Jim Jefferies -- Gun Control (Part 1) from BARE -- Netflix Special
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a funny but surprisingly persuasive outsider take on gun control, mainly in gun-related threads.
What it is
A clip from Jim Jefferies' Netflix special BARE in which he comedically dissects American gun culture and gun control arguments.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2016 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec CodeMage · 2018-04 · on “Google maps shows location of San Bruno shooting”
Whenever I hear that brought up as an argument, I recommend listening to what Jim Jefferies had to say about gun control. Despite Jim Jefferies being a comedian and phrasing his arguments in a comical, comedic way, I've yet to see anyone give a convincing counter-argument, especially to the "you're bringing a gun to a drone fight" part. Jim Jefferies on Gun Control, part 1: [this video] Jim Jefferies on Gun Control, part 2: [LINK]
Recommends ux-app · 2016-11 · on “Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)”
No worries :) > seems a bit disingenuous to highlight suicide, while at the same time not including injury, rape, or loss of property that result from home invasions. Nothing disingenuous about it. In fact, statistically speaking, the situation is even worse. Introducing a gun into an already violent encounter significantly increases the risk of injury and death. There is tonnes of evidence to support this. Here is one, very specific study that indirectly confirms exactly this. [LINK] And here's another fascinating study PREDICTORS OF FIREARM USE AND EFFECTS OF WEAPONRY ON VICTIM INJURY IN VIOLENT CRIME [LINK] It's a long read, but well worth it if you are really interested in what the liter
Recommends jiggawatts · 2022-05 · on “Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of American firearms (2015)”
Round and round we go... As a foreigner, it's appalling to see every excuse imaginable trotted out every time this happens. Don't think you're fooling anyone. You're just making things up on the spot for the sake of pretending to have a rational argument, like an intelligent adult would in your place. But I will eat my shorts if you personally have spent even an hour doing the research before making statements about "what this would do", or "that wouldn't work", or whatever. I don't mean clicking "like" on a Facebook post by a fellow NRA member. Mean literally reading through scientific publications, or looking at statistics published by third parties that are unaffiliated with any United St
Cites marklgr · 2016-03 · on “The Next Front in the New Crypto Wars: WhatsApp”
> "decide what I want first and rationalize it later" Incidentally, this is Jim Jefferies point[1] about guns: guns are fun, people enjoy having them and shooting, so they rationalize with evil governements threats from centuries ago. [1]: [this video]