapped!
It's hard for many people to admit they were wrong in private. It is exceedingly difficult for most people to admit they were wrong publicly. You're a bigger man than most JP, and you should be proud of yourself for having the courage to admit on RUclips that, after doing your homework, you were wrong in the past. But in doing so, you have paved the way for yourself to move forward into the future, better equipped with the knowledge you have obtained, and the fact that you're trying to share that knowledge with others so they can do the same, is a wonderful lesson to the rest of us. Thank you!
JP has such an amazing attitude on this. Mad respect. It takes humility to admit you were wrong and humility is a sign of a real man.
Yeah I've been a real man since I became a mother who realized she made a poor choice of father for my children 🤣🤣🤣
No school shootings in Texas? Wow, this aged terribly. After a dozen armed police waited over an HOUR to stop a mass shooting inside an Elementary school, anyone thinking we need more guns is a lunatic
From what I'm seeing around the world, there are very few good men to even allow this to happen. 🤔
Explain to me why there aren’t no mass shootings in Japan? Not even police officers wear guns in Japan. Explain it to me
@@4lugan It’s almost as if Japan is an extremely tyrannical ethonationalist state where the entire population is forced into a hive mind by their government. But yeah, have fun living in your 600sq ft Japanese apartment and working manual labor until you’re 90. What a great country!