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Angry Joe defends AR-15s against those who want to "take guns from everyone"
- Thread starter ZeoVGM
- Start date
I'm not playing by the gun lobby's definition of what constitutes an assault rifle. The AR is an assault rifle, full stop.
The article doesn't just mention gun lobbies, it also mentions legislative branches.
Why not start with sensible gun control policies, like requiring a license which requires physical and mental health and aptitude tests, legal tests and both theoretical and practical gun tests, as well as requiring proof of sport activity and regular revisions for said license?
You may very well find it unnecessary to ban certain types of weapons if you only put weapons in general in the hands of those who are at least reasonably likely to not be homicidal maniacs. Spain has a system like this and gun violence is pretty rare.
You may very well find it unnecessary to ban certain types of weapons if you only put weapons in general in the hands of those who are at least reasonably likely to not be homicidal maniacs. Spain has a system like this and gun violence is pretty rare.
I unsubscribed to his channel. He has made quite a few videos with alt-right trash over the last couple of months and this is the nail in the coffin for me.
"This killing instrument behaves exactly the same as this different looking killing instrument! Checkmate, gun haterz!"
I was already thinking of him as a shit head but yeah, we done now. Fuck you Joe you ignorant prick
Pretty much every pro gun argument is made in bad faith, this is a great example. Just compares terrorists gun of choice to another killing machine and that somehow proves we shouldn't ban guns.
They're both semiautomatic .223 rifles. They fire the same rounds and are functionally almost identical. One just looks scarier than the other.
If people want to pass effective gun legislation, it's worth understanding how guns and gun legislation actually works, but apparently that's too much for some people. The constant stream of misinformation and proposals that would be immediately cockblocked by the courts is going to result in the same bullshit we've been dealing with for decades: inaction, frustration, more death.
Wow, i was wondering why he'd compare the 2, this was gonna go nowhere but down for him. Shame, since i really liked watching his videos. Unsubbed.
The hell happened to Boogie? He looks like a completely different person.
From the tweet in question:
Is Joe talking about effective legislation?
Yeah, fuck off with that shit Joe. An AR-15 is way more lethal due to the amount of rounds it can fire and the way it can be modified to fire much faster, by that logic you might as well prohibit the AR-15 since no one needs more than a hunting rifle.
Fuck insane gun enthusiasts, the US is completely fucked because a sizable amount of people are afraid of losing access to tools for killing. People are murdered at obscene rates compared to the rest of the western world, yet every response is "thoughts and prayers", get your fucking shit together.
Fuck insane gun enthusiasts, the US is completely fucked because a sizable amount of people are afraid of losing access to tools for killing. People are murdered at obscene rates compared to the rest of the western world, yet every response is "thoughts and prayers", get your fucking shit together.
OK? What exactly are you trying to prove here?
This isn't a discussion about pineapple on pizza. Some "opinions" have dire consequences and should be challenged- the mindset of these gun fanatics has resulted in a society that deems it normal to walk into a department store and walk out with firearms. In the vast majority of developed countries this is unthinkable. Tens of thousands of people are getting shot every year and these morons are still concerned about their right to stock up on killing machines.
Also, I couldn't care less if these pieces of shit think my opinion is idiotic. The numbers are out there for everyone to see. If they want to willfully ignore the facts it's pretty obvious who the idiot is.
Lucky for me, I've always found him to be a douche even before I knew his views were trash. One more shitheaded YouTuber to ignore forever.
I heavily disagree with his statement but this really isn't a 'cancel' worthy moment for Joe. As others have said hes a Texan so the gun views are to be expected. I'll wait and see if hes talking about ZERO regulations like background checks, or going full 'Arm Teachers with Guns' rhetoric before we decide to ban topics on him.
Otherwise he hasn't really done or said anything horribly controversial that wasnt viddy game nonsense. Which is surprising seeing how his whole schtick is being angry.
You can be Texan and also be anti-gun culture.
Excusing his behaviour because he's American, or Texan, or whatnot is gross and only perpetuating the problem that is gun violence in America.
As someone whose a gun owner..this picture is misleading.
Also its time we put a cap on some of this shit. Some people have whole arsenals in their homes
My fathers retired military and his best friend literally gas a "gun room" in his house thats larger than the average master bedroom. Guy could damn near equip a small militia if he felt like it.
We as a whole are doing to much. I dont want to trade my ability to defend my family, but i also recognize that some of this shit is just TO MUCH.
Also its time we put a cap on some of this shit. Some people have whole arsenals in their homes
My fathers retired military and his best friend literally gas a "gun room" in his house thats larger than the average master bedroom. Guy could damn near equip a small militia if he felt like it.
We as a whole are doing to much. I dont want to trade my ability to defend my family, but i also recognize that some of this shit is just TO MUCH.
Teeth make a huge difference. My uncle got new teeth a few years ago, totally changed his face.
Lol.
This is no better than people outside America assuming we all have hard one for firearms lol.
Man, it's too bad it's impossible to regulate firearms on the basis of their capacity, rate of fire, ammunition, and/or muzzle velocity. If only we had the ability to distinguish between guns' capabilities and not just their appearances. Oh well.
Compared to the mini-14? Not really. AR's are more popular so you tend to have more after market parts for customization, but you can do more alterations to a mini-14 to make it much more similar to the AR including different types of magazine releases so it isnt as awkward, forward grips, different muzzle breaks, adjustable stocks and pistol grips and 100round drums are also available. Inside of 100yards their accuracy is also roughly the same. The only real difference is that the mini doesnt look as intimidating out of the box. Its still a semi-auto magazine fed 5.56 firing rifle.
If you know what youre doing it doesnt make much of a difference regardless. AR's can rack up a large body count, but as it stands the mini14 currently holds the most deaths by one person in human history. Same with pistols too which is what Viginia Tech showed and even shotguns under the right circumstances like what happened in Crimea.
His excuse is such bullshit too.
I feel like if you ever have to use the phrase "he hasn't murdered anyone" then that person is probably not worth defending, idk.
Because this way youtubers will only say platitudes to please their audience? Some of you either don't realise or it seems that you would actually love to live in a dystopian society.
He moaned about anti-SJWs too, now both sides of the barricade consider him an ass. Oh well, it's the risk of having your own personality.
First of all I am not for banning guns in general and not necessarily for banning AR-15's and similar guns. What I totally agree with is strong background checks, closing gun show loop holes, and revoking open/concealed carry. If that doesn't reduce Mass shootings then ban certain guns. I am a Texan too.
Yep. Hey, glad you never murdered anyone, it's not like that is a very basic thing we expect from people, please line up for you medal right over here
Why would I care what else he moaned about when he laughed away issues of the trans community as virtue signalling and outrage culture.
They need to start showing what human bodies that have been riddled by bullets from high powered rifles look like on the American news or the slaughter will go on indefinitely. The media totally sanitizes the horrific results of America's absurd gun laws, making it much easier for the corrupt politicians who are owned by the NRA to keep stalling on even the most basic safety regulations.
It also emboldens the conspiracy kooks to claim that Sandy Hook and other mass shootings didn't actually happen.
It also emboldens the conspiracy kooks to claim that Sandy Hook and other mass shootings didn't actually happen.
Why is it people always use this kind reasoning to defend someone. "Yeah he's being an ass, but other asshole hates him too!!".
The Brits would totally do it (ever seen their shock commercials?) Americans are too politically correct for this.
Regarding the "Angry Joe's from Texas!" argument.
Wyoming - 195.7 guns per 1000 residents
District of Columbia - 66.4 guns per 1000 residents
Arkansas - 41.6 guns per 1000 residents
New Mexico - 40.5 guns per 1000 residents
Virginia - 30.1 guns per 1000 residents
Idaho - 24.2 guns per 1000 residents
Alabama - 20 guns per 1000 residents
Nevada - 19.5 guns per 1000 residents
Alaska - 15.2 guns per 1000 residents
Louisiana - 15.1 guns per 1000 residents
Pennsylvania / Maryland - 15 guns per 1000 residents
New Hampshire / Georgia - 14.6 guns per 1000 residents
Indiana - 14.1 guns per 1000 residents
Kentucky - 13.5 guns per 1000 residents
Utah - 12.9 guns per 1000 residents
Texas - 12.8 guns per 1000 residents
Oklahoma - 12.3 guns per 1000 residents
Colorado - 12 guns per 1000 residents
South Carolina - 11.6 guns per 1000 residents
South Dakota - 11.5 guns per 1000 residents
Oregon / Ohio - 11.4 guns per 1000 residents
Tennessee / Montana / Connecticut - 11.3 guns per 1000 residents
North Carolina - 11.1 guns per 1000 residents
Kansas - 11 guns per 1000 residents
Florida - 10.2 guns per 1000 residents
North Dakota / Minnesota - 9.5 guns per 1000 residents
West Virginia / Arizona - 9.4 guns per 1000 residents
Illinois - 9.2 guns per 1000 residents
Maine - 8.7 guns per 1000 residents
Washington - 8.6 guns per 1000 residents
Missouri - 8.5 guns per 1000 residents
Wisconsin - 7.8 guns per 1000 residents
California - 7.6 guns per 1000 residents
Nebraska - 7.4 guns per 1000 residents
Mississippi - 6.8 guns per 1000 residents
Vermont - 6.4 guns per 1000 residents
Iowa - 6.1 guns per 1000 residents
New Jersey - 5.8 guns per 1000 residents
Hawaii - 5.1 guns per 1000 residents
Massachusetts - 4.9 guns per 1000 residents
Michigan - 4.3 guns per 1000 residents
Delaware - 4.2 guns per 1000 residents
Rhode Island - 3.8 guns per 1000 residents
New York - 3.3 guns per 1000 residents
Alaska - 61.7% of population are gun owners
Arkansas - 57.9% of population are gun owners
Idaho - 56.9% of population are gun owners
West Virginia - 54.2% of population are gun owners
Wyoming - 53.8% of population are gun owners
Montana - 52.3% of population are gun owners
New Mexico - 49.9% of population are gun owners
Alabama - 48.9% of population are gun owners
North Dakota - 47.9% of population are gun owners
Hawaii - 45.1% of population are gun owners
Louisiana - 44.5% of population are gun owners
South Carolina - 44.4% of population are gun owners
Mississippi - 42.8% of population are gun owners
Kentucky - 42.4% of population are gun owners
Tennessee - 39.4% of population are gun owners
Nevada - 37.5% of population are gun owners
Minnesota - 36.7% of population are gun owners
Texas - 35.7% of population are gun owners
South Dakota - 35% of population are gun owners
Wisconsin - 34.7% of population are gun owners
Colorado - 34.3% of population are gun owners
Indiana / Iowa - 33.8% of population are gun owners
Florida - 32.5% of population are gun owners
Arizona - 32.3% of population are gun owners
Kansas - 32.2% of population are gun owners
Utah - 31.9% of population are gun owners
Georgia - 31.6% of population are gun owners
Oklahoma - 31.2% of population are gun owners
Virginia - 29.3% of population are gun owners
Vermont / Michigan - 28.8% of population are gun owners
North Carolina - 28.7% of population are gun owners
Washington - 27.7% of population are gun owners
Pennsylvania / Missouri - 27.1% of population are gun owners
Oregon - 26.6% of population are gun owners
Illinois - 26.2% of population are gun owners
Washington, D.C. - 25.9% of population are gun owners
Massachusetts / Maine - 22.6% of population are gun owners
Maryland - 20.7% of population are gun owners
Nebraska / California - 19.8% of population are gun owners
Ohio - 19.6% of population are gun owners
Connecticut - 16.6% of population are gun owners
New Hampshire - 14.4% of population are gun owners
New Jersey - 11.3% of population are gun owners
New York - 10.3% of population are gun owners
Rhode Island - 5.8% of population are gun owners
Delaware - 5.2% of population are gun owners
Wyoming - 195.7 guns per 1000 residents
District of Columbia - 66.4 guns per 1000 residents
Arkansas - 41.6 guns per 1000 residents
New Mexico - 40.5 guns per 1000 residents
Virginia - 30.1 guns per 1000 residents
Idaho - 24.2 guns per 1000 residents
Alabama - 20 guns per 1000 residents
Nevada - 19.5 guns per 1000 residents
Alaska - 15.2 guns per 1000 residents
Louisiana - 15.1 guns per 1000 residents
Pennsylvania / Maryland - 15 guns per 1000 residents
New Hampshire / Georgia - 14.6 guns per 1000 residents
Indiana - 14.1 guns per 1000 residents
Kentucky - 13.5 guns per 1000 residents
Utah - 12.9 guns per 1000 residents
Texas - 12.8 guns per 1000 residents
Oklahoma - 12.3 guns per 1000 residents
Colorado - 12 guns per 1000 residents
South Carolina - 11.6 guns per 1000 residents
South Dakota - 11.5 guns per 1000 residents
Oregon / Ohio - 11.4 guns per 1000 residents
Tennessee / Montana / Connecticut - 11.3 guns per 1000 residents
North Carolina - 11.1 guns per 1000 residents
Kansas - 11 guns per 1000 residents
Florida - 10.2 guns per 1000 residents
North Dakota / Minnesota - 9.5 guns per 1000 residents
West Virginia / Arizona - 9.4 guns per 1000 residents
Illinois - 9.2 guns per 1000 residents
Maine - 8.7 guns per 1000 residents
Washington - 8.6 guns per 1000 residents
Missouri - 8.5 guns per 1000 residents
Wisconsin - 7.8 guns per 1000 residents
California - 7.6 guns per 1000 residents
Nebraska - 7.4 guns per 1000 residents
Mississippi - 6.8 guns per 1000 residents
Vermont - 6.4 guns per 1000 residents
Iowa - 6.1 guns per 1000 residents
New Jersey - 5.8 guns per 1000 residents
Hawaii - 5.1 guns per 1000 residents
Massachusetts - 4.9 guns per 1000 residents
Michigan - 4.3 guns per 1000 residents
Delaware - 4.2 guns per 1000 residents
Rhode Island - 3.8 guns per 1000 residents
New York - 3.3 guns per 1000 residents
Alaska - 61.7% of population are gun owners
Arkansas - 57.9% of population are gun owners
Idaho - 56.9% of population are gun owners
West Virginia - 54.2% of population are gun owners
Wyoming - 53.8% of population are gun owners
Montana - 52.3% of population are gun owners
New Mexico - 49.9% of population are gun owners
Alabama - 48.9% of population are gun owners
North Dakota - 47.9% of population are gun owners
Hawaii - 45.1% of population are gun owners
Louisiana - 44.5% of population are gun owners
South Carolina - 44.4% of population are gun owners
Mississippi - 42.8% of population are gun owners
Kentucky - 42.4% of population are gun owners
Tennessee - 39.4% of population are gun owners
Nevada - 37.5% of population are gun owners
Minnesota - 36.7% of population are gun owners
Texas - 35.7% of population are gun owners
South Dakota - 35% of population are gun owners
Wisconsin - 34.7% of population are gun owners
Colorado - 34.3% of population are gun owners
Indiana / Iowa - 33.8% of population are gun owners
Florida - 32.5% of population are gun owners
Arizona - 32.3% of population are gun owners
Kansas - 32.2% of population are gun owners
Utah - 31.9% of population are gun owners
Georgia - 31.6% of population are gun owners
Oklahoma - 31.2% of population are gun owners
Virginia - 29.3% of population are gun owners
Vermont / Michigan - 28.8% of population are gun owners
North Carolina - 28.7% of population are gun owners
Washington - 27.7% of population are gun owners
Pennsylvania / Missouri - 27.1% of population are gun owners
Oregon - 26.6% of population are gun owners
Illinois - 26.2% of population are gun owners
Washington, D.C. - 25.9% of population are gun owners
Massachusetts / Maine - 22.6% of population are gun owners
Maryland - 20.7% of population are gun owners
Nebraska / California - 19.8% of population are gun owners
Ohio - 19.6% of population are gun owners
Connecticut - 16.6% of population are gun owners
New Hampshire - 14.4% of population are gun owners
New Jersey - 11.3% of population are gun owners
New York - 10.3% of population are gun owners
Rhode Island - 5.8% of population are gun owners
Delaware - 5.2% of population are gun owners