British Couple Reacts to BRITISH people shoot GUNS for the first time 😵
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BRITISH people shoot GUNS for the first time 😵 (British Couple Reacts)
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His problem is that he fears the gun. The gun won't do anything until a human picks it up. A car is just as deadly but he's not scared of that?
Yes, that's what we used to call....a 4,000 pound magnum.
Guns go off without being picked up. Guns are designed for one purpose, to kill. Car manufacturers design cars with every safety feature they can. Still, I'm afraid of cars. Aren't you? Do you walk out in front of traffic on a freeway?
@@reindeer7752 Wow, you know a lot about guns 😂 but more about a straw man argument
@@reindeer7752 bro please educate yourself. It's impossible to have a conversation when you are that far from reality. Not hating but man you cant say complete nonsense like " guns go off by themselves" and expect any kind of conversation
@@reindeer7752 You are afraid of the car in your driveway? Guns DO NOT go off simply sitting there. It is possible to have one go off if you drop it while loaded. Do blenders also scare you? What about electricity? Bathtubs? Saying you are scared of anything that has a possibility of hurting you is a bit bizarre.
I was anti gun right up until the moment I tried to stop 2 crooks from breaking into my Bicycle Shop.
Both turned and opened up on me. I dived behind my Nissan pickup truck and started thinking about what gun I would buy tomorrow, if I lived through tonight as bullets pinged through the Nissan and broken glass rained down.
My wife, my son and myself ALL have conceal carry permits.
We own multiple handguns and a Shotgun my father left me.
We go to the range about once a month. Luckily I've never had to pull my gun...
Rick
Charleston SC
Good on you, Brother. Glad you're safe.
I rest my case.
Glad you got through it alive. Stay well.
And more than likely , the gun rights you use to be against probably didn't matter to them, they were most likely illegally purchased on the street
Hopefully you you never will, but if you do, at least you are prepared!🙏
BTW, when you fire a gun you are supposed to use BOTH HANDS.
I was surprised to see that the “instructor” or guide with him did not show him proper body position, how to properly hold the weapon, how to sight in, or the safety rules. I never start anyone out just walking in and letting them try to figure most of it out on their own.
@@brucew7062 Add to the fact that these people were literally contracted by the State Department of the United States to increase foreigners' understanding and appreciation for firearms ownership in America... It's even more embarrassing. They didn't vet the instructors very well.
@@brucew7062…..I was really shocked by that too. Didn’t seem a competent instructor but I don’t know. My dad has an FFL and is a certified instructor. I was taught both hands, proper stance etc.
Yup life isn't a Western and Glocks have a different hold then something like a 1911
Is it possible that it was a filming issue? The space looked small, so if he was was holding the gun with both hands, is possible that his body was in the way and they had him shoot one handed to allow it to be filmed?
He did appear to be angled a bit
6:25
you don't get 'desensitized' to guns. if anything you become more aware of them and the responsibility of their usage. BUT you DO become more confident in their usage as you get used to being around them. as you train more you learn how to handle them properly, how to care for them (cleaning and stuff), how to properly store them, how to learn when it's legal to use them, and what advantages and disadvantages each model has for given situations. it's a tool, similar to a car, or table saw, or volt meter... the more you know how it operates and how to properly use it, the better you become at it's use. how did you feel the first time you got behind the wheel of a car, or the first time you picked up a circular saw, ect.? being nervous and scared when you're inexperienced is normal. that changes over time when you gain experience.
just an fyi: more people are killed in car wreaks then ALL gun deaths combined... should we now ban all vehicles?? and once you take out gun violence committed by criminals (like gang shootings or illegal guns used in robberies) and self-deletions with guns, there is almost no gun violence per capita... so all the fear mongering is completely unfounded...
Additionally, getting rid of guns in a country doesn't mean getting rid of all violence in that country... In the UK alone, you are having a KNIFE violence epidemic... are you going to start banning knives now?? no one is allowed to own a knife anymore unless you can prove to the government that you won't use it in violence and have to have a special license... like only chefs at 3 star (and up) restaurants... how stupid that sounds. when people misuse a tool for violence, you punish the person that misused the tool, not take the tool away from the rest of society.
and as far as letting children use guns. you teach a child how to properly use a tool with supervision. you don't ban children from learning how to drive a car until they are 21 then just throw them out on the streets in a car and say "good luck"... you teach them how to drive with an adult and give them chances to gain experience as they grow. same with guns. you teach them and give them changes to use that tool in a supervised environment so that they gain experience. then once they become an adult, they have the experience to properly use that tool.
now, saying all that, EVERY death of an innocent person (for ANY reason) due to violence is horrible. BUT stats show that when a law abiding citizen who is armed is VERY effective of stopping or quickly ending a criminal shooting people. AND there are MANY MORE times that an armed citizen PREVENTED violence (any kind) from happening each year. Even MORE than the amount of violent events that actually happen each year... so there would possibly be more than TWICE as many events of violence happening if it weren't for armed citizens....
one more fact. surveys of gun owners show that regular citizens that own guns train just as much each year as police, so why would people feel 'safe' around armed police and 'unsafe' around armed citizens when they train similar amounts each year???
mbourque: Exactly. It's Never made me think it was like a video game. Ever.
Chalk it up to nervousness
pretty sure i’m desensitized, i’m from Alabama, grew up going hunting with my grandpa & uncles, and my dad was a cop and had me shooting guns when i was a kid, we had a gun in every room in the house, even a pistol in the bathroom cabinet 👍
More people re killed with rocks than rifles.
Yeah the details of the definition matter. Just being emotionally sensitive to the subject is not a useful thing at all. But it is very useful to be sensitive to the potential of the machine [and user] and the need for proper handling to provide multiple layers of hazard mitigation. [In aviation risk management they call it the swiss cheese model because no layer is perfectly free from holes and the holes of one slice can cover the holes in another slice.]
Violence is very much a cultural phenomenon. If I waved my magic wand and transported every firearm in the US to Japan, neither nation's murder rate would appreciably change. In the US, firearm suicides would necessarily drop, but the overall _rate_ of suicide would remain stable. Likewise, in Japan there would be a slight uptick in accidents, and the "suicide by firearm" would increase - but again, the overall _rate_ of suicides in general wouldn't budge much at all (I point out "suicide", because for most of the history of firearms the majority of "firearm deaths" are suicides. This has been the case since the matchlock era of firearm development - a pretty consistent rate hovering around 60% of overall fatalities).
In the US, despite the "if it bleeds it leads" media focus and hysteria, as long as you remain out of certain situations and, to a certain extent, small isolated regions of major cities, it's generally safer here than most European countries. Outside of "criminal-on-criminal" homicides, the second most common cause of a murder is an abusive romantic/family relationship. Random violence - lethal or not - is extremely rare.
Fun fact - The "four rules to avoid being murdered", from most impactful to least, are:
1) Don't be a criminal, or associate with criminals
2) Don't use illegal substances, or associate with those who do
3) Don't tolerate an abusive relationship of any kind and leave _immediately_ if *any* violence occurs
4) Be aware of your surroundings and avoid "the bad parts of town".
Number four is way, way down in terms of odds, and is just common sense. It's also the least important factor by far.
God Bless the Second Amendment.
Born British, proud American (and gun owner) by choice.
The family that shoots together, stays together.
Sure. Spouses never shoot each other. Abused kids never reach their limit and kill their parents. No one commits suicide. No one is ever careless.
Well, yer late to the American Revolution but better late than never.
According to the Manga Carta and English is not an Englishman if he is not armed.
Agreed. Glad to have you here.
Now all you gotta do is start.Taking your tea in boston harbor
America, turning Brits into freedom lovers since 1776.
The guy in the video shooting was scared to death, he made it look harder than it is (I think it was more political for him than anything). For someone shooting a firearm for the first time do not go with a large caliber, start out with something like a .22LR (less recoil & much more pleasant to shoot). A firearm with a lot of recoil can make the experience intimidating and very unpleasant.
Also dont shoot with one hand...
@@mac.1o798 Yeah I forgot to point that out, whoever the range officer was should have told him that.
I think he must have said something to him because the second time he shot, he was holding it properly.
@@nchrist511idk about probably lol, he was using 2 hands though. The cup grip is old fashioned grip. They should have shown him how to hold it properly for recoil control
I guess I must be old fashioned then! @@Potato-pl5cr
There are no machine guns. There are semi automatic rifles. It doesn't continuously fire. One bullet each time you pull the trigger.
No machine guns in this video. In some states, what is shown in the video might be classified as an "assault rifle." The definitions of which vary state by state. However, in some US jurisdictions, you can legally buy a machine gun. It requires a LOT of money and an application process through the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. And actual military grade machine guns on the used market (which tend to be older obsolete ones) will run easily into the $30,000 range at the low end. Due to many states locally outlawing their possession, the federal requirements to obtain one and the cost prohibitive nature of buying one, they are extremely uncommon in private hands - but not completely unheard of.
A lot of gun ranges will rent you a full automatic weapon. But be ready to spend a lot of money on ammo.
@@skyhawk_4526In order to buy an actual machine gun it had to be registered with the ATF under the NFA prior to may 19th `1986
You can get one as low as 5k or as high as several hundred thousand.
The term assault rifle is defined as a shoulder fired weapon usually firing an intermediate caliber round and is SELECT fire. It was first coined by Adolph Hitler for the STG-44 or storm/assault rifle model 1944
There is no such classification as an "assault rifle". @@skyhawk_4526
No, assault rifle is a made up term.@@mfee2079
What’s funny is that the UK used to have a gun culture very similar to ours. It’s where we got it from.
True, much of the idea of the 2nd Amendment is based on English Common Law at that time.
(06:09 - he doesn't want to get "desensitized" to being around guns.) What an alternate universe. Many would be at least as leery of getting desensitized to NOT being around guns.
Precisely.
The guy is from Scotland, where they don't have the kind of access to guns and the likely the high powered types that they have in America. His attitude is perfectly understandable if you take the time to understand his culture. Why not try to see his perspective? He appears to be trying to understand yours.
@@marywood8794 he is not trying to understand our culture. He is trying to low key attack it, because he doesnt have the balls or knowledge to do so openly. This was a disgusting video he did. And if you are that fearful around guns you are a pansy. And I have no respect for him as a man.
@@marywood8794 Hi, I used to live in Scotland. A member of the shooting club I went to there was unjustly being given problems by the police over his license to own his rifle. The guy was a senior citizen and a WWII veteran at the time. The problem with the UK culture is they'd rather prosecute people like him who were trying to be a law abiding sports shooter than they were about solving actual crimes. The whole "I don't want to be desensitized to guns" is just him basically telling us "I really do not want to change my opinion even with new experience that I am afraid may show I was a little wrong about it." It was not him trying to understand anyone's culture.
The UK only started gun control in Britain after 1900. The intent was to keep down the Irish and the Labour party, not crime.
Gun control is never about safety. It's always about controlling innocent people.
So true, unfortunately there's a lot of sheep out there that believe the government has their best interest!🙄
@@fireheart6267 because they're not actually in favor of banning guns; they just want the Government to have all of them, and anyone not hopelessly ignorant of history knows that Governments are responsible for all the mass genocides.
Rubbish , guns have never been a huge issue regarding our culture it's just never been in it , the Dunblane school shooting in Scotland was a catalyst for the British Isles never wanting that to ever happen again and guess what there have been no school shootings since . How many have the u.s had ?? One is too many don't you think. But keep your guns you need them more than we do by looks of it .
@@claregale9011 England in 1900 had a very low crime rate. Right now, violent crime in places like London are as bad as the US, but self defense is forbidden to your subjects. Knives are terrible defensive weapons, but they are forbidden too. Separating out “gun crime” is a tactic of advocates, intended to confuse the issue.
There are other videos of foreigners firing weapons here in America that were less scared and more enthusiastic than Shaun here was. And the way he was shooting that pistol with one hand, as a beginner? No, use both hands. Be in control of the weapon. And keep the weapon pointed down range. NEVER point in the direction of someone loaded OR empty. That's a violation of Range Safety.
Which probably means that the State Department should never contract with these people again. They were definitely *not* the right people to be ambassadors for firearm safety, especially in any official diplomatic capacity.
Diane Jennings was shown the proper way to shoot at an outdoor gun range, and was more aware, and controlled with the weapon. This Sean guy had his own personal biases, and fear, and allowed it to control him.
Agreed.
He was 'Exposed' to firearms/shooting them, not properly 'Trained.'
@willsofer3679 I didn't realize that the State Dept contracted or even cared where non-Americans go to shoot weapons at? I was under the impression that non-Americans could just go to any gun range and try out weapons for the first time? I'll have to look into that. 🤔
A proper safety brief by a Range Control person should be the first order of business. I already know of some former Army Special Ops guys that they could watch to get an idea of proper Range etiquette.
@@Longhauler85 Shaun went on a state-funded trip paid for by the embassy. A major component of it was to provide a different view of firearms, and law enforcement, given the extraordinarily bad press for the past few.... decades.
I started shooting a bb gun at age 8. At 10 I fired my first pistol. At 12 I went through hunter's education and became a licensed hunter. Sean says desensitized - that's not it. Most of us who have firearms treat them as tools. That's all they are - there's no magic or voodoo to them. Yes they are deadly, as are bows and knives and vehicles. The big problem I have is I'm not forcing you to have a firearm so who are you to force me to give them up?
We had both of.our boys go through hunter safety before they got their first rifles. Its very important. The 2nd amendment is one of the things that makes America great!
exactly iv only shot a few guns in my life but even before i shot or was around guns respect the second amendment in the us and wanted to own a gun to protect myself, my family, and my property.
Right, once one learns to properly respect, handle, and use a firearm it becomes more than desensitization. Proper handling is a key. I starting hunting as a youngster, served in the military and have much respect for guns. I tell new gun shooters to always keep the gun pointed down range. Safe handling is key.
I am a female, and almost 78 years-old.
Been around firearms since I was a young girl.
Never killed a mammal…but if anyone or any animal ever tries to harm the people I love…that mammal will become a statistic…
I totally agree. I remember even learning to use a bb gun in the cub scouts. We also got to wittle a bar of soap using a pocket knife. The pinewood derby car races were soo much fun too. One of my biggest regrets is not finishing boy scouts. I was going into highschool by that point and as a child with a learning disability and my own fair amount of issues to deal with it was just too stressful. So I left to focus on my studies and myself. My younger brother made me proud when he finished it completely.
If your able to as a kid its a great experience that will teach you sooo much. I miss the camping and cooking over a nice warm fire pit. Learning various skills like how to navigate a map or use a compass, what poison ivy looks like, what berries to eat or not, how to whittle with a carving knife, how to set up a tent, how to start a campfire, how to track animals, what to do if a wild bear comes through your camp at night, how to tie knots, how to canoe or kyak, how to swim, how to turn river water into clean drinking water, how to do 1st aid, among many more cool survival skills. Its also just a great way to stay in shape and appreciate the outdoors. I was never a big fan of hiking but going out with my cub scout troop to do it was fun.
"Oh, it's powerful!" Well, that's a relative concept. What's happening is he is not holding it properly. Proper hand placement on the grip will prevent that sort of movement with most handgun calibers.
Yup. One hand on the gun. Grip not proper. Limp wristed it.
True. His technique was terrible.
@@gazoontight he really didn't get much in the way of training either that i could see. That would have helped, I'm sure.
@@robertthomas583 You have a point. But to come to this country and then run his mouth like he did - take it back to Picadilly Circus.
I guess he's never lit fireworks.
I've never seen a protester holding a sign saying "CNN forever". what a meme
Lmao that lady was so eager to prove herself to some Europeans
The most dangerous thing in this entire video was the two grown men sitting on the bed of the truck going 60mph.
Really? I spent the first 18 years of my life riding in the back of pick ups. Sorry if I don't see the danger in it.
@@wpeale71341 I think he was making a statement of how safe US gun culture was compared to the misperception the Scottish guy had.
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Where Shaun comes from, a law was introduced where conversations over the dinner table that "incite hatred" must be prosecuted under Scotland's hate crime law, as their justice secretary has said. The dinner table??? And he's afraid of firearms??? Maybe he should be more terrified of his old Aunt Agatha after she's had a few too many!
I live in the Boston Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and hearing gunfire as I type this. Hearing gunfire in rural communities is so common that it’s just ignored background noise. Actually, hearing it often inspires others throughout the area to do a little target shooting themselves… no gun range required outside if the city limits. It’s also Fall hunting season right now so many of the locals are in gun mode.😆
WPS! 🐷
I live in Little Rock. 🙂
Sounds like my idea of heaven..... if it was a bit cooler.
As common as birds singing and no more offensive 😊
I guess I technically live in the Boston Mountain range here too though I never think about it that way and more the Ozark Plateau
There are many families where I'm from, the only meat they have all year is hunted. You can buy a lifetime hunting license. The younger you are whene you buy it the cheaper it is. That means you can fill you freezer full of meat for a few dollars.
Not technically true. The species you hunt has limits on the number you can kill. Game conservation is a real thing for hunters even though no one else seems to acknowledge it.
@@wpeale71341 I thought that was implied with the license. There are some animals with no limit like rabbit.
One thing I gotta say is indoor ranges kind of suck, especially for new shooters, because of the louder noise. I think the best experience for a first-time shooter is to take them to a private outdoor range with just the shooter and the instructor present. It's a lower stress environment with less distractions.
Edit: I realize that's not available everywhere, but if you guys do want to handle and fire some guns on a trip out to the US, I'd recommend trying to set something like that up rather than going to a potentially busy and noisy public range. I'm sure you have fans of the channel who can help make that happen.
Good ear protection eliminates the noise. Improper protection makes it unpleasant.
I agree completely, iv grown up around guns and going to outdoor ranges since since I was a kid but the one time Iv been to an indoor range was crazy stressful
@@user-po3ev7is5wCompletely agree, if shooting a 9mm or a 5.56mm, the most shocking thing is not the recoil, but the sound of the discharge. A goog set of active noise canceling muffs is best.
@@user-po3ev7is5w It REDUCES the noise but does nothing for the concussion you get. It is like setting fireworks off in your bathroom. The noise is lower but you still FEEL the blast.
@@david-1775 great way to put it
I grew up on a ranch we had a 30-30 always loaded in the kitchen in case something chased the cattle and a little 22 rifle for varmits and squirrels. we had to be aware of what we were doing with them... not de-sensitized but aware big difference
Exactly. You want to be aware of what to do and not to do. It's a totally different thing. I think maybe as someone who's not used to it, he doesn't understand the difference.
These stats are very hard to track w complete accuracy, but roughly 15-20,000 ppl lose their lives to gun violence. However, conservatively over 2,000,000 ppl have their lives saved or avoided serious injury due to the proper or positive use of firearms annually.
You forgot to mention that an overwhelming majority of gun deaths in the US are from suicide and not from gun crimes. Only 2% of gun crimes are committed with rifles as opposed to what the news will say.
Loved my first time at the range!
The Pulse nightclub shooting occurred on June 12, 2016, so Sean made this video in 2017. He went to Disney World, not Disneyland (which is in California).
He's a geographic illiterate.
I taught my kids safe handling of guns when they were little. They knew if they asked, we could go out on the weekend and shoot any gun I had. They never had any curiosity about them to sneak around and play with the guns when they shouldn't have. Safety has always been number one with us. Anti gun people don't understand that. A gun is a tool. Like a car, you don't just hop in and go. You learn about it first. If someone told you to hop in a car and drive 20 miles, you'd be scared to death if you never drove. Now that you've learned how to do it safely, it's no problem.
That's how I was raised. Nailed it.
That's what my family does.
My dad played mind games on me. He told me they're always loaded and not toys. He took different ones out at different times and showed me they were loaded - but he had loaded them before he came to get me. They were always kept unloaded. It worked extremely well.
And you teaching your family good gun habits is doing what exactly to stop mass shootings and dead children in schools? Clearly the issue is not people who treat guns as tools, so I don't know why you frame it as such.
Being the youngest of four and only daughter, I grew up the proverbial 'Tomboy.' I used to carry little wooden pistols/rifle around with me, following Papa, Momma and my older brothers as THEY got to shoot/practice/hunt.
Papa began teaching me how to handle/shoot/maintain real firearms at the age of '4'. Yes, 'Four.' I began Competition shooting at the age of 7, and continued throughout H.S..
As a USMC Veteran, I Qualified 'Expert' with the M16/1911 and 'Baretta' 9mm every year I was Active (I wasn't REQUIRED to retest that often, I just enjoyed shooting that much!)!
I believe it is vital that EVERY American know about firearms, even-if only the basics. America is a nation that was founded by fighting for our Independence, and we are never protected from being harmed by bad people to this very day.
It is so disheartening seeing so many within our nation striving to erode/erase our Second Amendment. I truly wish they actually had a clue about our history and the real world around them.
James and Millie if you rent a pistol to try try to get a 22 LR pistol. Sean picked up a 9mm pistol and if you're a novice it can be more then you expect. It's ok to be afraid of the firearm, some fear keeps you aware. Don't be afraid of them. I wish they had gone to an actual course instead of just being supervised.
They can't "rent" a pistol in the United Kingdom. You have to know someone who is a firearms owner, and be invited by them as a visitor to a shooting club. However, people in the United Kingdom who own firearms are extremely reluctant to tell anyone for the most part, so even if they did know someone, they probably wouldn't be aware.
Have you watched the video? Specifically the part where they're coming to the US and may try shooting at a range?@@willsofer3679
I have a gun range not far from my house. I hear freedom daily!
If you go to a range try to go to an outdoor range. The problem with indoor ranges is you are basically in a concrete bunker so the concussive forces from the shots can be a bit crazy. Hearing protection makes it quieter but you are still FEELING the shots. If you are nervous around guns you need to start SMALL. Twenty-two long rifle (22LR) is one of the smallest calibers you can get. They are super easy to shoot and great for first time shooters.
6:55 she’s not right in the head. 😂😂😂
That guy Sean should NEVER again handle a firearm, he's too afraid. I have always had guns, since I was a kid. I respect guns and understand what they are for. My house has several guns throughout, so really bad idea to break into my house.
If you do decide to go to a gun range, my suggestion is to think of handling the gun the same way you would consider handling any dangerous power tool, so similar to say a circular saw, chainsaw, or arc welder, all of which can kill you if not properly handled.
Guns = not scary. Circular saw = too scary.
@forevertoons9022, band saw! I actually was present when a kid in shop class lost 3 fingers to a band saw. I am super cautious around saws.
I'm a bit bothered by that very first clip. As someone who has always had guns in my life, I would never have a person who is not comfortable/somewhat experience with shooting, shoot a gun using only one hand. The person who is there is not instructing them on the proper way to hold the gun. You don't hold your arm with the other hand your other hand should be under the gun, so you are holding the gun with two hands. I would always tell new shooters to use a two hand grip until they are comfortable with the "kick" of whatever weapon they are shooting. Yeah I know it's a small thing.. but guns are deadly weapons not toys and they should ALWAYS be treated as such, even when your "just" shooting in a range. There are several rules for handling guns and they should never ever be ignored for any reason.
My family is from Scotland I’ve been there many times and they have been here a lot and this guy is about the tamest one I’ve ever met
My family is from Scotland too!! I agree with you!! LOL
I had both a 410 shot gun and 22 rifle at around 12 or so... all us boys did. And our good old Hillbilly dad taught us how to use them too. it's not uncommon to see a pistol strapped on a citizen in public where i live. Patriots will Never give up our weapons.
My dad was a WWII veteran, as were most of the fathers of my friends & THEY never had guns around,except for the ones that were police officers. If you use them for your job or sport, fine, but they didn’t understand this gun culture that has evolved in recent years.
@@jenniferrogers2492 The British started the American War of Independence by trying to confiscate our guns BECAUSE a tyrannical government fears an armed citizenry. They LOVE citizens that are willing sheep!
My grandfather was also a WWII veteran. As a kid, he and many of his classmates would walk to school with their .22 rifles. They would lean them against the back wall in class until school was over for the day. After school, they would hunt for small game that their families would have for dinner. This was rural Oklahoma during the great depression. They never shot each other.
@@jenniferrogers2492 I think you led a sheltered life. My grandmother had her own .32 revolver in the 1920's which she carried while the family picked cotton when they were sharecroppers. Every family had a shotgun that was inherited from the previous generation. If "THEY never had guns around", they just didn't show them to you Princess. When I was a young kid in the 1950's I remember the old men shooting their guns by a pond and even the teenaged girls got their turn shooting. It was the first time I had seen a cottonmouth water moccasin swimming in that pond.
@@jenniferrogers2492 I guess the 'gun culture' came about because of some politicians' attempts to limit our Constitutional right to bear arms. There was no such talk or concern in the past
Ya, I imagine if you aren't used to it - seeing guns like that would be a bit off . . BUT that kid holding the gun is the best thing - because he is being taught that a gun is NOT a toy, he is being taught how to handle a gun, and that's the important thing!! My best friend's kids had guns when they were five . . they were taken squirrel hunting - they have a huge respect for guns . . they are now avid deer and turkey hunters . . they don't "carry" a gun - most shootings are done by punks that just bought a gun off the street, or a kid that took a gun from his house that his idiot parent's didn't keep locked up or teach their child about guns and they real "head issues" . . stopping guns won't stop sick people, but if good people had guns in some of the situations - the bad person could be stopped...think of that. . . good American citizens have the appropriate respect for guns...
Its our second amendment right to the constitution to bear arms...we have the right to protect our homes etc.. America is a huge country as you know - all kinds of people - we have border issues and illegals coming in that aren't the best people... I promise when you come to the US - you most likely will never see a gun . . well, if you go to Texas you might....on a cowboy...lol just sayin' It all depends on where you are etc..
If you go in with fear and loathing then you will just want to leave and never want to deal with it.
It's always better to be a warrior in a wheat field than a farmer in a battle.
HUH?
If yall wanna do a gun video at the range you should plan a trip to the US. Link up with Colion Noir or Jon Lovell. Seeing as how you're all content creators, I think either one of them would be interested in showing yall around a range. Or you can go big dog and work out something with Taran Tactical ( the guys that trained Keannu Reeves for John Wick)
Colion could also educate them on everything they need to know. Man's smart af
Yes. Colion Noir. That would be awesome.
They talk about the night club shooting in this video. Bet i bet youve never heard about the guy who walked in to a mall an shot 2 people and was trying to harm more. When a young man drew his legal weapon an stopped the problem. This just happened again in last week you never hear about how good guys with guns can keep you safe, because our media is very slanted.😊
THOUSANDS of cases every year of home and self-defense not reported by leftist controlled monolithic media juggernaut. Also i'll just say it: UK by percentage does not have nearly the number of minorities compared to the US and well if the Brits have a problem with the fact that i will not take responsibility for the inner city thugs who have only themselves to blame for offing each other in record numbers and ruining half of every major inner city in America then to put it nicely i am profoundly not concerned with their opinion on that matter.
Those stories are extremely rare. You get a few a year, at best. But mass shooting happen every single day.
@@willsofer3679In a 2022 study of mass shooting incidents, the Crime Prevention Research Institute found that civilians stopped at least 34.4% of active shooter incidents from 2014 to 2021. Excluding gun free zones, where civilians would not be lawfully armed, that number increased to 51%. It's not as rare as you think.
@@willsofer3679 if you exclude gang violence shootings of greater than 3 people in one incident are exceedingly rare. and the further from major cities you get, the more rare they become.
Wasn't he the same one that almost got shot because they thought he was the shooter
He is holding that rifle pointed right at that gun - that is a big NO NO. (but of course he doesn't know any better - I'm really surprised that man isn't correcting him). Empty or not you don't point a gun in anyone's direction - first rule "Always treat the gun as loaded"
Yeah between the gun and him, he's the dangerous one.
That gun show was at the Florida State Fair Grounds in Tampa Florida. I've been there many times.
I fired my first .22 rifle at 9yrs old. My Dad would take us on Saturday mornings to practice and we loved it. As an adult, my home is protected !!
He needs someone to show him the proper way to grip a firearm and breathing. Its not just about pulling a trigger. It is an art and a discipline. People fear guns mostly because they don't understand how to control the gun. Once you understand the mechanics, a gun is no more intimidating than a hammer or screwdriver; its just another tool of man.
I have nothing against guns or Shawn. However I find it very odd that in the same video that he dedicated to the pulse victims that lost their lives he included his trip to the gun range of all places. I do live in America and have been to gun ranges and glad they exist. In my opinion it just seems in poor taste for him to include his gun range trip in the same video is all.
I disagree. Its the reality of guns.
@@reindeer7752no it was misleading and underhanded.
👍 I do have something against Shaun.
It's called "Political theater" - don't forget the old ladies with the signs. How'd they fit in?
@@reindeer7752 No, it isn't. There a MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of guns and gun owners in the US. The Pulse shooting is very a typical event. It is like saying mom's that kill their infant children is the reality of motherhood.
God i wish people would stop hating on us for having firearms then making videos like this exploiting it for money. Its very hypocritical.
The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
The 2nd Amendment CLEARLY states that it applies to a well ordered militia for the purpose of defending the state. It has nothing to do with any individual owning any type of arms.
Facts
You left out the whole first part of the amendment. That's only the ending clause; the last third of the single sentence. Was that intentional?
@@willsofer3679and what part is that exactly?
@@Potato-pl5cr "[For] A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
It's literally the entire purpose of the second amendment. To have a well-regulated militia. Now, this was reinterpreted by the courts (about a century ago) to still apply to American citizens, despite the militias being dissolved and absorbed into the National Guard... But it was the original reasoning behind the amendment.
EDIT: There was a point to this, and yes, it was a bit facetious. I'm a supporter of the Second Amendment. But I've noticed a lot of the more... shall we say "enthusiastic" gun owners leave out the entire first half of the amendment, on purpose, because it's a bit of an inconvenient truth. Private gun ownership, throughout most of America's history, was not an assured right. At all. That came much later. I think some people fear that acknowledging that fact might impact the tenor of discussions about unlicensed gun ownership in the U.S. I don't think it would, as it's still based on a reasonable legal theory. I'm just saying more completeness and context is a good thing, and people shouldn't be afraid it will undermine their viewpoint.
Not once was he in "RURAL AMERICA".
We don't have gun ranges. We shoot in our back yard.
I'll give Shaun due credit for at least actually going to a range and shooting a gun so that he knew the basics of what it was all about, but beyond that I thought he was a weasel throughout the whole video. At the gun show I'm sure the people who said that they "hoped" someone would enter the building and attempt to commit a gun crime were being facetious. In other words, they were saying anybody would be a fool going in there because everybody is armed and capable of shooting back. They weren't literally saying oh boy oh boy my chance to get in some live action tactical training. 🙄 I'm confident that Shaun understood this, but deceptively misconstrued what those people meant. Also, "desensitized"?? What he REALLY meant was, gun owners are a bunch of murderer wannabes and the very act of shooting a gun is synonymous with devaluing human life. Thanks a lot, Shaun, you just slandered damn near half the country as violent criminals. If that's how your feel then why don't you just stay in the UK and be an asshole there instead of roaming the countryside beset by would-be killers in every direction??
Exactly! Europeans seem to be expert in looking down their noses at Americans for not being more like Europeans!
Exactly my sentiment.
The guys were probably razzing him. They see some little guy come in, they see he's British and hear his expected, loaded question (otherwise who blurts out 'I wish someone would try something?' to a complete stranger) and they decide to sorta mock him. It worked.
Weasel seems like the perfect description
If your in Texas lots of guns and ranges.
Hi guys! You kind of winced when you saw the father showing his son the gun in the parking lot. Keep in mind that we have been teaching our children in most states since we were colonies for both hunting and protection. When my family moved from New York to New Jersey, one of the first things my father did was get his gun license because just to buy a BB gun you needed that license. Well it came and a short time after, he bought a pistol then he bought a BB gun and set up a small range in our basement. My father taught me to shoot there, but he wasn't giving me big targets to aim at. He gave me soda cans and pencils.
I got to college and was recruited to join the rifle team. Eventually, I enlisted in the army where I held a expert grade with most of the weapons I was given.
Going shooting is alot of fun when you're with the right people.
refreshing to see people who don’t mind admitting that they shouldn’t have an opinion on something that doesn’t involve them
Nice! 2:15 I lived at this intersection 5 years ago.
Orange Avenue / Colonial Drive
I've been around guns since I was little. Hell, I had my "own" (technically my parents owned it, but it was MY gun) .22LR single shot rifle when I was 5. And even now, I have a decent personal collection, just recently added a reproduction 1847 Colt Walker black powder revolver to my collection. And from that young age, I had it pounded into my head the necessary safety do's and donts, as well as just what it is I am handling and what it can do if used incorrectly. It's because of this that I have developed a healthy respect for them and what they are. But one thing I have never become is "desensitized" to them as he said. I have the utmost respect for them for what they are and what they can be used for. But they are inanimate objects, a tool. It is the person wielding it that decides what it will be used to do. A gun can be used to protect, or just plink at paper targets, but it can also be used to cause malicious harm. Just as a hammer can be used to smack in a nail, it can just as easily be turned to being used to attack someone. The guy in the video seemed to go into it with a set mindset that "guns are bad and will always be bad" and it negatively impacted his experience. Plus, the range officer there should have properly coached him on proper form. First time shooter, shooting a large handgun one handed? There's no control there, and it's just asking for a bad experience.
I carry a handgun on me, and have it close by at all times. Not because I want to use it, in fact if I never have to use it on another person in my lifetime I will die happy. But, I'd rather have it and never need to use it, than to need it and die/get severely injured wishing I'd had it. It's a given just for the fact of being alive, to have the right of self preservation.
I will say that if you are ever interested in shooting a gun of any kind, start out small, like a .22LR because it's small, light, and has very little kick. It's a perfect caliber to get the basics of safe handling down. Also, try not to go do a busy indoor range. Being indoors makes things extremely loud and cramped feeling, and will add to your anxiousness. Try to set it up to be a controlled environment where you are able to just take a second to gather your thoughts, believe me it will make your experience better.
But hey, that's just my American point of view on the matter. Sorry for the rant.
Same my dad always hunted and taught me and my brother how to properly handle guns it wasn't for me though like I don't see the fun of just shooting like people that go to gun ranges idk but some people are weird about guns like that becomes their whole personality idk I rather be fishing
As I've told my relatives in the UK! "You don't need guns" "You have British food"
Our food is actually healthier , we have banned a lot of the chemicals here you put into your food . So your comment makes no sense .
@@claregale9011 Hahahahaha! It's a Joke!! Then again y'all do have blood sausage and haggis!
Highly recommend reacting to the video The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, it’s a fantastic movie and really reflects the American mindset when dealing with the bullies.
See, when I was a child in Texas, my dad made a point to teach me and my siblings about gun safety. We had a rifle in the house, and knew where it was and how to get at it if we ever needed it, but also were taught from as early as I can remember to NEVER touch it, if we were not at a shooting range or in a life-and-death situation. And every time there was a story about someone being irresponsible with a gun and shooting themselves or a friend, my dad would bring my brothers and I into the living room, and read the article to us. Then he'd say, "That is why you do not play with guns. Guns are not toys. Always treat them like they're loaded. Never point them at someone unless you're meaning to shoot them, and never shoot at someone unless you mean to kill them." Because of that, my siblings and I have never even THOUGHT about playing with guns. Oh, we might go to the shooting range on occasion, and shooting our guns down range is fun, but we always remember gun safety. If someone is ahead of the line of fire, even if they're way off to the side? Safety goes on, finger moves away from the trigger, and the gun gets pointed down and at an angle. You never hold the gun in a direction where the barrel could pass by someone, even if the safety is on, the clip is out, and you "know" there's no bullet in the chamber. And those are just the basics.
The point of teaching people about guns is not to make it so that they are no longer worried about what their gun can do. It is to make them aware of what it can do, so that they treat it with as much respect as possible, and don't accidentally take a life with a gun.
The Orlando shooting was tragic. A psychotic person went on a rampage. If someone trained in firearm use had been there things could have been different. I feel for you in other countries who have no way to protect yourselves from marauders and a tyrannical government like nazi Germany when they come to imprison you. I hope little Archie grows up in a better world, not worse. Sorry for the rant. Love you Beesley’s…
Sorry, I won’t be following Shaun anymore. I don’t need a sermon.
You have to understand its alien to us guns are just not a thing , your criminals have guns which is why you have them , don't tell me its incase of a tyrannical government beacause that's bullshit . You love guns that's why you own them and beacause of high crime
I'm a gun enthusiast myself, but this idea amongst so many gun owners that anyone could "protect themselves" from a government that has fully automatic weapons, advanced aircraft, drones, and so on is a bit ridiculous. Bordering on delusional. Even taking on a SWAT team is just suicidal. If the government decided to take someone up on their challenge of "molon labe", that person will be nothing but a smoking pile of dust, or an aerated corpse, no matter how many firearms they have.
@@willsofer3679 well said .
@@willsofer36791. How many soldiers would follow those orders especially with them being sworn to protect the Constitution and the people.
2. Do you really think the government is going to use aircraft that will drop bombs and kill innocent US citizens
3. Guerilla warfare. Look at Vietnam and the wars in the Middle East
4. Look into the battle of Athens, where soldiers who came back from ww2 fought the corrupt government in their town and won.
Shooting in an indoor range is extremely loud even with the ear protection. You can feel it in your body as well. Definitely not someplace for a baby.
No one gets desentized to guns... that dude is nuts. You learn to respect them more and practice better safety.
If you have the option go to an outdoor range. Firing a loud gun in an enclosed space can be nerve racking.
That was a the nice young Palestinian man who loved the rainbow community. Praising Solomoni!
Like the man-woman thing that killed the little children at the Christian school some months ago, they never to dwell on those types of murderers- only straight white males get the endless scrutiny.
I forgot about that.
One thing to keep in mind is that guns are much louder in person than tv or the movies.
I used to intimidated by guns until I met my husband who grew up around them. When I told him I had never shot a gun or even held one, he took me to a gun range and taught me how to shoot. 15 years later and I have guns of my own now. Gun education needs to be brought back. We have two children and they know to respect guns.
I started shooting guns when I was like seven
Im 71. I was given my first BB gun when I was 5 at 7 I was gifted a .22 rifle. Later around 10 I started to hunt under adult supervison . At 16 we would go duck hunting after school, we kept the shotguns in our lockers at high school nobody even blinked. As I got older I kept hunting and target shooting. In all my years would guess ive had about 60 to 75 firearms of all types. Its a lot differant times now more crazies around I think. But a somebody said guns are just a tool you learn how to use them right and theres no need to fear them just the person behind them
There are approximately 2 million licensed firearm owners in the UK. Your semi autos are limited to 22's, but you can own almost anything in bolt action!
Guns aren't legal in the UK. Thats why they use knives
@@kimson305 They are legal in the UK. You should do some research.
Wrong , we have Shotgun certificates , Section 1 firearms certificates and Section 5 ( which are almost impossible to get ) .
But in the UK we can still shoot every calibre from .177 air rifle up to .50 calibre centre fire
@@silvermine2033they may be legal but they have some of the strictest regulations in the world In Scotland where hes from you need a license to own a bb gun and even some of them have been reclassified as firearms
@@ryanlaymon2329 Yet nearly 2 million people still privately own firearms there, so they are not illegal.
Las Vegas has some gun ranges that you might be interested in. You can fire any type of gun you can imagine. There is Battlefield Vegas, Machine guns Vegas, the Range 702 and many more where you can rent guns to fire. Vegas is a good place to stop on your travels just to see how much excess can be packed into one place.
For all those foreign visitors to America: Las Vegas is known for its gun ranges where you can rent and shoot firearms under supervision. I've met people from all over the world while waiting in line to shoot...and all of them left with big smiles on their faces! The prices are a minimum $50 US (for 1 pistol and 30 rounds of ammo) to hundreds of dollars US (if you're shooting packages featuring machine-guns and historic guns). You can shoot historic European weapons like full-auto FN FALs, AKMs to Sten MkII sub-machine guns. 😂👍🏼
There's a young lady (Diane Jennings) from Ireland goes out & shoots many different types of guns 😊❤ she did good for a first timer, but she can never say she's never shot a gun before again😂😂
Joel and Lia from England shot guns in Texas
@@jeffhampton2767 Lia screwed up on gun safety rules. Joel had been in the same range stall and could have fallen victim to friendly fire. You HAVE to pay attention to the rules, not the camera. I rarely watch the pair anymore.
You guys said "It is hard to see someone get used to it." The point is to get used to it. You cannot control the gun unless you "ARE" used to it! I have been taught since I was young about how to handle a gun. I know what it can do. When you know what it can do, you treat it with the respect it deserves!
Did anyone else see the Communist Hammer and Sickle on that sign? I just felt that needed to be addressed.
Exactly! Funny she's talking about American values and the Constitution, when she's for Communism!!! What hypocrisy!
@@RogCBrand But everyone just acts like that did'nt just happen.
@@jonathonfrazier6622 Yes! It reminds me of the stories of someone being murdered out in a street and everyone just pretends nothing is happening! Like the ostrich with it's head in the sand!
I saw it. What was the point of showing it?
And if just 5-10 of the people in there were armed with anything, it would not have been near as bad as it was! Guns DO NOT kill people, people kill people. For some this is hard to understand, to me its just common sense. Where they don't have guns, they just use knifes/swords/machetes or a car/vehicle and can do the same or worse damage. Just my opinion. Love your channel James, Millie, and your son (Arther?). Take care.
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How about that party in Israel, last month? No defense, no fighting back and we see what happened!
@@forevertoons9022 You said it all, best defense in the world apparently and they got no warning...oh wait that came from Egypt like a 1-2 weeks before and nothing. Total setup, FF and you know what I mean by that.
@@brianhums5056 Sure enough. Something sure was fishy. Funny how the Biden regime is being coy about it: giving money to Iran will saying Israel has a right to defend itself ... then hinting for a ceasefire. And, of course, Netanyahu had been running into political trouble, himself. That had to 'go away' for now, as the gov't couldn't go through any political shake up in the middle of a grave crisis.
Others have said it, but I'll repeat it for emphasis: A gun is a tool, nothing more, but nothing less. If you're using one at a range, it is no more dangerous than a chainsaw or table saw. Treat it with respect, not fear, and grasp it firmly, as you would a drill. If it's a rifle, seat the stock snugly against your shoulder, and lean slightly into it. Leaning back out of nervousness won't end well, so commit to taking the shot, don't half-ass it, the way most Euros are inclined to do.
Start with something in the .22 to .32 range, if you want to dip your toes, but a 9mm isn't hard to control, and once you're used to it, shooting a .45 isn't particularly difficult. Skip shotguns, unless it's a .410, though, they can punch your shoulder some, especially if you don't snug that stock up proper. They're tools, not the mechanical equivalent of Taz from Loony Tunes.
That guy teaching him SUCKS - why the h*ll would you have him (especially never having handled a gun before) hold and shoot with ONE hand??!!! If he was shown the proper way to do things I would make the prediction he'd want to do it again - but he needs to find someone that actually knows what they are doing to show him the right way.
Yeah. We grow up with guns, at least those of us that aren't city people. I think I was somewhere between 6 and 8 when I shot my dad's .44 mag. I always had my own guns. At 12 I went through a Hunter's Safety course, and I bagged my first deer that year.
When asked why a person needs a gun, the best answer is this..."When seconds count, the cops are minutes away [at best]." People who are not used to guns for whatever reason always have this idea or notion that guns are only used for bad intentions...like murder, and stuff like that, right? Well, most law-abiding gun owners know for a fact they only use their guns for the protection of themselves, family, friends, and their property. And if someone would say that you, the gun owner, values their own stuff more than the life of the thief, to that I woukd say, no, the thief values my stuff more than he values his own life. So basically guns, when used the right way, are to protect life and property. Without property rights, you might as well be living in a Communist shithole.
You RESPECT THEM! Safety first.
I’ve brought a lot of new people shooting and i got to say the best method ive found is to give a brief gun safety speech keep it brief. Never panic with a new person and don’t yell. Overwhelming them can create more danger. For the shooter take a deep breath after each of your first few shots and let your body adapt to any adrenaline rush you feel. Id also recommend outdoor ranges. Its much easier o hear instructions and the report wont pound your chest.
Lady holding a sign with hammer & sickle on it 🤣
James and Millie,
Outside of the gun issue no matter where you stand on it, the biggest problem that doesn't make the headlines unless something happens is mental health and treatment,.... Or lack there of. I had a family member who couldn't get treatment, so she walked down the road and ended her life.
A person that is scared of guns shouldn't carry a gun. Remember though that there were over 1400 deaths by knives last year. Point is that the gun and the knife are tools that can be dangerous when used by people with bad intentions. Respect them both but don't fear them and you'll be fine.
that cop seems like a really good guy
Back when I was enlisted as a MA in the USN (the navy version of MP) we shot from the 5, 15 and 25 yard line with the beretta 92F as well as the M-16 rifle. We also did a course in night fire where the roof of the range was lit up by police lights as well as having to use both our dominant and non dominant hand to fire.
Shooting lefty was defiantly a challenge but I still got expert. A shotgun course was also done at the MA "A" school, some words of advice if you do fire a shotgun keep that butt of the gun firmly against your shoulder when you pull the trigger because a shotgun has much more of a kick than most of the pistols or rifles a gun range has to fire.
There has been cases of people dislocating their shoulder after holding a shotgun the wrong way when it was fired.
You won't find automatic rifles at a gun range. They are strictly regulated and most ranges don't allow them even if you have the qualifications. Even those guns that look like "Machine guns" are semi-automatic. One trigger pull = 1 shot, just like a pistol.
Incorrect, there are plenty of ranges that rent out full autos. The gun range 10 minutes down the road from the hotel I’m in has 4 that you can use. Full autos are not illegal providing you fill out the proper forms.
Actually, there are ranges where you can rent one if you want to pay the price for ammo as well. I haven't been back to Sturgis for quite a while, but at least for several years, the Buffalo Chip had a machine gun shoot. You could shoot Thompsons, M16, I can't remember now, but there were quite a few, plus the M1 Garand and M1 Carbine, K98 Mauser, 1911, all kind of things. I didn't know about it until it was too late and I didn't have the extra money set aside for it. If I ever make it back and they still do it, I will check it out. I live in NE Oregon, but there is a gun club way up in the NE corner, probably 125-150 miles away from me, that does a machine gun shoot as a money raiser, or did anyway.
First off...Shaun shouldn't be shooting one handed,thats movie crap.
I'm surprised the range guy let him do it to be honest.
So someone down below mentioned starting with a lower caliber like a .22lr and I agree but I want to add to that don't expect a small gun is easier to fire or that a smaller gun uses a smaller bullet. Have the range staff help you and often its easier to fire a heavier gun with a light or medium caliber because the weight up front helps resist the kick back.
Several us politicians have said the ar 15 has heavy recoil. Last year I took my 11 year old grandson to shoot an ar and he had no problem with recoil.
You DO want to be desensitived to guns. You want to be competant and feel comfortable using it. Its the nervous people generally who hurt themselves or others.
Urban and rural areas are different. If guns are used in the city, it's more than likely something bad happened. That's why you're always hearing these city people bad mouthing guns. If we hear gun shots in rural areas, we think nothing of it. We think, "Oh, John's son must be shooting the new 22 he got for Xmas", or "Sounds like somebody is doing some squirrel hunting." or "Joe and his wife are target practicing." We never give it a second thought, because it isn't a tragedy, it's safe handling of guns. That's why a lot of us hate others telling us how to live. Besides, guns are used WAY MORE MANY times to stop a violent crime such as rape or murder than they are to harm someone. FACT. They don't want to talk about that though.
Thats the truth.
I pretty much agree with most of what you said, except for the last part. You wrote, "Besides, guns are used WAY MORE MANY times to stop a violent crime such as rape or murder than they are to harm someone. FACT." (way more many?).... Except that's not factual at all, and statistics actually show that it's the exact opposite. Well over half of gun deaths are people accidentally shooting themselves, or a friend or family member, accidentally. Guns stopping crimes is extremely rare. While we hear about the ones that are successful (where they kill or disable the attacker), this doesn't happen very often. Like, at all. And there are several examples of the would-be defender accidentally hitting civilians, instead of the attacker. Which, in a state of panic, sort of makes sense. Most people carrying around a gun are not ultra-practiced, like some are, but gun enthusiasts who go to range like once a year.
@@willsofer3679 Yeah, the way more many thing sounded messed up to me too. Lol, but I still stick by it and disagree with your statement that it's the opposite.
@@willsofer3679he isn't wrong 40,000-50,000 gun deaths a year ~60% being suicides and actual murders ~4% mean while a CDC study showed that's guns were used defensively 60,000-2,000,000 times per year with most not resulting in deaths or even shots fired.
Hello from Tulsa Oklahoma😊 it seems funny because I grew up learning how to shoot a gun. And it just seems funny that owning your own gun isn't a common thing in other countries.
Does it seems that funny, though? That's the norm throughout nearly all of the world. WE are the weird ones.
It's actually a little more common than we realize. I knew that the Czechs, though it's overly complex practicality wise, are being allowed to buy guns for self defense. Germans can also own guns, the Swedes and others. No one ever mentions them, but their laws and restrictions are kind of weird and much of it is unnecessary. But, it's their country, not ours.
Shooting outdoors the noise is a lot more more bearable
I was 5 or 6 when i shot my 1st 22lr lying down on my dads truck hood with a support to hold up the gun up.
My hubby has 3 guns...locked in gun safe.. But now government is trying to stop pur 2nd amendment rights with very high ammunition costs and lots of stuff put on the manufacturers of ammunition. They are NOT toys.. but neither is a car. Folks in the pulse would have had a chance if anyone inside had a gun.
Firearms are tools. Just like tools they can be dangerous if used improperly.
Firearms are not tools. They are weapons with only one purpose, to kill.
You're naive and don't know firearms.@@reindeer7752
@@reindeer7752 that's really not correct. shotguns can be used to fire flares for instance. in general, guns can be used to strike a target at a distance for whatever purpose that might be such as shooting out a light creating a diversion making a loud noise so a rescue party can find you breaching a locked door in an emergency situation like fire rescue etc. and of course these uses leave to one side shooting for recreation and decoration (gun collectors who put rare firearms on display, for instance).
Starter guns, 22 blank firing guns, signal guns, rope launching guns, grappling hook guns, disposing of boom from a safe distance - and those are the ones off the top of my head and not one of them is to kill. Hence my saying you don't know firearms.@@reindeer7752
crazy i haven't had that adrenalin rush from shooting since i was like 10
I remember my Sister's husband Robert was practicing doing quick draw with his Father's gun and he shot his right foot, his father the County Sheriff so yeah was a bit embarrassing for him.
My wife and I went to a fully automatic indoor shooting range while on vacation for her birthday a couple of years ago and shot a full auto H&K MP5, it was great fun, and a great way to blow $175 in 15 minutes, which included rental of the MP5 and 120 rounds of ammo. The place had a selection of various fully automatic guns with rental rates starting at $75 for a beat up old AK47, ranging up to over $200 for a classic Thompson submachinegun, as I recall the MP5 was about $115, plus extra ammo. Note fully automatic machine guns are highly regulated in the US, anyone without a criminal background can buy a semi automatic version of something like an AK47 for under $1,000 (maybe under $500 used), but a fully automatic model will cost upwards of $15,000, have a $700 federal tax stamp and require a special federal license that often takes over 6 months to process, includes a background check, and requires a letter of recommendation from a local head law enforcement officer (Sheriff, Chief of Police, etc.), and even after all that can only be legally fired at a licensed full automatic gun range.
I learned to shoot in the Boy Scouts. I was probably 11 years old, and earned the Merit Badge I was going after.
Like most comments have mentioned, it comes down to respecting the firearm as the dangerous tool it is; ALWAYS being aware of the responsibilities you accept by picking one up; and practicing enough to not be more of a danger to yourself than to any threat you face.
I watch Shaun all the time for years how come I never saw this video?
My dad learned to shoot at an early age but mostly for hunting and he was in the National Guards when he and my mom were first married. I've shot guns my daughter was in ROTC in highschool and her uncle taught her to shoot. Her I wouldn't want to make her mad cause she's a great shot. Guns don't kill it's the person behind the gun wether it's an accident or someone with bad intentions.