Jim Jefferies -- Gun Control (Part 1) from BARE -- Netflix Special

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a funny but surprisingly persuasive outsider take on gun control, mainly in gun-related threads.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Jim Jefferies

Topic

gun control

Format

comedy

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2016–2022

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From the original HN conversations

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• 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 …

• 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 …

• 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 …