Exactly! I can see how property owners wanting guns to defend their land has some legitimacy, but he is way off with the idea that it's the main reason for owning guns. Someone renting land or a house is still going to want to be able to defend themselves!
I don't own land and I rent my house but I own over a dozen firearms of different caliber and gauges have over 10k rounds of assorted ammo and I don't hunt but I like to shoot on my friends land
the second amendment isn't just about protecting your property, it's about the citizen's right to defend themselves against tyranny. including the tyranny of their own government. the difference between the US and other countries, is that in other countries, the people are accountable to the government, whereas in America, the government is accountable to the people. some politicians have forgotten that, and that's why the second amendment is so important.
When a London Cabby heard my American accent the second question he asked me after verifying I was American was to ask if I owned a gun. When I told him I did own guns he then asked what kept me from shooting someone if I got mad at them. I told him morals and laws.
I found my road rage disappear when I started carrying a gun almost 20 years ago. I realized even honking my horn could escalate to someone dying. What's the old saying... an armed society is a polite society
As a Texan, I carry every day, or have one within reach. I've never fired as a civilian in defense, and never plan to, but stay well trained and supplied. I'm convinced that the longevity of the concepts of freedom require the threat at the very least, that deviation from freedom will result in physical resistant population. We don't respect our flag because of the government, we respect it for the concepts of freedom it defines, the power in the individual.
Our gun culture is definitely derived from British gun culture. In the wilderness of the Colonies, guns were a part of hunting, self-defense, and the militia (the common defense).
It was not 'definitely derived from British gun culture', the belief the mentally ill can buy, then blow the heads off twenty 6 year old kids every year. In 90 seconds. Back then was single-shot muskets. The NRA has been so effective for the gun industry. For thirty years, after falling gun sale numbers for hunters and sportsmen - their add campaign turned cynical - distrust our own government. A government made up of you and I. F'k your dystopian view - we are all in this together in the U.S. If every teacher, every pastor, every teen taking tickets at the local theater.. need to be armed - we have failed as a society. Period.
@@stevemcgowen People who don't have diamond skin and jet packs? AR-15s do help compensate for that. Good for home defense, or as a truck gun. Not good enough power for some of the bigger critters in North America.
It is not just the Second Amendment, it is every right we hold dear is dependent on government permission to exercise over there. In Europe and Great Britain you only have rights if the State doesn't outlaw them. There is no mechanism to tell an overreaching government NO. Our Bill of Rights are about telling the government this is where you stop.
@@tomjackson4374 The US Bill of Rights is not to define the rights the government gives you, it is to prohibit the government from taking away the rights you already have that were granted to you by God.
Guys...yes they did get it wrong but you can't expect them to get it right. I don't think that bullying people for being ignorant to our ways is how we get them on our side. BUT!!!! Don't forget we have a bad history with you Red Coats... So don't take it too to personal.
"Indebted rent paying day laborers". That's what the government wants us to be, under their control, and defenseless. This is why the majority of gun owners are holding on to their rights to bear arms. Not only to protect their property, but to protect themselves from potential government overreach. Thanks for keeping an open mind, I appreciate it.
And what's scary is, a lot of people are fine with the People being under control of the government, as long at that government gives them free stuff! Basically, it's people selling their freedom for free stuff!
Marlena Benson: Unfortunately, the public education system has been teaching kids that to want land and a home makes you a greedy monster and that you should want much less. There are still American citizens and immigrants who have a deeply ingrained desire to want the American Dream -- having a good job, a lovely home in a nice safe area, and a solid savings for themselves and their families. Just like the previous generations had. Like the ones many grew up in. But, they don't realize that trying to serve two masters (their own dreams vs their political ideology) is enabling their political representatives to destroy their ability to access the truer, deeper desires. It's a sad shame, but no one can force someone to see the truth. They have to want to see it. In the meantime, you'll hear people extolling the happiness of living in an cracker box apartment, in some degrading city, and with jobs they resent having in the first place even if it allows them to pay the bills
That is the absolute strangest explanation of American "gun culture" I've heard. Others before me here have talked about the 2nd Amendment and George III, etc. Not mentioned in the video was that for so much of our history, the population was moving to the frontier. Firearms were NEEDED for protection against dangerous animals, for taking game, protection against Native Americans or defense against criminals). It is ingrained in much of our culture. I was taught shooting starting about 7 or 8 years old with a BB gun, then a .22 caliber rifle at 12 (along with safety training).
Protection against natives? Weren't they just protecting their land? 20,000,000 natives were killed. You can't claim self defense on that one, it was their land.
I was running around the woods with a BB gun and machete by myself when I was 7 or 8. To many of us who grew up in the country, guns are just a part of our entire culture. It's not a "gun culture", it's independent, country culture. The video got several things wrong. Much of the land was not "given" to them by the Crown. As you noted, it was frontier land. Settlers braved the dense forests and Natives and flat out took the land on their own with no help from the Crown. Many of these same settlers/frontiersman/mountain men were pivotal in winning the Revolution, but get little credit.
This video missed the mark so bad, the second amendment wasn't mentioned AT ALL and there was no talk of the fact that our wildlife, even now that we have long established populated areas can and will kill you, let alone during manifest destiny times. If you're an outdoorsman in bear country a firearm is an absolute necessity.
@@angercatalystRight. They didn't talk about the debates in the Federalist papers and various other commentators of the time that tie guns, not to property but to liberty and against a tyrannical government.
Naw brother we have the most diverse nation on earth most prisons because we have so many criminals. Guess the third world isn't bringing there best. Majority of gun deaths is gangs shooting other gangs. 30k a year. 2 million homes reportedly defended their homes from intruders because of guns. Literally no need to ban guns.
Thank you for this interesting perspective. However, as a citizen or even a soldier, we only owe allegiance to the Constitution, not the government. Any attempt to take away or change the rights given by the Constitution should be seen as an act of treason. That is what makes the USA different from any other country. I love your channel and both of you. God bless.
Even most Americans fail to understand that the American Government is subordinate to the American People, and some state constitutions still reserve the right to legally disband it, some of the 13 colonies, iirc.
You're incorrect actually. Any change to the constitution is extremely difficult, but it's possible. It has to get a supermajority in both houses of congress, a presidential signature and ratification by 3/4 of the states. The 2nd amendment, however, will be there until America dies.
King George III is the origin of America’s gun culture. When he turned tyrannical on the colonists,they realized the only way they could be free was to gain independence from Great Britain. It is a miracle those colonists were able to fight the greatest world power and emerge victorious. Part of that miracle was their ability to defend themselves with fire arms. From that incident, Americans learned the lesson that governments can turn tyrannical, thus, the people must be able to arm themselves. Arming oneself is not only for defense against tyrannical governments but also against criminals, who will always be able to gain access to firearms. Whoever is narrating this history is ignorant of the real origins of American gun ownership.
We take our Gun culture and 2nd Amendment very serious. We could be easily offended with other nations criticism and negetive opinion. It shall NOT be infringed. The only thing stopping said globalists is the fact that we are armed to the teeth and not afraid of them. Our enemies are actually amongst us. Cheers from Ohio a constitutional carry state, to the UK 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
@noregrets1855 Why would you assume that because he made a comment specific to the second amendment, he doesn't take the rest seriously?. The second amendment secures the rest.
By taking the second amendment seriously he is actually protecting all other rights. You have to understand that this amendment was written as an enforcement clause that puts protections into play to allow the citizens to wield the ultimate power against any infringements brought against them. This is the ugly part of the Constitution that nobody cares to talk about it's not only there for hunting or self defense but ultimately so that we can all exercise our freedoms granted to us when we were born.
Some areas of the US the citizens are part of the food chain. You Need a gun to keep from being a meal for a apex animal, Bears , Mt Lions and others. Also protection from snakes and alligators in other areas. People also need guns to put food on the table for their family. Where I live schools are closed for one or two days for the opening of deer season.
One thing that surprised me, was on my first trip to Britain, I was spending a day in Edinburgh and was I was talking to the passager sitting behind next to me, the people behind me heard my accent and figured I was American. Their first question to me was "Is it true if someone breaks into your house, you can shoot them?" :) (BTW -- the answer varies by state, but generally is a definitive YES).
Well what do Brits do if someone breaks into their house? Sip tea while he has his way with his wife and kids? "But all he did was break into your most private of spaces, where your family resides!" What a bizarre, twisted, and domesticated way of thinking.
I was given my first firearm at age 13 by my father. It was a .22 rifle as a Christmas gift. I was disappointed because I wanted a BB gun that I could've shot in my backyard, but I got a full on rifle instead, which of course I couldn't shoot in my neighborhood. FYI all my friends and most of my neighbors also had guns. I don't remember even a single time anyone threatened someone much less used a gun against another.
By age 6-8 my siblings, cousins and myself all had BB or pellet guns. We would go shooting with the neighborhood kids all the time without adult supervision. MANY Coke cans did not survive. Lol. We NEVER had any issues between us kids- no threats, no injuries
I was given my first rifle (A .22LR pump action Winchester) at the age of '7.' Papa began teaching me about firearms at the age of '4'. Yes, 'Four.' Sadly, I no longer have that cherished Winchester. I DID however inherit his M1 Garand (Two Tours in 'Nam), had it fully restored, and shoot it at least a few times each year. If I could only grab ONE firearm out of my selection, that is the rifle I would grab first! :-)
The origin of American "gun culture": in a nutshell, literally came about as a consequence of the government trying to seize a privately owned cannon ....
He’s close with the right to defend property but most people would argue it has to do with the right to defend your life. & most people would defend that right… with their life. I recommend looking into the constitution and the ideas behind natural human rights. The original idea is that your rights are endowed by God and no man or government has a right to take them away. People confuse that and think rights come from what government allows. The US was founded on the idea that governments function is to protect your natural rights, not to decide what rules you have to follow. ❤️
Yes! And some get it wrong when they say the the Constitution gives us Americans their rights. The Constitution just protects our God-given rights and ensures that nothing is done to try and take those rights away. Since no man gave us these rights, no man can ever take those rights away.
It was origianally life, liberty and property. Your life is obvious, liberty is your right to self defense, and property is the product of your life. When someone takes your property, they are really taking from your life effort. I won't tolerate the taking of my life or even part of my life.
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As an American, guns are just normal. I know hundreds of gun owners and they're normal good people. But yes stay out of politics, as you probably know it would destroy your channel. Keep up the good work.
Good advice for all channels like this because people come to these channels to escape political stuff. We just want to relax, laugh, and maybe learn something new. We like channels like this Because there's no stupid nonsense in the way of enjoying it
@@claregale9011 Discussion is great. Just not all the time, everywhere. I don't speak for everyone, but I get tired of the serious stuff sometimes. So, having fun channels like this gives me a place to go to just enjoy the content without the shadow of turmoil and drama interfering with my good time. It's just an opinion
American gun rights may be originally tied to property rights, but, unlike other countries we are allowed to carry guns out in public in most states, on both state and city property. Because we the people own that property.
Yeah this video misses the point, Gun ownership is about protecting myself and my family, and not only my property. This is why we see more laws allowing carrying guns and standing you ground. I may be renter, but if you turn to car jack me, I will protect myself. Gun ownership in America is going up not down.
I think this where the 4th amendment search and seizure comes into play. Property is many things…. 4th amendment is what i think youre attempting to refer to
@@shawnanderson6313 that might be your reason to purchase a gun….But i own guns for hobby. Ive never been carjacked or whatever fears you have that led to your gun purchases….. I think Search and seizer Laws are Important. I shoot guns for fun…not to fight for 4th amendment. I enjoy Tomahawks and Bow and arrows more.
@@AxelFoleyDetroitLions Well it is not zero sum game, you can own a gun for hobby and also protection. I have not been car jack also, but that was an example. I don't use my weapon unless I am threaten, which is most of the time never.
At the beginning of the video you said something very insightful. You said " We don't have guns in our country, so we can't decide what we want them or not." And that's kind of the point. As a matter of fact, The government there can now decide that for you on anything And they don't even have to worry about how mad it makes you.
that conclusion was hilarious. property ownership being on the decline puts Americans in a more vulnerable position, guaranteeing a spike in gun purchasing which is exactly what we've been seeing.
John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things". Some things that work in other countries will not work in the US. There are many gun owners in the USA and if anyone tries to outlaw them there will be active resistance from MANY otherwise law-abiding people. There is also a law of unintended consequences. A war against guns will result in worse unintended consequences than the "war against drugs", which has resulted in many otherwise law-abiding and non-violent people going to jail and having their lives ruined. It has also resulted in the government being allowed to force us to bend over so a cop can look inside us with a flashlight. That kind of relationship between the government and its people is poisonous. Don't get me wrong, I am not in favor of drugs just like I am not in favor of alcohol addiction and I am certainly against using guns for theft or murder. However, guns are used to prevent theft and murder thousands of times every year even if they were never used and it may not even be reported. Many people who live in bad neighborhoods use a gun to prevent a crime don't report it, because a) they don't trust the police (applies to many black neighborhoods), or b) they may not be allowed to own a gun themselves. The criminals, however, will get their guns. This is a huge country and the black markets thrive when there is a demand.
I totally disagree with you here. Have you seen the condition of places that have made drugs legal? They have become Escape From New York dangerous garbage dumps. The problem isn't the war on drugs. It is the war on religious institutions and stable married families that the drug culture has decimated.
American gun culture started when Americans to be realized the only way they would ever have the freedom to live the way they wanted to live was to have a means of defending that freedom from those who wished to take it away. The same holds true today.
But does that really stand true today ? Is it not also true that cultures evolve and thinking changes with time , people for the most part own guns beacause they enjoy them .do people really go out and purchase a gun for the same reasons as 200+ years ago ? .
@@lauraleefitzpatrick7769 so the majority are getting guns for home protection and incase of a tyrannical government ? Says a lot about the state of the u.s. then .
My son worked at a sporting goods store during college. He said that most gun sales were people on the way home from the hospital with a brand new baby. Now they have something that needs protection.
It all comes down to "bill of rights" which are not given to citizens by the government but are inalienable which means not by man and can't be taken away. The constitution states right to bear arms, which was meant for protecting citizens from a tyrannical government which has happened throughout history and can happen anywhere including American. Our government was meant to be limited with power but has grown into a massive behemoth. The constitution clearly states what the federal government was suppose to do and all other responsibilities were for the states and individuals.
While "property" is being taken in the video as real estate property, it also includes personal property. So, gun culture will not decline and disappear (or erode) in the US. A person has the right to defend themselves and their personal property. This is often even more important for those who rent as many renting is in less safe regions.
This video was interesting and I think it demonstrates why we Americans are so determined to protect what is ours. No matter how it originated, I think it's important that we retain the right to be armed, especially now that our government keeps trying to control us, and seemingly allow other countries to control us. Imagine if we were not armed.
The decline in private property land ownership will not undermine our ownership of firearms. A good majority will still have valuable property/assets they will want to defend, as well with just the overall protection of our loved ones 😊
It was fairly accurate. It left out several key points. One of which is the British attempt to disarm the colonists; one of the primary triggers of the Revolution. Defense against tyranny from government is as strong a basis for gun rights as private property. Glad you learned something.
I live on property that I can verify has been in my family since the 1860s, I have the deed where my grandfather's grandmother was given it by her uncle in 1874. What I have is down to only a few acres but I'm surrounded by relatives and together the family still has about 100 acres left. Obviously, I live in a rural area and just today there was an aggressive bear alert issued at a camping area near my home. I've had bears in the trash bin in the last 2 weeks, coyotes and bob cats are regularly caught on trail cams in our woods, the wife has seen a copperhead today. And yes, I have guns well suited to deal with any of the threats that come with living in a rural area of the mountains.
@@dksix1905 That's awesome. It's like Scarlett O'Hara's father told her about Tara, land is everything. It's all that matters because you'll always have it and can pass it down to your heirs. Exactly like a good, solid, traditional education. The value is incalculable
Where I live we can be over 100 miles from the nearest Law Enforcement Officer. We also have animals that are dangerous on top of potentially needing them to protect ourselves and family. I understand why people don't understand this when they live in a country that firearms are banned but those countries are so different then here. It's like in Africa people have firearms when they live and work where lions are or Sumatra where Tigers are.
Hi guys! The 2nd Amendment to our US Constitution is 2nd for a reason. Not 9th or 18th. 2nd. And it's very short and very clear. The 2nd Amendment does not grant citizens the right to keep and bear arms. Since the 1700's we've always had the right to. The 2nd limits government interference of our God given right to keep and bear arms.
@@coyotelong4349 that’s not what the law says. Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” The USA was founded based on this fundamental principle. it’s a self evident truth which was declared in a trust indenture contract. Everyone who enters into office voluntarily and with sound mind accepts it as truth and law. Are you claiming written contracts don’t have standing.
Being from Texas I can pretty well guarantee there would be a lot of dead Texans before our guns could be taken away, but a lot more whoever was the ones trying to take our guns dead. By the way Millie your hair looked so pretty and I just loved that pretty blue shirt you were wearing. You are going to be a very lovely mom, and it seems you get prettier as your due date approaches.
In the colonies, the various colonies hated each other, the various Natives hated each other, and the colonists/Natives hated each other. It was impractical to wait for Redcoats to sail over to defend the helpless peasants. Fortunately I have never needed a weapon. Know the bad neighborhoods and stay out of them ;-)
Mind you, because everybody hated each other we also seized each other's guns which got us to hate each other even more and buy even better guns ....A cycle that continues to this day really..
@@robertsmith4681 Human beings are criminogenic. Government is simply the dominant form of criminality in a given territory. So of course justice is trial by combat.
Also, alot of us here in the USA still believe in the Right to self defense. From what I've read in some Countries you can get in legal trouble if you hurt somebody that's trying to hurt you. Admittedly our Self Defense laws vary from State to State. But alot of us still see that as a Human Right. I'm not sure how accurate it is but I have read that we tend to be more individualistic than lots of Europe.
Yeah, I don’t think he’s correct in that the decline of property ownership will result in the decline of gun ownership. What constitutes property isn’t just land anymore. Your car, your personal valuables, etc are all considered property that people will defend. Something he isn’t considering is the protection of your family and yourself as being the biggest factor.
Tina W: But, remember, land ownership is tied to home ownership, which is tied to The American Dream. People Do actually want attain it. The issue is, so many people are being told it's evil to Want these things. Which is interesting since all the politicians helping to push this narrative own at Least One large estate and likely more than one. Behind gates. With security. Far away from the peasants and their dirty chaotic cities and crime... So, if one section of the population sees the others as greedy and mean for being rich enough to have The American Dream, what will that do?
It also ignores the simple fact that the less you own the more important it is to keep it. Where a rich person wouldn't feel the loss as keenly as a poor person, they wouldn't feel as determined to fight for it.
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I don't think property ownership has anything to do with gun ownership in this day and age. Lots of gun owners are in apartments and use their guns as a means of protection in case anything goes down.
It’s one of those things that whether you like them or not, guns are in country already and they’re not going to vanish 🤷🏻♂️ I think there is more than half a billion firearms in the US
@@ptournas they just state facts. If you want to ignore facts then idk what to tell you. For example if someone that sells globes says the earth is a sphere are you gonna call them a lier? Do you believe the earth is flat because there "biased"
@@fireheart6267 I wouldn't call them a "lier", but I might consider calling them a liar, since the earth is neither flat nor a sphere, it's a irregularly shaped ellipsoid.
I own 3 AR style rifles and they are the ones I like best, 21 yrs in the military using M16s and M60s, ARs are just more easy to use. I do not know why people have such an issue with them, I can reload most of my handguns just as fast or faster, just not the revolvers or black powder ones.
A popular misconception was that the USA civil war was fought to free the slaves; however, the slave issue was tertiary or fourth order reason, but the primary reason for the civil war was that the north was doing to the south what England did to the American colonies. The south wanted to secede from the union since the governing body which was in the north (mainly industrial), and the south (agricultural) wanted to trade with England and the European countries to avoid the northern fee being enacted on everything being traded. Hence the reason that the first battle of the civil war was had at Fort Sumter - the fort had to be taken to stop the trading that was being conducted with the European countries.
Something important that I think the video missed is that American gun culture grew out of our history of self-reliance. As the country was settled and the frontier kept getting pushed further and further away from urban centers, people were hours (or even days) away from help arriving if trouble should come their way. People had to rely on themselves for both provision (hunting food) and protection (personal defense), and the people who lacked the tool to accomplish those goals (i.e. a gun) probably had significantly shorter life spans than those who did.
I can understand why the Spaniards wouldn't want their colonists to have guns. They may get overthrown away from there. But how are they going to hunt?
When you look at the statistics, the states with the lowest crime rate have the highest gun ownership. The areas with the worst crime rates and gun violence are in areas where guns aren't allowed, such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Washington DC. I can promise you that there are relatively few robberies of convenience stores or liquor stores where I live. Even school shootings are rare here. We have many teachers who would like to receive training and become concealed carry holders. They would gladly place themselves in harms way to protect other people's children. No, nobody knows who is carrying, especially not the kiddos, and no, there is zero problem with teachers getting mad and using their weapon.
While this video wasn't really wrong, it IS lacking so very much context. Property is certainly an element, but it goes much deeper in our collective psyche.
The English Civil War is the biggest cause of Americas gun culture. It was those Englishmen and their kids and grandkids who came to America and settled the colonies. The English at that time were well armed people too. Property rights has a decent amount of influence but it’s the sole or biggest influence
It's a complex issue, with a lot of valid, and sometimes opposing, viewpoints. The arguments we, ourselves, have over this can get quite heated. We're not going to solve anything anytime soon.
@@coyotelong4349 that’s irrelevant. But, If some don’t understand how American law works that’s their own fault. Why would the right to self defense be contentious in any way? That’s not logical. It’s based on ignorance and emotional childish behavior by those with tyrannical tendencies.
This might be the history that started the gun culture but it wasn’t so prevalent 30 years ago in big cities. Thirty years ago I lived in an apartment in New York City. I subscribed to a gun magazine. My gun magazine was put into a neighbors mailbox by mistake and she told everyone that I must have a gun. She wanted the co-op board to have a meeting and throw me out of my home.
Jim and Millie, I applaud you for even looking into this issue considering it's so divisive. Good for you. Not meant to be a political comment and I'm not going to say how I stand on the issue because I don't want their being a political free for all in the comments! You guys have a fantastic day!
Beware, guys… Any video that has to do with guns, gun rights, or gun laws in America is going to breed strong opinions in the comments section, and fighting is inevitable Many of us Americans watch your videos as escapism from political fighting, so please try to keep that in mind! Love you guys 😊
The 2nd amendment doesn't discriminate against non land owners. Every U.S. citizen has the right to own a fire arm with execptions to mental health and felonies in some states.
Should be exceptions to mental health and felonies in EVERY state Why so many people in this country are fine with disturbed, violent, and criminal people having such easy access to guns is a mystery to me, and will always be Yet the Republicans always point to “mental health” as the scapegoat after every mass shooting… They don’t actually care about mental health, and everyone can see that
it's somewhat odd, that he did not mention the means of self-defense should government tyranny arise. after all, is that not the whole basis of amendment ii ?
American here. Born and raised on the prairie. Started shooting guns when I was 4 years old. Owned and used them my whole life. This video rings totally true to me.
Gun sales in the US have consistently risen year over year and, although there is no tracking of property ownership of purchasers, sales for defense are on the rise. Also, thanks to the Supreme Court NYSRPA vs. Bruening decision, the legal age to purchase a handgun is being revisited in an attempt to lower it from 21 to 18 (starting in Texas). Currently, to purchase a long arm (rifle) the minimum age is 18 - the age one becomes a legal adult. The Bruen decision is also on track to be used as the precedent to remove individual state permitting requirements & reciprocity laws, and continue the expansion of permitless carrying of handguns nationwide (currently 26 of 50 states allow permitless open & concealed carry of loaded firearms).
Makes perfect sense. Lower the gun buying age to 18 but god forbid you let an 18 year old buy a beer. What the hell is wrong with you people? You’re all insane.
@@torstenheling3830you are making no sense. You’re upset that an 18 year old can’t buy a beer but think we’re insane because we want to make it possible for an 18 year old to defend themselves with a handgun? What’s wrong with YOU and YOUR PEOPLE? How can any sane person be against making it easier for someone to defend themselves? They can’t. The insanity is on your end.
@@AlvisHundalskare You don’t need a gun to defend yourself if guns were not passed out like toys in the US. And a 21-year old drinking age is a relic from ancient British Common derived from a time when men fought battles in steel body armor. It was the age at which it was thought a young man was strong enough to put on his steel body armor as a knight, without assistance, and fight a battle with a steel sword. Now, that’s a great reason for a 21-year old drinking age. (Thats what I call insanity. More kooky US laws.)
The United States of America would be extremely difficult for an invasion due to US Citizens have guns to protect themselves and for hunting purposes. Nothing political but survival against enemy intrusion is of utmost importance. Not only is USA's Military Strength impervious but also its Citizenry ability to do battle against attack. We also have armed Civilian Militias across our Country ready and willing to defend.
If you took away the top 10 most violent American cities, we would be one of the safest countries in the world. Many parts of this country have not seen a murder using a gun in decades if ever.
worse arse whoopin i ever got was i turned my shotgun on my brother did i deserve it yes yes i did it was a very important lesson 1 which could have cost my brother his life
I carry every day without fail since I left California. The only time I fired a shot in self-defense it was to scare off a pack of dogs. Yes, I live way out in the woods.
Ownership of land is priceless. Plus with second amendment you would have to overthrow the country to change it. Only other way would be a constitutional convention, doubtful it would even happen there either.
It would be unlawful to attempt to use a convention to usurp The People’s inherent individual inalienable rights granted to them by GOD! That would be a act of tyranny. Maxim of Law: 51r. As usurpation is the exercise of power, which another has a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to. Locke, Treat. 2, 18, 199.
@@kaltwies it means exactly what I said it means. Your private gun ownership rights are NOTHING compared to the strength of the US military. To suggest otherwise is a joke. The US military could flatten Dallas and Fort Worth Texas in 30 minutes if it wanted to and your 2nd Amendment gun ownership rights wouldn’t mean shit. They‘d be worthless. Your shotguns and semi -automatic AR15s against a fully automatic 50 mm machine gun? Are you kidding me? Or an F-16 with air-to-ground missiles? That 50mm machine gun would decimate your joke of guns. And the air-to-ground missiles? Your pee shooters wouldn’t stand a chance.
One thing has changed, we are not so nearly permitted as we once were to use firearms to defend out property. if not done according to the letter of the law it can get a person in a lot of trouble. for instance if someone was damaging your vehicle in a detached carport and you shot them it wouldn’t be accepted as self defense. you can’t just shoot someone without it being as a result of you fearing for your life.
Several states still have Stand Your Ground laws. Right now, the Democrats in Georgia are trying to change it where you should just run from home invasion if possible. While we have Squatters Rights laws, that means they can own the property if they stay there for a certain amount of time. That is crazy.
I still want my stand your ground law, but it was used in a case in my town and it wasn't self defense. it was clear to me what happened, but some how it swayed the jury. I just feel like the guy didn't get justice. Still want and need it though.
In our household we start our kids out at 6 years old with BB guns. It is typically a birthday or CHRISTmas present. Along with this gun they are also given strict instruction and training on how to properly load, carry and respect said gun. Then on to target practice. At around age 11 if the kids are still interested in learning how to hunt, they begin to study for their Hunters Safety course and when they pass they obtain their legal license to hunt. From our area in mid Missouri, the "deer" hunt is highest on the list of animals to be hunted. Our kids are never allowed to have a gun with out adult supervision until they are fully licensed at our home. Most homes in our area probably average 5 guns per household and many homes in the upper range of 50, plus ammunition for those firearms.
We have OVER 300,000 laws on the state and federal level pertaining DIRECTLY to guns...that last bit of information about the US barely having any gun laws is politically driven and WILDLY inaccurate
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I couldn't possibly care less about Canada or their gun laws......im saying what was stated in the video is wrong and wildly inaccurate
Hello from Maine here in the United States just wanted to say I absolutely love watching you guys's videos this is the first one I've commented on but I regularly tune in. I absolutely love seeing your reactions and hearing your perspectives. I myself have had time in the military the Air Force to be specific and have been in civilian law enforcement here in the US for the last 20 years. I enjoy my firearms and the sense of security and responsibility that carries to protect my family not only when I'm on duty but also when I'm at home. I am also someone who just enjoys tinkering on firearms repairs recreational shooting Etc .That being said I definitely do not begrudge anyone who is not a Firearms owner, seeing as how that's kind of what being an American is all about, freedom of choice. Anyhow, thanks again for the amazing content. Please keep it up guys I definitely always enjoy your videos.
I am reminded of many years ago when I was teaching elementary school in a very rough neighborhood and there was a problem with knives. The school attempted to "ban" knives, just making the carriers better at hiding them. I caught one of my students with one and he said that very same thing to me. Plus, if he were to walk outside the school grounds unarmed, he would get jumped. I explained why he could not carry a knife on campus and therefore from then on, every morning when he got to school, he was come to the room and put his knife into a side drawer in my desk. He could pick it up as he left school. It was not long before I had a number of knives from students in other classes who would do the same. They never bothered each other's knives and fights dramatically declined on- and off-campus. It wasn't the knives causing the problems, it was the attempt to ban them without taking into consideration the students' concerns for their own safety.
New Zealand has very strict gun laws. Americans' right to own guns will never change. No matter what the government tries to do, it will fail. There are over 400 million legal guns in America, and every time some politician tries to limit our gun rights, Americans purchase even more guns. Americans have a healthy distrust of all government. We do not want politicians dictating our freedoms and lifestyle. Our guns are here to stay and that is great because the government must think twice before enacting illegal laws and regulations.
The guy making this video may need to refresh himself on the Declaration of Independence (Prelude) and then the verbiage of the 2nd Amendment. It's not "gun culture", it is freedom from tyranny. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he didn't mean to show us an example of propaganda.
The other thing I would like to point out on here. Is that Americans have been armed from the beginning of America and yet no one was accidentally getting shot at home, no one was shooting up schools or malls or airports or colleges, etc. I grew up with guns and they were not locked in a gun safe. They were where we could get to them but you know we were taught by our parents not to play with them, not to touch them because you could accidentally hurt yourself or someone else. It was never a problem and the thing is every one we knew had guns. Most had a shotgun sitting in the corner of the room. No kids ever messed with it. You know why because we had good parents. We had parents that would whip your behind if you didn’t do as you were told. So if mom/dad said don’t touch something then you didn’t touch it. No need to lock any of the guns up or put them up out of the way. No need to baby proof our houses as we got our hands slapped if we were getting in the cabinets or playing in the toilet even at a barely walking stage. Guns have been a part of our history since it’s inception and guns were never a problem but now in our modern society all of a sudden guns are the problem. No it’s not guns that are the problem, it’s a lack of parenting, it’s a lack of enforcing the laws for criminals that are already on the books, it’s a lack morals, it’s a lack of being taught God and the Bible in the home and at school and in our courts/judicial system. And the fact that our politicians want to disarm us so they want to make every thing that happens a gun violence problem instead of calling these incidents what they are-mental illness and evil. They need to address the mental illness in this country instead of embracing mental illness and putting the blame on gun ownership. It seems strange to me that more people owned guns in the past and we had little to no gun violence and yet today we have less gun owners and more violence. This is a problem but it’s not with the guns or the every day law abiding citizens which are always the ones being stripped of their gun rights or charged fees for this and that to buy or own a gun or ammo. Criminals will always be around and never follow the rules so gun laws will not make them less of a criminal and they will still get guns. America has always had criminals but back when every one had guns, you didn’t see to much crime as criminals knew everyone was carrying so it was a detriment to criminals to do a crime. But today we have stupid signs that say “This is a gun free zone.” Dumbest sign on the planet. If I was a criminal guess what my targets would be? Any place where I know guns aren’t allowed like schools, restaurants, hospitals, ballparks, concerts, some churches, etc that’s where I would go if I was a criminal. And if you have a sign telling me there’s no guns inside then that’s even better because there’s no guessing if someone might have a gun and be able to fire back, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel for criminals. Dumb, dumb, dumb!
The way I look at it, parents need to teach not only to not chase a ball into the street without first checking for cars, to be careful around household chemicals such as bleach and gasoline, but also to be careful around guns. If you can, and parents do just this, teach a kid to not run into the street at age 4 you can also teach them that guns are dangerous. It's what my parents did with my and my brother.
Where I grew up hunting was so common that boys would bring guns to school in their cars so they could go right after school. A friend who grew up in Montana, went lion hunting with his extended family. I fired a rifle when I was 5 years old. I do not carry a weapon because in Utah there's very little crime in most places...but I can carry without a permit if I choose.
Plenty of free societies exist in this world without everyone carrying a firearm James and Millie live in one, after all, and they seem quite happy Maybe show some respect for those who live outside your narrow slice of American life
A few years ago while working security at an INS office I met a British woman going through the US citizenship process. She was Sikh and had retired from the Birmingham England police dept. She had told me she worked most of her career in fear. Her supervisor had refused to issue her a handgun. After completing the Naturalization Ceremony she hugged me. When I asked she told me the first thing she would do as an American citizen was buy a Glock pistol.
Great video Ok, couple things. It wasn't an armed insurrection to keep slavery. It was a war of independence fought over states rights vs federal. That is the reason that the rebels were allowed to keep their guns. It was a failed war of independence. Gun culture may, may have ties to property, but it also has ties to actual, literal freedom. The first shots fired at Lexington and Concord, were because of British solders trying to confiscate a weapon cashe. A lot, and I mean a lot of America sees the guns as a way to keep tyranny at bay. The mass shootings have more to do with a breakdown of the mental health system, and not gun law failure.
It was a rebellion to prevent the United States from freeing their slaves. It was absolutely about slavery (the speeches by the leaders and the articles of secession by most of the rebelling states said as much). Even the right-wing sources (like PragerU) are giving up on trying to maintain the lie that the Civil War was not about slavery: ruclips.net/video/pcy7qV-BGF4/видео.html
I am a Native American and Its crazy the rest of the world can't believe we Americans can own as many and carry guns when we want where not restricted...
You own yourself in the USA, no one owns you, not even the government that's where the property rights in the USA start. The constitution tells the government what they can not do to the people. I am in Ohio, and we have constitutional carry in this state. If you are a adult in Ohio, and not a felon you can carry a gun, concealed or open. No license to own, buy , or carry, it's your right. They run you through the system doing a back ground check, and if you pass not being a criminal, you get to buy the gun right then, and there in the store. That right has been codified by the SCOTUS. Peace and love to all and stay free.
@@cygnusx-3217 I am not going to disagree. Some freely voted their rights away and corrupt politicians on both side are trying to turn us into surfs, and they're doing a good job. I'm in the rust belt we have been working to get our rights back. The money wasted through corruption and theft by the US and State government over the last two decades could have bought ever homeless person a house and paid for everyone's healthcare many times over. People need to not vote parties or for hand outs and vote the merits and the constitution. Most don't know history or economics and will not understand the Marxist/Fascist reality. Right now a lot of people think free speech and people that say individual have the right to own guns is fascist wtf. It is working so good for Venezuela, just saying.
As an American . I do agree with every reason on gun ownership, like protecting my home and family . But my personal reason was also simple . I am a colored guy in the South . Equality had always been a political topic since the Declaration of Independence. But as we all know Lincoln freed the slaves , but Samuel Colt made all Men equal .
Only partially correct, even non land owners often own guns to protect themselves and their families.
Exactly! I can see how property owners wanting guns to defend their land has some legitimacy, but he is way off with the idea that it's the main reason for owning guns. Someone renting land or a house is still going to want to be able to defend themselves!
@@RogCBrand Exactly!
I was just coming here to say something like this. Honestly, almost everything said in the last three minutes was nearly completely wrong.
I don't own land and I rent my house but I own over a dozen firearms of different caliber and gauges have over 10k rounds of assorted ammo and I don't hunt but I like to shoot on my friends land
the second amendment isn't just about protecting your property, it's about the citizen's right to defend themselves against tyranny. including the tyranny of their own government. the difference between the US and other countries, is that in other countries, the people are accountable to the government, whereas in America, the government is accountable to the people. some politicians have forgotten that, and that's why the second amendment is so important.
When a London Cabby heard my American accent the second question he asked me after verifying I was American was to ask if I owned a gun. When I told him I did own guns he then asked what kept me from shooting someone if I got mad at them. I told him morals and laws.
And mostly, I'd say even entirely, would be your morals. Most of us would not murder even if there weren't a law against it.
@@Anon54387 Truth spoken here
That's right.
What a moron, most homicides are gang related, and not done by legal gun owners.
I found my road rage disappear when I started carrying a gun almost 20 years ago. I realized even honking my horn could escalate to someone dying. What's the old saying... an armed society is a polite society
As a Texan, I carry every day, or have one within reach. I've never fired as a civilian in defense, and never plan to, but stay well trained and supplied. I'm convinced that the longevity of the concepts of freedom require the threat at the very least, that deviation from freedom will result in physical resistant population. We don't respect our flag because of the government, we respect it for the concepts of freedom it defines, the power in the individual.
100% my fellow Texan!
Yes!!
Well said.
Your ideas put lives in danger. Shame on you. Typical rotten Texas Red State traitor.
Exactly.
Our gun culture is definitely derived from British gun culture. In the wilderness of the Colonies, guns were a part of hunting, self-defense, and the militia (the common defense).
Don't forget the mass murder of 20,000,000 Native Americans.
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It was not 'definitely derived from British gun culture', the belief the mentally ill can buy, then blow the heads off twenty 6 year old kids every year. In 90 seconds. Back then was single-shot muskets. The NRA has been so effective for the gun industry. For thirty years, after falling gun sale numbers for hunters and sportsmen - their add campaign turned cynical - distrust our own government. A government made up of you and I. F'k your dystopian view - we are all in this together in the U.S. If every teacher, every pastor, every teen taking tickets at the local theater.. need to be armed - we have failed as a society. Period.
Today it's about a certain segment of society needing Ar-15's to compensate...
@@stevemcgowen People who don't have diamond skin and jet packs? AR-15s do help compensate for that. Good for home defense, or as a truck gun. Not good enough power for some of the bigger critters in North America.
I dont take it to seriously when a Brit tries to tell me about my 2nd Amendment rights.
They invariably get it wrong.
I agree. This was way off the mark.
It is not just the Second Amendment, it is every right we hold dear is dependent on government permission to exercise over there. In Europe and Great Britain you only have rights if the State doesn't outlaw them. There is no mechanism to tell an overreaching government NO. Our Bill of Rights are about telling the government this is where you stop.
@@tomjackson4374 The US Bill of Rights is not to define the rights the government gives you, it is to prohibit the government from taking away the rights you already have that were granted to you by God.
It's difficult to explain the concept of citizenship to subjects
Guys...yes they did get it wrong but you can't expect them to get it right. I don't think that bullying people for being ignorant to our ways is how we get them on our side. BUT!!!! Don't forget we have a bad history with you Red Coats... So don't take it too to personal.
Freedom doesn't ring, but it has a bit of recoil.
Freedom always rings if you have military grade tinnitus, it's only stops when using suppressors.
Nice
@@cody180sxI like it… 😉
It definitely rings if you forget to put hearing protection on
Idk sometimes it makes my ears ring
"Indebted rent paying day laborers". That's what the government wants us to be, under their control, and defenseless. This is why the majority of gun owners are holding on to their rights to bear arms. Not only to protect their property, but to protect themselves from potential government overreach.
Thanks for keeping an open mind, I appreciate it.
And what's scary is, a lot of people are fine with the People being under control of the government, as long at that government gives them free stuff! Basically, it's people selling their freedom for free stuff!
Exactly, the rich want us to own nothing, while we pay for services such as transportation or for shelter such as in apartments, all under their thumb
Marlena Benson: Unfortunately, the public education system has been teaching kids that to want land and a home makes you a greedy monster and that you should want much less.
There are still American citizens and immigrants who have a deeply ingrained desire to want the American Dream -- having a good job, a lovely home in a nice safe area, and a solid savings for themselves and their families. Just like the previous generations had. Like the ones many grew up in.
But, they don't realize that trying to serve two masters (their own dreams vs their political ideology) is enabling their political representatives to destroy their ability to access the truer, deeper desires.
It's a sad shame, but no one can force someone to see the truth. They have to want to see it. In the meantime, you'll hear people extolling the happiness of living in an cracker box apartment, in some degrading city, and with jobs they resent having in the first place even if it allows them to pay the bills
Give it a rest…
@@coyotelong4349 k. haha
That is the absolute strangest explanation of American "gun culture" I've heard. Others before me here have talked about the 2nd Amendment and George III, etc. Not mentioned in the video was that for so much of our history, the population was moving to the frontier. Firearms were NEEDED for protection against dangerous animals, for taking game, protection against Native Americans or defense against criminals). It is ingrained in much of our culture. I was taught shooting starting about 7 or 8 years old with a BB gun, then a .22 caliber rifle at 12 (along with safety training).
Protection against natives? Weren't they just protecting their land? 20,000,000 natives were killed. You can't claim self defense on that one, it was their land.
I was running around the woods with a BB gun and machete by myself when I was 7 or 8. To many of us who grew up in the country, guns are just a part of our entire culture. It's not a "gun culture", it's independent, country culture. The video got several things wrong. Much of the land was not "given" to them by the Crown. As you noted, it was frontier land. Settlers braved the dense forests and Natives and flat out took the land on their own with no help from the Crown. Many of these same settlers/frontiersman/mountain men were pivotal in winning the Revolution, but get little credit.
This video missed the mark so bad, the second amendment wasn't mentioned AT ALL and there was no talk of the fact that our wildlife, even now that we have long established populated areas can and will kill you, let alone during manifest destiny times. If you're an outdoorsman in bear country a firearm is an absolute necessity.
They don't know about our culture. That's why we revolted and they are happy because we saved them
@@angercatalystRight. They didn't talk about the debates in the Federalist papers and various other commentators of the time that tie guns, not to property but to liberty and against a tyrannical government.
Defense against tyrants
Defense against criminals
Defense against animals
In that order 😇👍🇺🇲
Mostly, they are all 3 at the same time.
@@donrichter3523And your gun laws are totally worthless on all points you made
What animals? Your toothless brother-in-law?
Naw brother we have the most diverse nation on earth most prisons because we have so many criminals. Guess the third world isn't bringing there best.
Majority of gun deaths is gangs shooting other gangs.
30k a year.
2 million homes reportedly defended their homes from intruders because of guns.
Literally no need to ban guns.
@@npc2153 Funny, I’ve never heard those stats before.
Thank you for this interesting perspective. However, as a citizen or even a soldier, we only owe allegiance to the Constitution, not the government. Any attempt to take away or change the rights given by the Constitution should be seen as an act of treason. That is what makes the USA different from any other country. I love your channel and both of you. God bless.
Thats why we need to demand our gun rights back. All firearm regulations should be struck down.
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Even most Americans fail to understand that the American Government is subordinate to the American People, and some state constitutions still reserve the right to legally disband it, some of the 13 colonies, iirc.
You're incorrect actually. Any change to the constitution is extremely difficult, but it's possible. It has to get a supermajority in both houses of congress, a presidential signature and ratification by 3/4 of the states. The 2nd amendment, however, will be there until America dies.
Perfect response ❤️🤍💙
King George III is the origin of America’s gun culture. When he turned tyrannical on the colonists,they realized the only way they could be free was to gain independence from Great Britain. It is a miracle those colonists were able to fight the greatest world power and emerge victorious. Part of that miracle was their ability to defend themselves with fire arms. From that incident, Americans learned the lesson that governments can turn tyrannical, thus, the people must be able to arm themselves. Arming oneself is not only for defense against tyrannical governments but also against criminals, who will always be able to gain access to firearms. Whoever is narrating this history is ignorant of the real origins of American gun ownership.
Bet you he also didn’t read any of the Federalist papers. Those answer a hell of a lot of questions about reason and intent
@@Boethius4748 I wish more would read the Federalist Papers. I read the version the college kid broke down. Very important read.
@@sunshinehoward9649 Me, too. There are too many people that don’t even know they exist .
Thank you for providing accurate facts.
@@sunshinehoward9649 Me too, but I also think everyone ought to read the Anti-Federalist Papers.
We take our Gun culture and 2nd Amendment very serious. We could be easily offended with other nations criticism and negetive opinion. It shall NOT be infringed. The only thing stopping said globalists is the fact that we are armed to the teeth and not afraid of them. Our enemies are actually amongst us. Cheers from Ohio a constitutional carry state, to the UK 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
Good to hear you take the Second Amendment seriously, but not the others.😒
@@noregrets1855 starts with being able to defend the others. "A Well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state"
@@noregrets1855 Good to hear that you enjoy the 1A which is protected by the 2A.....
@noregrets1855 Why would you assume that because he made a comment specific to the second amendment, he doesn't take the rest seriously?. The second amendment secures the rest.
By taking the second amendment seriously he is actually protecting all other rights. You have to understand that this amendment was written as an enforcement clause that puts protections into play to allow the citizens to wield the ultimate power against any infringements brought against them. This is the ugly part of the Constitution that nobody cares to talk about it's not only there for hunting or self defense but ultimately so that we can all exercise our freedoms granted to us when we were born.
Some areas of the US the citizens are part of the food chain. You Need a gun to keep from being a meal for a apex animal, Bears , Mt Lions and others. Also protection from snakes and alligators in other areas. People also need guns to put food on the table for their family. Where I live schools are closed for one or two days for the opening of deer season.
One thing that surprised me, was on my first trip to Britain, I was spending a day in Edinburgh and was I was talking to the passager sitting behind next to me, the people behind me heard my accent and figured I was American. Their first question to me was "Is it true if someone breaks into your house, you can shoot them?" :) (BTW -- the answer varies by state, but generally is a definitive YES).
What did they think of that?
Well what do Brits do if someone breaks into their house? Sip tea while he has his way with his wife and kids?
"But all he did was break into your most private of spaces, where your family resides!" What a bizarre, twisted, and domesticated way of thinking.
And in Texas, if you see someone breaking into your neighbor's house, you can shoot them.
@@ahoyforsenchou7288 in short, it is subjective thinking.
I was given my first firearm at age 13 by my father. It was a .22 rifle as a Christmas gift. I was disappointed because I wanted a BB gun that I could've shot in my backyard, but I got a full on rifle instead, which of course I couldn't shoot in my neighborhood. FYI all my friends and most of my neighbors also had guns. I don't remember even a single time anyone threatened someone much less used a gun against another.
By age 6-8 my siblings, cousins and myself all had BB or pellet guns. We would go shooting with the neighborhood kids all the time without adult supervision. MANY Coke cans did not survive. Lol. We NEVER had any issues between us kids- no threats, no injuries
I was given my first rifle (A .22LR pump action Winchester) at the age of '7.' Papa began teaching me about firearms at the age of '4'. Yes, 'Four.'
Sadly, I no longer have that cherished Winchester.
I DID however inherit his M1 Garand (Two Tours in 'Nam), had it fully restored, and shoot it at least a few times each year. If I could only grab ONE firearm out of my selection, that is the rifle I would grab first!
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The origin of American "gun culture": in a nutshell, literally came about as a consequence of the government trying to seize a privately owned cannon ....
The British government even ;)
@@m2hmghb Actually that was the Spanish.
By the way; cannon's are legal here too!
dang, short, sweet, and to the point, i like it! 'Merica!
Come and take it.
He’s close with the right to defend property but most people would argue it has to do with the right to defend your life. & most people would defend that right… with their life. I recommend looking into the constitution and the ideas behind natural human rights. The original idea is that your rights are endowed by God and no man or government has a right to take them away. People confuse that and think rights come from what government allows. The US was founded on the idea that governments function is to protect your natural rights, not to decide what rules you have to follow. ❤️
Yes! And some get it wrong when they say the the Constitution gives us Americans their rights. The Constitution just protects our God-given rights and ensures that nothing is done to try and take those rights away. Since no man gave us these rights, no man can ever take those rights away.
Amen! That’ll preach!
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It was origianally life, liberty and property. Your life is obvious, liberty is your right to self defense, and property is the product of your life. When someone takes your property, they are really taking from your life effort. I won't tolerate the taking of my life or even part of my life.
Kraut; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.
As an American, guns are just normal. I know hundreds of gun owners and they're normal good people. But yes stay out of politics, as you probably know it would destroy your channel. Keep up the good work.
Good advice for all channels like this because people come to these channels to escape political stuff. We just want to relax, laugh, and maybe learn something new.
We like channels like this Because there's no stupid nonsense in the way of enjoying it
But if you don't discuss differcult issues how are things going to change ? .
@@claregale9011 Discussion is great. Just not all the time, everywhere.
I don't speak for everyone, but I get tired of the serious stuff sometimes. So, having fun channels like this gives me a place to go to just enjoy the content without the shadow of turmoil and drama interfering with my good time.
It's just an opinion
@@LA_HA thas true.
Agreed. If there’s one thing that’s politically fraught, it’s anything to do with guns in America
American gun rights may be originally tied to property rights, but, unlike other countries we are allowed to carry guns out in public in most states, on both state and city property. Because we the people own that property.
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Yeah this video misses the point, Gun ownership is about protecting myself and my family, and not only my property. This is why we see more laws allowing carrying guns and standing you ground. I may be renter, but if you turn to car jack me, I will protect myself. Gun ownership in America is going up not down.
I think this where the 4th amendment search and seizure comes into play.
Property is many things….
4th amendment is what i think youre attempting to refer to
@@shawnanderson6313 that might be your reason to purchase a gun….But i own guns for hobby. Ive never been carjacked or whatever fears you have that led to your gun purchases…..
I think Search and seizer Laws are Important.
I shoot guns for fun…not to fight for 4th amendment.
I enjoy Tomahawks and Bow and arrows more.
@@AxelFoleyDetroitLions Well it is not zero sum game, you can own a gun for hobby and also protection. I have not been car jack also, but that was an example. I don't use my weapon unless I am threaten, which is most of the time never.
At the beginning of the video you said something very insightful. You said " We don't have guns in our country, so we can't decide what we want them or not." And that's kind of the point. As a matter of fact, The government there can now decide that for you on anything And they don't even have to worry about how mad it makes you.
that conclusion was hilarious. property ownership being on the decline puts Americans in a more vulnerable position, guaranteeing a spike in gun purchasing which is exactly what we've been seeing.
John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things". Some things that work in other countries will not work in the US. There are many gun owners in the USA and if anyone tries to outlaw them there will be active resistance from MANY otherwise law-abiding people. There is also a law of unintended consequences. A war against guns will result in worse unintended consequences than the "war against drugs", which has resulted in many otherwise law-abiding and non-violent people going to jail and having their lives ruined. It has also resulted in the government being allowed to force us to bend over so a cop can look inside us with a flashlight. That kind of relationship between the government and its people is poisonous. Don't get me wrong, I am not in favor of drugs just like I am not in favor of alcohol addiction and I am certainly against using guns for theft or murder. However, guns are used to prevent theft and murder thousands of times every year even if they were never used and it may not even be reported. Many people who live in bad neighborhoods use a gun to prevent a crime don't report it, because a) they don't trust the police (applies to many black neighborhoods), or b) they may not be allowed to own a gun themselves. The criminals, however, will get their guns. This is a huge country and the black markets thrive when there is a demand.
I totally disagree with you here. Have you seen the condition of places that have made drugs legal? They have become Escape From New York dangerous garbage dumps. The problem isn't the war on drugs. It is the war on religious institutions and stable married families that the drug culture has decimated.
American gun culture started when Americans to be realized the only way they would ever have the freedom to live the way they wanted to live was to have a means of defending that freedom from those who wished to take it away. The same holds true today.
But does that really stand true today ? Is it not also true that cultures evolve and thinking changes with time , people for the most part own guns beacause they enjoy them .do people really go out and purchase a gun for the same reasons as 200+ years ago ? .
@@claregale9011 yes 100%
@@lauraleefitzpatrick7769 so the majority are getting guns for home protection and incase of a tyrannical government ? Says a lot about the state of the u.s. then .
Wrong.
I think it’s for the pursuit of happiness.
Recreational fun. And I think Scott fuck-Us sounds like a maniac that shouldnt own weapons
@@claregale9011 Hahahaha blackpowder-markets
My son worked at a sporting goods store during college. He said that most gun sales were people on the way home from the hospital with a brand new baby. Now they have something that needs protection.
This guy also doesn’t know Jack about the Civil War
It all comes down to "bill of rights" which are not given to citizens by the government but are inalienable which means not by man and can't be taken away. The constitution states right to bear arms, which was meant for protecting citizens from a tyrannical government which has happened throughout history and can happen anywhere including American. Our government was meant to be limited with power but has grown into a massive behemoth. The constitution clearly states what the federal government was suppose to do and all other responsibilities were for the states and individuals.
While "property" is being taken in the video as real estate property, it also includes personal property. So, gun culture will not decline and disappear (or erode) in the US. A person has the right to defend themselves and their personal property. This is often even more important for those who rent as many renting is in less safe regions.
This video was interesting and I think it demonstrates why we Americans are so determined to protect what is ours. No matter how it originated, I think it's important that we retain the right to be armed, especially now that our government keeps trying to control us, and seemingly allow other countries to control us. Imagine if we were not armed.
The decline in private property land ownership will not undermine our ownership of firearms. A good majority will still have valuable property/assets they will want to defend, as well with just the overall protection of our loved ones 😊
Not to mention so many people who rent have guns.
@@aaronakamatt1747 agreed
My dad has sent a red wagon and a BB gun to all 10 baby showers of his grandkids. We’re safe and trained, but we start them young in Alabama.
Sounds like a good Dad… and Grandpa, to me.
It was fairly accurate. It left out several key points. One of which is the British attempt to disarm the colonists; one of the primary triggers of the Revolution. Defense against tyranny from government is as strong a basis for gun rights as private property.
Glad you learned something.
It's like a fire extinguisher. You hope you never need it, but if you ever do, you're glad you got one.
Be a good American. Buy property and leave it to your kids. Teach them to never sell property they inherit, ever. Teach them to buy more property.
Perfect advice!
Could never go wrong, everyone gains!
I live on property that I can verify has been in my family since the 1860s, I have the deed where my grandfather's grandmother was given it by her uncle in 1874. What I have is down to only a few acres but I'm surrounded by relatives and together the family still has about 100 acres left. Obviously, I live in a rural area and just today there was an aggressive bear alert issued at a camping area near my home. I've had bears in the trash bin in the last 2 weeks, coyotes and bob cats are regularly caught on trail cams in our woods, the wife has seen a copperhead today. And yes, I have guns well suited to deal with any of the threats that come with living in a rural area of the mountains.
@@dksix1905 That's awesome.
It's like Scarlett O'Hara's father told her about Tara, land is everything. It's all that matters because you'll always have it and can pass it down to your heirs. Exactly like a good, solid, traditional education.
The value is incalculable
@@Rh0mbus Not everyone. Only the ones who buy property.
Actually guns are owned in the UK, in Northern Ireland handgun ownership is allowed.
Where I live we can be over 100 miles from the nearest Law Enforcement Officer. We also have animals that are dangerous on top of potentially needing them to protect ourselves and family.
I understand why people don't understand this when they live in a country that firearms are banned but those countries are so different then here. It's like in Africa people have firearms when they live and work where lions are or Sumatra where Tigers are.
Hi guys! The 2nd Amendment to our US Constitution is 2nd for a reason. Not 9th or 18th. 2nd. And it's very short and very clear. The 2nd Amendment does not grant citizens the right to keep and bear arms. Since the 1700's we've always had the right to. The 2nd limits government interference of our God given right to keep and bear arms.
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It actually forbids.
It’s not “god-given.”
It’s words written by men on a piece of paper
@@coyotelong4349 that’s not what the law says.
Romans 1:20
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”
The USA was founded based on this fundamental principle.
it’s a self evident truth which was declared in a trust indenture contract.
Everyone who enters into office voluntarily and with sound mind accepts it as truth and law.
Are you claiming written contracts don’t have standing.
Being from Texas I can pretty well guarantee there would be a lot of dead Texans before our guns could be taken away, but a lot more whoever was the ones trying to take our guns dead. By the way Millie your hair looked so pretty and I just loved that pretty blue shirt you were wearing. You are going to be a very lovely mom, and it seems you get prettier as your due date approaches.
That's right.
Come and take it.
Greetings from Ohio a Constitutional carry State. We love our "Defensive" rifles and other firearms like A Texan.
Fellow Texan here.
Gun control is being able to hit your target
Love it 😂
I saw that many years ago on a T-shirt. It showed a target with holes around it that said "GUN CONTROL IS A GOOD EYE AND A STEADY HAND".
In the colonies, the various colonies hated each other, the various Natives hated each other, and the colonists/Natives hated each other. It was impractical to wait for Redcoats to sail over to defend the helpless peasants. Fortunately I have never needed a weapon. Know the bad neighborhoods and stay out of them ;-)
Mind you, because everybody hated each other we also seized each other's guns which got us to hate each other even more and buy even better guns ....A cycle that continues to this day really..
@@robertsmith4681 Human beings are criminogenic. Government is simply the dominant form of criminality in a given territory. So of course justice is trial by combat.
My property also pertains to whats in my wallet, my wifes purse , my car and the rest of my families safe being🤘❤️🇺🇸
...and my God given rights
Also, alot of us here in the USA still believe in the Right to self defense. From what I've read in some Countries you can get in legal trouble if you hurt somebody that's trying to hurt you. Admittedly our Self Defense laws vary from State to State. But alot of us still see that as a Human Right. I'm not sure how accurate it is but I have read that we tend to be more individualistic than lots of Europe.
Self defense is absolutely a right, and the right to arms is a direct extension of that.
Yeah, I don’t think he’s correct in that the decline of property ownership will result in the decline of gun ownership. What constitutes property isn’t just land anymore. Your car, your personal valuables, etc are all considered property that people will defend. Something he isn’t considering is the protection of your family and yourself as being the biggest factor.
Tina W: But, remember, land ownership is tied to home ownership, which is tied to The American Dream. People Do actually want attain it. The issue is, so many people are being told it's evil to Want these things. Which is interesting since all the politicians helping to push this narrative own at Least One large estate and likely more than one. Behind gates. With security. Far away from the peasants and their dirty chaotic cities and crime...
So, if one section of the population sees the others as greedy and mean for being rich enough to have The American Dream, what will that do?
He is wrong! Owning property has nothing to do with owning a gun.
It also ignores the simple fact that the less you own the more important it is to keep it. Where a rich person wouldn't
feel the loss as keenly as a poor person, they wouldn't feel as determined to fight for it.
Kraut; formerly known as krautntea is a serial doxxer and harasser who has worked to cancel and attack people to the right of him. Do not assume anything he says or posts is in good faith.
I don't think property ownership has anything to do with gun ownership in this day and age. Lots of gun owners are in apartments and use their guns as a means of protection in case anything goes down.
This topic, by its very nature, IS political.
Not really, it’s already settled law.
@@kaltwies
You know perfectly well that it’s one of the biggest political issues in America today
Been a concealed firearm carrier for many years.
applied the day i turned 21.
My EDC is a 1911 chambered in .45 caliber
My current 1911A1style pistol is chambered 10 mm Automatic . .45 ACP is a great round . I carried a 1911A1 In the US Navy .
Ah the lords caliber
It’s one of those things that whether you like them or not, guns are in country already and they’re not going to vanish 🤷🏻♂️ I think there is more than half a billion firearms in the US
I recommend " why everyone needs an ar15" by trex arms. It actually goes into the history of firearms in america a lot better.
Yes, I'm sure Trex Arms has a totally unbiased position.
@@ptournas they just state facts. If you want to ignore facts then idk what to tell you. For example if someone that sells globes says the earth is a sphere are you gonna call them a lier? Do you believe the earth is flat because there "biased"
@@fireheart6267 I wouldn't call them a "lier", but I might consider calling them a liar, since the earth is neither flat nor a sphere, it's a irregularly shaped ellipsoid.
I own 3 AR style rifles and they are the ones I like best, 21 yrs in the military using M16s and M60s, ARs are just more easy to use. I do not know why people have such an issue with them, I can reload most of my handguns just as fast or faster, just not the revolvers or black powder ones.
An AR15 is a .22 cal rifle.
A popular misconception was that the USA civil war was fought to free the slaves; however, the slave issue was tertiary or fourth order reason, but the primary reason for the civil war was that the north was doing to the south what England did to the American colonies. The south wanted to secede from the union since the governing body which was in the north (mainly industrial), and the south (agricultural) wanted to trade with England and the European countries to avoid the northern fee being enacted on everything being traded. Hence the reason that the first battle of the civil war was had at Fort Sumter - the fort had to be taken to stop the trading that was being conducted with the European countries.
Gun culture tied to property ownership? Not sure about that. I live in an apartment and I have 10+ firearms.
Because you are a gun Fetischist
Something important that I think the video missed is that American gun culture grew out of our history of self-reliance. As the country was settled and the frontier kept getting pushed further and further away from urban centers, people were hours (or even days) away from help arriving if trouble should come their way. People had to rely on themselves for both provision (hunting food) and protection (personal defense), and the people who lacked the tool to accomplish those goals (i.e. a gun) probably had significantly shorter life spans than those who did.
I can understand why the Spaniards wouldn't want their colonists to have guns. They may get overthrown away from there. But how are they going to hunt?
9:05 keep in mind it goes a bit further in meaning to protect our property from ANYONE who might try to take it, including our OWN GOVERNMENT.
Why would i want a government that has guns but i cant?
When you look at the statistics, the states with the lowest crime rate have the highest gun ownership. The areas with the worst crime rates and gun violence are in areas where guns aren't allowed, such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Washington DC. I can promise you that there are relatively few robberies of convenience stores or liquor stores where I live. Even school shootings are rare here. We have many teachers who would like to receive training and become concealed carry holders. They would gladly place themselves in harms way to protect other people's children. No, nobody knows who is carrying, especially not the kiddos, and no, there is zero problem with teachers getting mad and using their weapon.
While this video wasn't really wrong, it IS lacking so very much context. Property is certainly an element, but it goes much deeper in our collective psyche.
Own 73 here in West Virginia and will probably get more in the future as well as own 2 silencers w/an 80 gun safe and a 15 gun safe...
The English Civil War is the biggest cause of Americas gun culture. It was those Englishmen and their kids and grandkids who came to America and settled the colonies. The English at that time were well armed people too. Property rights has a decent amount of influence but it’s the sole or biggest influence
Lexington and Concord. Americans have guns because the British didn't want them to. Not much has changed.
It's a complex issue, with a lot of valid, and sometimes opposing, viewpoints. The arguments we, ourselves, have over this can get quite heated. We're not going to solve anything anytime soon.
What’s to be solved?
This issue is already settled.
@@kaltwies
No, it’s not
Everyone knows that guns in America is one of the most polarizing issues today
@@coyotelong4349 that’s irrelevant.
But,
If some don’t understand how American law works that’s their own fault.
Why would the right to self defense be contentious in any way?
That’s not logical.
It’s based on ignorance and emotional childish behavior by those with tyrannical tendencies.
@@coyotelong4349 yes it is settled by the Constitutional 2nd amendment. All other arguments are anti-American power grabs.
There is nothing to "solve"
This might be the history that started the gun culture but it wasn’t so prevalent 30 years ago in big cities. Thirty years ago I lived in an apartment in New York City. I subscribed to a gun magazine. My gun magazine was put into a neighbors mailbox by mistake and she told everyone that I must have a gun. She wanted the co-op board to have a meeting and throw me out of my home.
Jim and Millie, I applaud you for even looking into this issue considering it's so divisive. Good for you. Not meant to be a political comment and I'm not going to say how I stand on the issue because I don't want their being a political free for all in the comments! You guys have a fantastic day!
Beware, guys… Any video that has to do with guns, gun rights, or gun laws in America is going to breed strong opinions in the comments section, and fighting is inevitable
Many of us Americans watch your videos as escapism from political fighting, so please try to keep that in mind! Love you guys 😊
The 2nd amendment doesn't discriminate against non land owners. Every U.S. citizen has the right to own a fire arm with execptions to mental health and felonies in some states.
Should be exceptions to mental health and felonies in EVERY state
Why so many people in this country are fine with disturbed, violent, and criminal people having such easy access to guns is a mystery to me, and will always be
Yet the Republicans always point to “mental health” as the scapegoat after every mass shooting… They don’t actually care about mental health, and everyone can see that
it's somewhat odd, that he did not mention the means of self-defense should government tyranny arise. after all, is that not the whole basis of amendment ii ?
American here. Born and raised on the prairie. Started shooting guns when I was 4 years old. Owned and used them my whole life. This video rings totally true to me.
Gun sales in the US have consistently risen year over year and, although there is no tracking of property ownership of purchasers, sales for defense are on the rise.
Also, thanks to the Supreme Court NYSRPA vs. Bruening decision, the legal age to purchase a handgun is being revisited in an attempt to lower it from 21 to 18 (starting in Texas).
Currently, to purchase a long arm (rifle) the minimum age is 18 - the age one becomes a legal adult.
The Bruen decision is also on track to be used as the precedent to remove individual state permitting requirements & reciprocity laws, and continue the expansion of permitless carrying of handguns nationwide (currently 26 of 50 states allow permitless open & concealed carry of loaded firearms).
Makes perfect sense. Lower the gun buying age to 18 but god forbid you let an 18 year old buy a beer. What the hell is wrong with you people? You’re all insane.
@@torstenheling3830you are making no sense. You’re upset that an 18 year old can’t buy a beer but think we’re insane because we want to make it possible for an 18 year old to defend themselves with a handgun?
What’s wrong with YOU and YOUR PEOPLE? How can any sane person be against making it easier for someone to defend themselves? They can’t. The insanity is on your end.
@@AlvisHundalskare You don’t need a gun to defend yourself if guns were not passed out like toys in the US. And a 21-year old drinking age is a relic from ancient British Common derived from a time when men fought battles in steel body armor. It was the age at which it was thought a young man was strong enough to put on his steel body armor as a knight, without assistance, and fight a battle with a steel sword. Now, that’s a great reason for a 21-year old drinking age. (Thats what I call insanity. More kooky US laws.)
The United States of America would be extremely difficult for an invasion due to US Citizens have guns to protect themselves and for hunting purposes. Nothing political but survival against enemy intrusion is of utmost importance. Not only is USA's Military Strength impervious but also its Citizenry ability to do battle against attack. We also have armed Civilian Militias across our Country ready and willing to defend.
Dumb comment
Totally untrue.
Nonsense. That’s just decades of NRA propaganda talking
Any average joe with a firearm does not constitute a “militia”
But your guns are worthless against real military weapons. Are you too dumb to know the difference?
@@torstenheling3830 Entirely correct. It literally stopped Japan invading LMFAO.
The east has the martial arts of hand to hand, Europe is fencing. America has a martial culture of the firearm.
So let me get this straight you Brits don’t like reading the comments to see what people think about your reactions. We get it.
I love it when foreigners start telling me about my gun culture...what nonsense
We Texans 💗 our guns !!
If you took away the top 10 most violent American cities, we would be one of the safest countries in the world. Many parts of this country have not seen a murder using a gun in decades if ever.
worse arse whoopin i ever got was i turned my shotgun on my brother did i deserve it yes yes i did it was a very important lesson 1 which could have cost my brother his life
I carry every day without fail since I left California. The only time I fired a shot in self-defense it was to scare off a pack of dogs. Yes, I live way out in the woods.
Ownership of land is priceless. Plus with second amendment you would have to overthrow the country to change it. Only other way would be a constitutional convention, doubtful it would even happen there either.
It would be unlawful to attempt to use a convention to usurp The People’s inherent individual inalienable rights granted to them by GOD!
That would be a act of tyranny.
Maxim of Law: 51r. As usurpation is the exercise of power, which another has a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which no body can have a right to. Locke, Treat. 2, 18, 199.
Good luck against a tank or F-16
@@torstenheling3830 what does that even mean?
@@kaltwies it means exactly what I said it means. Your private gun ownership rights are NOTHING compared to the strength of the US military. To suggest otherwise is a joke. The US military could flatten Dallas and Fort Worth Texas in 30 minutes if it wanted to and your 2nd Amendment gun ownership rights wouldn’t mean shit. They‘d be worthless. Your shotguns and semi -automatic AR15s against a fully automatic 50 mm machine gun? Are you kidding me? Or an F-16 with air-to-ground missiles? That 50mm machine gun would decimate your joke of guns. And the air-to-ground missiles? Your pee shooters wouldn’t stand a chance.
I don't' own a gun to protect my property, I own a gun to protect myself, my family and my friends.
This is a can of worms being opened 😂👍🇺🇸
Yup. I am definitely going to argue with the leftists in here.
Very, very large can lol
@@Boethius4748 Very large worms on both sides as well
One thing has changed, we are not so nearly permitted as we once were to use firearms to defend out property. if not done according to the letter of the law it can get a person in a lot of trouble. for instance if someone was damaging your vehicle in a detached carport and you shot them it wouldn’t be accepted as self defense. you can’t just shoot someone without it being as a result of you fearing for your life.
Everyone should always walk slow and use wisdom, but these statutes don’t really have standing when challenged properly in common law.
Several states still have Stand Your Ground laws. Right now, the Democrats in Georgia are trying to change it where you should just run from home invasion if possible. While we have Squatters Rights laws, that means they can own the property if they stay there for a certain amount of time. That is crazy.
I still want my stand your ground law, but it was used in a case in my town and it wasn't self defense. it was clear to me what happened, but some how it swayed the jury. I just feel like the guy didn't get justice. Still want and need it though.
Thats why Liberal cities are in the state there in right now
The Police usually invade homes while threatening home owners with there guns though.
@@sunshinehoward9649The details of the law are important, and the ability of a Prosecutor to present his case clearly.
Total BS about Democrats in Georgia
In our household we start our kids out at 6 years old with BB guns. It is typically a birthday or CHRISTmas present. Along with this gun they are also given strict instruction and training on how to properly load, carry and respect said gun. Then on to target practice. At around age 11 if the kids are still interested in learning how to hunt, they begin to study for their Hunters Safety course and when they pass they obtain their legal license to hunt. From our area in mid Missouri, the "deer" hunt is highest on the list of animals to be hunted. Our kids are never allowed to have a gun with out adult supervision until they are fully licensed at our home. Most homes in our area probably average 5 guns per household and many homes in the upper range of 50, plus ammunition for those firearms.
We have OVER 300,000 laws on the state and federal level pertaining DIRECTLY to guns...that last bit of information about the US barely having any gun laws is politically driven and WILDLY inaccurate
No it's accurate to the tee just look at Canada's gun laws first.
Liberal propaganda at its finest
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld what are you even talking about?
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld I couldn't possibly care less about Canada or their gun laws......im saying what was stated in the video is wrong and wildly inaccurate
Hello from Maine here in the United States just wanted to say I absolutely love watching you guys's videos this is the first one I've commented on but I regularly tune in. I absolutely love seeing your reactions and hearing your perspectives. I myself have had time in the military the Air Force to be specific and have been in civilian law enforcement here in the US for the last 20 years. I enjoy my firearms and the sense of security and responsibility that carries to protect my family not only when I'm on duty but also when I'm at home. I am also someone who just enjoys tinkering on firearms repairs recreational shooting Etc .That being said I definitely do not begrudge anyone who is not a Firearms owner, seeing as how that's kind of what being an American is all about, freedom of choice. Anyhow, thanks again for the amazing content. Please keep it up guys I definitely always enjoy your videos.
I am reminded of many years ago when I was teaching elementary school in a very rough neighborhood and there was a problem with knives. The school attempted to "ban" knives, just making the carriers better at hiding them. I caught one of my students with one and he said that very same thing to me. Plus, if he were to walk outside the school grounds unarmed, he would get jumped. I explained why he could not carry a knife on campus and therefore from then on, every morning when he got to school, he was come to the room and put his knife into a side drawer in my desk. He could pick it up as he left school. It was not long before I had a number of knives from students in other classes who would do the same. They never bothered each other's knives and fights dramatically declined on- and off-campus. It wasn't the knives causing the problems, it was the attempt to ban them without taking into consideration the students' concerns for their own safety.
New Zealand has very strict gun laws.
Americans' right to own guns will never change. No matter what the government tries to do, it will fail. There are over 400 million legal guns in America, and every time some politician tries to limit our gun rights, Americans purchase even more guns. Americans have a healthy distrust of all government. We do not want politicians dictating our freedoms and lifestyle. Our guns are here to stay and that is great because the government must think twice before enacting illegal laws and regulations.
Let's go brandon
Lol, so you’re threatening the US government with your guns?
Shall not be infringed!!!!!
When the police are minutes away crimnals are swconds away
The guy making this video may need to refresh himself on the Declaration of Independence (Prelude) and then the verbiage of the 2nd Amendment. It's not "gun culture", it is freedom from tyranny. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he didn't mean to show us an example of propaganda.
Right. I can't believe some people in the comments are calling this liberal propaganda "pro gun"
It’s 100% born out of gun culture
“Freedom from tyranny” is a propaganda phrase that’s been drilled into your head by decades of NRA propaganda
Americans will never give up our 2nd Amendment 👍
The other thing I would like to point out on here. Is that Americans have been armed from the beginning of America and yet no one was accidentally getting shot at home, no one was shooting up schools or malls or airports or colleges, etc. I grew up with guns and they were not locked in a gun safe. They were where we could get to them but you know we were taught by our parents not to play with them, not to touch them because you could accidentally hurt yourself or someone else. It was never a problem and the thing is every one we knew had guns. Most had a shotgun sitting in the corner of the room. No kids ever messed with it. You know why because we had good parents. We had parents that would whip your behind if you didn’t do as you were told. So if mom/dad said don’t touch something then you didn’t touch it. No need to lock any of the guns up or put them up out of the way. No need to baby proof our houses as we got our hands slapped if we were getting in the cabinets or playing in the toilet even at a barely walking stage. Guns have been a part of our history since it’s inception and guns were never a problem but now in our modern society all of a sudden guns are the problem. No it’s not guns that are the problem, it’s a lack of parenting, it’s a lack of enforcing the laws for criminals that are already on the books, it’s a lack morals, it’s a lack of being taught God and the Bible in the home and at school and in our courts/judicial system. And the fact that our politicians want to disarm us so they want to make every thing that happens a gun violence problem instead of calling these incidents what they are-mental illness and evil. They need to address the mental illness in this country instead of embracing mental illness and putting the blame on gun ownership.
It seems strange to me that more people owned guns in the past and we had little to no gun violence and yet today we have less gun owners and more violence. This is a problem but it’s not with the guns or the every day law abiding citizens which are always the ones being stripped of their gun rights or charged fees for this and that to buy or own a gun or ammo. Criminals will always be around and never follow the rules so gun laws will not make them less of a criminal and they will still get guns. America has always had criminals but back when every one had guns, you didn’t see to much crime as criminals knew everyone was carrying so it was a detriment to criminals to do a crime. But today we have stupid signs that say “This is a gun free zone.” Dumbest sign on the planet. If I was a criminal guess what my targets would be? Any place where I know guns aren’t allowed like schools, restaurants, hospitals, ballparks, concerts, some churches, etc that’s where I would go if I was a criminal. And if you have a sign telling me there’s no guns inside then that’s even better because there’s no guessing if someone might have a gun and be able to fire back, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel for criminals. Dumb, dumb, dumb!
The way I look at it, parents need to teach not only to not chase a ball into the street without first checking for cars, to be careful around household chemicals such as bleach and gasoline, but also to be careful around guns. If you can, and parents do just this, teach a kid to not run into the street at age 4 you can also teach them that guns are dangerous. It's what my parents did with my and my brother.
I'd be careful about trusting an Austrian on this subject.
Why? Austrian leaders have a history of restoring gun rights to the citizens.
Where I grew up hunting was so common that boys would bring guns to school in their cars so they could go right after school. A friend who grew up in Montana, went lion hunting with his extended family. I fired a rifle when I was 5 years old. I do not carry a weapon because in Utah there's very little crime in most places...but I can carry without a permit if I choose.
Every person should carry a gun in a free society.
That's a requirement for a free society
Strange that so many free society's don't...
Even the mentally deficient? Violent offenders?
Plenty of free societies exist in this world without everyone carrying a firearm
James and Millie live in one, after all, and they seem quite happy
Maybe show some respect for those who live outside your narrow slice of American life
@@coyotelong4349 If they lived in a free society, why can't they choose to own a firearm? Your argument defeats and contradicts its self.
A few years ago while working security at an INS office I met a British woman going through the US citizenship process. She was Sikh and had retired from the Birmingham England police dept. She had told me she worked most of her career in fear. Her supervisor had refused to issue her a handgun. After completing the Naturalization Ceremony she hugged me. When I asked she told me the first thing she would do as an American citizen was buy a Glock pistol.
Great video
Ok, couple things. It wasn't an armed insurrection to keep slavery. It was a war of independence fought over states rights vs federal. That is the reason that the rebels were allowed to keep their guns. It was a failed war of independence.
Gun culture may, may have ties to property, but it also has ties to actual, literal freedom. The first shots fired at Lexington and Concord, were because of British solders trying to confiscate a weapon cashe.
A lot, and I mean a lot of America sees the guns as a way to keep tyranny at bay.
The mass shootings have more to do with a breakdown of the mental health system, and not gun law failure.
No that's how it started though. Also the Gun laws have failed. Owning Fire Arms implied that a well regulated Militia can arm themselves. Pfft
It was a rebellion to prevent the United States from freeing their slaves. It was absolutely about slavery (the speeches by the leaders and the articles of secession by most of the rebelling states said as much). Even the right-wing sources (like PragerU) are giving up on trying to maintain the lie that the Civil War was not about slavery: ruclips.net/video/pcy7qV-BGF4/видео.html
You have poor mental health treatment in other countries but not the mass shootings the u.s. have whys that ?
I am a Native American and Its crazy the rest of the world can't believe we Americans can own as many and carry guns when we want where not restricted...
Hi
You own yourself in the USA, no one owns you, not even the government that's where the property rights in the USA start. The constitution tells the government what they can not do to the people. I am in Ohio, and we have constitutional carry in this state. If you are a adult in Ohio, and not a felon you can carry a gun, concealed or open. No license to own, buy , or carry, it's your right. They run you through the system doing a back ground check, and if you pass not being a criminal, you get to buy the gun right then, and there in the store. That right has been codified by the SCOTUS. Peace and love to all and stay free.
@@cygnusx-3217 I am not going to disagree. Some freely voted their rights away and corrupt politicians on both side are trying to turn us into surfs, and they're doing a good job. I'm in the rust belt we have been working to get our rights back. The money wasted through corruption and theft by the US and State government over the last two decades could have bought ever homeless person a house and paid for everyone's healthcare many times over. People need to not vote parties or for hand outs and vote the merits and the constitution. Most don't know history or economics and will not understand the Marxist/Fascist reality. Right now a lot of people think free speech and people that say individual have the right to own guns is fascist wtf. It is working so good for Venezuela, just saying.
To gun owners we view guns like potato chips; the more you got the more you want!!
As an American . I do agree with every reason on gun ownership, like protecting my home and family . But my personal reason was also simple . I am a colored guy in the South . Equality had always been a political topic since the Declaration of Independence. But as we all know Lincoln freed the slaves , but Samuel Colt made all Men equal .