Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)

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  • How Switzerland’s Obsession with Guns is Different
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    Americans and Swiss citizens have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but their gun cultures differ wildly. One country has seen over 500 mass shootings in 2023 alone, while the other has had less than a handful over the past twenty years. To understand why there’s such a stark difference between these two countries’ gun cultures, we traveled to Switzerland to see how each of these cultures started, and where they began to part ways.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 19 тис.

  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris  5 місяців тому +568

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    • @bradb6500
      @bradb6500 5 місяців тому +12

      Just found your channel today, watched your swiss bunkers & UFO/UAP video. Subscribed the moment the video ended haha love your work man

    • @user-op8fg3ny3j
      @user-op8fg3ny3j 5 місяців тому +6

      Basically guns went from a collective idea to fueling individual exceptionalism

    • @paxarator
      @paxarator 5 місяців тому +8

      @johnnyharris looking for any excuse to go to Switzerland these days XD

    • @Alpherix
      @Alpherix 5 місяців тому +3

      love your vids! keep it up

    • @SebsWorld
      @SebsWorld 5 місяців тому

      I would have come to meet you if i had known your here

  • @billynonofyourbusiness3434
    @billynonofyourbusiness3434 5 місяців тому +5598

    One small aspect of the divergence is as follows: 1) We used to have shooting clubs and gun safety classes in schools. They got removed. I do remember teens having guns in a rifle rack in the back of the truck at school. 2) We used to promote Respect and Responsibility, now it is everyone for themselves. 3) We have politicians pushing agendas and causing divisions. Making it "Us vs Them" instead of genuinely trying to find common ground.

    • @dannyeugenewaits9486
      @dannyeugenewaits9486 5 місяців тому +533

      You are 100% correct....but don't let Johnny sugar coat Switzerland and their lack of mental illness issues, lack of knowledging their increasing drug issues, lack of knowledging treatment needed to counter this increasing problems...also Switzerland has an increasing problem with home, car and personal property crimes associated with all the above.... so Switzerland isn't and different than the United States! Johnny is just infatuated with Switzerland and ashamed of his freedoms protected by us legal abiding A2 citizens..... he is in denial

    • @jkriz6346
      @jkriz6346 5 місяців тому +62

      Totally agree

    • @samkong2741
      @samkong2741 5 місяців тому

      @@dannyeugenewaits9486 +1 👍

    • @williepete5585
      @williepete5585 5 місяців тому +41

      Truth

    • @TheNooners123
      @TheNooners123 5 місяців тому +126

      @@dannyeugenewaits9486 This video was based around guns in Switzerland. He isn't in denial, he is showing this narrative. Now he could go into mental health and all the others, but what does that show? The country has problems like any other?

  • @CreativeFlowExplorer
    @CreativeFlowExplorer 5 місяців тому +4016

    It's a shame you didn't tell the audience the full story as to why the constitution says we have a right to bear arms. There is so much more to this story than you are telling.

    • @waexplorer
      @waexplorer 5 місяців тому +1

      Liberal propaganda.

    • @stangeisinger1716
      @stangeisinger1716 5 місяців тому +1

      100% gun control video!

    • @Kennerd007
      @Kennerd007 5 місяців тому +333

      @@crewdog2898speaking of Colion, he just did a video addressing this

    • @Pavewy
      @Pavewy 5 місяців тому +368

      @@Kennerd007 Yes he did, and it's fantastic, because Colion understands the 2nd Amendment, whereas Johnny here pretends.

    • @Kennerd007
      @Kennerd007 5 місяців тому +83

      @@Pavewy exactly

  • @BrandyHoelscher
    @BrandyHoelscher 4 місяці тому +347

    After my mother passed away I inherited her firearms, but I’d never been shooting before. I was afraid to go to gun ranges as a complete novice, but I found them to be very welcoming places. I’ve since bought firearms of my own and I love to shoot. The sense of zen, focus. It’s very relaxing. Much love from Texas

    • @bittorrentpromotion4084
      @bittorrentpromotion4084 3 місяці тому +10

      Great stay safe stay focused, remind yourself why the constitution protects you from government overreach.

    • @davidparker9676
      @davidparker9676 3 місяці тому +7

      It is a ton of fun to be a responsible gun owner.

    • @KaraDasSyndikat
      @KaraDasSyndikat 2 місяці тому

      Why don't you use a Bow than instead of a gun

    • @davidparker9676
      @davidparker9676 2 місяці тому +10

      @@KaraDasSyndikatGuns are more fun. Plus he didn't inherit a collection of bows and arrows.

    • @KaraDasSyndikat
      @KaraDasSyndikat 2 місяці тому

      @@davidparker9676 true but if u want tranquility and Zen feeling a bow would be better, a gun is a bad choice, loud AF where is the Zen feeling and tranquility when you must have earplugs to not get deaf 😂

  • @joghurt3995
    @joghurt3995 3 місяці тому +161

    As a Swiss person: I'm not sure you can call Switzerland of the past peaceful, when we were the guys who hired out to other countries to fight their wars and made a whole lot of money from it and (kinda) got us involved in the slave trade. Also, there were wars on Swiss territory between the different regions and cities (look up the Kappelerkrieg, Villmergerkrieg, etc.) as there was no country "Switzerland" rather independent regions and cities bound by loose treaties who sometimes didn't like each other.
    Regarding the republic thing, I think that is just Berne (the city state), but it wasn't the only one in Europe. There are others like Venice.
    Another small detail is that not man serves in our militia army, there's something called civil service (Zivildienst, Zivilschutz).
    I also think if you're interested in the modern roots of Swiss gun culture the time around the Second World War is more enlightning.
    But I get that this video was amed at an US-audience, that these details are not the point and it would spoil the story. Thanks for your work😊

    • @kirby.hofman
      @kirby.hofman Місяць тому +17

      Sounds like he overlooked a lot of facts from both sides. That's what happens when you're creating a piece of propaganda.

    • @codypendant6745
      @codypendant6745 Місяць тому +3

      @@kirby.hofman That, and well formulated story to lead us there.

    • @jameslove-vani797
      @jameslove-vani797 Місяць тому

      Never ask a communist to articulate hisotrical facts with honest intention.
      They simply can not.

    • @1JamesHamilton1
      @1JamesHamilton1 21 день тому +5

      The asinine author of this article has no clue about the US Constitution.

    • @darthrevan2081
      @darthrevan2081 18 днів тому +2

      He was being very deceptive. I hate this first and last time I'll view this channel.

  • @Mob1leN1nja
    @Mob1leN1nja 5 місяців тому +885

    You forgot the part where the founding fathers also wanted to protect us from our own government.

    • @Nocensors-qo3tt
      @Nocensors-qo3tt 5 місяців тому +84

      And they were oh so right.

    • @interiorattack8331
      @interiorattack8331 5 місяців тому +214

      He didn’t forget. He did it on purpose because he’s a clown and pushing a narrative.

    • @Pavewy
      @Pavewy 5 місяців тому +105

      @@interiorattack8331 This is nothing more than a thinly veiled pro-gun control documentary.

    • @GervaisKewley90
      @GervaisKewley90 5 місяців тому

      He's a journalist that doesn't really like guns, what else do u expect? It is only obvious to leave out this most important part of what made America,....america. I'm not an American an even I'm aware of that part of its history. It's shameful honestly. To think that there are so many persons living free not realizing, that this one right keep the government from overreach, knowing if the people are pissed off at the amount of strong arming anything could happen if the people themselves decide they want them out. This was spitefully left out and delivered to tell persons that that constitutional right was to protect the government lol

    • @user-zq5zm5ff3m
      @user-zq5zm5ff3m 5 місяців тому +9

      were they? I mean they were land and slave owners which wanted to protect their own interests with those laws. Not very different from European nobility.

  • @whiskeytangofoxtrot4363
    @whiskeytangofoxtrot4363 5 місяців тому +1620

    Switzerland and the United States have very different societies. The problem in the US isn’t a gun issue it’s a very complex societal issue.

    • @blue03r6
      @blue03r6 5 місяців тому +2

      Too many mixed races and cultures is Americas problem.

    • @whiskeytangofoxtrot4363
      @whiskeytangofoxtrot4363 5 місяців тому

      @@blue03r6 I do not think that is the problem. However I understand why you came up with that. Order out of chaos. There is a framework they use to guide thoughts and actions that lead to the synthetic solution. They divide us creating chaos that leads to their predetermined outcome where they come in with a solution that results in them with more power and us with less liberty.
      Every time we fight for or defend against an ideology we are playing a necessary role in Marx and Engels’ grand design to advance humanity into a dictatorship of the working class. The Hegelian solution to all these conflicts can’t be introduced unless we all take a side that will advance the agenda. The Marxist’s global agenda is moving forward and the only way to completely stop the privacy invasions, expanding domestic police powers, land grabs, insane wars against inanimate objects, covert actions, and outright assaults on individual liberty, is to step outside the dialectic. This releases us from the limitations of controlled and guided thought.

    • @Aokitadamitsu
      @Aokitadamitsu 5 місяців тому +230

      The issue in America is one of social values, destruction of the family, and lack of good role models.

    • @meni2410
      @meni2410 5 місяців тому +61

      The true real problem in the us is one and one only, but we are too afraid to say it. Starts with b.

    • @Slaythehippies
      @Slaythehippies 5 місяців тому +140

      Yup. Switzerland is a homogenous society that has had the same culture and customs for centuries. Corruption is minimal and they don't have off the wall social issues.
      The United States is a melting pot, an empire, deals with corruption, has incomparable racial divides, ethnic, and economic divides all within the same borders.

  • @CallMePreet
    @CallMePreet 4 місяці тому +57

    Johnny, fellow exmormon here(cheers 🍻). I don't see a lot of difference between this Swiss gun range and the ranges here(Utah). Chill, organized, safe, fun. The shooting competitions here are great too. You should come out and shoot! Saying it sounds like a war zone is what newbies say, which is fine. Just glad to have newbies show up and learn. I still shoot trash in the woods at 42(I clean up after). Not sure why that is weird. Trash is a free target, and I like to shoot in the woods. So not a single Swiss person anywhere shoots trash in the woods? A great idea would be to go to a shooting competition here and do a video part II since you said you're not a gun person. Then you can experience both gun cultures, instead of just the Swiss one.

    • @karliszelinskis5908
      @karliszelinskis5908 3 місяці тому +5

      The difference isn't that much of a gun culture as culture in general.
      USA is obsessed with it's freedom. It's freedom to do what ever, like shooting trash in forest because you can. Same with carrying in public etc etc. it's as if states need to prove to themselves and the world, that their freedom works.
      In Switzerland they're much more comfortable with their freedom. Lots of people have guns at home, but they don't parade them around just to prove they can. If law is made, they stick to it as if their life depends on it, where in states it's met with - they're taking away my freedom.
      It's just different mindset completely. Hence far less issues with gun control, far less issues with gun crime and deaths involving firearms.

    • @jonathananderson2406
      @jonathananderson2406 3 місяці тому +4

      @@karliszelinskis5908 Didn't the one guy explain that it's normal for him to leave the range with the rifle strapped on his back and get on the metro and it's not a big deal? I mean, I wouldn't call that parading it around, but I also don't see folks caring a rifle in the States without having cops called on them. So I assume you're talking about folks parading around a hand gun on their hips, maybe? And even then, most gun enthusiasts and legal gun owners state that you should keep it concealed so you're not a target and so, again, I wouldn't call that parading it around.
      So maybe I am misunderstanding your other point about how guns are paraded around in the US?

    • @BlizzardID
      @BlizzardID Місяць тому +1

      ​@@jonathananderson2406He's carrying it with him for the specific purpose of going to a shooting range, not for the purpose of protecting himself, that's the biggest difference. Also almost certain he is not allowed to have any ammunition with him when doing that. This video is quite shallow and makes it seem like the only difference between the US and Switzerland is a difference in mentality, when in reality the difference in legislation and rules is a much bigger factor (imo)

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u Місяць тому

      Ex-Mormon. I knew there was a reason I liked him so much!

  • @jonseres
    @jonseres 3 місяці тому +98

    My guy, you can find that exact same "wholesomeness" at your local gun club in America any given Saturday morning.

    • @davidparker9676
      @davidparker9676 3 місяці тому

      He is just another coastal leftist that hates the USA.

    • @ibbyseed
      @ibbyseed 3 місяці тому +3

      No lol not really. It’s different here

    • @user-qm8xn8ou6e
      @user-qm8xn8ou6e 3 місяці тому +11

      @@ibbyseed Really solid addition to the dialogue there. I imagine you must have a lot of knowledge on the subject... Or at least, that is all I can do since you haven't actually said anything at all.

    • @ptownRandy1
      @ptownRandy1 3 місяці тому

      You mean those gun ranges where they allow fathers to give guns to their children without any training?

    • @aba4055
      @aba4055 Місяць тому +4

      that's what I was thinking, I consider myself more anti-gun, I'm not involved in the gun culture here in the US, and I don't know what that environment is like, but even I can tell the framing is silly. "Friendly", "wholesome", "young kids keeping score", you KNOW if this was in the US, the kids keeping score wouldn't be described as wholesome at all. We'd call it concerning and indoctrination into a cult of violence, like, "Oh, how heartbreaking it is to see these kids raised in an environment like that" lol

  • @TroySchoonover
    @TroySchoonover 5 місяців тому +1269

    Our country was not simply founded with a goal to protect us from external enemies, but to preserve the liberties of the people from those internally who would threaten them as well.

    • @Joshie2256
      @Joshie2256 4 місяці тому

      Nice myth you have there. The 2nd amendment is about Southern states having militias to recapture escaped slaves.

    • @mgdurandolo
      @mgdurandolo 4 місяці тому

      Yes; and why we aren't taking up arms against the present government is testament to how apathetic we've become; and how we've allowed the spirit of 2a to become diluted into nothingness.

    • @TimTestifies
      @TimTestifies 4 місяці тому +28

      exactly

    • @matheussabino2974
      @matheussabino2974 4 місяці тому +32

      that's exactly what a well regulated militia does, genius.

    • @PyroSoldat
      @PyroSoldat 4 місяці тому +34

      Correct we have the right to fight back against if the tyrannical government aspect part of the clause takes affect. Making it plausible for the American citizens to be able to fight back if the government turns bad, just like the colonies did against the British.

  • @brianmessick5979
    @brianmessick5979 5 місяців тому +1064

    This is a clear example of researching one side, failing to research the other and mixing personal beliefs with media assumptions as a conclusion

    • @besseljm1
      @besseljm1 5 місяців тому +81

      This is the most clear and accurate assessment I've seen in the comments. It describes his documentary perfectly.

    • @brenttesterman3171
      @brenttesterman3171 5 місяців тому +11

      TRUE DAT!

    • @xxwookey
      @xxwookey 5 місяців тому +29

      He was researching Switzerland/Swiss culture/rules. How is that 'one side'? There are 'sides' in the US, but not in Switzerland.

    • @beater82
      @beater82 5 місяців тому +4

      Spot on!

    • @JohnDoeTheTroll
      @JohnDoeTheTroll 5 місяців тому +85

      @@xxwookey Because he compared it to the United States... Had he not compared it, it would have been a complete video and not a complete propaganda piece.

  • @iSchmidty13
    @iSchmidty13 13 днів тому +3

    Switzerland's gun culture appears to be exactly the same as our gun culture here in the US, very cool
    Really proves beyond any doubt that more gun control is the wrong direction if we want to live in a safer society

  • @zzztek
    @zzztek 4 місяці тому +13

    Thanks for the explanation of the Swiss culture and how it is not a gun-issue, but a society/culture situation that makes a difference.
    In many parts of the US guns are not feared. Guns are a way of life for clubs, hunting, social. It would be awesome for someone to do a documentary on the many different ways guns are treated within the locale, of the different societies, within the US. Guns within a city, and guns in rural areas are not treated the same or used in the same way.

    • @cypp8245
      @cypp8245 3 місяці тому +3

      Don't take his word as gospel. Most of the historical "facts" in this video are either invented or wrong.

    • @starmkd18
      @starmkd18 11 днів тому

      ​@@cypp8245sure 🤡

    • @lephinor2458
      @lephinor2458 19 годин тому

      True. First of all we don't have any issue or problem. We merely shall defend our God given rights from internal and external threats.

  • @beyproctor7673
    @beyproctor7673 5 місяців тому +1154

    I’ve been to Switzerland and I have participated in some of Americas Gun culture in my life. I was excited to see another perspective on Switzerland’s gun culture. I was disappointed to discover that this video overlooked all of the best parts of American gun culture and instead focused on negative stereotypes and trumped up statistics which were manipulated to appear worse and than reality. Further, Swiss traditions were held up as nearly perfect with little to no real investigation into possible down sides. The narrator appears to have gone to experience Swiss gun culture in a much deeper and more mature way than he has ever experienced his own. He could have done EVERYTHING in this video in America and spread positive ideas promoting training and safety. Instead he did what Anthropology calls “going native”. Upsettingly shallow and negative anti gun propaganda really disappointed this viewer. Travel your own country experiencing our actual gun culture and make another video please.
    Maybe visit a rod and gun club that is a real cultural hub in the region. Take a hunter safety course or a concealed pistol course. Meet and interview the instructors who love their community members and their county. Something!

    • @deanallen191
      @deanallen191 5 місяців тому +76

      Right on the point!

    • @Humble2A
      @Humble2A 5 місяців тому +11

      I think you’re right about the biases but i’m gonna give him a bit of a pass because he stated it’s an individual focus culture when it comes to guns , not an obligatory or duty bound one. Makes sense that someone who’s been spoon fed news reports on gun deaths (1 is too many) and exposed to the worst owners of guns and criminals wouldn’t go anywhere near a gun in the US lol

    • @samyb2834
      @samyb2834 5 місяців тому +161

      @@Humble2AYou shouldn’t give him a pass. This video is pure propaganda. 0 journalism integrity.

    • @_Starhammer
      @_Starhammer 5 місяців тому +20

      To be fair, I'm not aware of any shooting ranges in the USA that allow shooters to fire at targets on the far side of a civilian roadway that sees regular use... And I'm ok with that. Doesn't feel like a necessary risk to enable, no matter the safeguards. But then, we have more than enough wide open spaces that it would provide no particular benefit either.

    • @d.s.steele3100
      @d.s.steele3100 5 місяців тому +2

      Read my response to this video and see if you agree and would like to have a debate occur between those two individuals.

  • @abysswatcher9172
    @abysswatcher9172 5 місяців тому +780

    A well regulated militia doesn't mean people required to join a militia or it being under government control.
    It mean well organized so that a militia would actually be effective.

    • @toddrodeo1349
      @toddrodeo1349 5 місяців тому +109

      "Against a tyrannical government"... which we now have.

    • @waexplorer
      @waexplorer 5 місяців тому +76

      @@toddrodeo1349 Agreed. He never mentions that part, that's in the preamble, does he...

    • @testing2741
      @testing2741 5 місяців тому +1

      The 2nd Ammendment's main purpose is so we the people can form an effective militia against our OWN government, should it become tyrannical. Read the preamble. And he's pretending the Millitia Act was part of the constitution, it simply stated that the government could ask for help from the people's militia if needed - not that our right is dependent on that. Thus the founders enshrined this natural right so the government could never prevent the people from disposing of a tyrannical government.
      Also, Japan leads the world in per capita suicides, and they have virtually no guns.

    • @armatroll
      @armatroll 5 місяців тому +4

      That’s what he said

    • @jamoecw
      @jamoecw 5 місяців тому +18

      @@waexplorer he did, then ignored that when making his point. he mentions it at 14:25 going over what well regulated meant and that it could be used to overthrow the government, and then that it was about arming the populace rather than a specific group (kinda glazes over this though).

  • @TotallyTubularFeyo
    @TotallyTubularFeyo 3 місяці тому +28

    Question… How can you repeatedly compare shooting culture in Switzerland to the USA when you’ve never explored a shooting range in the US.

  • @wesleyharmon7237
    @wesleyharmon7237 3 місяці тому +7

    Props to the guy coaching gun safety at the start

  • @brianmikus6023
    @brianmikus6023 5 місяців тому +708

    As an American who enjoys the same things that the Swiss enjoy about their gun culture, I struggled with your take on the difference between the cultures. First, not all Americans feel the way you depict us when it comes to firearms. Protecting self and family are a big portion of our lives, but family for most of us expands to community as well. If the Swiss had a large segment of their government wanting to villainize guns and gun owners, they too would have the fears that Americans do about protecting themselves and communities. You have statistics about gun violence, which show accurate numbers. However, while I would love to end suicide, it is not violence in the same way as shooting someone. This is a different problem. Suicide is not a gun problem. It is a mental health or social problem. A few years ago, the media and medical professionals started calling some suicides by medical device "Death with Dignity. " So why is it violence when someone injects a piece of lead into them but not violence when they inject a poison? You seemed to have a very romantic view of Swiss gun culture and are willing to see all of their perspectives but only view American gun culture as violence. I would challenge you to join a gun club or shooting range in the states and you may find that there are normal, peace loving people that enjoy the culture in the same way that you describe the Swiss as. I would also suggest you take a look at the number of lives saved by guns in America. Sadly, the government stopped gathering those statistics when they went against the goals of politicians. Millions of lives each year are saved by guns. Not bullets, guns. Shots do not need to be fired to thwart evil or wrongdoing. It is awesome that you decided to explore a gun culture even though you had no interest in guns before. Do the same thing here in the States. You will find some people that match your stereotype that you depict. But you will also find a lot of others who peacefully and respectfully enjoy our rights and are willing to protect our America.

    • @rodrigobari
      @rodrigobari 5 місяців тому

      That's because this is an obviously dishonest "documentary", made by a woke serving to political agenda.

    • @beginning-reloading
      @beginning-reloading 5 місяців тому +43

      Excellent reply Brian! 👍 Totally agree.

    • @groosalaug4477
      @groosalaug4477 5 місяців тому +30

      I couldn't have said it better myself

    • @jasonstewart8363
      @jasonstewart8363 5 місяців тому +71

      He has no interest in that, it would counter his preconceived notions and his obvious agenda to misrepresent American gun ownership.

    • @mesteme
      @mesteme 5 місяців тому +32

      Beautifully worded. Calling out what's wrong and fishy in this video but with a level of respect and insight that really deserves a response by the documentary's author, Johnny Harris.

  • @Jason-iz6ob
    @Jason-iz6ob 5 місяців тому +765

    Never forget that the Bill of Rights doesn’t spell out what rights the government is granting the people. It spells out the rights that are recognized as inalienable human rights that the government is prohibited from infringing upon. We don’t have a right to bear arms because the Constitution says so. The government isn’t allowed to infringe upon that right, because the Constitution says so.

    • @michaelkennedy996
      @michaelkennedy996 5 місяців тому +26

      Thank you

    • @AuRowe
      @AuRowe 5 місяців тому

      Exactly. How come every dictator in history banned guns for the people but not their soldiers? Colion Noir debunked this evil govt tyranny fueled propaganda. Govt= worlds biggest murderer. Johnny is in bed with dictatorial viewpoints.

    • @ilovefreeski
      @ilovefreeski 5 місяців тому +21

      God given right inherent in natural law!

    • @michaelzak8686
      @michaelzak8686 5 місяців тому +3

      well said

    • @microsoftpain
      @microsoftpain 5 місяців тому +30

      Even if the Constitution didn't say it, you still have that right. Everyone on this planet has the God-given natural right to defend themselves with the most effective tools possible.

  • @airplanewelder
    @airplanewelder 4 місяці тому +56

    You should do a mini-doc on the lack of proper punishment of criminals for violating our existing laws. In the U.S., there are literally thousands of city, county, state, and federal gun laws in place, that cover just about any situation you can think of.

    • @harveyrichard2007
      @harveyrichard2007 2 місяці тому +1

      Respectfully, if I may, I don't think it's a question of laws, I think it's rather a cultural question. You have to change your relationship to guns, which at the moment, judging from the horror stories we hear from your side, is not the most healthy.

    • @FireForEffect1533
      @FireForEffect1533 Місяць тому +2

      @@harveyrichard2007 I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean "judging from the horror stories we hear from your side, is not the most healthy." Perhaps you are being judgmental about something you don't fully understand. That said, America does have more criminal activity in general compared to the entire continent of Europe and it's definitely an aspect worth exploring.

    • @r2600s
      @r2600s Місяць тому

      @harveyrichard2007: are these the horror stories you hear in the media? Are you talking about the anti-gun propaganda you hear? Our media is sensationalistic and anything but objective, fair or balanced journalism.

    • @user-sb8rv4ke6w
      @user-sb8rv4ke6w 7 днів тому

      @@harveyrichard2007 You see those horror stories because certain people decided they wanted to feed them to you. As long as everything you think you know is based on hearsay cherry-picked by your home countries media, you should probably refrain from giving advice.

  • @antonyg.952
    @antonyg.952 2 місяці тому +6

    Hey Johnny, I'm Swiss, I was 25 years in the Swiss army, did you see the wooden stock rifles, they are mainly the model 31( 1931) and still perfectly precise! The ammunition used is the GP11,( Gewehr Patrone 1911)! It's also used in the next mode Stg 57, we called our ammo shortly "GP11"

    • @Pax.YouTube
      @Pax.YouTube 21 день тому +1

      Very gun knowledgeable

    • @antonyg.952
      @antonyg.952 17 днів тому

      One more detail, Johnny, it's called "GP 11" becouse it has been used, created in 1911, the rifle was the long 1911 gun, similar to the 1931 but longer! Frankly I loved to shoot wit my AR 57 with this cartridge, GP11- 7.5 mm!

    • @antonyg.952
      @antonyg.952 17 днів тому

      @@Pax.UA-cam Just a detail, I made my "boot camp" 17 weeks, in 69, by the elite troops "Grenadier", I've been instructed as flamethrower and explosive specialist, the Swiss army instructed us so good, that after the 17 weeks we knew everything about combat and was ready to go to war! The survival time in ear time, was for the Grenadier 30 seconds!We was feared by every other corps when we had our "repetition" courses! Our motto is the same as the USMC, Semper Fidelis!

    • @Pax.YouTube
      @Pax.YouTube 17 днів тому +1

      @@antonyg.952 Wow, this is mind blowing! 🔥 😯

  • @troygoodrich1569
    @troygoodrich1569 5 місяців тому +735

    If a person uses a gun to commit a crime it is called "gun violence". If a person uses a vehicle while they are impaired it's called "drunk driving". Why do we blame the gun, but not the car?

    • @danw5996
      @danw5996 5 місяців тому

      Spoons don't make people fat. Pencils don't make writing errors but then again those things don't represent freedom and self reliance so of course we need to blame guns for violence otherwise how would you convince people to trust and depend on the government for everything?

    • @dontworrybout2664
      @dontworrybout2664 5 місяців тому +91

      It. Just like this video is political. Nothing more.

    • @JohnnyBGood11
      @JohnnyBGood11 5 місяців тому +1

      The Swiss guns are a privilege not a right like in the United States this punk Johnny Harris can kick rocks and become a Swiss citizen. This documentary is full of lies and debunked by the Great Colin Noir

    • @thurin84
      @thurin84 5 місяців тому +39

      because theyre not trying to ban cars, yet.

    • @clintdodson44
      @clintdodson44 5 місяців тому +6

      Well there was all that cars fault for letting that drunk driver get it

  • @holyhoneydos7131
    @holyhoneydos7131 4 місяці тому +514

    It's clear to me this guy hasn't actually ever hung out with firearm enthusiasts in the US, we're the same as the swiss. Very fun, safe and respectful. I wish we could remove the stigma of firearms here.

    • @n8loux
      @n8loux 4 місяці тому +42

      big agreed. He is clearly not friends with any common firearms owners and gets his entire perception if US gun culture from the news.

    • @ironsoul941
      @ironsoul941 4 місяці тому +26

      Exactly, nothing has changed when it comes to guns in America since the founding of America except the liberal perception of guns has changed. That's it. His perceptions are what he thinks is real.

    • @donkizzmaazz628
      @donkizzmaazz628 4 місяці тому +18

      He knows nothing but is just spreading the narrative of those who would turn us all into subjects.

    • @ChristianConservativ
      @ChristianConservativ 4 місяці тому

      It sounds like to me he has never sacrificed anything for his country of the United States. He goes to another country and falls in love with it. Good, denounce your American citizenship and stay with the Swiss.

    • @bryanjackson8917
      @bryanjackson8917 4 місяці тому +6

      My prediction is that when the murder and suicide rates by firearms in the US is lowered to those seen in Switzerland then that stigma will be lifted.

  • @juts89mj
    @juts89mj 4 місяці тому +9

    I grew up in rural Missouri, we have manned gun ranges and use at your own type ranges at conservation areas. I grew up doing meat shoots at VFW halls. We shot clay pigeons in the fields around farms. We had much community firearms events. Their is also 4h clubs that do shooting. Maybe it comes from the heavy German background of many in the area, I cannot say as for other states. But the community is here. It's just not plastered on the evening news 24/7

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u Місяць тому

      I've never been to a gun range. Would have to drive 2 hours to get to one where I live.

  • @zackbarrow1927
    @zackbarrow1927 4 місяці тому +10

    Wow I would be at the range every day. It is the coaching assistance that is invaluable I feel. This is why the Swiss has perfected this. Everyone gets top professional assistance and this helps the feeling of belonging.

    • @cameldriverforindia
      @cameldriverforindia 2 місяці тому

      this isnt really something that happens often outside of events and clubs.

  • @phillipwaters7716
    @phillipwaters7716 5 місяців тому +836

    I think Colion Noir said it best when he said “Johnny is reaching deep into his bullshit bag on this one!” Our 2A isn’t just about being able to protect ourselves but mainly about being able to stand up against a tyrannical government. That is the entire point of the 2A. They wrote it so the people couldn’t be disarmed by a tyrannical government because they had just fought for our country’s freedom from a tyrannical government! This documentary is nothing more than a gun control advertisement in disguise.

    • @ThatOnePatriot
      @ThatOnePatriot 5 місяців тому

      Yup. As he tries to say NRA politicized guns and scaring America and Americans. He's doing just that. A teethless wolf in sheep's clothing.

    • @ShotgunMike
      @ShotgunMike 5 місяців тому +39

      Yep

    • @briank679
      @briank679 5 місяців тому +32

      100%!

    • @Turbogto_guy
      @Turbogto_guy 5 місяців тому +63

      Yep. This video is a stab at our gun rights, while attempting to disguise that.

    • @milsurprifleguy7091
      @milsurprifleguy7091 5 місяців тому +17

      Isnt that how it started in Switzerland ? With William Tell standing up against his ruler / government . He also said because everyone has trained to use a firearm and has one Switzerland was able to stay neutral . Also isn’t that why Japan did not want to invade us in WWII , because of our guns in citizens hands , plus , I believe , we the people would use said firearms to defend our country if we were invaded by a foreign country . He also did not ask the Swiss people if they would use their firearms to defend themselves against an attacker

  • @brantleyhester6641
    @brantleyhester6641 5 місяців тому +773

    The US has an educational system failure when it comes to firearms. I was tought firearm safety by my parents, grandparents and uncles. This needs to happen more. Hell, i was seven years old, my first two rifles I ever shot were an M-1 Garand and an AR-15. I love the gun culture in America because I was raised the right way. I continue to teach my son this culture and anyone around me whom will listen

    • @brenttesterman3171
      @brenttesterman3171 5 місяців тому +33

      A true American! God bless you and yours.

    • @brantleyhester6641
      @brantleyhester6641 5 місяців тому +19

      @@brenttesterman3171 Thank you. Merry Christmas

    • @nic9458
      @nic9458 5 місяців тому +26

      This! I was taught gun safety when I was around 8, starting with air rifles and working my way up, always being taught the proper safety techniques and why we use guns. I lived on a farm and every now and then a predator would get in a barn and I’d get the ar-15 and take care of them real quick. People now a days aren’t taught gun safety enough and aren’t shown why we still need guns. Like you said I too will certainly pass this culture to my son as well

    • @brantleyhester6641
      @brantleyhester6641 5 місяців тому +9

      @@nic9458 Thank you Merry Christmas! Good point with the air rifles, I didn't include them in my comment. I used them a lot when I was a kid. To be honest I had an incident when I were younger with a BB gun. It tought me a very important lesson of firearm safety. Treat all guns as if they are loaded, never point a gun at something that you are not willing to destroy

    • @clintdodson44
      @clintdodson44 5 місяців тому

      That's the way the freedom of America coming out. Each parent learning their children how to shoot and how to learn gun safety. Your Uncle's your Grandpa's. That's howdialer by the time I was seven I was shit at twenty two of the time, I was nine I killed my first dear

  • @somphs
    @somphs 3 місяці тому +33

    After reading through the comments there is one thing that I have not seen mentioned yet, that is the homogenous nature of Switzerland vs the US and the difference in population sizes. There are 2 gun cultures in America. One of them is the gang gun culture which is where you see most of the shootings and other criminal acts coming from. The other one is the gun enthusiasts which are going to look a lot like what you see in Switzerland. Since I don't know about it I would be curious to see what organized crime is like in Switzerland. Organized crime is one of the biggest reason why citizens in the US feel the need to protect themselves with firearms.

    • @Russell_Huston
      @Russell_Huston 2 місяці тому +2

      This is a VERY important point you make here. We can talk about "gun culture", and that's reasonable enough, but the culture in general is what counts the most. Comparing one country with another is always a sketchy proposition. There are many regions in the U.S. that you could compare with small countries like Switzerland equitably, Utah for example. Others, not.
      Being a large nation, the U.S. does unfortunately have gang culture, pockets of violent narcotics traffic conflict, and communities with high rates of non-intact family units.
      This doesn't mean there is no crime in Switzerland, but as you said the homogenous, and by that I mean generally law abiding, nature of Swiss society simply cannot be compared with U.S urban life.
      Culture matters. Mogadishu vs. Salt Lake City.

    • @zarapuka4208
      @zarapuka4208 Місяць тому

      Where does mass school shooters fall in American gun culture

    • @mikebrown1881
      @mikebrown1881 Місяць тому +2

      Switzerland is not homogenous, there’s four languages spoken and the largest foreign population in all europe (26% of Swiss population are foreigners).
      You can go to a canton Vaud village and then go 5 km away to a canton Valais village and the people are different, the don’t have the same culture, the sane accent etc. What we all have in common is the will to stay united despite our differences.

    • @somphs
      @somphs Місяць тому +1

      @mikebrown1881 comparing the differences in Switzerland and the differences in America is like saying that the difference between one cent and five cents is comparable to the difference between one cent and one thousand dollars. Yes, differences exist, but comparatively, they don't exist, and Switzerland is much more homogeneous than the US. There are somewhere between 350 and 430 different languages spoken in the US. Our culture is all over the place, with each state having its own culture with many subcultures that run through each state.

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u Місяць тому

      I don't think people are into guns because of organized crime. they are into them because orgs. like the NRA are pushing it so much. This ain't the 1930's. I went grocery shopping today and I didn't need a gun. Where do you live where you are scared about organized crime?

  • @tylersellers7429
    @tylersellers7429 Місяць тому +2

    Crazy because as an American, this is how I grew up shooting. Heavy instruction and for sport. Sporting clays and long range 22. Cal. Target practice with iron sights. It's what made me fall in love with guns. And as I grew up I developed the same love for archery. It's the joy of execution, prosision, and marksmanship. Not the joy of the gun or the damage it can cause.

  • @orion7873
    @orion7873 4 місяці тому +1300

    Everyone should watch this whole video ... then go watch Colion Noir's video. Colion is a lawyer and gun law expert. He points out everything that Johnny got wrong (which is a fair amount)

    • @austinbrady
      @austinbrady 4 місяці тому +76

      This

    • @crusadervw
      @crusadervw 4 місяці тому +136

      Johnny got a lot wrong on this issue. They really dumbed down what shooting is in the US.

    • @antonikudlicki1100
      @antonikudlicki1100 4 місяці тому +19

      This vid is not comparing gun enjoyers and how they use guns, but how normies in both countries do it

    • @valhalla.technical
      @valhalla.technical 4 місяці тому +17

      @@antonikudlicki1100lol no. It’s about how gun obsession differs between countries.
      It’s in the vid description

    • @justinhensley108
      @justinhensley108 4 місяці тому +35

      Yeah johnny didn't get the lessons he was taught.

  • @tikityler1386
    @tikityler1386 5 місяців тому +545

    You know, at 26:24 he is describing exactly how it is in a massive number of small towns in America. He spends a lot of time comparing Swiss vs America... without having any real understanding of the American gun culture outside of big cities.

    • @thebronzetoo
      @thebronzetoo 5 місяців тому +75

      Because he's a typical Lib...

    • @georgeg6036
      @georgeg6036 5 місяців тому +43

      You're 100% right.

    • @jeffa847
      @jeffa847 5 місяців тому +26

      That's the way it was when I was a kid - families up shooting together on a Saturday. Shooting competitions between families, etc. There was a lot of trust and camaraderie
      Boys with guns in the grocery store at the sporting goods counter getting ammo before they went shooting was not seen as scary. People would look at a boy riding his bike toward the foothills with his gun and his dog as an idyllic scene.
      The US got hardened with the violence and the mistrust between different groups. And now with these mass shootings by psychiatric drugged children who are simply raised completely differently than we were.
      We could still bring guns to show and tell when I was in elementary in the 80s and we could still bring guns to school in our cars to go shooting after school until the early 90s.
      Literally 2 years after I graduated it was a mandatory 1 year suspension for even bringing a shotgun in locked trunk with duck decoys etc.
      Clinton had been elected and the school shootings that were part of the cultural change that brought he and the witch to power became evident.
      Modern America came rushing in.

    • @buttrabies
      @buttrabies 5 місяців тому +64

      It's kind of embarrassing having another American put so much time and effort into understanding another gun culture without ever trying to understand their own 😕

    • @illama5330
      @illama5330 5 місяців тому

      You don't have a militia, your government is tyrannical, you rely on political violence to get rights and freedoms, your communities are insular and relegated to small towns instead of bringing the whole nation together.
      No no, I think we got the picture allright.

  • @bhoutdoors507
    @bhoutdoors507 16 днів тому +2

    This needs a part 2. You can't ask Swiss people about American gun culture without also experiencing gun culture here. It's not always how the media portrays it, and it's very similar to how you described the Swiss.

    • @theironqueen2386
      @theironqueen2386 15 днів тому

      he is american

    • @Anon54387
      @Anon54387 5 днів тому

      @@theironqueen2386 Yes, he's American. He is, though, an American that is wholly unfamiliar with American gun culture or, worse, isn't unfamiliar with it and is lying about it which would make him a propagandist.

    • @theironqueen2386
      @theironqueen2386 5 днів тому

      @@Anon54387 American gun culture you mean the same gun culture that results in high teens firing of rounds into neighboring homes hate to break it to you but the NRA basically controls gun culture and all they care about is sales Switzerland doesn't have a culture around guns so loose and unregulated that a more school shooting than days happen

  • @createdforel2486
    @createdforel2486 3 місяці тому +5

    Just wanted to add a few more thoughts...
    What does it mean to "train"? One kind of training is to shoot a fixed target only from a prone position. That is one type of shooting. But not all shooting is in a prone target and not all targets are stationary. That is not to say that that type of training isn't valuable. But, just looking at a hunter, for example, they don't always get the chance to take a shot while laying prone. If the grass or brush is too high, then prone won't work. You need to practice different positions to shoot so that you are competent in shooting regardless of the physical posture you need to take when taking a shot. Also, there is CQB training. Not saying that I'd ever want to be in a CQB situation but that is a thing and it may be necessary in a skirmish. I'd certainly rather be taking sniper shots at an unsuspecting enemy than going head to head against them.
    So, when they guy and Johnny mock "running through the forest, shooting everything up," personally, this sounds like a 3-gun competition or any other running and gunning competition which, in my mind, is another good form of training. It forces you to have good muzzle discipline and trains you to have good target acquisition and reloading skill while on the move.
    And one last thing... Johnny marvels at the camaraderie of the Swiss gun culture but it doesn't seem like he has given a chance to see the camaraderie in the US gun culture by going to a competition to see how families participate in competitions.

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u Місяць тому

      I've never seen families in competition in the mountain West.

    • @createdforel2486
      @createdforel2486 12 днів тому

      So.., are you saying that there aren’t shooting competitions that aren’t family oriented? Or are you saying that the competitions you’ve been to aren’t family focused so you have seen families? There are plenty of UA-cam vids highlighting kids competing from traps to competition involving PCCs. I believe high school traps has been a growing trend for several years now.

  • @michaelkennedy996
    @michaelkennedy996 5 місяців тому +699

    You know we have shooting clubs and competitions here in the US too. I’ve found the long range community in particular to be very supportive and friendly.

    • @thompsonbaseball
      @thompsonbaseball 5 місяців тому +22

      I have one on my back porch.

    • @tooslow4065
      @tooslow4065 5 місяців тому +84

      he doesnt want people to know that. he wants people to think that everywhere else has great gun control, but we dont.

    • @KAG1776
      @KAG1776 5 місяців тому +63

      He didn't mention alot of things tells partial truths so his narrative can be pushed. Propaganda master

    • @yunglocs540
      @yunglocs540 5 місяців тому +9

      @@KAG1776every single video!

    • @EkoFranko
      @EkoFranko 5 місяців тому

      @@KAG1776 This is literally a CIA channel lmao, don't expect to see truth here, this guy glows.

  • @surfingtothestars
    @surfingtothestars 5 місяців тому +159

    Just bc your “documentary” is well made, it doesn’t mean it’s factual and not bias

  • @asclepios1234
    @asclepios1234 3 місяці тому +2

    This just scratches the surface ... it needs a part 2 to go deeper in why its really so different

  • @likornnoir
    @likornnoir 3 місяці тому +1

    As a Swiss, I see owning a gun as a duty, not a right. And I'm not thinking of using it to defend my rights, but our rights.

    • @hamzahnurreez8420
      @hamzahnurreez8420 3 місяці тому

      Americans do they same they also have gun ranches they aren't drunk they also use it defend their people right and there's and why exactly is it bad to defend yourself.

  • @mccarthy86
    @mccarthy86 5 місяців тому +651

    I'm Swiss and you do make a great point on one part of the issue (one that I always knew), but there are a lot more factors than this. I wish you would at least mentioned the other things that make a difference, and that America does have well behaved shooting communities like the Swiss ones.

    • @bobsmith-wg9fz
      @bobsmith-wg9fz 5 місяців тому +77

      WOW looky here Johnny....even one of the Swiss just commented your video is WAY off and missed the point

    • @abruptend8993
      @abruptend8993 5 місяців тому +61

      The guy already has a narrative he wants to say, and he will ignore anything that will go against it.

    • @stevenbarlow1945
      @stevenbarlow1945 5 місяців тому +31

      Most of the problem lies in the fact that individuals are not held responsible for their actions. The criminal doesn't get punished for his actions, everyone else get punished.

    • @cornballmcgoo7174
      @cornballmcgoo7174 5 місяців тому +15

      Yeah when you have the same demographics and economics you will be a lot less smug which is going to happen as you import all of Northern Africa

    • @mccarthy86
      @mccarthy86 5 місяців тому +19

      @@cornballmcgoo7174 I'm not smug, I agree with you 100%. My point was that he's only focusing on one aspect, this issue is multi faceted.

  • @valleytiller42
    @valleytiller42 5 місяців тому +381

    I grew up in the USA with grandparents, parents, and close relatives who each owned numerous guns for hunting and competitive shooting. The rule was drilled into me from childhood: "Every gun is a loaded gun" and I was trained to handle even my toy guns accordingly. My six children have been raised the same way. In four generations, from 1898 to 2023, there has not been one "gun accident". Not because our guns were locked in a safe or unloaded, but because of the understanding of how to respectfully and safely handle a firearm as the deadly tool that it is. Simple rules. Teach your children to handle toy guns with those same rules and they will carry through as muscle memory to adulthood. Safe gun handling must be a mentality, not an afterthought. If the NRA Hunter Safety Course was a required class for all 13-year-olds, you would see the gun accident statistics plummet. Ignorance is fatal. I think that Johnny's selected/colored facts, analysis, and conclusions paint the picture of the issues brought up in this video simplistically and somewhat inaccurately. However, that's my point of view and I do appreciate the comparison of the USA to the Swiss. However, many other factors cause the differences that he pointed out that need to be considered. At the end of the day, gun safety still boils down to treating every gun as if it were loaded. Just ask Alec Baldwin...

    • @toddsmith8608
      @toddsmith8608 5 місяців тому +47

      @valleytiller42, what you said is all true.
      Personally i think it also has a lot to do with what i call the taboo effect. When one is raised with respect for and familiarity with tools, (guns or other tools) the taboo effect does not exist. For example, if a parent never allows their kids in their woodworking shop because the power tools are dangerous, the kids will likely have a curiosity and desire to explore the forbidden workshop when the parents aren't around. This can obviously lead to accidents as the kids have no idea how to safely operate said tools. They'll wander wide-eyed around the shop like Johnny in Switzerland.
      But if the kids are properly trained and familiarized with said tools, the taboo effect disappears and there is no desire to sneak around and mess with them when adults aren't around.
      My 2c.

    • @RichardChappell1
      @RichardChappell1 5 місяців тому +36

      Bingo. One of the issues Johnny chose to ignore - that the gun shop owner hinted at - is that anti-gun activists have worked very hard t eliminate gun use and safety training in the US. The result is a higher level of accidents.
      There was a whole seriouse of see a gun run and go get an adult. Of course, we ignore that that creates an interest in discovery and kids will pick them up and play with them. I made sure that my children understood loaded and clearing guns by the time they were 5 and that anytime they were interested, I would get them out for them to look at, and work with them and get comfortable with them. I would make an exagerated effort to always check and clear them when getting them and before giving it to them to hold, and insist they went through the process.
      Training makes a huge difference in changing attitudes.

    • @stevelambert8854
      @stevelambert8854 5 місяців тому +17

      Correct. My father bought me my first gun in 1965 at 12 years old, and expected me to learn gun safety and responsibility. There were many sources of gun safety training. I can remember taking classes in 4-H and other organizations. We never had accidents or violence. I can remember shooting competitions and resulting camaraderie much like what is shown in this video.

    • @toddrodeo1349
      @toddrodeo1349 5 місяців тому

      Agreed. In addition to that, the Biden administration has redefined "Mass Shootings" as 3 or more including the shooter. In the govt. statistics, they do not break down the numbers. Accidental shootings including those by police are not taken out and neither are suicides. It's like the C numbers.... fantasy.

    • @PiousSlayer
      @PiousSlayer 5 місяців тому +4

      "One of the issues Johnny chose to ignore - that the gun shop owner hinted at - is that anti-gun activists have worked very hard t eliminate gun use and safety training in the US. The result is a higher level of accidents."
      Same thing goes with police in the USA. Police tried to make a giant training ground and what happened? It was attacked multiple times by 'protestors' trying to stop it from being built and opened. The media played it off like it wasn't a dangerous attack and that the training building wasn't even necessary in the first place. So many catch 22's in how things are reported. @@RichardChappell1

  • @superjonboy873
    @superjonboy873 4 місяці тому +47

    Johnny, I would love to see you do something like this in small-town USA. I think you'll find that the average gun owner is a law abiding citizen who practices proper gun safety. But that's not the narrative the Media pushes because they seem to think guns are the problem. If guns were the problem we would get taken out by our firearms lol. People are the problem, but it goes deeper than that in the USA. Look at how many people in the USA are on psychiatric medication. We have become a decidedly unhappy and even depressed nation. Combine that with the anti-social lives we lead, living through Social Media instead of the real world, and you can see why half the country shares nothing in common with the other half. Poor mental health and a general lack of morality have probably contributed to any gun problems in America much more than anything else.

  • @NMIBUBBLE
    @NMIBUBBLE 4 місяці тому +15

    I love how the Swiss come together as a community as one group of countrymen and women, the fact they shot over the highway is kinda of crazy but cool at the same time. And the shooting ranges are unbelievable amazing They are so well structured for someone to feel at easy while shooting and the camera target system is topnotch. Pretty cool.

    • @joshua511
      @joshua511 4 місяці тому

      My assumption is the politicians are far-less likely to be dickheads over there like American politicians. That may account for the sense of community. In America we blame each other for their voting habits instead of coming together to blame the politicians for the problems they create.

    • @justaguy328
      @justaguy328 15 днів тому

      Yeah these exist in America lol

  • @andreyorlov33
    @andreyorlov33 4 місяці тому +843

    I think that Colin Noir does a terrific job debunking a lot of big misconceptions presented by this vid

    • @shirothehero0609
      @shirothehero0609 4 місяці тому +66

      You mean Colion Noir? 🤔

    • @padraics
      @padraics 4 місяці тому +89

      I assume by 'misconceptions" you mean "Johnny's deceptions"

    • @shirothehero0609
      @shirothehero0609 4 місяці тому +55

      @@padraics yeah, misconceptions = bold face lies. oh sorry, "misinformation" is what the kids call it these days right?

    • @ARandomPerson-lg5ih
      @ARandomPerson-lg5ih 4 місяці тому

      @@shirothehero0609calm down

    • @newarkupload8292
      @newarkupload8292 4 місяці тому +27

      and you can bet that dishonest Harris won't post another video about Colion Noir's corrections, in the same way that he posted a new video when people called him out on his other video about rewriting history

  • @mikev4755
    @mikev4755 5 місяців тому +459

    The problem in the U.S. is people are losing the respect for life. It isn't a problem with guns, it is a problem with people.

    • @elche1976
      @elche1976 5 місяців тому +12

      🎯💯

    • @hotfightinghistory9224
      @hotfightinghistory9224 5 місяців тому +44

      Kinda like how 50 years ago gun were WAY easier to obtain, yet there was far less gun violence. What changed? The guns or the people...

    • @grizzlybear4122
      @grizzlybear4122 5 місяців тому +25

      Morals were removed. There is no morality filter in anyone's head. It is all base emotions running off instantaneous feelings in the immediate moment.

    • @magillicutyify
      @magillicutyify 5 місяців тому +1

      Not necessarily. Other than the last couple years during Covid gun homicides and other crimes have decreased almost every year and in total since the 80s. That’s with population increasing and number of guns in the country increasing as well.

    • @rickpitts2277
      @rickpitts2277 5 місяців тому +4

      Ah, but media coverage and slant make violence more obvious and talked about.@@magillicutyify

  • @baska-
    @baska- 3 місяці тому +1

    *People who fear guns never had to face someone evil and stronger than them.*

  • @marvinlockman2960
    @marvinlockman2960 3 місяці тому +2

    I love the comment made by the gun shop owner when he said he didn't know why there were so many dumbasses with guns in America. One, who is my age (70's), did not see this idiocacy in my young years growing up in a much freer America. The dumbing down of Americans (IMHO) began with government controlling schools. Next and in no particular order came kicking the Bible (1963) out of school, where in some households was the only place children would hear about the Bible. In short order came the not so supreme court (1973) declaring mass murder on the unborn, still amazes me and always will. Why does the most innocent life have to die because of someones lack of taking preventative measures to insure protection from pregnancy? With the Bible removed from schools, which taught Creation and a Higher Power, evolution takes over teaching that humans evolved from a slimy rock and that humans literally, are only a more refined animal, sooo...when one (gov't) demands evolution be taught and not Creation, where children grow up believing they are no better than animals; then the result is animalistic behavior from humans. We are living in an insane asylum with deviate maniacs in positions of authority. The hippies and drug heads of the 1960's are now the professors of almost all of America's educational institutions, from pre-k to graduate levels as well as gov't. Where do we go from here, Communism is my guess? My take IMHO

  • @neilgelinas9926
    @neilgelinas9926 5 місяців тому +280

    I am American and I do not compromise. The second amendment is not a restriction for us. It is a restriction for the Government. Shall not be infringed.

    • @paleoph6168
      @paleoph6168 5 місяців тому +15

      Especially now, since that government and its military have grown to become the most powerful entities in the world. Do not bend to them.

    • @illama5330
      @illama5330 5 місяців тому +2

      @@paleoph6168 my brother in christ, you citizens are the nation, you made that happen

    • @galacticbananastopmotions7292
      @galacticbananastopmotions7292 5 місяців тому +7

      @@illama5330my brother in christ our votes mean nothing and our leaders pass funding acts without our input.
      In my case im 17 and not even old enough to vote yet, we didnt ask for this yet we have to live with it.

    • @damoclesecoe7184
      @damoclesecoe7184 5 місяців тому +3

      @@illama5330 My brother in Christ, it was once voted on that slavery was a moral right in this country. Does that mean it was immoral to oppose it?

    • @Kyptka89
      @Kyptka89 5 місяців тому +3

      @@illama5330 Citizens of the nation have the duty to defend their nation from domestic tyrants.

  • @mulder801
    @mulder801 5 місяців тому +908

    The problem is not the gun, it's the society around them

    • @FrankyPi
      @FrankyPi 5 місяців тому +76

      Yeah, guns don't shoot by themselves, unless they malfunction lol

    • @ridingweeb4801
      @ridingweeb4801 5 місяців тому +144

      failed integration of the black community into wider society has lead to such insane amounts of guncrime and mass shootings in the usa

    • @shreeanshsrivastava2430
      @shreeanshsrivastava2430 5 місяців тому +7

      wow just wow

    • @julius43461
      @julius43461 5 місяців тому

      @@ridingweeb4801 Dude... don't be racist. Just ban all guns, knives and pointy objects and homicides will drop hard.

    • @zoeyelh
      @zoeyelh 5 місяців тому +3

      why dyou need a gun then? they have a specific purpose...

  • @PapaVictorBravo
    @PapaVictorBravo 3 місяці тому +1

    If you go to the right places in America, you'll find the exact same wholesome environment.

  • @markv5576
    @markv5576 3 місяці тому

    I'm 70 years old. I was in Army JROTC in high school. We had a marksmanship class in that curriculum that included shooting in the on campus gun range. No one got all wide-eyed when a neighbor pulled out fire arms, or put a shotgun in their truck. Our culture has grown to fear guns only in the last 30-40 years from my perspective. Therefore, it is not too late to turn that back around. Teach our children (and untrained adults) how use, care for, and respect guns. I recall hearing a historian say that one reason Japan chose not to attack mainland America in WWII was they knew our citizenry was well armed. It is one thing to confront a powerful military, but it is quite intimidating when the entire citizenry is also a potential assailant. Let's restore the requirement for fighting age youth to be trained for the militia.

  • @garycollins4399
    @garycollins4399 4 місяці тому +440

    Everything he liked or enjoyed about the "gun community" in Switzerland he could experience in America, he just chooses not to.

    • @AstanaxKnight
      @AstanaxKnight 4 місяці тому +54

      I was watching Colion Noir's critique on this video. On it, Colion Noir highlighted Johnny Harris saying that visiting these gun ranges in Switzerland really changed his opinion on how guns are not scary. I feel the safest at gun ranges in America and didn't even have to fly to Switzerland to learn that!

    • @jamesbondo13
      @jamesbondo13 4 місяці тому +16

      This dude needs forced off the internet. Anyone spewing misinformation. And especially whilst "earning" income from it.

    • @MoietyVR
      @MoietyVR 4 місяці тому +33

      @@AstanaxKnight Ya, anyone in the US "gun community" will see the favoritism in the video. The US has a healthy gun culture and an unhealthy society.

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper 4 місяці тому

      @@jamesbondo13 Nah, this video is okay. You're going to get different messages from it depending on which side of the aisle you're on. If you're pro-gun, it's going to rustle your jimmies because it paints the 2A as the reason why gun crimes exist. If you're anti-gun, it's going to rustle your jimmies because it goes against the foundation of every narrative and ideology you champion. The 2A is already painted as such, no skin off my back there, but the butthurt it brings to the anti-gun community is amusing.

    • @ArchSchizo
      @ArchSchizo 4 місяці тому +23

      Look at how he kept bringing up gun deaths in the USA, but never accounted for our population size OR life preservations. He outright lied about more being murdered than saved by guns, because he is pushing a narrative rather than doing research. An American that is scared of guns would never see that fear of guns is the true problem with American gun culture. Classic American tourist: ashamed of their own nation, obsessed with all others. I was hoping he would notice his errors as his vacation vlog continued.

  • @htr2die4
    @htr2die4 5 місяців тому +457

    As a Veteran, I purchased my first gun after leaving service, I felt like I was required to do so, and because it was my right to do so. Lack of education, drugs, and mental illness are the cause of chaos in America. More gun laws are just going to push us away from each other, forcing us to choose a side. Its clear that Switzerland has a great gun educational system and lots of pride in their Nation. Our government has caused too much division. . .

    • @Diesel4242
      @Diesel4242 5 місяців тому +78

      Switzerland has a higher class of citizens than we do. The people are the difference. Gun violence is virtually nonexistent in our good neighborhoods. I dare say that Switzerland doesn’t let people come into their country illegally either.

    • @charliekealoha
      @charliekealoha 5 місяців тому +8

      So you think laws will push us away from each other? I never thought of it like that but it's an interesting idea I can't say you're wrong on. I just don't see any other way to bring some order to that chaos. I remember stating once on a similar topic comments section once about gun laws that in order to drive a car legally that you would need to have a license, and the crazies were immediately upset with me throwing out that idea because, "Driving a car is a privilege and owning a gun is a right." Like, I get what they're saying here but I also agree that innocent folks have the right to live without people showing up to a club and shooting up the place because their ex is in there with someone new. It's just bonkers to me that we can't try something.

    • @wayando
      @wayando 5 місяців тому +29

      ​@@charliekealoha... Laws are good for putting ideas and traditions down for clarity.
      But the actual order comes from the individuals and their culture ... Chaotic people with a tonne of laws would still lead to chaos ... While orderly people with no laws will still be organized.
      So from this video I can surmise that the tradition and culture surrounding guns lead to different behaviors in each country ... And even if they swapped laws the people themselves would likely not change.

    • @treos17
      @treos17 5 місяців тому +3

      @@charliekealoha if It was entirely free ,maybe it would gain some traction but the govt will put a price on it just as they do with driving; pay to get your license, pay to register vehicle, expiration dates, etc etc, This is why I think it get immediately stepped on to have licenses which I am not for because of such. It's also just a straight up deterrent to law abiding people of fuck that I dont want to do through all that red tape and infringes on what is a right.

    • @toddsmith8608
      @toddsmith8608 5 місяців тому +22

      "Our government has caused too much division..." It's by design. If the govt can keep us divided and fighting amongst ourselves, we have very little time to pay attention to what they're up to.

  • @vigi86
    @vigi86 4 місяці тому +2

    Funny to see Joi the first seconds of the video in a multi million subscriber channel, haha... Good lad at the Brünig Indoor Shooting Range.

  • @michaelgray7138
    @michaelgray7138 3 місяці тому +1

    The CDC study said 500,000 to 3,000,000 lives are saved per year. Please tell both sides.

  • @denniscarter8999
    @denniscarter8999 5 місяців тому +130

    Forgot to mention the more than a million lives saved each year in the US by people with guns. The more dangerous conditions become, the more we need to be armed and trained. But training is a personal responsibility, not the governments.

    • @kenofken9458
      @kenofken9458 5 місяців тому

      Most of those estimates are pure bullsh*t. They're self reported with zero documentation by guys who have a political stake in vastly overstating defensive uses.
      If there isn't a police report on it, it didn't happen.

    • @any4003
      @any4003 5 місяців тому +25

      @MrColionNoir debunked this video check it out

    • @baconman2.052
      @baconman2.052 5 місяців тому +11

      To be fair the government of the US used to have shooting clubs and training in schools years ago, theres nothing wrong with passing laws obligating you to defend yourself

    • @kuntekinte6246
      @kuntekinte6246 5 місяців тому

      ​@@any4003I don't remember him debunking it only reaffirming it. It use to be listed on the FBI and CDC website every year. Up until about 10 years ago when several Anti 2 Ammendment organizations insisted that our gubberment take this of there website because it was inciting violence.

    • @kuntekinte6246
      @kuntekinte6246 5 місяців тому

      My mistake replied to the wrong person.

  • @First4America
    @First4America 3 місяці тому +1

    There are about 43,000 fatal crashes a year in the U.S. Yet there is no talk about banning motor vehicles!

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u Місяць тому

      But the purpose of a motor vehicle is not to kill. A gun is made to kill something.

  • @user-bv9dp5nx9p
    @user-bv9dp5nx9p 3 місяці тому

    You started out in a great way. Thank you. American politics pits groups against each other. Democrat against republican, black against white, poor against rich, trans against hetero, Coca Cola against Pepsi. We fight each other on everything in this country. We are told we need to change those "other" people so we can have peace. I do not see this with the Swiss people. What you show with Switzerland shooting is what I grew up with and strive for. The problem is not laws, but people. In the US we have "LAW ENFOREMENT" to drive revenue, not protect and serve. We have privatized incarceration. It's a business. Bring people together like Switzerland and crime will reduce. No matter what "object" is outlawed or restricted, crime, murder, mass killings, abuse, mayhem will ensue in a populace at war with it's self. Because you put the blame on an object (firearm) and not on the root cause (people), I'm giving you a thumbs down.

  • @1stinlaw917
    @1stinlaw917 5 місяців тому +140

    we used to have the DCM ( Dept. Of Civilian Marksmanship) This dept would provide FREE ammo and rifles to Us citizens, I know this because my Dad was a DCM instructor and had pallets of ammo , targets and Winchester 52's sent to our house in the 1980's. Our country needs to start doing this again to teach gun safety.

    • @CMPInstructor
      @CMPInstructor 5 місяців тому +16

      Today, the DCM is known as the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).

    • @kjh1227
      @kjh1227 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@CMPInstructor Unfortunately, they charge for everything.

    • @CMPInstructor
      @CMPInstructor 5 місяців тому +1

      @@kjh1227I stared competing back in the DCM era. One still had to pay match fees to local clubs; and I did send a check to buy my DCM M-1 Garand along with the paperwork. The prices have inflated but CMP does the same today.

  • @Draelyn
    @Draelyn 4 місяці тому +352

    I like how he says, "its a shooting competition... for teenagers, and they have been doing it for hundreds of years" like its the strangest thing he's ever heard of because nothing like that happens in the US ever, yet up until like the 80s most highschools had gun clubs and shooting competitions.

    • @Chemnut220
      @Chemnut220 4 місяці тому

      I was on the air rifle team in my HS in the early 2000’s. Also drove all over the south east competing in NRA highpower (AR-15’s) and a bit of idpa and trap with my dad. The USA probably has a much bigger competitive shooting culture than the Swiss. This guy is just telling lies for clicks and an agenda - probably a big chunk of ignorance and stupidity as well….

    • @VFella
      @VFella 4 місяці тому +1

      Well, these teenagers must be pretty old now. It will also have required lots of ammo. Are they still using blunderbusses and muskets X'D

    • @ChefboyRD253
      @ChefboyRD253 4 місяці тому +7

      We still had shooting comps in my mid city, high-school in the 90s. And that was even with all the gang violence shootings outside the school.

    • @dinadaughtry8993
      @dinadaughtry8993 4 місяці тому +18

      We should have classes that promote the safe use of firearms and civics and marksmanship in every school in the USA

    • @dinadaughtry8993
      @dinadaughtry8993 4 місяці тому

      He totally got it wrong when he said that the second amendment was to protect the government against the people, it is for the people to protect themselves against the government and any enemy foreign or DOMESTIC, the second amendment is a means to protect ourselves from any type of tyranny

  • @stwhite5135
    @stwhite5135 3 місяці тому +1

    Some people are afraid of an armed citezenry. The NRA is no longer a representative of gun owners, friends of mine and myself have quit that organization long ago. They are interested in enrichening themselves and keeping the "us vs them" fued going. The way to solve this problem is to reinstitute the univesal draft with no excuses exept for religous reasons, but you would still have to have weapons training. I am a veteran and we are all bound by that service. We could recreate the Swiss model of a militia. But it could never be done if it is left up to the politicians who are afraid of anyone with a gun.

  • @bredsheeran2897
    @bredsheeran2897 3 місяці тому +5

    It’s crazy to think that in Switzerland you can ride a public train with your gun just on your back but in America if you did that you’d be arrested

    • @zebbedea6259
      @zebbedea6259 3 місяці тому

      I believe the big difference is that Swiss do not get access to ammunition except at the range. you cannot take it with you. You can have your guns, but the ammo is issued by the govt/military via tha the gun clubs.

    • @juste-hu4dc
      @juste-hu4dc 3 місяці тому +1

      @@zebbedea6259 Indeed you are allowed to take your own ammo with you in public transport to the shooting range as you store it at home. The rule / law says to have it seperately in your bag (rifle and ammo) and not loaded into the magazines. But youre also advised better not to show your gun obviously, better to pack it into a bag. The military often just hang the rifles around their back, its normal in public transport ;-) Regards from Switzerland

  • @xXBL4KAl3YSSXx
    @xXBL4KAl3YSSXx 4 місяці тому +279

    Wait… so Switzerland became its own country because a rebellion got rid of a terrible ruler, then stood up a militia of its own citizens for defense? Wild, I feel like I’ve heard a story just like that before. Maybe another country, I think they like guns too actually

    • @flugtauglich3076
      @flugtauglich3076 4 місяці тому +4

      it's more complicated than that, but it for sure is a pretty interesting story.

    • @mikeford963
      @mikeford963 4 місяці тому +2

      And one of the ways they maintain their neutrality as a country is to have everyone do mandatory military service for 2-3 years after the age of 18. THEN, they get to keep their service rifles and MUST maintain profficiency with them.

    • @iDeagles
      @iDeagles 4 місяці тому +8

      @@mikeford963 good thing we care about rights then. It's not a right if you have to earn it. lol

    • @mikeford963
      @mikeford963 4 місяці тому +3

      @@iDeagles Maybe not, but that doesn't mean rights don't come without responsibility either.

    • @mrwong8584
      @mrwong8584 4 місяці тому

      Wait.... so you mean, Switzerland which regulates gun ownership, is much muuucch safer than that of the American system?
      I'm shocked!!!

  • @Mordant.Melodys
    @Mordant.Melodys 5 місяців тому +286

    We keep reiterating “protected right” which is 100% the end of the conversation. That whole part where it shall not be infringed is key. I’ll follow gun laws because I’m not a criminal but when we have millions of guns in the hands of criminals who do not and have never abided by firearms laws, I am staunchly apposed to gun control.

    • @18rollinhard
      @18rollinhard 5 місяців тому +42

      Every living citizen has the “right”. You or the government should not get to decide who can or cannot own firearms. There should be no restrictions on which guns we can or cannot own full auto, suppressed, grenades etc.

    • @Robert-hy3vv
      @Robert-hy3vv 5 місяців тому +2

      @@18rollinhard grenades aren't arms sweetie

    • @roywhiteo5
      @roywhiteo5 5 місяців тому

      @@Robert-hy3vv grenades actually remove arms so they are anti constitutional

    • @WyTDeViL86
      @WyTDeViL86 5 місяців тому +19

      @@Robert-hy3vv Ummm... Explosives = Arms. Nice try though. ("sweetie" Pathetic way to gaslight btw little one.)

    • @DoctorAids
      @DoctorAids 5 місяців тому

      you just dont get it! If we make guns illegal then criminals cant use them! They will just get teleported into a jail cell the moment they touch a gun!11!11!111!1

  • @h.s.thompsonduke8105
    @h.s.thompsonduke8105 3 місяці тому +2

    In the 70s, every high school in my area had competitive rifle shooting teams. We had no school shootings back then.
    A lot of bomb scares on days of a lot of exams, though.

  • @markyancey4103
    @markyancey4103 4 місяці тому +2

    "Collective rights theorists argue that addition of the subordinate clause qualifies the rest of the amendment by placing a limitation on the people's right to bear arms. However, if the amendment truly meant what collective rights advocates propose, then the text would read "[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the States to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." However, that is not what the framers of the amendment drafted. The plain language of the amendment, without attenuate inferences therefrom, shows that the function of the subordinate clause was not to qualify the right, but instead to show why it must be protected. The right exists independent of the existence of the militia. If this right were not protected, the existence of the militia, and consequently the security of the state, would be jeopardized." (U.S. v. Emerson, 46 F.Supp.2d 598 (N.D.Tex. 1999))

  • @joshzarbaugh
    @joshzarbaugh 5 місяців тому +216

    You forgot one of the major reasons why we keep in bare arms in this country. It's to stop the government from becoming tyrannical. Our constitution is specifically written so that if we deem necessary, we can remove the government and start new.

    • @darienford860
      @darienford860 5 місяців тому +67

      He didn't miss it he's purposely doing that. He's very dismissive of a lot of points to the point I don't think he's doing it by accident

    • @mr6johnclark
      @mr6johnclark 5 місяців тому +53

      its not forgetting it's ignorred to push an his agenda and sell propoganda.

    • @stukei
      @stukei 5 місяців тому

      Hate to break the news to you, but your government has combat aircraft, tanks and missiles. If it wants to be tyrannical there's not much you can do. Best plan is not to vote for wannabe tyrants.

    • @davinci3259
      @davinci3259 5 місяців тому +21

      Yeah, he intentionally left that out.

    • @D71219ONE
      @D71219ONE 5 місяців тому +24

      It was the main reason for the Second Amendment. He covered it up because he has an agenda.

  • @eda715
    @eda715 5 місяців тому +250

    A lot of American “gun culture” is very similar. A very relaxed sport. Media portrayals are vastly different than the way I grew up with guns. The USA is an extremely diverse country in contrast to Switzerland so anything we do, there will be a wider variety of culture around that activity and the most extreme is what gets portrayed.

    • @tecumseh4095
      @tecumseh4095 5 місяців тому +4

      Switzerland has 4 official languages and 4 different cultures. They are more diverse than us.
      You are stuck on the land mass and population size.

    • @jmmartin7766
      @jmmartin7766 5 місяців тому +45

      ​@@tecumseh4095​​You don't know what you're talking about - "4 different cultures?!"
      America has literally hundreds of cultures here- and that's not even mentioning ALL of the recent immigrants... Then you're talking about thousands of different cultures

    • @eda715
      @eda715 5 місяців тому +26

      @@tecumseh4095 we have more than 4 distinct cultures in my hometown of about 30,000 people.

    • @benrex7775
      @benrex7775 5 місяців тому +20

      I'm pretty sure that America is more diverse than Switzerland. But people often underestimate the diversity of Switzerland because of its small size. Switzerland does not have just 4 cultures, each valley is different. I would claim we are more diverse than Russia. But we are not more diverse than America.

    • @user-te3pn4pb4u
      @user-te3pn4pb4u 5 місяців тому +1

      you are totally correct

  • @WTFSt0n3d
    @WTFSt0n3d 7 днів тому

    In the military our instructor said. Don't fear the gun, respect it.

  • @southernexposure123
    @southernexposure123 4 місяці тому +2

    A phrase was used near the beginning, "Learn about guns." More than that I wanted to learn about "people's" attitudes about guns. THAT is the obvious difference between Switzerland and gun grabbing governments.
    Over and over it was demonstrated that Switzerland wants it's people responsible for preventing guns from causing negative outcomes.
    Gun grabbing people want to make the guns (the objects) responsible for the harmful outcomes caused by people with guns.
    Wise governments want to promote responsibility of it's people. Unwise governments want to bully it's people.
    Blaming guns for mass murders is like blaming forks for obesity.

  • @Jason-fm4my
    @Jason-fm4my 4 місяці тому +256

    I'm a liberal American competitive shooter. I have to say that the Swiss gun range seems a lot like the ranges I've been to in the US. I'm watching this with a strong suspicion that Johnny has never been to a gun range before, and that he wrote the script before visiting.

    • @deanc91
      @deanc91 4 місяці тому +39

      I'm not too familiar with this guy, but considering it seems like he was basically taught how to use a gun in this vid, I think it's pretty safe to say he didn't attempt to learn American gun culture before learning about Swiss gun culture.

    • @Peagaporto
      @Peagaporto 4 місяці тому +13

      But you see, you can tell he knows everything about this subject because he speaks softly and hikes with a pretty nature background.
      Tired of this over educated pretentious political preachers.

    • @therubicon
      @therubicon 4 місяці тому +5

      A Belgian shooting friend of mine (a former Monk I met while in Germany) sent this to me asking my thoughts. Germany was very restrictive in the manner and ability to sports shooting, but I don't know what competitive shooting has to do with your inalienable right to self defense. Especially when major cities are abandoning good police practices, and letting the cities become run by gangs. If anything we all need to be armed as part of the militia full time if our leaders have abandoned civic policing.

    • @awakenotwoke1973
      @awakenotwoke1973 4 місяці тому +15

      As a non-American I'm confident Johnny learned all he knows about 'American gun culture' from watching CNN and MSNBC.

    • @FlatRangeOperator
      @FlatRangeOperator 4 місяці тому +6

      I think hes probably being paid by a certain interest group.

  • @jamieferguson3131
    @jamieferguson3131 4 місяці тому +630

    I am a part of a gun community that is all about training & safety. It’s a culture very much like what you depicted from Switzerland. It does exist here, but much like in Switzerland it’s quiet.

    • @monstafloppa871
      @monstafloppa871 4 місяці тому +23

      Agreed, it is unfortunate that more positive media visibility is not afforded to safety and education conscious communities here in the U.S.. People, they do exist.

    • @BatchelorStetson
      @BatchelorStetson 4 місяці тому

      That's because half the Swiss population aren't actively lobbying, and attempting to take the guns from the other half of the population. This same culture that Mr Harris admires ABSOLUTELY exists right here in the once United States. I've been a part of it for most of my life. You're just told that it doesn't and can't happen in heavy rotation by the anti gun media and populace. And he may be on board with blaming the NRA for , whatever,...but they are one of the only organizations that's actively worked to keep your Right to bear arms. while they have many faults as all organization do,... this Life member thanks God for them. @@monstafloppa871

    • @scottyagreen
      @scottyagreen 4 місяці тому +17

      @@monstafloppa871it just sucks that they get drowned out by the screaming ultra-right…my god just look at all the toxic comments here that focus on talking trash to someone who gave facts. I don’t think most commentators even watched what this guy made or actually listened to what he said.

    • @aggieterp
      @aggieterp 4 місяці тому +22

      Instead of going to Switzerland, he should have done his research in his own country instead. It is a shame that people here in the United States take the word of the media instead of doing their own research.
      My grandfather was a former Navy shooting instructor,, so I grew up know how to handle firearms from the age of 5.
      Most U.S. high schools that were built early in the last century had ROTC programs that taught the proper use of weapons. My high school had an armory and a shooting range in the basement. We tried to revive the shooting sports in our school and had the Marines come in to teach those that had not had experience with rifles. We even had a shooting competition (I scored the highest). They tried to recruit me for sniper school! Even though we had a teacher as a sponsor, the school decided to shut the shooting range down and they turned it into a study hall. It was obviously too dangerous and too high of liability to teach proper respect and proper handling of weapons to young men who were just a couple of years away from being old enough to fight for our country.

    • @kevchard5214
      @kevchard5214 4 місяці тому +2

      They didn't if offended their ego.@@scottyagreen

  • @k.kaiser3997
    @k.kaiser3997 2 місяці тому

    Switzerland is the perfect example that gun ownership does not correlate with higher death rates from fatal shootings, etc. But those who have access to guns must be strictly regulated and controlled.

  • @mja4wp
    @mja4wp 2 місяці тому +1

    In the USA, Alcohol was responsible for 178k deaths; Drugs 107k; Guns 42k (56% suicide, 35% homicide, 4% unintentional, 3% police,

  • @redbarronreviews2429
    @redbarronreviews2429 5 місяців тому +151

    The difference I see is that the Swiss government is not trying to destroy the identity of the country, community, and family but instead embrace it and their traditions as Swiss. The government represents the people therefor they don’t have a mistrust and don’t feel the need to defend themselves.

    • @aharris87
      @aharris87 5 місяців тому

      I think they are probably having a point of view shift. Gang violence and gun-related homicides have been rising for the last few years.

    • @user-zq5zm5ff3m
      @user-zq5zm5ff3m 5 місяців тому +4

      The whole purpose for that "tradition" is that Swiss men are prepared for their military service.

    • @LNVACVAC
      @LNVACVAC 5 місяців тому +3

      Don't be mistaken. RIGHT NOW IT IS

    • @Evil-La-Poopa
      @Evil-La-Poopa 5 місяців тому +1

      take a look at the swiss neighbour country germany and then u know why they love their guns...
      germans are normally not allowed to have guns.. even knifes are forbidden. But strangely since 2014 crime rates go up into the sky...
      especially gang r*p*s and knife k*llin*s ... our nice new guests really give a damn about any laws.
      and without weapons, germans are mostly helpless against the invaders.

    • @OriginalBongoliath
      @OriginalBongoliath 4 місяці тому +4

      @@user-zq5zm5ff3m And what ethnicity and culture are the Swiss? I did not see tons of Africans, Latinos, Arabs, etc. in this video. Maybe because Switzerland tries to keep out as many outsiders as possible at least those not compatible or capable of creating a European First World society.

  • @brettdartt4383
    @brettdartt4383 5 місяців тому +454

    Damn dude. After watching this and seeing a fundamental misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the 2nd amendment and gun owners in the US, I have to rethink your videos I've seen

    • @georgegeorge3619
      @georgegeorge3619 5 місяців тому +98

      he totally exposed himself to be a sneak lol, epic failed

    • @Kozad-86
      @Kozad-86 5 місяців тому +33

      I got the same vibe on the other videos of his that I have unfortunately watched...

    • @cantwinee2765
      @cantwinee2765 5 місяців тому +57

      I thought the same thing. Like if he is willing to misinterpret this so badly, what else has he been feeding us that is utter bull crap?

    • @Johnny-jr2lq
      @Johnny-jr2lq 5 місяців тому +57

      Thank goodness we have people like Colion Nori that can combat Johnnys lopsided view.

    • @hobbyking5364
      @hobbyking5364 5 місяців тому +8

      @@Johnny-jr2lq - RIGHT ON!

  • @KevinHallSurfing
    @KevinHallSurfing 4 місяці тому +10

    1965 age 14 with an SMLE.303. on loan from the Army, 10 shot magazine and bolt locked, slung, wearing full Army uniform walking to school. Obviously we were instructed to keep the bolt in your pocket but not a "legal" requirement. 60 years later if you did this you'd be jailed here in Australia. Good luck even owning a rifle at all these days.

    • @yaiburanakul8505
      @yaiburanakul8505 3 місяці тому +4

      May the Aussies come to their senses soon. Amen

  • @MGAFFY
    @MGAFFY 2 місяці тому

    I love the fact that their ranges make it so you're able to retrieve your spent casings without having to call a seize fire or to be cleared and behind firing line

  • @abedekok322
    @abedekok322 5 місяців тому +85

    The Swiss remind me of how Rural Americans (like myself) treat weapons, which is as tools to protect or hunt with and as a hobby to enjoy with friends and family. I've lived around firearms my entire life (hell, my folks even sold them for 25 years) but the politicization of them just ruined the purpose I was always told they were intended for and thus the culture that surrounds them.

    • @andersmalmgren6528
      @andersmalmgren6528 5 місяців тому

      Protect from wildlife you mean? If you mean protect from people then you are part of the problem :D

    • @judsongaiden9878
      @judsongaiden9878 5 місяців тому

      Doesn't it kind of bother you that he's misrepresenting us based on misinformation he likely garnered from Hollywood and the internationalist media cabal?

  • @shepdog069
    @shepdog069 5 місяців тому +134

    They should rename this documentary, "Jonny Harris doesn't understand a damn thing about the Second Amendment, the role of Government, nor does he understand anything about gun culture in the United States. That, and he has a hard-on for Switzerland"

    • @shepdog069
      @shepdog069 5 місяців тому +36

      The second amendment has NEVER been about protecting the government. It's about protecting individual rights, as need be, to include protecting them FROM the government, if necessary. Here's an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:
      "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.-"

    • @Kazillion-Jillionaire
      @Kazillion-Jillionaire 5 місяців тому +1

      Yep

    • @jackieking1522
      @jackieking1522 5 місяців тому +4

      Matthew 13:13...... “because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not.”

    • @_Starhammer
      @_Starhammer 5 місяців тому +6

      That hard-on for Switzerland is totally justified. I wish we in the USA had a right to a bunker under our home with the government willing to subsidize up to 70% of the cost :) Instead we have zoning limitations and extraneous fees...

    • @transtubular
      @transtubular 5 місяців тому +3

      @@_Starhammer Don't forget the "insurance" that you have to buy in certain locations as well.

  • @wortwortwort117
    @wortwortwort117 2 місяці тому

    I love how he failed to mention how many lifes have been SAVED by defensive use of firearms.

  • @GeneTreants
    @GeneTreants 4 місяці тому +2

    The sound of these guns is like a war zone? It is the sound of freedom to me!

  • @user-jr1jp3lx4r
    @user-jr1jp3lx4r 4 місяці тому +290

    I have taken 3 liberal Senior citizen women out to my range on my farm that had never held a gun in their lives. I taught them some safety and then how to shoot a target. The noise and recoil scared them but once they relaxed and started hitting the target they had a great time. They will probably never shoot again but they came away with a much better understanding of guns and gun safety.

    • @weswest3031
      @weswest3031 4 місяці тому +6

      Don't know if it is possible for you but beginners in my experience do great with suppressed .22 rifles and pistols.

    • @KM-hz8zv
      @KM-hz8zv 3 місяці тому +4

      This should be a goal of every shooter: introduce non-shooters to firearms. Ear protection (plugs plus over-the-ear) are helpful, also starting with .22 so recoil and blow back does not shock them (my first pistol experience was a .357 Mag, not recommended as a "first".) People better understand guns when they have been shooting and had proper instruction, and that removes fear of the unknown that abounds from the Democrats intent on disarming everyone; because that's worked so well in Germany, China, Cuba, etc. to assure the people were "safe". Safe for the government to subjugate.

    • @malldawg6
      @malldawg6 3 місяці тому +1

      Did this... we shot a few handguns and an AR at 10 yards. Handgun barely hit silhouette, AR hit center mass with 3-4inches. ... I said which would you rather have? Gun debate over.

    • @luthiermatt
      @luthiermatt 3 місяці тому

      I'm an old guy and I grew up shooting with my family. Guns were not political. The issue has been exploited on both sides and a huge, stubborn divide has been created. I still am a gun owner and love to shoot but I hate the politics. In fact, I lean left of center but am also a 2A advocate. Somehow we need to come together and find some common ground.

    • @jariquassdorf5520
      @jariquassdorf5520 2 місяці тому

      Still! If you have not served or received official training in a similar way you should NEVER be allowed to handle a firearm.

  • @Joe-yi1yt
    @Joe-yi1yt 5 місяців тому +322

    You didn't have to travel to Switzerland when shoots like this are happening all the time all across America. Club competitions, and shows are a monthly occurrence.

    • @MolonFrikenLabe
      @MolonFrikenLabe 5 місяців тому +58

      He didn't want to highlight actual gun culture in America. You're absolutely right, but his bias on this subject means he wanted to cast American gun ownership in a negative light.

    • @JOHNLENNON-oj3cp
      @JOHNLENNON-oj3cp 5 місяців тому

      Im super pro 2nd amendment, yes what you say is true. But Biden and his idiots are coming after our guns at a time we may need them the most to protect ourselves.

    • @skystreem4860
      @skystreem4860 5 місяців тому +4

      @@MolonFrikenLabe A large amount of states in the US need more gun control that's a fact I don't know what else it could mean I am close to halfway mark in the video currently, Some of the things various Reddit posts Twitter posts and youtube channels various postings of what they find during magnet fishing i'm surprised currently there are no policies in some of the states I have seen that have done anything about the guns that people find in rather unsuspecting places or at least by my understanding I just don't understand how you find guns in certain places. But as a foreigner my main bone of contestion is the fact that Too many psychopaths and people with anger issues can easily have access to guns I know precautions vary by state but I just wish it was more widespread that better precautions and policies were taken so that the blank people don't own guns because the healthy argument to have is that there needs to be better gun control I Met into two American citizens and I did ask them about some of my curiosities and when I mentioned the gun culture interestingly enough they said Guns don't kill people people kill people and well I made it a point to them to ask about things like forks and knives that people could use to stab others well I could outmaneuver or outrun somebody attending to stab me potentially outrun them if I'm lucky because I cannot outrun a bullet even by sheer luck I can end up dodging it but that luck in reality is quite slim but otherwise the video is interesting so far

    • @KAG1776
      @KAG1776 5 місяців тому +20

      @@skystreem4860 by more gun control we all know u meant to say less as in no gun control. After all a gun is an inanimate object, if anything we need to teach people how to use them again like the old days. We have a people problem not a gun problem that's a fact that us really a fact unlike urs.

    • @MolonFrikenLabe
      @MolonFrikenLabe 5 місяців тому

      @@skystreem4860 ok, I see where your logic has lead you astray here. If a man wants to commit mass murder he can use guns sure. But he can also use a red suv (Waukesha Wisconsin), a moving van (Toronto, Canada), a semi (Nice, France), fireworks and pressure cookers (Boston marathon), so on and so on. Getting rid of guns will stop Mass shootings, but it will not stop Mass murderer.

  • @dabar8801
    @dabar8801 Місяць тому +1

    A good point from a comment below…
    Talking down about American gun culture yet has never even been to a gun range in the US. You went over an ocean just to enjoy shooting. Ironically the people you villaionize are the ones most like the Swiss you're valorizing. Most of those people in the US also are the ones volunteering for military service without mandate.

  • @dandahermitseals5582
    @dandahermitseals5582 3 місяці тому +2

    I donated $5 a month through Patrion to The Bloke on the Range years ago and cannot log into Patrion to edit or cancel. I'm in the mountains of NW of the USA. Dandahermit.

  • @kwashberry33
    @kwashberry33 5 місяців тому +47

    I got into about minute 3 and just want to know why you only show the bad part of the gun community in the USA? Hey for Switzerland you show a gun shop and one event. But for USA you show bad head lines. Why not go to a community range in the USA? You’ll find it’s very similar. Still an interesting documentary. Growing up around guns and being taught actual safety. That’s the difference. In America sadly most of that is gone while in Switzerland it’s mandatory. Which I love.

    • @CryoWolf96
      @CryoWolf96 5 місяців тому +10

      He seems like a super biased liberal.

    • @kajakern268
      @kajakern268 2 місяці тому

      usa should have stayed like switzerland instead of fighting crazy wars in the whole world all the time. thanks for beating hitler though

    • @mazzy_vc
      @mazzy_vc Місяць тому

      I don’t think you are comprehending. Swiss gun culture is mostly restricted to gun ranges, whereas guns in America are absolutely everywhere. You have people just allowed to walk down the street with loaded weapons.

    • @starmkd18
      @starmkd18 11 днів тому

      Difference is, in Switzerland there arent 2 mass shootings every day because of regulations

  • @anthonyferretti737
    @anthonyferretti737 5 місяців тому +287

    Lack of education, morality, drugs, medicine and mental illness are the cause for the issues we have in America. I love our 2A and I’m glad you found enjoyment on your range day!

    • @morrius0757
      @morrius0757 5 місяців тому +10

      I agree for the most part, as a gun owner myself, gun crimes are only a symptom of other root causes, the problem is there's too many people who either can't all agree on what those root causes are, those who think they know based solely on personal bias and those who know the real root causes but ignore or point fingers at other things as a diversion because to fix those root issues would require them to lose money/political influence. You mentioned drugs for example but the country this video takes place in has essentially decriminalized all drugs going back to the mid 90s, so the need of drugs may influence someone to commit crime, it's not a root problem for criminal acts, it's a symptom much like mass shooting are.

    • @ThomasCrymes1
      @ThomasCrymes1 5 місяців тому

      There are crazy people everywhere this video is a sham that takes two different cultures, and two different governments where one of them passes laws that not only divide their people, but even destroy families, and passes laws so that the good people can't defend their selves, and they have to walk and live under the power of gangs of criminals. They create gun free zones where good people aren't allowed to carry weapons to defend children so that crazy evil people are allowed to slaughter many people! It isn't the guns that are killing these people it is the laws that stop us from protecting our selves!

    • @dellingson4833
      @dellingson4833 5 місяців тому +1

      Right on you are, avid range shooter here along with my family.

    • @Angl0sax0nknight
      @Angl0sax0nknight 5 місяців тому

      This guy didn’t do any real research on gun culture in the US. The NRA is the big boogeyman, yet from my point of view they are sellouts and scammers (once was a member). The vast majority of crimes committed in the US are by gangs. Add to that criminals willing to commit murder (against the law) don’t give a damn about gun laws. Gun laws ONLY work for those willing to obey them.

    • @maximefischer7995
      @maximefischer7995 5 місяців тому +11

      As a swiss i can say you're only partially right. In my country we have a lot of guns but you can't just enter a gun store and buy one. Most of the people who owns guns got it from the army. So everyone has training where told how dangerous it is. It's not about mental hillness or anything, it's about how you access guns and the culture about it. Also you cannot just carry a gun in public.

  • @brwi1
    @brwi1 4 місяці тому +1

    This video makes a stronger case against the US military than US gun culture

  • @SashavonTschin
    @SashavonTschin Місяць тому +2

    There is a lot of gossip about the Swiss and their weaponry. The truth is, Swiss people are free people and not subjects, and a free person is always armed, because there are private and political subjects who want to steal his freedom.

  • @ericiglesias4313
    @ericiglesias4313 4 місяці тому +325

    Never forget the one part he keeps glossing over, the 2nd ammendment was written AFTER Americans fought off their OWN tyrannical government. Its in the bill of rights, to perserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from all forms of tyranny including our own gov. Also this "community" he somehow found in Switzerland, je could easily find at thousands of gun ranges and courses in the US.

    • @faramund9865
      @faramund9865 4 місяці тому +6

      The real difference then is in how the community is shaped.
      In Switzerland, under the flag of the nation, to protect the nation and community.
      In the USA, for fun and to protect just your own family.
      Really says a lot about your communities and your country.
      And also about your government.
      I think in my country, the Netherlands, it's already better than in yours, but has been going downhill with open borders and other policies that has slowly been increasing the distance between people and government, much in an American fashion, by trying to do everything on a larger scale, rather than smaller (including the EU).
      I really hope we can reverse in a Swiss direction, so we can have small scale government close to the people again.

    • @CHAOSMOVEMENT
      @CHAOSMOVEMENT 4 місяці тому +12

      @@faramund9865 See, in America we don't have to hope. We are ready. That's why we can just sit back and have fun and we will be able to protect our families AND our country if the need arises. The only difference is, it's not mandated under the flag of our nation. We do it because most of us will sacrifice everything to protect this nation, without being forced to do so. We also have open borders, which in my opinion is a collusion of government entities to destabilize us and dilute our readiness and effectiveness should they decide to cross the line (some could argue they crossed it long ago and we are just good people who will do whatever it takes to keep the peace). I believe this is collusion on a global scale, as this is happening only to western nations in Europe and the United States. We continuously turn the other cheek to blatant illegal acts by our government, the last thing we want is violence.

    • @hvnter-xy2xw
      @hvnter-xy2xw 4 місяці тому +1

      when you said usa gun laws are for fun you lost all credibility @@faramund9865

    • @Prasanth-ro4nd
      @Prasanth-ro4nd 4 місяці тому +3

      "AFTER Americans fought off their OWN tyrannical government"- how did the British Government, a govt that is miles away and for whom America is not considered part of their own nation but as a Prinincipality- foreign colony, and when Americans did not have British Citizenship rights be their "Own Government"?
      "Its in the bill of rights, to perserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness from all forms of tyranny including our own gov"- sure bud. That is why the founders intended this right to be exercised to form militias, and not some obese dude in his basement with 17 guns.
      "Also this "community" he somehow found in Switzerland, je could easily find at thousands of gun ranges and courses in the US'- The only difference is that, in Switzerland it is required. In the United States, it is not only the trained, disciplined owner who frequents the gun range that gets to keep their guns- but also the 18 year old with a history of violence and mental health issues, who can then use to shoot down a school, murder 14 kids and a teacher and then commit suicide. A Right without Responsibilities attached isn't a Right, it's a Privilege[and privileges are for monarchies, not a Republic].

    • @jamestate9180
      @jamestate9180 4 місяці тому +9

      @@Prasanth-ro4nd Go look at the Colion Noir response and learn something.

  • @carfvallrightsreservedwith6649
    @carfvallrightsreservedwith6649 5 місяців тому +48

    Everyone watching this also needs to watch Colin Noir's (YT) analysis of it so two sides balance the info and propaganda can be revealed.
    I'd commented earlier about how I was impressed with the historical comparison, and this video is well done but when you see the little tweaks and misleads you can't help but call it propaganda.

  • @user-iw4gc9vt9p
    @user-iw4gc9vt9p 2 місяці тому +1

    Japan should learn from Switzerland 🇨🇭.
    Peace and Love from Japan 🇯🇵

  • @trorisk
    @trorisk 4 місяці тому +1

    Nor is there any paranoia of citizens against the government in Switzerland. But Switzerland is also a small country, with a lot of direct democracy, surrounded by giant countries (compared to its size). While the USA is the giant in America. The USA does not really have any regional competitors.

  • @rnman99
    @rnman99 5 місяців тому +82

    It has been said that when the visiting German Kaiser asked in 1912 what the quarter of a million Swiss militiamen would do if invaded by a half million German soldiers, a Swiss replied: “Shoot
    twice and go home.”

    • @dellingson4833
      @dellingson4833 5 місяців тому

      They are the blood money bankers for all wars. Why not be neutral.

  • @terrydavis1680
    @terrydavis1680 5 місяців тому +140

    As a 72-year-old that has been a law-abiding gun owner for 62 years. Yes, I got my first rifle on my tenth birthday. The only time that I did not live in this country was during my time in the Army. Fortunate for me I didn't have to serve in Veit Nam, I was stationed overseas in Hanau, Germany. I have made it thru my entire life so far without killing a single person or any animals. I have killed animals with vehicles, never a gun. I enjoy shooting, but I am not an avid shooter. Most of what I have are for fun, recreation and security. I do own an AR-15, never really thought about buying one until some stupid individual in the government (Obama) said that I should not be allowed to own an AR-15. In 1971 I was drafted into the military and was given an M-16 Army rifle, trained to kill with it or to die with it, if needs be but now, I should NOT BE ALLOWED. Now I have large amounts of government individuals telling me I can't and shouldn't be allowed to own any guns. JOHNNY HARRIS (who admitted on video that he has a therapist problem because he has voices in his head) is a lying POS about this video and what it means to own a gun in America. I drove 18 wheelers for 10 years across America, and because the government CANNOT PROTECT their citizens from crime, it was left up to me to protect myself. 5 times in a 10-year period I had to use a weapon to PROTECT myself. The results were as follows: 0 times I was assaulted, 0 times I was robbed, 0 times I was beaten, 0 times I was stabbed with a knife. Every time I had a weapon, and every time the assailants turned and left, leaving me safe and sound. Nobody died and nobody went to jail. Was that because I was saved by the police, our government or God? NO, it was because I was armed and not afraid to defend myself. JOHNNY HARRIS, if you want to do some good videos, how about you go and expose the crime and corruption going on in our government, THAT IS, IF YOU HAVE THE BALLS TO BAD MOUTH THE GOVERNMENT LIKE YOU HAVE TO BAD MOUTH THIS COUNTRY. Until then, you are just another UA-camr talking shit to make MONEY. Total bullshit.

    • @novusseclorum9058
      @novusseclorum9058 5 місяців тому +2

      bad mouth Switzerland at what timestamp?

    • @clintdodson44
      @clintdodson44 5 місяців тому +2

      You are right in what you said

    • @AirborneSapper82
      @AirborneSapper82 5 місяців тому +6

      Thank you for your service. :D

    • @montz1757
      @montz1757 5 місяців тому

      Hey buddy, ever hear of paragraphs? and what the fuck is "Veit Nam"?

    • @mattywho8485
      @mattywho8485 5 місяців тому +4

      I agree with everything you stated 100% !

  • @thebotrchap
    @thebotrchap 27 днів тому

    Please also be aware that we Swiss also enjoy gun collecting and just going to the range with our non-military firearms just for the fun of it too. It’s not all Schützenfests

  • @thelikebutton2464
    @thelikebutton2464 3 місяці тому +1

    As a texan... I can 100% assure you, nobody loves guns more than us. I just picked up an MP5K and a .300blkout PSA jakl. I have more than 20 guns myself.

  • @patchinator6
    @patchinator6 5 місяців тому +359

    Johnny, I greatly enjoyed this video, as I do much of your work. But I really wish you would have done more research on the equally good aspects of gun culture in America ( which are also extremely prevalent in the US) that you seem to imply are only found in Switzerland.
    Our own country has all of the things you found in Switzerland and more. Shooting competitions, communities with high levels of respect for firearms and firearm safety, those who value training, and family, and camaraderie.
    While I don't blame you for wanting to travel to Switzerland, you don't have to travel halfway around the globe to find many great examples of healthy, responsible gun culture right here in our own country. And I really wish you would have represented that here.
    Moreover, you missed a huge opportunity to suggest that we expand upon what's already great about specific pockets of the gun culture in America.
    To leave that out of the conversation is to put out a message that intentionally or not, is misleading, particularly to foreign audiences, or those within our own country who are relying on you to communicate about parts of the USA they've never directly experience.

    • @beyproctor7673
      @beyproctor7673 5 місяців тому +31

      Well written response. Thank you. I wish I had been more polite in mine. I was really enjoying the tour of Swiss shooting ranges when the tone turned sour. It was surprising and I let it upset me. I hope the creators can still take my comment as constructive criticism as it was meant.

    • @chrisnewey
      @chrisnewey 5 місяців тому +36

      I think there's more than enough in the video to conclude that the misleading parts we very intentional.

    • @Billy-cs4cc
      @Billy-cs4cc 5 місяців тому

      If I understood Switzerland gun policy is that they don't take them home. Their guns are " home on the range". Ours is @ home with deranged sometimes and that's unfortunate. There must be more to safety in Switzerland if they can not worry about being robbed and murdered in their homes?

    • @seanld444
      @seanld444 5 місяців тому +6

      @@Billy-cs4cc they do take them home. It shows that in the video. After you are conscripted for a short duration, you are required by law to take your rifle home with you.

    • @battmasterson4106
      @battmasterson4106 5 місяців тому

      @@Billy-cs4cc Until recently, Switzerland was a homogenous society, meaning everyone was Swiss, except for tourists. Now, all countries in Europe except Poland and Hungary are being invaded by illegal aliens from Africa and the Middle East. The USA has also been invaded through decades of border-neglect, and the recent ridiculous and catastrophic open borders betrayal from Biden. Now, we have MS-13, drug cartels, BLM and Antifa and prisoners set free and told to run across the border, mental patients set free and told to run across the border.....We have Iranians, Jordanians, Syrians, Africans...just everyone in their millions, unvetted and mostly fighting-aged males. It is only a matter of time before what used to be the melting-pot of America becomes the Powder Keg of a Purge, all over Western civilization.

  • @____________________________.x
    @____________________________.x 5 місяців тому +58

    Oh dear, I had a feeling something was wrong about this video but didn’t quite understand the details. People should go watch Colion Noir’s debunking after watching this, he clearly explains why this is all misleading 😐

    • @PJFinster
      @PJFinster 4 місяці тому +5

      Agreed

    • @freedompatriot3460
      @freedompatriot3460 2 місяці тому +1

      Agreed, this entire video is completely inaccurate. It’s a shame that people will still believe it.

    • @user-sk7zc1fc5u
      @user-sk7zc1fc5u 12 днів тому +1

      I began watching this video you recommended and Collion right off misses stuff. Watching a Tennessee long range gun center, you would probably get the idea that such activity is normal in America. And yes, it is if Tennessee and the deep South is synonymous with the U.S. I live in a region, in a gun-friendly state, in a county that has one long range night time shooting center. The people I talk to have never heard of it. It shoots across canyons at a minimum of 1000 yards. I saw their online promotion video. This center is the only one in this region which occupies the area between Washington and Oregon and Montana. As of this writing I think we only have one tactical training center. Shooting in the mountain west seems to be for either practice, or home defense, or killing predators, but not for SHTF scenarios.
      I, for one, think we have too much of a gun culture and two many online gun videos on how to be gun-prepared for a likely coming Civil war against liberals, which only divides the country. Now I might be thought of as an anti-gun liberal, but yesterday I spent 2 hours at my gun range on my land shooting at 25, 40, and 55 yards with three little old west handguns, .22 WMR, .357 mag, and .41 mag, all SA's. The day before I used two S&W, full-sized and smaller. As soon as the rain goes away I will work on 30-30 and 5.56. I liked Johnny Harris video and I recommended to people I know. I will continue listening to Collion, but as a gun owner, who has had tactical training in my county.

    • @____________________________.x
      @____________________________.x 12 днів тому

      @@user-sk7zc1fc5u liberals who go and listen to other points of view, regardless of their final opinion, aren’t the ones that anyone is worried about 👍

  • @Ericktuin1
    @Ericktuin1 3 місяці тому

    So now you see the object, the gun, is not the issue. It's the people, the culture the training the community. This is why gun bans will never stop evil.

  • @emilioevenlighten2851
    @emilioevenlighten2851 10 днів тому

    Can you tell me the name of the shooting range at the 35 second mark of this video?
    They're shooting through some sort of structure and I'd love to know ow what they are and where they purchased them?