Omg remember when OJ tweeted something ending in “my mother was the only one to call me that name” and norm was like “…and lived to tell about it” ugh I miss him so much
I feel the same way. I said to myself after sandy hook, “if people can overlook the slaughter of children and accuse their loved ones of being crisis actors then we are all lost.”
Investigating crime report maps in any given city reveals that certain neighborhoods have disproportionate amounts of crime to an exponential degree. Perhaps having the military patrol high crime neighborhoods will bring peace to those neighborhoods seeing as how the police are ineffective at keeping crime at bay. I've long lost patience with the failures of our nation to solve problems and approach all political angles and issues as a fixer of problems. We need clear and direct solutions, not waffling or weak handed approaches. Ending the era of limp wristed politics and instead focusing on direct, hard, scientific solutions to problems should be the goal. Fundamentally I blame libertarianism and the libertarian mindset for most problems in the world. Anti-vaxxers are one thing, but abolish the police is another bad idea just as bad as anti-vaxxers. All of these toxic movements are destabilizing society to the point where cracks are starting to appear because people are promulgating bad ideas to an exponential degree, which results in deteriorating conditions... Rising crime, political destabilization, economic disorder, etc.
@@ninjacats1647 So you propose full blown maximum efficiency big government authoritarianism then? From limp wristed to ruling with an iron fist. Yeah that would work great...Oh and blaming things on people who value civil liberties, personal responsibility, and small government was my favorite part. Hahahaha holy shit 🤣
Recently I was in a police station in Bangalore, India for my passport verification and I remember seeing the crime statistics on the wall. The #1 crime registered, you guessed it, Domestic violence! Thanks for pointing this out Jon, it's a global issue and a great place to start introspection on how we live our lives!
So many times ppl plead guilty just to get out of jail. The law violates your constitutional right to not be force to testify against yourself. If they tell you you can plead guilty take these classes you get out today, or plead not guilty sit in jail til your court date 3 months down the road (which will get delayed again) on a 10000 bond. What would you plead? Courts corrupt. Statistics flawed.
And that's long gone, but everyone here is still oblivious to how he has changed. He got famous for standing up to the media, not for shilling misleading propaganda.
@@CHMichael He literally said compared the pro government lockdown side to the pro choice side, and said the people who dont want vaccine mandates are propaganda. He has become a shill because he cares more about making people laugh than being smart. This is the guy who talks mighty about liberal values then attacks his staff for partaking in the writers strike. This guy doesnt have a real spine, his most viral moment was mentioning Ron Paul but most people didnt actually watched his show, because he stopped reporting on Ron Paul damn quick himself, he only ever became famous because his comedy was more real than the news, but now he is becoming fake news without being funny. Apparently it was the comedy central writers that made him and Colbert funny, because these guys are complete shat. Coming from someone who ACTUALLY watched him, unlike you and almost everyone here. every single night on CC for 10 years. Now I know Jon is an idiot, he isnt even a good comedian, he just had good writers.
@@davidjohnson8655 i dont get why you feel the need to exaggerate or invent how much you used to watch abd like jon stewart. No offence but i call bullshit on someone who watched jon Stewart everyday for 10 years (like you claim) and now subscribes to Charlie Kirk, OANN, Tim Pool, Project Veritas etc. I dont get it, why lie about your previous viewing history? What did you gain by pretending?
I don't always agree and sometimes I think he's just playing wrong but the important thing is at least John is a independent thinker and that's more important than being I think correct because we're human were fallible we're going to be wrong at times and we're going to disagree and we aren't going to necessarily know who's wrong or right this is an elementary school where the teacher can grade you and like yeah 2 + 2 is 4 and 3 + 3 is not 5 we don't always have a book that tells us the answers either so it's more important to have at least independent people think independently and you can be respectable and respect one another
@@KennethGottfried your comment is a bullshit, naked attempt to drive people to view your own channel. Shouldve just stated your position here instead. Won't be clicking in it BTW.
I have to say you are right Jon. My landlords late husband was an NYPD police officer in the 60s and '70s. And he told her domestic dispute calls were always the most dangerous calls you could ever get. That right there pretty much confirms what you said. I think it's time that we enforce those laws.
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Domestic disputes are scary with or without firearms. I was taught as a teen to be very hesitant to intervene into a domestic dispute because the person being abuse can turn on you.
And men who are found guilty of domestic violence who are forced into counseling, only about 2% make any progress... So let's step back, and ask why men are growing up to become violent toward women? IMHO it starts with these words: "big boys don't cry". Forcing little boys to suppress their feelings rather than learning how to grow emotionally, just might be a problem... Of course, if boys who have fathers who beat their mothers, and they grow up modeling that behavior, that is a problem too. They say that violent video games don't play a role, but if it's okay in a game, why not in real life? Not everyone can draw that distinction.
@@ericjohnson6665 There are absolutely no scientific evidence that video games contribute to any sort of violence as far as I know, and people have tried so hard to make that connection for a very long time.
@@ericjohnson6665 Japan/Korea play video games by the millions and have virtually no gun violence: guess what? Not having guns helps to keep the statistics low. Stop defending the 2e. There is no viable defense.
@@ericjohnson6665 Absolutely agree that we need to allow boys and men the full range of feelings. When you hear feminists use the term "toxic masculinity" this is what they are referring to. As well as finding ways to interrupt the cycle, as you said. On a cultural level, it's not just video games but all media glorifies violence. How do we tackle that?
6:51 - A refrain I often hear from gun owners (a group of which I too am a member) is that we don't need new laws, we just need to enforce the ones we already have. If this law isn't being enforced somewhere than enforce it.
I mean, it's not easy to prevent someone from loaning their gun to someone for target practise or because they feel threatened by someone. The problem is that 99.9% of gun violence already is illegal, but Jon doesnt have his a team writers with him so he sounds like a shill. You guys must all still be Colbert fans too, because this show is making a mockery of Jon's legacy as a moderate.
The problem with this argument is 1) if they're not following tbe current ones, they won't follow the new ones. 2) it's not just the law that needs changed. You can't just change the law and expect people to just roll with it, you gotta change the mindset first, because i got some bad news, it does in fact need changed.
@@xamislimelight8965 Yeah, without changing the culture and the attitudes there will be no reductiin in gun violence. I'm a gun owner and I grew out of the "gubbermint and bad guys is out to git me" a loooooong time ago.
@@davidjohnson8655 John was never a moderate. He was just always reasonable. The right has swung so far to the right… you’re brushing up against fascism. The entire political spectrum in the US has moved to the right, sadly. Progress is good. Too bad conservatives don’t understand this.
When I worked for a youth organization, the saddest day I’ve ever had at work was going to the funeral of a mom with 3 kids in our program, who’s father shot and killed her over a rumor after they were separated. I watched a 7 year old climb on the coffin, screaming Mommy! Arming women is NOT the answer.
THANK YOU JON STEWART. I am a survivor of DV and I feel like I’ve been screaming this into oblivion and no one seems to understand that if we took DV as the serious crime it is we could be preventing mass violence, LE violence, serial killings, etc. DV is our first contact and our opportunity to intervene. Cops can predict who are most likely to shoot them and it is DV calls. I have a family negotiator in LE and every time he is called out I know it could have been prevented. Our DV laws are 40 years old and need an update ASAP.
Aside from how informative this was, I love how Mr. Stewart not only shows the negative crowd reaction, but works with it to make them laugh. God-tier confidence and improvisation. I’m happy again.
Informative, yes, but generally incorrect regarding the domestic violence angle. You need a reason to restrict someone from having a gun which means the suspect would have had to have already been convicted of a DV crime. You cant just look at a person who has committed a crime and say "That person shouldnt have had a gun". That's hindsight.
The domestic violence argument is something even my pro second amendment family is pretty in support of. If you have a history of multiple domestic violence complaints and convictions then it should be far more difficult, if not outright banned for you to have a gun. The issue is the percentage of these domestic violence situations where the culprit already can't own a gun for prior felonies and still has one. Having a gun illegally during the commission of crime should be an automatic 15 year sentence.
Yeah they need to greatly increase the penalty for having a gun illegaly. Is there anything else we can do to reduce the amount of gun violence from folks with a history of DV?
@@MartijnHover ...short answer, protection. Long answer is I have children, friends and family that depend on me and need me alive to do that. If someone wants to stop me from being alive, I have to object to that.
@@SGxShadow It's usually informed by instinct rather than logic, in the same way we tend to be fearful of planes even though cars are far more dangerous. Gun ownership psychology is usually informed by a location/environment where one doesn't feel safe and thus the gun provides a sense of being secure. Over time we have seen this just isn't true, but it's just how the brain works (and thus why people shouldn't have guns; I can attest to the fact that my fears and paranoias get the best of me, and I can end up doing some irrational things, and hell for all we know the op lives in an area where crime is high, so at the very least I can empathize with the impulse to buy what you think is protection). We aren't rational actors, unfortunately, that's why we need to look out for each other. The self is unreliable. (If op sees this, sorry if it feels I'm assuming a lot about you. To make it clear, this isn't a judgement. This is data informed, I don't think it's healthy to assert moral authority over others when you can't possibly know their situation; your reasons are likely understandable, but the research is in. I'm sorry you feel so unsafe that you believe a gun is necessary, that's a sign we are failing as a society to ensure the comfort of each other, truly I am sorry) (Here's some interesting facts on the psychology of Gun Ownership by the by: www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/oct/07/gun-demanding-control-firearms-psychology)
As someone who works in the DV field, thank you so much for highlighting this issue. In my state of Georgia, sadly, it is often a non-starter even with LE officers who are allies and work with DV advocates and organizations. It is so infuriating and heartbreaking at the same time. Courts also have a hard time disarming DV perpetrators who are making a living with a firearm (police officers, military, private security), for fear they will not be able to "make a living."
Working in the DV field must be taxing mentally. Speaking as a former Marine, DV, is a kiss of death, to a career. All Marines are rifleman, hence, DV disqualifies you for further duty. Off base, the Marine, faces double jeopardy. We do our best to enforce DV. Yes, the military has a higher rate then civilians. We offer counseling for both, it's up to the Marine to control him/her self. If not, consequences will follow. "Semper Fi"
Here in Colorado even if you are charged with anything DV, your guns are taken away. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Not sure why other states cannot get onboard with that. I support the right to have guns in the hands of the right people, but people who commit violent crimes, even while only charged, should not have access to guns. Honestly after serving in the military and having grown up around guns and hunters, it perplexes me why people who do purchase guns do not have mandatory training and safety awareness. If there is one thing that should have safety over done it is gun ownership. There should be a mandatory two week training done for anyone buying a gun. That is less then the amount i had prior to even going into the military.
@Custos Vitiosus Do you drive a vehicle? You had to have training, a medical exam and pass a test showing competency to be licensed! This is the minimum that should be required for guns!
@Custos Vitiosus so if you read a history book or two, you would know the right to bare arms being about owning a personal gun was essentially invented by the NRA in the late 20th century. One conservative supreme Court justice called it "the greatest swindle of the American people to date"
Thanks for the information. Didn't know of the statistics between police and domestic violence calls. Really eye-opening. Really appreciative of your show, Jon.
That's a very open ended theme he's brought up. Most domestic situations are not about firearms, but disputes, violence toward women(who should be armed)), and children who fall victim to... violent older boys. Can't call them men. Most cops assume firearms are possible but Stewart paints that a bleak story each time to lean toward officer safety...which wasn't he hating on cops in 2020-21? So JS hates guns and us who own them, but if he ONCE ever had a security detail, then he needs to be called out. He is so self righteous, I'd love to know more of his personal (real) life outside of TV and this platform
As a domestic violence survivor, me having a firearm would have backfired on me. Why? Because my ex always went through my things and if I hid anything, I would have been in more “trouble”. Also, he was quicker than me- he would likely get to my gun before me. My daughters school gave me a phone for emergencies only. They told me not to tell him. Had I NOT told him, he would have broke the phone when he found it (not if) and beat me. I had to tell him. At least though he knew it was from the school and that they were suspicious of him, so he likely wouldn’t have done anything to it. Or would have relied on me telling the school it fell in the toilet or our daughter broke it.
@@echoface1670 the issue is that there are guns everywhere in millions of households. you pair gun presence with the possibility of domestic violence and you get fatal shootings. it's the same reason why americans living in a home with guns are significantly more likely to commit suicide than those who do not have access to a gun.
Best indictment of the whole "good guy with a gun solves bad guy with a gun" argument is the 2019 shooting in Dayton, Oh. A man opened fire on a crowded outdoor bar patio and cops responded quickly and had shot the guy 32 seconds after he opened fire. THIRTY TWO SECONDS between the first shot being fired and him being killed by the good guys with guns. In that time he killed nine and injured 17 more. The absolute best case scenario for "good guy solves bad guy" is 9 dead and 17 injured.
@@AnvilMAn603 Yes - it's cherry picked, I agree. OP (LazySleestack) has cherry picked the *best* case that has actually occurred, and shown just how much damage the shooter can achieve in that time. Pick some other cases and the good guy with a gun premise is shown to be even more useless. For example Buffalo (retired cop with handgun failed to stop shooter due to body armour and then lost his life in the process) and Uvalde (total sh!tshow failure by the cops, Border Patrol eventually defied orders to stay out and went in but 77/78 minutes had elapsed).
@@pjetrs but it is already being enforced today. The church shooter in Texas was barred from owning a gun from a domestic violence record while in the military but someone screwed up and didn’t transfer that record to the system that does back ground checks. Regardless background checks which are needed for all gun purchase except for individuals selling their guns require a back ground check and in most states it is illegal to sell a gun privately to a felon.
@@paulkearney7594 it's being enforced.. but oh wait somebody screwed up? Someone screwed up.. Someone screwed up.. Someone.. screwed.. up.. An excuse as old as time. Nothing will change. Nothing will happen. You know why. And it'll never change. Someone screwed up..
@@paulkearney7594 It's federally illegal to sell a firearm to a felon, privately or otherwise. As is buying a firearm for another person that is barred from owning one.
@@BaiginLong Haha, when did I say that? It's already illegal to own a firearm if you have any domestic abuse felonies or misdemeanors. It's misleading to suggest that it isn't illegal like he does throughout this video. The people who want to take guns away are also the ones that have been pushing for and making bail "reforms" and letting out violent criminals over and over. Law makers and judges are undermining the criminal justice system and new laws for things that are already illegal won't change anything. Also the chart they showed for a second was extremely misleading. Jon says that studies show that more guns means more deaths but that chart specifically shows gun deaths. Switzerland is much higher on the chart than the UK even though they have 1/4th the murders that the UK has and the overall murder rate of the UK is much closer to the US than this chart shows. Just another example of people using statistics out of context to prove their improvable points.
Jon Stewart and his writing team are the definitive Edu-tainment News-Comedy team. Perfect balance of a sound, well reasoned argument about an important social issue, without spinning every systemic cultural problem into a catastrophe, and keeping on topic with relevant humor throughout the segment, rather than detouring into absurdist nonsense. Just great stuff. More people need to appreciate just how clear the leading indicators for violent outbursts are. Domestic Violence is a signal that the individual and family culture views violence as a normal form of social interaction, and a means to an end. And as always, theres an underlying socio-economic problem at the heart of domestic violence. "Lock them up" and "take their guns" are important measures for the end of the process flow, but the real change is made upstream, identifying why these young men and women are growing in environments that normalize violence and abuse.
Really wish it wasn't on Apple TV. No matter how many things they put out that I really wanna see I refuse to get it. Glad at least some of it is being put on UA-cam!
"go f*** yourself". Yeah amazing sound argument. Almost as good as just being able to take guns away from domestic abusers, before theyre domestic abusers. And its not like domestic abuse victimes are killed by knives, blunt weapons, the abusers hands. nope. take the guns away and abusers will stop being abusers. Johns got aol the answers. Don't even get me started on him basing "who is a good guy" on who some nut job celebrities say is a good guy. At this point any celebrity thats claimed to he a good guy should be treated with suspicion. Yet its people like jon And these garbage "late night comedians" who push this idea that celebrities are good people.
@@bob-xm7nyis the fact that LEOs are disproportionately likely to commit domestic violence really distracting from the gun issue? Is that not a primary discussion point of the gun issue?
I agree. But good gracious… he doesn’t have to use all this conflation!!! He has an argument without the cheap media tricks and oversimplified points. The last 2 minutes or so, was all that was needed.
Oh noooo. 12 deaths per 100k vs 1 death per 100k. How terribly worse we have it here. I don’t like the the NRA, their logic is also… but this is just lazy statistics.
In Australia if you commit domestic violence you lose your guns and license to own one. We confiscated the guns from an olympic gold medal shooter because the bastard hit his wife.
In Australia, if your a law abiding citizen, they lock you in your house for 23 hours a day. They send the police to your house to investigate public speech.
@@carissahowell That is a simplistic response. Many of these cops have emotional problems that go untreated because of a culture not willing to acknowledge weakness or vulnerability. The person being abused is suffering at the hands of someone who is also likely suffering. You want to solve one, solve the other.
@The Insult Pigeon That is also a ridiculous and statistically untrue response from a either an obvious troll or another person with simplistic responses.
He isn't good at research. He wanted to see an assault weapons ban yet the federal ban was let to expire because of governmental study stating it did not accomplish what the law was outlined to accomplish and therefore was allowed to expire on the grounds of being ineffective. Why someone would support a bill already proven in effective at the time it was allowed to expire is beyond me.
It changes nothing. He addresses nothing of importance. Black on Black violence and Black on White violence. That "gun" violence DWARFS the minuscule numbers of school shootings. How many non whites were murdered in Chicago last month? By whom? How about Philly? Buy hey, you can live in your bubble.
he said he was retiring but he has been busy. he did the independent film and as the other people mention he has been quite active. glad to have him back though.
I know, he's been involved in the veterans community and has done lots of awesome things, I just ment it's good to see him doing his thing more often again is all.
Love this. It's very fact based and also proposes a solution. I'm an extremely pro 2A person but I can't argue with this logic. Yeah let's crack down on those people
I'm a gun owner but possibly less gung ho about the second amendment. What are your thoughts on a real gun registration and ghost guns? Many "extremely pro 2nd amendment" people are also strongly against the registration of guns and many are very pro ghost guns. I ask because if I were to say we shouldn't have to register guns because they are a right and I should be allowed to manufacture my own guns without having to then register them, how would we implement these laws at all? I could have one registered gun and 5 ghost guns. The cops show up because I'm a domestic abuser and take the one gun on my list and I still have 5. So how do we address those inconsistent views?
37 years ago today my father shot to death my mother and one of her friends, thinking he was her lover. Except his wife and kids were there to witness it and beg for their lives. 37 years ago, and the issue of domestic violence and gun violence are still seemingly impossible to address in any meaningful way. As always, Jon Stewart hits this one out of the park. 🧡
@@yohanthegr8 it would be easier to just NOT HAVE GUNS to begin with. You apparently didn’t get the message of the video: it’s impossible to distinguish the good from the bad guy. What did Australia do after such a shoot out? The banned guns altogether and lived happily ever after.
@@yohanthegr8 There are laws that aren't enforced and there are mental health issues never addressed in this country. To say that the best course of action is more weapons is ludicrous to a rational mind. In my opinion the amount of weapons in our hands is untenable, what is necessary now is thorough education on the safe handling of these by society. Hell, we don't even have the basic training for actors when it comes to firearms and you want to arm family members in the name of security? Full out authoritarian legislation won't stop this nor will more unenforced laws.
@@yohanthegr8 But there are also examples of women defending themselves and they are the ones who end up in prison. How do we square that? Also would be useful to see the statistics of those who bring a firearm only to have it taken and used against them.
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He was really good at what he did when he did it back in the day. Now it is a crowded field with the people he developed to do what he did that are doing it now.
yeah Jon. Everything is NOT fine. Thank you for using your voice to land a spotlight on domestic violence - the giant elephant in the room borne primarily from child abuse and at the heart of so much death and loss in our country. We need resources, prevention education, and a clear EFFECTIVE path to safety & security for victims. We're losing, women are losing, kids are losing - and men are losing too. The resulting damage just feeds the cycle.
@@firefly9838 yes, who could forget that age old hypocritical problem of being pro-life and pro-guns. John was not sarcastic about that fact that this problem is killing women, children and cops. Is that the part of the over-population your talking about? If it is gtfo!
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Yep. A novel concept that doesn't remove the rights of law abiding citizens. Which is probably why it won't ever get any traction. It would certainly be better than the "red flag" stuff, which seems to be a bunch of "he said / she said" with no proof required.
@@stimproid pretty much. Many States have laws related to Domestic Abuse being a felony, and Federal laws prohibit gun ownership if convicted of a felony or some domestic violence misdemeanors. So... Yeah. Enforce the laws that are already there.
I’m so glad Jon covered this. The solution to the gun debate is one where both sides of the argument can be happy with the result. I genuinely believe we do not even need to ban guns like AKs or ARs. 24,000 of the 43,000 gun violence deaths last year were because of suicide. If we improved our healthcare system, we drastically reduce the number. Simply closing loopholes and getting guns away from domestic abusers reduces it even more. Address the severe poverty that many people of color are in, that number goes down even farther. Couple that with improving the background check system, and we could stop most of these deaths from happening and still allow people to own what they want. Not to mention the addition of an improved quality of life. It’s such a straightforward solution that it infuriates to no end how much it is ignored.
@@stimproid Mainly making sure that all states have some background check guidelines. I believe, and it’s been awhile since I’ve checked the different states’ firearms laws so correct me if I’m wrong, but depending on the state, there is a possibility that you don’t have to go through a background when buying rifle or a shotgun. That to me should be fixed.
Improve the healthcare system? , isn't the USA healthcare system the envy of the world? but surely prevention is better than cure. 19,000 is still quite a large number after all.
@@MellowGrunt10 Every sale of every gun sold by a dealer in every state requires a federal background check. Even at gun shows despite what the MSM says. Private party sales are allowed in some states that are possible without a background check. This is the infamous gun show loophole that they speak of.
First of all, that Lifetime joke was *chef’s kiss*. Second of all, I am as pro 2nd amendment as anyone and I completely agree with Mr. Stewart’s assertion. More gun laws mean nothing if we aren’t willing to enforce the laws we already have on the books against people like domestic abusers.
@@KIDKorRupt24 As a history teacher, I completely understand. Trust me. But “enforce laws that are already on the books” is perfectly reasonable in my eyes
This is the reason such laws can't be enforced. A lot of domestic abusers are either in law enforcement or former armed forces. I thought Jon would touch on that when he mentioned the danger towards law enforcement.
@@MBustos828 It's actually the usual NRA blathering about being against tougher gun laws... "We don't need any more gun laws, enforce the laws on the books", and then when they are, the NRA pisses and moans about "infringements on our Second Amendment rights"
The reason the current gun laws aren't enforced is simple. They don't deter criminal behavior. Stricter, more restrictive gun laws don't affect the criminals' behavior, only the law abiding gun owners, which is exactly the aim of gun control proponents.
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If you understand what the gun in ads represents, you wouldn't be so offended by it. It's literally why you have the best life one could have ever hoped for since...........man first walked this earth. But you've been made to believe the opposite... It's not your fault. The bad in this world always go after the good...
He makes a very valid point. Enforcement of existing laws is paramount. Politicians peacocks whenever there's an incident to pass new gun laws, which always effect already law abiding gun owners only, does nothing to reduce harm when the existing laws aren't being enforced.
The problem with the idea of univeral enforcement is that there simply aren't enough law enforcement personnel in America to enforce all the existing gun laws. That old line is merely NRA's gadget propaganda, designed to do nothing except preserve the status quo: 40,000 gun murders and suicides annually! Most of them committed with revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. Get seriousman; the next gun murder might be someone you love.
How many law abiding gun owners own AR-15 or similar guns? How many gun owners buy guns at gun show, and how would a 15 min background check-or maybe a pre approval process-harm gun owners? Why is it a matter of personal freedom to allow any 18 year old easy access to buying a gun? It’s harder to buy, register, get insurance, get inspected yearly, and get a drivers license than it is to own a gun. Which is more useful to modern life? Which is necessary to a good, productive life? Which is dangerous in the hands of an untrained, immature, domestic abuser, alcohol or drug addict, or violent person? (Answer: both)
@@booya6437Guns aren't either. No offense, but have you seen what happened in Iraq? What, you think your military can't wipe the floor with gun owners? Just a fleet of armed vehicles with machine guns is enough. And they have drones and aircraft too.
Domestic violence not only involves a spouse but the children are also traumatized. DV perpetuates when ignored or tolerated. We should be doing everything to stop this abuse and stop all the killing!
Taking guns from people who commit domestic violence would likely also clean up the policing problem. A lot of cops are domestic abusers, and this would prevent them from continuing as armed police officers. This sounds like a logical litmus test that would help 2 problems:Gun violence and bad cops.
@@MrJhchrist Actually, I know enough cops who recognize this issue, that many might appreciate the legal tool that this would provide to clean up their departments.
the fact that JS doesn't just address and editorialize the issue, but offers a grounded, first take solution with merit, shows a real American with virtue ( at his core)...and is leading the march forward....
@@erica.7231 What are you talking about? Who sees men as expendable? I've literally never heard that. Sounds like we've got a menss rights activist, here.
I always love Jon's responses to major issues like this. He's very level headed and stays firmly in the middle. He also never calls for extremes which I find rare in many political debates.
The Terror watchlist doesn't require any type of actual evidence to be placed upon it. That would be a violation of due process not just the second amendment.
Lol I used to think like you. Then I watched mobs rioting all summer and the cops doing nothing to stop them. When shit hits the fan you'll wish you were able to defend yourself, because the cops sure won't.
@@Penguin_of_Death do you mean a civilized country where knife murders are through the roof? Where the answer to knife murders to are disallow anyone from even having a screwdriver in their possession? No thank you. I'd rather have the right to shoot my attacker rather than be chopped to death in view of policemen and bystanders who are helpless themselves to help me. Civilised, indeed.
Did you know, a lot of judges deciding dv cases (injunctions/restraining orders) think that abusers have a right to their guns despite believing abuse occurred. If you're an attorney before such judges, bring the fed rules with you to help remind the judge. It works (usually).
That might be a possible way around the underlying problem, which is that state and local cops don't have to enforce the Gun Control Act of 1968 -- which is the federal law that says DV offenders may not buy or own guns -- because it is not written into the Constitution itself. It's thus their 10th Amendment right to refuse to enforce it. But yes, if a local judge tells them to, then that might be a different story, since they were ordered by the local court. Still, without state and local laws that say the same thing as the federal law, you're going to have lots of instances where local cops and/or judges don't want to take a DV offender's guns, and, since the 10th Amendment says they don't have to anyway, they may not do it, even when asked. Then, it will be voluntary for the offender to give up his guns, which is of course just another way of saying that he won't have to. He can likely also get a new gun through a private sale or a straw purchaser, even though if he tries to get one at a store, the NICS check will tell the dealer -- who is licensed through the ATF, and thus has federal (not local) law enforcement looking over his shoulder -- not to sell to him. Thus, the commercial dealer is the only likely barrier to the DV offender who wants to get a gun, and there are multiple ways around him.
@@archerj.maggott1372 I can only provide an example for Florida, and the law for dv says if an dv injunction is granted against you, you cannot be in possession of your guns. Some judges like to say it's not a must but a suggestion of the max that can be ordered against the abuser, but it's not. And when you remind them that it is not just a local state law but federal, they are more inclined to follow the law in fear of being appealed. You still have some judges who don't care and believe the survivor doesn't have the means to pay for an appeal. Doesn't hurt to be prepared at all levels, especially if you want to preserve the record for appeal. You are right, injunctions do little to protect the abused when law enforcement will not do their part in enforcing it. A lot of victims don't even know how to use the order to protect them selves. Lots of education is lacking in this area and you need all boots on the ground involved to find the holes and solutions for the holes. Gun control...yeah well we know that's always been a problem and not enough is ever done to fix it.
I'm so glad John Stewart is back. I don't agree with all of his politics but at least we are getting an authentic version of his opinion rather than some twisted partisan BS. It's tied to logical conclusions. Got to say he's a good dude. Thank you for coming back.
As someone who is very pro 2A. It's nice to see a gun violence segment that gets to the heart of gun violence. We have enough laws to keep guns out of bad guy hands, we just need to enforce them. i don't know anyone who is against the no guns rule for domestic violence.
@@conscientioussubjector1360 I paid $35 for a yearly membership to the nra (along time ago). I felt like they sent me about $50 worth of junk mail to ask me for more donation money. I don't like them. There are a couple of other pro-2a groups that seem to do way more than the nra.
@@Fatman6000 Yes, I cannot recall the one I learned about last year and they have actually been around a number of years. I heard about it on another UA-cam channel…Beau of The Fifth Column….several months ago, maybe a year.
That's not a solution, but I agree violent people should be restricted from possessing guns. Nearly impossible to actually prevent, but it could help a little. Still, far more people die doing just about anything else. Most of these gun deaths are from Chicago and the Los Angeles area. Both of which are strict. Most of our gun violence is in Portland and it's illegal to carry there.
I'm in Texas. An Auto-Zone employee shot a surly customer after the customer displayed his "Constitutional Carry" pistol. Showdowns at the Auto Parts Corral... JFC. (Where'd Jon get that grey shirt?)
I've been looking into this story. I have yet to find a single source saying that an actual weapon was produced by the victim, only that he lead the gunman (the autozone employee) on to believe he may have a weapon based on how he may have reached, drawn or patted himself in some fashion. I'm finding lots of variations of the same story but they all sound similar and all fail to mention an actual weapon was flashed by the victim. The only point in my post/reply is that a very important detail in the original post (the brandishing of a weapon) cannot be confirmed, perhaps someone else can point to another source?
@@dirtydish6642 UA-cam deleted my reply. To repeat: Just 2 dudes flexing about shooting until one got shot. And I tried to get a battery tested at that auto parts chain and they pulled a knife on me. If not for my trusty bullwhip, I'd have been gutted. (See if that gets immediately deleted)
This is not an insult to you, it seems you're able to hear the other side, but I'll never understand why we can't make states force background checks and licensing for firearms in all 50 states. Not to mention all the other loopholes like liquidating inheritance or gun shows. AND you can find all of these examples on the ATF's website. I don't get why this is such a negative thing to anyone I've ever tried to have this conversation with, perhaps you can provide insight on it for me as a pro gun guy cause I generally have run into walls and just avoid the discussion now.
@@MasterFlarg89 there’s a lot going on in your comment, but I’ll try my best to hit it all. First the “loopholes”. The honest truth is inside gunshows anybody sells any firearms must follow all the same rules as a standard gun shop. Having also worked in that industry I can promise you it is not easy to just buy a gun. Anyone selling guns there that’s not ‘running names and numbers’ (background checks) is committing a crime. For liquidations, look to cars. If you sell me your car do I have to show you proof I know how to drive or that my license wasn’t taken due to DUIs? I would also like to make this point… guns are not nukes. I have been shot at, and had a few guns put In my face I took most of them away for myself. I have also been hit by a car and would take any gun pointing at my face over somebody trying to run me down with a car. I do think we could expand on some of the information that disqualifies one through background checks. However given the slow convoluted nature of our government it’s hard to say for sure they wouldn’t just end up keeping someone from buying something they have every right to own. And for ownership… it was made very clear through writings after the constitution was signed there was to be no distinction from civilian or government access to firearms. Mostly do to the fact the private business were had to deal with the same threats as the government itself and so did those who worked for them or had there own homesteads. (Same as the government, not ruled by). Modern case law and interpretations differ on that however. I do think some concessions could be made, but in all honesty we should have as much right and access to guns as anything else.
@@MasterFlarg89 if domestic violence really stand out like he claims then we take those people and felons, and offer ‘re education or revocation’. With an option to re petition for the rights later in life. Also for the people on the terror watch list…. It’s innocent until proven guilty.
@@0II0II2 that's exactly what's Jon Stewart is asking for. He wants the system to look into them more and help them and make sure they aren't near a gun. Remember it's not a solution which is what a lot of gun violence survivors want, it's some action that lowers the acts themselves. If we can do that with support of gun lovers like the NRA then better for everyone. But NRA doesn't want that which it's sad.
Most liberals are actually very rational about guns. There are very few who advocate for a total ban on firearms and those very few people don't understand how impossible that would be in this country. It's okay to staunchly fight gun violence and still be an owner. I'm an Army veteran and fully support ownership, though I also think people should have mandatory training that is provided by the government and held to a very high standard because you shouldn't have to pay for a Constitutional right. I also think existing laws need to be enforced, especially regarding domestic violence.
@@wiltarthebarbarian1988 Yeah, because no woman has ever lied to a judge about "domestic violence"... ever... Here's an idea... quit propping up feminazis who got what they deserved.
I also am a responsible owner of several firearms and I do agree with Jon on this issue. As a former law enforcement officer I believe we do not need more gun laws but simply need to enforce the ones we have. I do however think gun owners should be required to receive proper gun safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a firearm. My wife and I both obtained our CCW permits even though she does not carry one I believed it important for her to have it. I am uncomfortable with people who should not be allowed to have a firearm, such as a convicted felon, purchase one from an individual. I personally would not sell a firearm to anyone who did not have a permit to carry one since a felon cannot obtain a permit. I know people go crazy over the constitutional carry idea but we need to be practical. Firearms are fine in the proper hands and I know that no law will prevent criminals from getting them but we could make it a little more difficult.
@@931tow I know people are crazy over constitutional voting, but we need to be practical, voting is fine in responsible “non-diverse” hands. That sound ok to you commie?
•Increase penalties for illegal guns and their use. •eliminate “bail reform” that grants people arrested for violent crimes such as 2nd degree murder automatic release with no bail. •more legal guns. •Gangs. Eliminate gangs.
The OG. Jon is back and taking aim at the powerful. Blast away Jon. At least with Jon's shots, no one dies. Oh, and thank god, with Norm dead, Jon is carrying on the attacks on OJ. Miss you Norm.
What law? if i Can go to texas and get a gun from a private citizen who sells guns to make a living (called a gun dealer everywhere else) then can I just drive to a city with strick laws whihtout bing searched upon entry how can you enforce it?
You know, that "domestic violence" correlation extends to divorce court as well. My father was judge in a New York county where the judges rotated back & forth between criminal court and civil court. And he used to say he'd rather hear criminal cases because even murders would sit quietly during court proceedings while divorcing couples and/or family members during civil trials would lunge and swing on each other in the blink of an eye.
I miss Stewart and his way of discussing his opinions. I disagree with almost all his political point of views, but he's my preferred source to hear opinions opposing to mine. Talking to me and presenting information is how you can convince me, not labeling me as something I'm not and talking over me.
If you disagree with almost all of his political point of views you are not only letting him convince you, but continously listening to him despite this makes you as reasonable as Mr. NRA! Think about it ...
You realize hes (stewart) is making fun of you (you) if you agree with the jackasses he snips into his bits. If youre not smart enough to realize.... well then... thanks for coming out of your echo chamber and not learning a damned thing.
Wow, the dude praises John's ability to present his points with humor in a way that elicits thoughts and rethinking your position and the replies in the thread miss the point completely and attack the OP for having different opinions and still watching John. Fucking hell.
@@JoeWolsing I hear you, but I'm still willing to listen. I need to hear it from someone or I'll be in a bubble, and there's not many reasonable people to listen to anymore.
@@JoeWolsing You make absolutely no sense. If he considers Jon his preferred source to hear opinions opposing to his, that means Jon didn't convince him of anything. He has an open mind, hears multiple opinions to an issue and decides for himself, instead of some on the left and almost all on the right whose minds are already made up because they listened to only one view.
Jon, you are the Connor to my T-infiniti. I remember the day of the Charleston shooting. Your connecting of the dots is mighty impressive. I am glad you are still calling for sanity. Counter terrorism training wouldn't be a bad idea if we could restrict those with more violent and aggressive attitudes out of being able to carry guns. First, mental health care would be a requisite, through expanded coverage applied to citizens. I do remember hearing that over-prescription of certain antidepressants is a contributor, as well. That can be stopped with improved case monitoring and preventing users of certain medications whose side-effects list 'suicidal idealization", suicidal thoughts (chantix and other like acetycholine effectors) and the run of the mill stimulants (anything with "amphetamine" in the chemical name). We all have phones, let's start using them for something positive, like stopping psychopaths. The current situation and the history that got U.S. here just feel backwards. Like we are unable to protect the lives of actual people who stand in the line of fire fighting for civility, the neighbors, the police, ems, and health professionals... all just so the N.R.A. and poor whites can retain their long since laughable fear of loosing the "privileged and exceptional" identity, as ignorant gun-toting land-owners they were sold along with sharecropping beside former slaves of the late 19th century. It's the pathetic and cruel shame of our modern era. Do you poor whites, regardless of income, not realize this is how they got you to sit back and shut up as they took your tax dollars for their bail-outs, which you will never be entitled to, and used them to engineer even more difficult lies, until you can't understand why you're the ones committing mass-murder anymore? Too soon? I think not. My family were pitiful, pathetic, witless, spineless, ignorant, selfish, violent, domineering, psychopathic, depressive, pill-popping, gossiping, manipulative, low-class, lying, racist, assholes, fakes and cowards too... I left so I would not become one of them. And now the world is a better place for all of U.S.
Ooh, really convincing with that argument. I like how you started with the premise that every single gun owner is poor racist and white, ignoring that gun control has always been a tool of wealthy whites, used most often against minorities. Then you ended by applying the anecdotal trauma of your own family to 50% of the country. Incoherent, elitist babble is par for the course. The US is where it is because, like it or not, gun ownership is a right enshrined and protected by the constitution. We can't really be compared to any other countries for that one reason. The NRA has no bearing on the fact that firearms are woven into the fabric of this nation. In fact, minimum 393 million guns, with 20,000 deaths per year means that slightly less than one out of every 20,000 guns is ever used to kill, including suicides. Mental health. You come so close to an epiphany before crashing and burning. 60% of firearm deaths are suicide, which almost zero gun laws address. The majority of mass shootings are gang related, usually with illegal guns. Few gun laws address this. The remaining mass shootings, horrifying, gruesome and statistically rare, are almost by definition committed by individuals with severe mental illness. So mental health as a prerequisite for firearm ownership, noble pursuit though it is, would only affect a tiny percentage of deaths, which would likely be twisted in an attempt to significantly curb legal firearm ownership. Because those mental health laws have to be enforced by people, often people like you, who have a ridiculously narrow view of every gun owner as poor, uneducated, pathetic whites (like your family apparently)
In defense of the Richard Gere clip, he (Richard) was being absolutely sarcastic in that clip (watch the whole clip on UA-cam and you’ll see that) and everyone in that room knew it. But in hindsight, it probably isn’t a good thing that everyone in that room knew what he meant in regard to Harvey and just laughed anyway! Nevertheless…
Yeah it was essentially a running joke at awards shows that you should probably "thank Harvey Weinstein" because of how much influence he would have on not just getting movies made, but pushing for individuals to get awarded at those very ceremonies. Awards are often be the result of producers "lobbying" the given association in favor of a certain candidate's work, which is why bigger budget films usually perform better at those awards shows than low-budget indie films, although that is slowly changing.
@@davidjohnson8655: by that logic, we shouldn't bother outlawing child molestation because those individual are obviously not following that law either. In fact, why have any laws at all?
@@davidjohnson8655 Yes because when you outlaw something, it should instantly make the problem disappear, right? That's how Laws work, right? Cause if not... Why have any Laws at all? 🙃
so glad he's back. I miss the comedy and the great and points he makes. The worse thing about our gun culture is that it's engrained to a point where it's beyond reason anymore and I think Jon does a great job of stressing that in his comedy sometimes. If we could only listen first and then direct the conversation to a solution vs defiant opposition using the facts and history we see and try that for a change we might actually make progress for our future!!!
My 70's solution to reduce shootings was this: education. Have the gun shop(like a scuba shop) do training classes and grant multi- level certification. The shop owner then gets another profit stream and allows self regulation- like scuba.
The only problem is that self-regulation usually leads to gross misconduct. There will still be a self-righteous "the south will rise again" asshole who thinks that anything more than an ID card is infringing on his fellows American's rights and will hand out a certificate like candy. The only simple solution to reduce gun violence is to have the federal government strictly regulate the sale and purchase of firearms in a nation-wide database or to do away with guns entirely.
It’s 2021 and a vastly different world than the 70’s. And what’s to stop someone who has been properly vetted, mentally stable, and highly trained with firearms from developing mental illness or just snapping one day and committing murder or a mass shooting? The damage is done. Too many guns out there already and I t’s not going away. You can’t simply take away people’s guns. That would cost an enormous amount of money to do and who is paying for it? Not to mention staring a civil war.
The solution is to not have any guns around. Period. Why on earth is the US clinging onto an archaic law which grants you the right to have a weapon which cannot even punt a dent in any weapons a potentially tyrannical government sends your way? I don’t get it
@@tsaoh5572 There are currently around 80 million gun owners in the US. And that’s just counting the registered guns. The damage has been done. There’s no going back. Even if you ban gun sales going forward it won’t matter.
Except a scuba diver can't take out their scuba gear and murder a few dozen people with it when they have a really bad day. Self regulation doesn't work. Corporate America has proven that fact.
I'm 30 seconds in and let me tell you, as someone currently living in Arkansas, it's extremely common for guns to be given away with purchases here. We have several jewelry stores that do it, sporting goods stores, totally random stores that have nothing to do with guns. And not even just during hunting season. It's absolutely absurd.
In California you need to have previously purchased a firearm, show multiple forms of photo ID, and sign papers for each box of ammo, which you can only purchase 2 box's per caliber per day... That's absolutely absurd.
@@joedominguez9437 Tell me. Why is that absurd to you? I suspect there might be something seriously wrong with you if you think buying deadly weapons shouldn't be so damned hard.
@@Demmrir I own knives, cars and a big dog too. They can all become "deadly "weapons" a gun is just another tool until it's actually used for deadly force. Try out a local range and rent some guns sometime.. you might have fun
Can Jon just start the Common Sense third political party already? Before our country loses further human capital to the Left-v-Right stalemate designed to maintain the status quo by keeping us distracted and divided
No, because this will be a spoiler party to aid Republicans. First the election system must completely change and include some form of ranked choice voting, and only then new parties will become viable
The problem is that there isn't a stalemate between left and right in America. Ya'll have no left wing party, just a right wing party and a fishist party. The left wing solution to healthcare is to nationalize the hospitals, best America has even proposed is to nationalize the insurance and let the hospital CEOs pocket your tax money. The left wing solution to hunger is to feed people. Best ya'll got is to stop throwing bleach on all the food dumped into dumpsters and maybe donate some of it instead. The left wing solution to shelter is to give people homes. Best ya'll got is to build $1000/sq ft tiny homes right next to freeways and painted obscenely bright colors. The left wing solution to drugs is to just decriminalize them and treat addiction like the healthcare problem it is. Best ya'll got is legalizing weed in half the states. A third party is a terrible idea in a first past the post system because whichever party it's closer to will lose to the further party. If your third party leans left it'll make the dems lose and keep the fishists in power. If your third party leans right it'll make the fishists lose and keep the right wing party in power.
When he made the OJ joke, Norm up there started laughing.
I thought the exact same thing, comedy right now is very quiet. I wouldn’t be surprised if that was an ode to him honestly.
😁
It's not the gun violence, it's the hypocrisy.
Omg remember when OJ tweeted something ending in “my mother was the only one to call me that name” and norm was like “…and lived to tell about it” ugh I miss him so much
@@kwizatzhannahrach hahahaha, g-d I miss him.
I feel the same way. I said to myself after sandy hook, “if people can overlook the slaughter of children and accuse their loved ones of being crisis actors then we are all lost.”
I think they got the guy that committed that.He's dead.
@@mikezaloudek4893 There are people who don't believe that.
@@ferox965 that should be fine. People are free to believe what they want.
@@mikezaloudek4893 Yes, they can believe anything, but spreading it around the world cost one dickhead a LOT...
Freedumb. It's not an absolute right.
We also have to make sure that while enforcing these laws that law enforcement isn't exempt from these same laws.
Also criminals. We need to make sure that they arent exempt from this law. Oh wait...
Investigating crime report maps in any given city reveals that certain neighborhoods have disproportionate amounts of crime to an exponential degree. Perhaps having the military patrol high crime neighborhoods will bring peace to those neighborhoods seeing as how the police are ineffective at keeping crime at bay.
I've long lost patience with the failures of our nation to solve problems and approach all political angles and issues as a fixer of problems. We need clear and direct solutions, not waffling or weak handed approaches.
Ending the era of limp wristed politics and instead focusing on direct, hard, scientific solutions to problems should be the goal. Fundamentally I blame libertarianism and the libertarian mindset for most problems in the world. Anti-vaxxers are one thing, but abolish the police is another bad idea just as bad as anti-vaxxers. All of these toxic movements are destabilizing society to the point where cracks are starting to appear because people are promulgating bad ideas to an exponential degree, which results in deteriorating conditions... Rising crime, political destabilization, economic disorder, etc.
Cops have a bad reputation for committing domestic violence and other cops cover up for them.
@@ninjacats1647 So you propose full blown maximum efficiency big government authoritarianism then? From limp wristed to ruling with an iron fist. Yeah that would work great...Oh and blaming things on people who value civil liberties, personal responsibility, and small government was my favorite part. Hahahaha holy shit 🤣
Lol good luck. Cops are notoriously great at policing themselves. HAhahahahaHAhaHAhaHAhahaHA .... ahaha. ... ..
Recently I was in a police station in Bangalore, India for my passport verification and I remember seeing the crime statistics on the wall. The #1 crime registered, you guessed it, Domestic violence! Thanks for pointing this out Jon, it's a global issue and a great place to start introspection on how we live our lives!
And that is in India where beating your spouse is socially accepted in not reported in large parts of the country.
@@azynkronit's not socially accepted.. which Era do you even live in lol.
@@azynkron you've never left your little southern town, have you?
So many times ppl plead guilty just to get out of jail. The law violates your constitutional right to not be force to testify against yourself. If they tell you you can plead guilty take these classes you get out today, or plead not guilty sit in jail til your court date 3 months down the road (which will get delayed again) on a 10000 bond. What would you plead? Courts corrupt. Statistics flawed.
I missed the intimacy that Jon Stewart brought to Comedy Central. He was always my favorite host, because he was sincere.
You might not agree but you always value his opinion. He's great. No one else on tv i could say the same.
His arguments are always valid.
And that's long gone, but everyone here is still oblivious to how he has changed. He got famous for standing up to the media, not for shilling misleading propaganda.
@@CHMichael He literally said compared the pro government lockdown side to the pro choice side, and said the people who dont want vaccine mandates are propaganda. He has become a shill because he cares more about making people laugh than being smart. This is the guy who talks mighty about liberal values then attacks his staff for partaking in the writers strike. This guy doesnt have a real spine, his most viral moment was mentioning Ron Paul but most people didnt actually watched his show, because he stopped reporting on Ron Paul damn quick himself, he only ever became famous because his comedy was more real than the news, but now he is becoming fake news without being funny. Apparently it was the comedy central writers that made him and Colbert funny, because these guys are complete shat.
Coming from someone who ACTUALLY watched him, unlike you and almost everyone here. every single night on CC for 10 years. Now I know Jon is an idiot, he isnt even a good comedian, he just had good writers.
@@davidjohnson8655 you should make a list of your accomplishments and compare them to his and also see how many people would agree with your opinion
@@davidjohnson8655 i dont get why you feel the need to exaggerate or invent how much you used to watch abd like jon stewart. No offence but i call bullshit on someone who watched jon Stewart everyday for 10 years (like you claim) and now subscribes to Charlie Kirk, OANN, Tim Pool, Project Veritas etc.
I dont get it, why lie about your previous viewing history? What did you gain by pretending?
I didn't realize how much I missed Jon. So glad he is back.
I realized.
I second that opinion
I don't always agree and sometimes I think he's just playing wrong but the important thing is at least John is a independent thinker and that's more important than being I think correct because we're human were fallible we're going to be wrong at times and we're going to disagree and we aren't going to necessarily know who's wrong or right this is an elementary school where the teacher can grade you and like yeah 2 + 2 is 4 and 3 + 3 is not 5 we don't always have a book that tells us the answers either so it's more important to have at least independent people think independently and you can be respectable and respect one another
So sad we still have such a desperate need for his voice on these topics.
Right?!?
Having Jon Stewart back on TV is like a tall, cool drink after a day in the desert.
This issue is BullSh@3 ua-cam.com/video/ikTFpMc5NWQ/v-deo.html
@@KennethGottfried your comment is a bullshit, naked attempt to drive people to view your own channel. Shouldve just stated your position here instead. Won't be clicking in it BTW.
He's the Moses of activist comedy.
(He'll love that comparison)
He's like January after a dry December
Yeah, Like He Said!!!! : ) Blessings All.
I have to say you are right Jon. My landlords late husband was an NYPD police officer in the 60s and '70s. And he told her domestic dispute calls were always the most dangerous calls you could ever get. That right there pretty much confirms what you said. I think it's time that we enforce those laws.
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"Are you taking OJ's side?!" I literally choked on my drink.
I had to read that twice.
And right after he said 'not his ORIGINAL weapon of choice'....
My dad was a cop for awhile in the early 1960’s and he hated domestic dispute calls. He said they were by far the scariest.
Domestic disputes are scary with or without firearms. I was taught as a teen to be very hesitant to intervene into a domestic dispute because the person being abuse can turn on you.
@@Cakebattered I was going to say the same. DV is the rare call where the victim will stab/shoot you.
@@Cakebattered Wait what. Why would they do that? o.o
We did domestic violence training to be a military police officer. Always the most sketch situations you’ll encounter as law enforcement.
@@captainzork6109 happens all the time.
I don't know how many more "disappointed in Humanity but still trying" Jon has left in him 😔
Especially when he had to fight so hard just to get 9/11 responders health care.
More like “disappointed in America since most of the problems on his show are uniquely American’s”
I think that's why he left the daily show for a rest... but I think we all knew he'd be back.... so glad...
@@takealeftatthelight5284 so fund pokice?
@@Koreanasmrisheaven If police handle health care, then sure. But since they don't, your comment has no relevancy whatsoever.
Jon is back in perfect Daily Show form. I missed this!!!!
jon saying i've really missed that warms my heart
I worked EMS for 30 years and I also had cops who are friends...we all agreed on this...the scariest calls are domestic violence...bar none...
And men who are found guilty of domestic violence who are forced into counseling, only about 2% make any progress...
So let's step back, and ask why men are growing up to become violent toward women? IMHO it starts with these words: "big boys don't cry". Forcing little boys to suppress their feelings rather than learning how to grow emotionally, just might be a problem...
Of course, if boys who have fathers who beat their mothers, and they grow up modeling that behavior, that is a problem too.
They say that violent video games don't play a role, but if it's okay in a game, why not in real life? Not everyone can draw that distinction.
@@ericjohnson6665 There are absolutely no scientific evidence that video games contribute to any sort of violence as far as I know, and people have tried so hard to make that connection for a very long time.
Lead water pipes couldn't have anything to do with this issue. (link between lead exposure and violence)
@@ericjohnson6665 Japan/Korea play video games by the millions and have virtually no gun violence: guess what? Not having guns helps to keep the statistics low. Stop defending the 2e. There is no viable defense.
@@ericjohnson6665 Absolutely agree that we need to allow boys and men the full range of feelings. When you hear feminists use the term "toxic masculinity" this is what they are referring to. As well as finding ways to interrupt the cycle, as you said. On a cultural level, it's not just video games but all media glorifies violence. How do we tackle that?
6:51 - A refrain I often hear from gun owners (a group of which I too am a member) is that we don't need new laws, we just need to enforce the ones we already have. If this law isn't being enforced somewhere than enforce it.
I mean, it's not easy to prevent someone from loaning their gun to someone for target practise or because they feel threatened by someone. The problem is that 99.9% of gun violence already is illegal, but Jon doesnt have his a team writers with him so he sounds like a shill. You guys must all still be Colbert fans too, because this show is making a mockery of Jon's legacy as a moderate.
The problem with this argument is 1) if they're not following tbe current ones, they won't follow the new ones. 2) it's not just the law that needs changed. You can't just change the law and expect people to just roll with it, you gotta change the mindset first, because i got some bad news, it does in fact need changed.
@@davidjohnson8655 jon was never moderate, not in the way moderation is typically used in context of US politics
@@xamislimelight8965 Yeah, without changing the culture and the attitudes there will be no reductiin in gun violence. I'm a gun owner and I grew out of the "gubbermint and bad guys is out to git me" a loooooong time ago.
@@davidjohnson8655 John was never a moderate. He was just always reasonable. The right has swung so far to the right… you’re brushing up against fascism. The entire political spectrum in the US has moved to the right, sadly. Progress is good. Too bad conservatives don’t understand this.
When I worked for a youth organization, the saddest day I’ve ever had at work was going to the funeral of a mom with 3 kids in our program, who’s father shot and killed her over a rumor after they were separated. I watched a 7 year old climb on the coffin, screaming Mommy! Arming women is NOT the answer.
That's depressing.
God, that’s awful.
That's heartbreaking 💔. I hope those kids are ok now.
That just sound horrendous and heartbreaking. 😢
Please tell me how you arrived at we shouldn’t arm women?
THANK YOU JON STEWART. I am a survivor of DV and I feel like I’ve been screaming this into oblivion and no one seems to understand that if we took DV as the serious crime it is we could be preventing mass violence, LE violence, serial killings, etc. DV is our first contact and our opportunity to intervene. Cops can predict who are most likely to shoot them and it is DV calls. I have a family negotiator in LE and every time he is called out I know it could have been prevented. Our DV laws are 40 years old and need an update ASAP.
Lol it is taken seriously and you loose your gun rights as a result.
@@johnlast8578 Like John said, we have the laws for it just no enforcement.
Here in Louisiana cops arrested me for being beat up and calling them. I got the message, never called them again.
@@teresathayn5170
Lol no they arrested you to protect you, as you were probably acting irrational.
@@johnlast8578 if you meant what you said here you are part of the problem. Shaming the victim is abominable.
Aside from how informative this was, I love how Mr. Stewart not only shows the negative crowd reaction, but works with it to make them laugh. God-tier confidence and improvisation. I’m happy again.
you dont really believe that was ad-libbed do you?
Can be hopeful for an honest audience, the chaos could be entertaining.
He's putting out propaganda. He's not informing you of anything you already don't "know" or want to believe.
gOD is one tier below Jon.
Informative, yes, but generally incorrect regarding the domestic violence angle. You need a reason to restrict someone from having a gun which means the suspect would have had to have already been convicted of a DV crime. You cant just look at a person who has committed a crime and say "That person shouldnt have had a gun". That's hindsight.
The domestic violence argument is something even my pro second amendment family is pretty in support of. If you have a history of multiple domestic violence complaints and convictions then it should be far more difficult, if not outright banned for you to have a gun. The issue is the percentage of these domestic violence situations where the culprit already can't own a gun for prior felonies and still has one. Having a gun illegally during the commission of crime should be an automatic 15 year sentence.
A "complaint"? That's pretty slippery
I can bet you people would cry false accusations from women about banning domestic abuse offenders from having guns.
Yeah they need to greatly increase the penalty for having a gun illegaly. Is there anything else we can do to reduce the amount of gun violence from folks with a history of DV?
@HunterBidensCrackPipe this is true. I've seen false accusations of DV on pro athletes but, that is a small percentage to be fair
@@mirawenya they did. fucking ignore the horses asses!
My God, he is such an intelligent, brutally sarcastic, and extremely fun person! Had no idea he is back!!!
As a gun owner, wasn’t sure where you would go with this… I like it and fully support it.
Why do you own a gun?
@@MartijnHover ...short answer, protection. Long answer is I have children, friends and family that depend on me and need me alive to do that. If someone wants to stop me from being alive, I have to object to that.
@@SGxShadow are you in danger? Statistically, having a gun in the house puts your family at a huge increase for being shot.
@@nemowindsor8724 Statistically, by the time you realize you’re in danger it’s too late to go out and purchase a firearm.
@@SGxShadow It's usually informed by instinct rather than logic, in the same way we tend to be fearful of planes even though cars are far more dangerous. Gun ownership psychology is usually informed by a location/environment where one doesn't feel safe and thus the gun provides a sense of being secure. Over time we have seen this just isn't true, but it's just how the brain works (and thus why people shouldn't have guns; I can attest to the fact that my fears and paranoias get the best of me, and I can end up doing some irrational things, and hell for all we know the op lives in an area where crime is high, so at the very least I can empathize with the impulse to buy what you think is protection). We aren't rational actors, unfortunately, that's why we need to look out for each other. The self is unreliable. (If op sees this, sorry if it feels I'm assuming a lot about you. To make it clear, this isn't a judgement. This is data informed, I don't think it's healthy to assert moral authority over others when you can't possibly know their situation; your reasons are likely understandable, but the research is in. I'm sorry you feel so unsafe that you believe a gun is necessary, that's a sign we are failing as a society to ensure the comfort of each other, truly I am sorry)
(Here's some interesting facts on the psychology of Gun Ownership by the by: www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2015/oct/07/gun-demanding-control-firearms-psychology)
As someone who works in the DV field, thank you so much for highlighting this issue. In my state of Georgia, sadly, it is often a non-starter even with LE officers who are allies and work with DV advocates and organizations. It is so infuriating and heartbreaking at the same time. Courts also have a hard time disarming DV perpetrators who are making a living with a firearm (police officers, military, private security), for fear they will not be able to "make a living."
I rarely look at YT comments but I scrolled down to see if anyone would mention the pesky problem with DV that police officers have themselves.
Working in the DV field must be taxing mentally. Speaking as a former Marine, DV, is a kiss of death, to a career. All Marines are rifleman, hence, DV disqualifies you for further duty. Off base, the Marine, faces double jeopardy. We do our best to enforce DV. Yes, the military has a higher rate then civilians. We offer counseling for both, it's up to the Marine to control him/her self. If not, consequences will follow. "Semper Fi"
Here in Colorado even if you are charged with anything DV, your guns are taken away. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Not sure why other states cannot get onboard with that. I support the right to have guns in the hands of the right people, but people who commit violent crimes, even while only charged, should not have access to guns. Honestly after serving in the military and having grown up around guns and hunters, it perplexes me why people who do purchase guns do not have mandatory training and safety awareness. If there is one thing that should have safety over done it is gun ownership. There should be a mandatory two week training done for anyone buying a gun. That is less then the amount i had prior to even going into the military.
@Custos Vitiosus Do you drive a vehicle? You had to have training, a medical exam and pass a test showing competency to be licensed! This is the minimum that should be required for guns!
@Custos Vitiosus so if you read a history book or two, you would know the right to bare arms being about owning a personal gun was essentially invented by the NRA in the late 20th century. One conservative supreme Court justice called it "the greatest swindle of the American people to date"
The king of talk shows is back, and he's pissed
Well, there's so much to be pissed off about!
It’s just that all the other late night hosts are terrible. They just suck.
@@fessick2848 they don't suck, you just don't like them
@@redakdal fair
Thanks for the information. Didn't know of the statistics between police and domestic violence calls. Really eye-opening. Really appreciative of your show, Jon.
And that's only the ones who were caught or willing to report it.
it isnt the guns...its just the type of power trip dudes that want to be a cop to begin with.
That's a very open ended theme he's brought up. Most domestic situations are not about firearms, but disputes, violence toward women(who should be armed)), and children who fall victim to... violent older boys.
Can't call them men. Most cops assume firearms are possible but Stewart paints that a bleak story each time to lean toward officer safety...which wasn't he hating on cops in 2020-21?
So JS hates guns and us who own them, but if he ONCE ever had a security detail, then he needs to be called out.
He is so self righteous, I'd love to know more of his personal (real) life outside of TV and this platform
As a domestic violence survivor, me having a firearm would have backfired on me. Why? Because my ex always went through my things and if I hid anything, I would have been in more “trouble”. Also, he was quicker than me- he would likely get to my gun before me. My daughters school gave me a phone for emergencies only. They told me not to tell him. Had I NOT told him, he would have broke the phone when he found it (not if) and beat me. I had to tell him. At least though he knew it was from the school and that they were suspicious of him, so he likely wouldn’t have done anything to it. Or would have relied on me telling the school it fell in the toilet or our daughter broke it.
@@echoface1670 the issue is that there are guns everywhere in millions of households. you pair gun presence with the possibility of domestic violence and you get fatal shootings. it's the same reason why americans living in a home with guns are significantly more likely to commit suicide than those who do not have access to a gun.
Jon Stewart is sounding, and looking, more like George Carlin every day! I love it :)
@P Mar Everyone dies
Jon is great, but I say Chappel is the next George Carlin, Jon is the next George Burns.
No one does it like you Mr. Stewart. You are s true gem, and I missed your commentary and humor.
We've missed you so much, Jon.
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Best indictment of the whole "good guy with a gun solves bad guy with a gun" argument is the 2019 shooting in Dayton, Oh. A man opened fire on a crowded outdoor bar patio and cops responded quickly and had shot the guy 32 seconds after he opened fire. THIRTY TWO SECONDS between the first shot being fired and him being killed by the good guys with guns.
In that time he killed nine and injured 17 more. The absolute best case scenario for "good guy solves bad guy" is 9 dead and 17 injured.
The moment the bad guy with a gun pulls the trigger the good guy with a gun has failed. That phrase the NRA push is such bullshit.
cherry pick much
@@AnvilMAn603 Yes - it's cherry picked, I agree. OP (LazySleestack) has cherry picked the *best* case that has actually occurred, and shown just how much damage the shooter can achieve in that time. Pick some other cases and the good guy with a gun premise is shown to be even more useless. For example Buffalo (retired cop with handgun failed to stop shooter due to body armour and then lost his life in the process) and Uvalde (total sh!tshow failure by the cops, Border Patrol eventually defied orders to stay out and went in but 77/78 minutes had elapsed).
@@AnvilMAn603 20 "good guys with guns" stood in a hallway for an hour while the children in the class were shot to shreds. Need any more cherries?
@@dutube99 no you guys are doing a good enough job picking out the best case scenario for your scurrilous arguments
I like how he zeroes in on a very specific way to reduce violence significantly rather than targeting guns broadly.
and completely takes away any counter argument so there is basically no reason at all not to act on it
After years of calling for bans on guns and severe restrictions.
@@pjetrs but it is already being enforced today. The church shooter in Texas was barred from owning a gun from a domestic violence record while in the military but someone screwed up and didn’t transfer that record to the system that does back ground checks. Regardless background checks which are needed for all gun purchase except for individuals selling their guns require a back ground check and in most states it is illegal to sell a gun privately to a felon.
@@paulkearney7594 it's being enforced.. but oh wait somebody screwed up?
Someone screwed up..
Someone screwed up..
Someone.. screwed.. up..
An excuse as old as time.
Nothing will change. Nothing will happen. You know why. And it'll never change. Someone screwed up..
@@paulkearney7594 It's federally illegal to sell a firearm to a felon, privately or otherwise. As is buying a firearm for another person that is barred from owning one.
This Jon Stewart guy is pretty good! He’s got a future in this game
nice to see a young whippersnapper making a name for himself
I don’t think he’ll last. I mean, he’s no Craig Kilborn.
Too bad he's totally wrong on this one and used fake arguments and half truths to prove his points.
@@Skenderbeuismyhero So are you siding with domestic violence perpetrators?
@@BaiginLong Haha, when did I say that? It's already illegal to own a firearm if you have any domestic abuse felonies or misdemeanors. It's misleading to suggest that it isn't illegal like he does throughout this video. The people who want to take guns away are also the ones that have been pushing for and making bail "reforms" and letting out violent criminals over and over. Law makers and judges are undermining the criminal justice system and new laws for things that are already illegal won't change anything. Also the chart they showed for a second was extremely misleading. Jon says that studies show that more guns means more deaths but that chart specifically shows gun deaths. Switzerland is much higher on the chart than the UK even though they have 1/4th the murders that the UK has and the overall murder rate of the UK is much closer to the US than this chart shows. Just another example of people using statistics out of context to prove their improvable points.
Jon Stewart and his writing team are the definitive Edu-tainment News-Comedy team. Perfect balance of a sound, well reasoned argument about an important social issue, without spinning every systemic cultural problem into a catastrophe, and keeping on topic with relevant humor throughout the segment, rather than detouring into absurdist nonsense. Just great stuff.
More people need to appreciate just how clear the leading indicators for violent outbursts are. Domestic Violence is a signal that the individual and family culture views violence as a normal form of social interaction, and a means to an end. And as always, theres an underlying socio-economic problem at the heart of domestic violence. "Lock them up" and "take their guns" are important measures for the end of the process flow, but the real change is made upstream, identifying why these young men and women are growing in environments that normalize violence and abuse.
Really wish it wasn't on Apple TV. No matter how many things they put out that I really wanna see I refuse to get it.
Glad at least some of it is being put on UA-cam!
"go f*** yourself". Yeah amazing sound argument.
Almost as good as just being able to take guns away from domestic abusers, before theyre domestic abusers. And its not like domestic abuse victimes are killed by knives, blunt weapons, the abusers hands. nope. take the guns away and abusers will stop being abusers. Johns got aol the answers.
Don't even get me started on him basing "who is a good guy" on who some nut job celebrities say is a good guy. At this point any celebrity thats claimed to he a good guy should be treated with suspicion. Yet its people like jon And these garbage "late night comedians" who push this idea that celebrities are good people.
Do I sense the need for a form of piracy that doesn't require guns?
Sorry Jon, if we kept domestic violence offenders from owning firearms then Police Officers would not be allowed to own firearms.
that's called a red herring, and it's a silly statement on all levels.
@@bob-xm7nyis the fact that LEOs are disproportionately likely to commit domestic violence really distracting from the gun issue? Is that not a primary discussion point of the gun issue?
60% of the force nationwide give or take
Why's that
I missed Jon so much. So glad he's back.
YES! John is back with his usual critique of media using tv clips. So insightful and enganging. I have missed it.
Jon Stewert is so good. Holy fucking shit.
I agree. But good gracious… he doesn’t have to use all this conflation!!! He has an argument without the cheap media tricks and oversimplified points. The last 2 minutes or so, was all that was needed.
@@destroytheboxes If two minutes is all that was needed there wouldn't be an issue. Your criticism is noted.
Oh noooo. 12 deaths per 100k vs 1 death per 100k. How terribly worse we have it here. I don’t like the the NRA, their logic is also… but this is just lazy statistics.
This issue is BullSh@3 ua-cam.com/video/ikTFpMc5NWQ/v-deo.html
I was going to comment the same thing and knew there'd be someone who had the same gutteral reaction. SO. GOOD.
Jon Stewart for President 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
In Australia if you commit domestic violence you lose your guns and license to own one. We confiscated the guns from an olympic gold medal shooter because the bastard hit his wife.
Same is true in most states. If you're job requires you to carry a gun (military, police, etc.) You generally lose your job as well.
@@mcgmcg2792 *YOUR
In Australia, if your a law abiding citizen, they lock you in your house for 23 hours a day. They send the police to your house to investigate public speech.
@@Penguin_of_Death your*
They most likely had to file a firearm relinquishment affidavit
Incidentally, a disproportionate amount of police officers beat their intimate partner...
over 40%...
And there's the rub.
@doof goobins there is no justification for abuse. It's a personal choice.
@@carissahowell That is a simplistic response. Many of these cops have emotional problems that go untreated because of a culture not willing to acknowledge weakness or vulnerability. The person being abused is suffering at the hands of someone who is also likely suffering. You want to solve one, solve the other.
@The Insult Pigeon That is also a ridiculous and statistically untrue response from a either an obvious troll or another person with simplistic responses.
Jon at his best pointing out the BS and Hypocrisy. A brilliantly analytical mind, and a compassionate human.
Thank you, Jon.
I'm not sure if he's that great of an analytical mind, more a funny guy who's done some good things for people who were ignored by the govt.
He isn't good at research. He wanted to see an assault weapons ban yet the federal ban was let to expire because of governmental study stating it did not accomplish what the law was outlined to accomplish and therefore was allowed to expire on the grounds of being ineffective. Why someone would support a bill already proven in effective at the time it was allowed to expire is beyond me.
Really? like Obama and Eric Holder and "Fast and Furious?
@@1911GreaterThanALLDo you support domestic violence offenders owning guns? Yes or no?
@@thethirdman225 What does that have to do with ineffective federal assault weapons ban?
That was BRUTAL. Never have I ever heard this prospective before. This changes everything.
It changes nothing. He addresses nothing of importance. Black on Black violence and Black on White violence. That "gun" violence DWARFS the minuscule numbers of school shootings. How many non whites were murdered in Chicago last month? By whom? How about Philly? Buy hey, you can live in your bubble.
Don't know where ya been the past few years but, I'm glad your back Jon.
He's been fighting for 9/11 first responders
He was working on his wife's animal rescue farm. But now he's back and better than ever!
he said he was retiring but he has been busy. he did the independent film and as the other people mention he has been quite active. glad to have him back though.
I know, he's been involved in the veterans community and has done lots of awesome things, I just ment it's good to see him doing his thing more often again is all.
Love this. It's very fact based and also proposes a solution. I'm an extremely pro 2A person but I can't argue with this logic. Yeah let's crack down on those people
I'm a gun owner but possibly less gung ho about the second amendment.
What are your thoughts on a real gun registration and ghost guns?
Many "extremely pro 2nd amendment" people are also strongly against the registration of guns and many are very pro ghost guns.
I ask because if I were to say we shouldn't have to register guns because they are a right and I should be allowed to manufacture my own guns without having to then register them, how would we implement these laws at all?
I could have one registered gun and 5 ghost guns. The cops show up because I'm a domestic abuser and take the one gun on my list and I still have 5.
So how do we address those inconsistent views?
37 years ago today my father shot to death my mother and one of her friends, thinking he was her lover. Except his wife and kids were there to witness it and beg for their lives. 37 years ago, and the issue of domestic violence and gun violence are still seemingly impossible to address in any meaningful way. As always, Jon Stewart hits this one out of the park. 🧡
(I hope you were joking,@@yohanthegr8) Nothing brings a family closer than a shootout. All that would be needed is Doom music in the background.
@@yohanthegr8 it would be easier to just NOT HAVE GUNS to begin with. You apparently didn’t get the message of the video: it’s impossible to distinguish the good from the bad guy. What did Australia do after such a shoot out? The banned guns altogether and lived happily ever after.
@@yohanthegr8 There are laws that aren't enforced and there are mental health issues never addressed in this country. To say that the best course of action is more weapons is ludicrous to a rational mind. In my opinion the amount of weapons in our hands is untenable, what is necessary now is thorough education on the safe handling of these by society. Hell, we don't even have the basic training for actors when it comes to firearms and you want to arm family members in the name of security? Full out authoritarian legislation won't stop this nor will more unenforced laws.
@@yohanthegr8 But there are also examples of women defending themselves and they are the ones who end up in prison. How do we square that? Also would be useful to see the statistics of those who bring a firearm only to have it taken and used against them.
@@yohanthegr8 We come down to the education of rights and their inherent responsibilities.
With all that is wrong with the world today ... having Jon back makes some of it just 'alittle bit' better. Thank you Jon. We've missed you !
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The world has been suffering a severe Jon Stewart shortage in recent years, thank god thats finally being remedied.
He was really good at what he did when he did it back in the day. Now it is a crowded field with the people he developed to do what he did that are doing it now.
Excellent conversation Jon Stewart, I was in 2 abusive relationships and both men had guns, it's amazing I'm alive today. ✌️Thank you Jon.
@Adam Cohen Is your argument that you are siding with murdering people?
did you press charges for their abuses to help protect other women in the future?
yeah Jon. Everything is NOT fine. Thank you for using your voice to land a spotlight on domestic violence - the giant elephant in the room borne primarily from child abuse and at the heart of so much death and loss in our country. We need resources, prevention education, and a clear EFFECTIVE path to safety & security for victims. We're losing, women are losing, kids are losing - and men are losing too. The resulting damage just feeds the cycle.
Not losing enough the damn population keeps skyrocketing
@@firefly9838 yes, who could forget that age old hypocritical problem of being pro-life and pro-guns. John was not sarcastic about that fact that this problem is killing women, children and cops. Is that the part of the over-population your talking about? If it is gtfo!
@@nicklang7670 I’m saying who cares if people die. Not our problem.
Preach Sister!!!! Web Of Causation, Is The Most Nessessary Tool, To Solve This "Plage" Of Domestic Violence. In Every Oppressed Society, We Have Lateral Violence. The Supremist Policies Must Cease And Desist. Whoever Is Not Afforded, Quality Education ( Critical Thinking) Is The Slave Wages Labor Force. With A Boot On The Back Of The Neck. Policy Makers Are In Their Ivory Towers, Telling Folks To Pull Themselves Up By Their Boot Straps... And They Have No Boots. The Mentality IS... You Are Poor, Because You And Yours, Have Done That To Yourselves. And The Shame That Comes With Poverty IS, Well... Demoralizing. It Is Much Harder To Make Healthy Choices And Disisions, Whilst Living In Shame. Not Being Able To Provide, Through No Fault Of One's Own. A Broken Child Cannot Become A Healthy Adult, Without Alot Of Work. Societies Are Barely Addressing This Fact. Blessings To You And Yours. : )
@@candyrosefreeman7232 poverty is NOT a character flaw. With you all the way.
0:35 “Every kill begins with ‘k’ “😂
So glad Jon Stewart is back!
This seems to me like the least controversial take on gun control ever while also doing serious harm reduction if implemented. Damn, he's good.
Yep. A novel concept that doesn't remove the rights of law abiding citizens. Which is probably why it won't ever get any traction.
It would certainly be better than the "red flag" stuff, which seems to be a bunch of "he said / she said" with no proof required.
@Shinshocks it would have to be on conviction. Otherwise there's no due process, which is a violation of your basic human rights.
He basically said: Enforce the laws already on the book. That what gun owners have been saying all along.
@@stimproid pretty much. Many States have laws related to Domestic Abuse being a felony, and Federal laws prohibit gun ownership if convicted of a felony or some domestic violence misdemeanors.
So... Yeah. Enforce the laws that are already there.
He’s a National Treasure.
I really missed Jon, so glad to have him back
Thank you for this John + team. This kind of legislation actually has a chance to pass and would do so much to help the situation.
It already is the law and you don’t enforce it. You suck.
I’m so glad Jon covered this. The solution to the gun debate is one where both sides of the argument can be happy with the result. I genuinely believe we do not even need to ban guns like AKs or ARs. 24,000 of the 43,000 gun violence deaths last year were because of suicide. If we improved our healthcare system, we drastically reduce the number. Simply closing loopholes and getting guns away from domestic abusers reduces it even more. Address the severe poverty that many people of color are in, that number goes down even farther. Couple that with improving the background check system, and we could stop most of these deaths from happening and still allow people to own what they want. Not to mention the addition of an improved quality of life. It’s such a straightforward solution that it infuriates to no end how much it is ignored.
That all sounds good, but you lost me with the improve the background check part. Improve how?
@@stimproid Mainly making sure that all states have some background check guidelines. I believe, and it’s been awhile since I’ve checked the different states’ firearms laws so correct me if I’m wrong, but depending on the state, there is a possibility that you don’t have to go through a background when buying rifle or a shotgun. That to me should be fixed.
Improve the healthcare system? , isn't the USA healthcare system the envy of the world? but surely prevention is better than cure. 19,000 is still quite a large number after all.
@@MellowGrunt10 Every sale of every gun sold by a dealer in every state requires a federal background check. Even at gun shows despite what the MSM says. Private party sales are allowed in some states that are possible without a background check. This is the infamous gun show loophole that they speak of.
It's so good to see you back in front of the camera, Jon. The world has been in desperate need of you for a while.
First of all, that Lifetime joke was *chef’s kiss*. Second of all, I am as pro 2nd amendment as anyone and I completely agree with Mr. Stewart’s assertion. More gun laws mean nothing if we aren’t willing to enforce the laws we already have on the books against people like domestic abusers.
Watch your step my friend. The slope is slippery today
@@KIDKorRupt24 As a history teacher, I completely understand. Trust me. But “enforce laws that are already on the books” is perfectly reasonable in my eyes
This is the reason such laws can't be enforced. A lot of domestic abusers are either in law enforcement or former armed forces. I thought Jon would touch on that when he mentioned the danger towards law enforcement.
@@MBustos828 It's actually the usual NRA blathering about being against tougher gun laws... "We don't need any more gun laws, enforce the laws on the books", and then when they are, the NRA pisses and moans about "infringements on our Second Amendment rights"
The reason the current gun laws aren't enforced is simple. They don't deter criminal behavior. Stricter, more restrictive gun laws don't affect the criminals' behavior, only the law abiding gun owners, which is exactly the aim of gun control proponents.
Perhaps a Law requiring Mental evaluations before allowing anyone to own one.
Yeah, you can't do that. People won't submit themselves to government shrinks which are going to deny as many people as possible.
"And I don't wanna be judgy, but I think it's gotten absurd."
(plays commercial about Lee Ann's Fine Jewelry giving away a gun with a jewelry purchase)
🎵 "Every 'kill' begins with K" 🎵
I figured it was getting absurd when I was watching _The Tonight Show_ (back in the days when it was still hosted by Jay Leno) and he said, "This is why the rest of the world thinks we're nuts, ladies and gentlemen," and showed us an ad from a local paper with an infant (quite literally an infant) holding a revolver across his lap with the print around it saying, "From our family, to yours."
My local gun nut store has billboards every Christmas showing “pretty” AR15’s s as ultimate Christmas gifts.
lemme guess, the picture was taken in a trailer home.
@@CharlesClemens Nothing says Christmas like superior firepower.
We don't think you're nuts. That boat has sailed. On this subject we know!
If you understand what the gun in ads represents, you wouldn't be so offended by it.
It's literally why you have the best life one could have ever hoped for since...........man first walked this earth.
But you've been made to believe the opposite...
It's not your fault. The bad in this world always go after the good...
He makes a very valid point. Enforcement of existing laws is paramount. Politicians peacocks whenever there's an incident to pass new gun laws, which always effect already law abiding gun owners only, does nothing to reduce harm when the existing laws aren't being enforced.
The problem with the idea of univeral enforcement is that there simply aren't enough law enforcement personnel in America to enforce all the existing gun laws. That old line is merely NRA's gadget propaganda, designed to do nothing except preserve the status quo: 40,000 gun murders and suicides annually! Most of them committed with revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. Get seriousman; the next gun murder might be someone you love.
How many law abiding gun owners own AR-15 or similar guns?
How many gun owners buy guns at gun show, and how would a 15 min background check-or maybe a pre approval process-harm gun owners?
Why is it a matter of personal freedom to allow any 18 year old easy access to buying a gun? It’s harder to buy, register, get insurance, get inspected yearly, and get a drivers license than it is to own a gun. Which is more useful to modern life? Which is necessary to a good, productive life?
Which is dangerous in the hands of an untrained, immature, domestic abuser, alcohol or drug addict, or violent person? (Answer: both)
@@whatisahandle221 because it isn’t about safety it never was, it’s about raising revenue. You’re just dumb enough to buy the safety argument.
@@whatisahandle221Cars aren’t vital for national security and preservation of human life. Thanks for playing.
@@booya6437Guns aren't either. No offense, but have you seen what happened in Iraq? What, you think your military can't wipe the floor with gun owners? Just a fleet of armed vehicles with machine guns is enough. And they have drones and aircraft too.
Oh man, I can't believe how much I missed this. So, so much. I am so glad he is doing this.
Domestic violence not only involves a spouse but the children are also traumatized. DV perpetuates when ignored or tolerated. We should be doing everything to stop this abuse and stop all the killing!
Taking guns from people who commit domestic violence would likely also clean up the policing problem. A lot of cops are domestic abusers, and this would prevent them from continuing as armed police officers. This sounds like a logical litmus test that would help 2 problems:Gun violence and bad cops.
Yeah, and we'll get cops to enforce thi... oh, wait, I foresee a logistical problem here.
Well shit, you're both right.
I'm actually upset Jon didn't touch on that fact.
That is a huge reason why.
Here!Here! Truth!!!! Miigweech. Blessings To You And Yours. : )
@@MrJhchrist Actually, I know enough cops who recognize this issue, that many might appreciate the legal tool that this would provide to clean up their departments.
That ending made me spit out some cabbage I was munching on.
It's kind of scary when you couple this information with the domestic abuse statistics within the police force.
Occupations of top 3 DV perps - police, military and prison guards. Go figure - all gun related work.
Jon is the only guy that cuts the crap and always to the point. He never walks around the bush like other hosts
the fact that JS doesn't just address and editorialize the issue, but offers a grounded, first take solution with merit, shows a real American with virtue ( at his core)...and is leading the march forward....
not really, the vast majority of deaths are caused by handguns which neither side seems to bring up. I think it like 90% or something crazy like that.
@@erica.7231 The majority of gun deaths in the US are suicides, mostly men. We never talk about it.
@@julietardos5044 Yea but that's because of social constructs that see men as expendable
@@erica.7231 What are you talking about? Who sees men as expendable? I've literally never heard that. Sounds like we've got a menss rights activist, here.
@@erica.7231 Also, are you suggesting we ban handguns? I'm fine with that.
As someone who is very pro gun, I'm totally onboard with this.
Thank you!
ditto
right there with you
All gun laws are unconstitutional. All of them. Don't like it? Get out of my country.
@@pwrserge83 Majority of people here want to change the laws. Don’t like it? Get out of our country.
@@odysseus9176 the constitution isn’t up for a vote commie. The “majority” can sit on it and rotate.
I always love Jon's responses to major issues like this. He's very level headed and stays firmly in the middle. He also never calls for extremes which I find rare in many political debates.
There are more of us centrists than you think. Keep that in mind ALWAYS. It's only a few that have extreme beliefs.
Ahh...
*THAT* desperation, "@@Strings-jg2to"?!?
@@maazkalim vague
For the better?.!
@@maazkalim I'm so confused. 🤔
The Terror watchlist doesn't require any type of actual evidence to be placed upon it. That would be a violation of due process not just the second amendment.
Lol I used to think like you. Then I watched mobs rioting all summer and the cops doing nothing to stop them. When shit hits the fan you'll wish you were able to defend yourself, because the cops sure won't.
Most definitely. Tell this to rural residents where the cops are 1 hour away . They will say fuck off
Move to a civilised country
@@Penguin_of_Death do you mean a civilized country where knife murders are through the roof? Where the answer to knife murders to are disallow anyone from even having a screwdriver in their possession? No thank you. I'd rather have the right to shoot my attacker rather than be chopped to death in view of policemen and bystanders who are helpless themselves to help me. Civilised, indeed.
Did you know, a lot of judges deciding dv cases (injunctions/restraining orders) think that abusers have a right to their guns despite believing abuse occurred. If you're an attorney before such judges, bring the fed rules with you to help remind the judge. It works (usually).
That might be a possible way around the underlying problem, which is that state and local cops don't have to enforce the Gun Control Act of 1968 -- which is the federal law that says DV offenders may not buy or own guns -- because it is not written into the Constitution itself. It's thus their 10th Amendment right to refuse to enforce it. But yes, if a local judge tells them to, then that might be a different story, since they were ordered by the local court.
Still, without state and local laws that say the same thing as the federal law, you're going to have lots of instances where local cops and/or judges don't want to take a DV offender's guns, and, since the 10th Amendment says they don't have to anyway, they may not do it, even when asked. Then, it will be voluntary for the offender to give up his guns, which is of course just another way of saying that he won't have to.
He can likely also get a new gun through a private sale or a straw purchaser, even though if he tries to get one at a store, the NICS check will tell the dealer -- who is licensed through the ATF, and thus has federal (not local) law enforcement looking over his shoulder -- not to sell to him. Thus, the commercial dealer is the only likely barrier to the DV offender who wants to get a gun, and there are multiple ways around him.
@@archerj.maggott1372 I can only provide an example for Florida, and the law for dv says if an dv injunction is granted against you, you cannot be in possession of your guns. Some judges like to say it's not a must but a suggestion of the max that can be ordered against the abuser, but it's not. And when you remind them that it is not just a local state law but federal, they are more inclined to follow the law in fear of being appealed.
You still have some judges who don't care and believe the survivor doesn't have the means to pay for an appeal.
Doesn't hurt to be prepared at all levels, especially if you want to preserve the record for appeal.
You are right, injunctions do little to protect the abused when law enforcement will not do their part in enforcing it. A lot of victims don't even know how to use the order to protect them selves. Lots of education is lacking in this area and you need all boots on the ground involved to find the holes and solutions for the holes.
Gun control...yeah well we know that's always been a problem and not enough is ever done to fix it.
That is a finely crafted message, and a real addition to the discussion, which up to now has been bipolar. Superb.
Jon we need you to keep pointing out the absurdities of our world. You have more of an impact than you can realize.
Not the world. Just USA.
@@tracim3080his world is the USA.
I'm so glad John Stewart is back. I don't agree with all of his politics but at least we are getting an authentic version of his opinion rather than some twisted partisan BS. It's tied to logical conclusions. Got to say he's a good dude. Thank you for coming back.
Are you saying we need to get him a gun?
@@tvanbroekhoven yes
As someone who is very pro 2A. It's nice to see a gun violence segment that gets to the heart of gun violence. We have enough laws to keep guns out of bad guy hands, we just need to enforce them. i don't know anyone who is against the no guns rule for domestic violence.
The NRA seems to be against it.
@@conscientioussubjector1360 I paid $35 for a yearly membership to the nra (along time ago). I felt like they sent me about $50 worth of junk mail to ask me for more donation money. I don't like them. There are a couple of other pro-2a groups that seem to do way more than the nra.
@@Fatman6000 Yes, I cannot recall the one I learned about last year and they have actually been around a number of years. I heard about it on another UA-cam channel…Beau of The Fifth Column….several months ago, maybe a year.
That's not a solution, but I agree violent people should be restricted from possessing guns. Nearly impossible to actually prevent, but it could help a little. Still, far more people die doing just about anything else. Most of these gun deaths are from Chicago and the Los Angeles area. Both of which are strict. Most of our gun violence is in Portland and it's illegal to carry there.
You will be surprised some people actually have the audacity to say “wife beaters have rights to bear arms too”
I'm in Texas. An Auto-Zone employee shot a surly customer after the customer displayed his "Constitutional Carry" pistol.
Showdowns at the Auto Parts Corral... JFC.
(Where'd Jon get that grey shirt?)
I've been looking into this story. I have yet to find a single source saying that an actual weapon was produced by the victim, only that he lead the gunman (the autozone employee) on to believe he may have a weapon based on how he may have reached, drawn or patted himself in some fashion. I'm finding lots of variations of the same story but they all sound similar and all fail to mention an actual weapon was flashed by the victim.
The only point in my post/reply is that a very important detail in the original post (the brandishing of a weapon) cannot be confirmed, perhaps someone else can point to another source?
@@dirtydish6642 UA-cam deleted my reply.
To repeat: Just 2 dudes flexing about shooting until one got shot.
And I tried to get a battery tested at that auto parts chain and they pulled a knife on me. If not for my trusty bullwhip, I'd have been gutted.
(See if that gets immediately deleted)
In my state if you get accused of domestic violence, they take your guns until you either have a hearing or the charges are drop.
He has been missed...putting society to the word. Saying what we ALL are desperately screaming out!
If we are all screaming it, why does nothing ever change? The last 5 years have completely made me lose faith in the american people
I’m pro gun af. And I was like… “hey now guy” but that’s some pretty fn sound arguments right there.
This is not an insult to you, it seems you're able to hear the other side, but I'll never understand why we can't make states force background checks and licensing for firearms in all 50 states. Not to mention all the other loopholes like liquidating inheritance or gun shows. AND you can find all of these examples on the ATF's website. I don't get why this is such a negative thing to anyone I've ever tried to have this conversation with, perhaps you can provide insight on it for me as a pro gun guy cause I generally have run into walls and just avoid the discussion now.
@@MasterFlarg89 there’s a lot going on in your comment, but I’ll try my best to hit it all. First the “loopholes”. The honest truth is inside gunshows anybody sells any firearms must follow all the same rules as a standard gun shop. Having also worked in that industry I can promise you it is not easy to just buy a gun. Anyone selling guns there that’s not ‘running names and numbers’ (background checks) is committing a crime. For liquidations, look to cars. If you sell me your car do I have to show you proof I know how to drive or that my license wasn’t taken due to DUIs? I would also like to make this point… guns are not nukes. I have been shot at, and had a few guns put In my face I took most of them away for myself. I have also been hit by a car and would take any gun pointing at my face over somebody trying to run me down with a car. I do think we could expand on some of the information that disqualifies one through background checks. However given the slow convoluted nature of our government it’s hard to say for sure they wouldn’t just end up keeping someone from buying something they have every right to own. And for ownership… it was made very clear through writings after the constitution was signed there was to be no distinction from civilian or government access to firearms. Mostly do to the fact the private business were had to deal with the same threats as the government itself and so did those who worked for them or had there own homesteads. (Same as the government, not ruled by). Modern case law and interpretations differ on that however. I do think some concessions could be made, but in all honesty we should have as much right and access to guns as anything else.
@@MasterFlarg89 if domestic violence really stand out like he claims then we take those people and felons, and offer ‘re education or revocation’. With an option to re petition for the rights later in life. Also for the people on the terror watch list…. It’s innocent until proven guilty.
@@0II0II2 that's exactly what's Jon Stewart is asking for. He wants the system to look into them more and help them and make sure they aren't near a gun. Remember it's not a solution which is what a lot of gun violence survivors want, it's some action that lowers the acts themselves. If we can do that with support of gun lovers like the NRA then better for everyone. But NRA doesn't want that which it's sad.
@@MasterFlarg89 Here's a playlist debunking gun control. ua-cam.com/video/btq2yP-GhGc/v-deo.html
As a gun owner, this was a more thoughtful segment than I was prepared for.
There’s hope!!
Most liberals are actually very rational about guns. There are very few who advocate for a total ban on firearms and those very few people don't understand how impossible that would be in this country. It's okay to staunchly fight gun violence and still be an owner. I'm an Army veteran and fully support ownership, though I also think people should have mandatory training that is provided by the government and held to a very high standard because you shouldn't have to pay for a Constitutional right. I also think existing laws need to be enforced, especially regarding domestic violence.
@@wiltarthebarbarian1988 Yeah, because no woman has ever lied to a judge about "domestic violence"... ever... Here's an idea... quit propping up feminazis who got what they deserved.
I also am a responsible owner of several firearms and I do agree with Jon on this issue.
As a former law enforcement officer I believe we do not need more gun laws but simply need to enforce the ones we have.
I do however think gun owners should be required to receive proper gun safety training and obtain a permit to purchase a firearm.
My wife and I both obtained our CCW permits even though she does not carry one I believed it important for her to have it.
I am uncomfortable with people who should not be allowed to have a firearm, such as a convicted felon, purchase one from an individual.
I personally would not sell a firearm to anyone who did not have a permit to carry one since a felon cannot obtain a permit.
I know people go crazy over the constitutional carry idea but we need to be practical.
Firearms are fine in the proper hands and I know that no law will prevent criminals from getting them but we could make it a little more difficult.
@@931tow I know people are crazy over constitutional voting, but we need to be practical, voting is fine in responsible “non-diverse” hands. That sound ok to you commie?
•Increase penalties for illegal guns and their use.
•eliminate “bail reform” that grants people arrested for violent crimes such as 2nd degree murder automatic release with no bail.
•more legal guns.
•Gangs. Eliminate gangs.
The OG. Jon is back and taking aim at the powerful. Blast away Jon. At least with Jon's shots, no one dies. Oh, and thank god, with Norm dead, Jon is carrying on the attacks on OJ. Miss you Norm.
And this is why he’s the best. That’s for coming back Jon, we kissed you.
You meant to write "missed" I hope.
@@claudiasolomon1123 maybe 😂
If the present law is not enforced, why would anyone think a new one would be.
What law? if i Can go to texas and get a gun from a private citizen who sells guns to make a living (called a gun dealer everywhere else) then can I just drive to a city with strick laws whihtout bing searched upon entry how can you enforce it?
Bc if you commit a crime with that gun, the seller gets charged for illegally selling the firearm if you were a person prohibited.
Amen Jon, Amen!
You know, that "domestic violence" correlation extends to divorce court as well. My father was judge in a New York county where the judges rotated back & forth between criminal court and civil court. And he used to say he'd rather hear criminal cases because even murders would sit quietly during court proceedings while divorcing couples and/or family members during civil trials would lunge and swing on each other in the blink of an eye.
Got to love Jon. He speaks his mind!!! Jon doesnt gove a fooooooooook! While giving a foook! If you know what im saying😉
I miss Stewart and his way of discussing his opinions. I disagree with almost all his political point of views, but he's my preferred source to hear opinions opposing to mine. Talking to me and presenting information is how you can convince me, not labeling me as something I'm not and talking over me.
If you disagree with almost all of his political point of views you are not only letting him convince you, but continously listening to him despite this makes you as reasonable as Mr. NRA! Think about it ...
You realize hes (stewart) is making fun of you (you) if you agree with the jackasses he snips into his bits.
If youre not smart enough to realize.... well then... thanks for coming out of your echo chamber and not learning a damned thing.
Wow, the dude praises John's ability to present his points with humor in a way that elicits thoughts and rethinking your position and the replies in the thread miss the point completely and attack the OP for having different opinions and still watching John. Fucking hell.
@@JoeWolsing I hear you, but I'm still willing to listen. I need to hear it from someone or I'll be in a bubble, and there's not many reasonable people to listen to anymore.
@@JoeWolsing You make absolutely no sense. If he considers Jon his preferred source to hear opinions opposing to his, that means Jon didn't convince him of anything. He has an open mind, hears multiple opinions to an issue and decides for himself, instead of some on the left and almost all on the right whose minds are already made up because they listened to only one view.
Norm Macdonald is smiling down from heaven listening to that OJ joke
Jon, you are the Connor to my T-infiniti. I remember the day of the Charleston shooting. Your connecting of the dots is mighty impressive. I am glad you are still calling for sanity. Counter terrorism training wouldn't be a bad idea if we could restrict those with more violent and aggressive attitudes out of being able to carry guns. First, mental health care would be a requisite, through expanded coverage applied to citizens. I do remember hearing that over-prescription of certain antidepressants is a contributor, as well. That can be stopped with improved case monitoring and preventing users of certain medications whose side-effects list 'suicidal idealization", suicidal thoughts (chantix and other like acetycholine effectors) and the run of the mill stimulants (anything with "amphetamine" in the chemical name). We all have phones, let's start using them for something positive, like stopping psychopaths.
The current situation and the history that got U.S. here just feel backwards. Like we are unable to protect the lives of actual people who stand in the line of fire fighting for civility, the neighbors, the police, ems, and health professionals... all just so the N.R.A. and poor whites can retain their long since laughable fear of loosing the "privileged and exceptional" identity, as ignorant gun-toting land-owners they were sold along with sharecropping beside former slaves of the late 19th century. It's the pathetic and cruel shame of our modern era. Do you poor whites, regardless of income, not realize this is how they got you to sit back and shut up as they took your tax dollars for their bail-outs, which you will never be entitled to, and used them to engineer even more difficult lies, until you can't understand why you're the ones committing mass-murder anymore? Too soon? I think not. My family were pitiful, pathetic, witless, spineless, ignorant, selfish, violent, domineering, psychopathic, depressive, pill-popping, gossiping, manipulative, low-class, lying, racist, assholes, fakes and cowards too... I left so I would not become one of them. And now the world is a better place for all of U.S.
Ooh, really convincing with that argument. I like how you started with the premise that every single gun owner is poor racist and white, ignoring that gun control has always been a tool of wealthy whites, used most often against minorities. Then you ended by applying the anecdotal trauma of your own family to 50% of the country. Incoherent, elitist babble is par for the course.
The US is where it is because, like it or not, gun ownership is a right enshrined and protected by the constitution. We can't really be compared to any other countries for that one reason. The NRA has no bearing on the fact that firearms are woven into the fabric of this nation.
In fact, minimum 393 million guns, with 20,000 deaths per year means that slightly less than one out of every 20,000 guns is ever used to kill, including suicides.
Mental health. You come so close to an epiphany before crashing and burning. 60% of firearm deaths are suicide, which almost zero gun laws address. The majority of mass shootings are gang related, usually with illegal guns. Few gun laws address this. The remaining mass shootings, horrifying, gruesome and statistically rare, are almost by definition committed by individuals with severe mental illness.
So mental health as a prerequisite for firearm ownership, noble pursuit though it is, would only affect a tiny percentage of deaths, which would likely be twisted in an attempt to significantly curb legal firearm ownership. Because those mental health laws have to be enforced by people, often people like you, who have a ridiculously narrow view of every gun owner as poor, uneducated, pathetic whites (like your family apparently)
That 14 hrs statistic should scare everyone
Jon Stewart is back. I have a little hope. He is a voice of sanity and intelligence in this shitshow
I used to work in a domestic violence therapy clinic and a common response to why did your husband beat you was that their football team had lost.
In defense of the Richard Gere clip, he (Richard) was being absolutely sarcastic in that clip (watch the whole clip on UA-cam and you’ll see that) and everyone in that room knew it. But in hindsight, it probably isn’t a good thing that everyone in that room knew what he meant in regard to Harvey and just laughed anyway! Nevertheless…
Yeah it was essentially a running joke at awards shows that you should probably "thank Harvey Weinstein" because of how much influence he would have on not just getting movies made, but pushing for individuals to get awarded at those very ceremonies. Awards are often be the result of producers "lobbying" the given association in favor of a certain candidate's work, which is why bigger budget films usually perform better at those awards shows than low-budget indie films, although that is slowly changing.
I mean, that doesn't surprise me at all seeing as Hollywood basically black listed him forever ago (SOBs)
No, he wasn’t. That clip was from the 2003 golden globes before Weinstein was exposed.
Common sense: so rare that it's a godamn superpower.
Yeah, look at all these people here who think child molesters and other criminals would follow the law. Pathetic.
@@davidjohnson8655: by that logic, we shouldn't bother outlawing child molestation because those individual are obviously not following that law either. In fact, why have any laws at all?
@@davidjohnson8655 Yes because when you outlaw something, it should instantly make the problem disappear, right? That's how Laws work, right?
Cause if not... Why have any Laws at all? 🙃
so glad he's back. I miss the comedy and the great and points he makes. The worse thing about our gun culture is that it's engrained to a point where it's beyond reason anymore and I think Jon does a great job of stressing that in his comedy sometimes. If we could only listen first and then direct the conversation to a solution vs defiant opposition using the facts and history we see and try that for a change we might actually make progress for our future!!!
It difficult to remove the right to remain alive and unharmed from even a person guilty of domestic violence.
It already illegal you won’t enforce it.
Love, love, love John. We all know someone who has a gun, who shouldn't. We all know that guy....
That'd be half of South Chicago where guns are totally banned.
My 70's solution to reduce shootings was this: education. Have the gun shop(like a scuba shop) do training classes and grant multi- level certification. The shop owner then gets another profit stream and allows self regulation- like scuba.
The only problem is that self-regulation usually leads to gross misconduct. There will still be a self-righteous "the south will rise again" asshole who thinks that anything more than an ID card is infringing on his fellows American's rights and will hand out a certificate like candy. The only simple solution to reduce gun violence is to have the federal government strictly regulate the sale and purchase of firearms in a nation-wide database or to do away with guns entirely.
It’s 2021 and a vastly different world than the 70’s. And what’s to stop someone who has been properly vetted, mentally stable, and highly trained with firearms from developing mental illness or just snapping one day and committing murder or a mass shooting? The damage is done. Too many guns out there already and I t’s not going away. You can’t simply take away people’s guns. That would cost an enormous amount of money to do and who is paying for it? Not to mention staring a civil war.
The solution is to not have any guns around. Period.
Why on earth is the US clinging onto an archaic law which grants you the right to have a weapon which cannot even punt a dent in any weapons a potentially tyrannical government sends your way? I don’t get it
@@tsaoh5572 There are currently around 80 million gun owners in the US. And that’s just counting the registered guns. The damage has been done. There’s no going back. Even if you ban gun sales going forward it won’t matter.
Except a scuba diver can't take out their scuba gear and murder a few dozen people with it when they have a really bad day. Self regulation doesn't work. Corporate America has proven that fact.
I'm 30 seconds in and let me tell you, as someone currently living in Arkansas, it's extremely common for guns to be given away with purchases here. We have several jewelry stores that do it, sporting goods stores, totally random stores that have nothing to do with guns. And not even just during hunting season. It's absolutely absurd.
Which stores? I want to buy some gold anyways.
In California you need to have previously purchased a firearm, show multiple forms of photo ID, and sign papers for each box of ammo, which you can only purchase 2 box's per caliber per day... That's absolutely absurd.
@@joedominguez9437 Tell me. Why is that absurd to you? I suspect there might be something seriously wrong with you if you think buying deadly weapons shouldn't be so damned hard.
@@Demmrir I own knives, cars and a big dog too. They can all become "deadly "weapons" a gun is just another tool until it's actually used for deadly force. Try out a local range and rent some guns sometime.. you might have fun
Can Jon just start the Common Sense third political party already? Before our country loses further human capital to the Left-v-Right stalemate designed to maintain the status quo by keeping us distracted and divided
No, because this will be a spoiler party to aid Republicans. First the election system must completely change and include some form of ranked choice voting, and only then new parties will become viable
Right now the ONLY way to make a third party is to organize a group inside one of the two parties, like the squad or teeparty people
Especially as the US have no real left wing party. Just two parties on the right, of wich one is more extreme.
You're an absolute idiot if you think America has a leftist party. Dems are right wingers, Republicans are far right.
The problem is that there isn't a stalemate between left and right in America. Ya'll have no left wing party, just a right wing party and a fishist party.
The left wing solution to healthcare is to nationalize the hospitals, best America has even proposed is to nationalize the insurance and let the hospital CEOs pocket your tax money.
The left wing solution to hunger is to feed people. Best ya'll got is to stop throwing bleach on all the food dumped into dumpsters and maybe donate some of it instead.
The left wing solution to shelter is to give people homes. Best ya'll got is to build $1000/sq ft tiny homes right next to freeways and painted obscenely bright colors.
The left wing solution to drugs is to just decriminalize them and treat addiction like the healthcare problem it is. Best ya'll got is legalizing weed in half the states.
A third party is a terrible idea in a first past the post system because whichever party it's closer to will lose to the further party. If your third party leans left it'll make the dems lose and keep the fishists in power. If your third party leans right it'll make the fishists lose and keep the right wing party in power.
This video was 6 months ago, and it feels it was released days ago. WTF