P.J. O'Rourke Says Gun Control Futile in US

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/22/Conservative_Comedy_with_Political_Satirist_PJ_ORourke

Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke argues that guns are so deeply ingrained in the national culture of the United States that strict gun control is a moot point.

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Deliberately offensive, determinedly provocative and extremely funny, PJ O'Rourke is the conservative journalist and satirist that makes even lefties laugh.

In Australia recently as a guest of the Centre for Independent Studies, he used this talk at the National Press club to deliver a scattergun critique of conservatism.

During the Q&A session he answers questions about gun control, the GFC and his personal drug use. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Patrick Jake O'Rourke is an American political satirist, journalist, and writer. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he was educated at Miami University (Ohio) and Johns Hopkins University.

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[stabbyronnie]

if guns kill people, mattresses cause pregnancy. FROM MY COLD, GUNS SHOT RESIDUE COVERED HANDS. I obey the law. When it becomes illegal for me to defend myself, I will be a criminal.

[futurehelp]

Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." — John Adams

[OmegaRage]

I love it! Every video I have seen regarding gun control in Australia, the majority of the comments favoured guns! What does that say about our humble democracy? Not much.

[hayesism]

@hayesism I live in a country (Australia, where PJ gave this speech) where gun control is a difficult issue because we have to weigh up freedom with safety. We have no equivalent of this DC experiment. I envy America for having a clear answer where morality and pragmatism align so well. It therefore baffles me that there is so little debate about this issue in my country and yet so much in yours.

[hayesism]

Following DC vs Heller and its repeal of the gun ban in 2008, DC had the lowest murder and vehicular theft rates in 20 years, lowest aggravated assault rate in 28 years, and lowest forcible rape and violent crime rates in 32 years, and, with the exception of 2005, lowest property theft and burglary rates in 32 and 39 years respectively.

[IrishFrisco]

Mexico has strict gun control. All the bad boys get all the guns they want. Honest citizens cower because they can not defend themselves from either Narcos or their police accomplices.

[MavHunter20XX]

@louiseobrien2010 Violent crime actually increased

[MavHunter20XX]

@stabbyronnie Me too

[RebelWrestler45]

@spike2141962 This is simply not the case; Australia's murder rate has steadily decreased since 2002, and is currently at a much lower rate than it was before the '96 ban.

[GrizzPaul]

@louiseobrien2010 no really, gun laws in UK well you cant have any except a shotgun, with allot of paper work, they are pulling out 300,000 guns off the street too, fully-automatic, semi's, you name it from ports, not enough man power, not enough funz, so what the government is doing is leaving the citizens helpless. citizens aint the problem, outlaws are, because they work outside the law.

[louiseobrien2010]

@spike2141962

Google - Australian gun laws led to fewer deaths

14 December 2006

The risk of dying by gunshot has halved since Australia destroyed 700,000 privately owned firearms, according to a new study published today in the international research journal, Injury Prevention.

[spike2141962]

where did you get this info? all of the statistics I have seen shows that crime in Australia has increased since the gun ban...not only in Australia but every country that has banned firearms...