Gun Control is Bullshit!
So say Penn and Teller as they take an in-depth (well, a half-hour) look at gun control: its origins and its effects. During the show they interview experts from both sides, a pistol-packin’ woman, and even take a look at what the founding fathers had to say on the issue:
Thomas Jefferson said if we want freedom, there should be an armed rebellion every 20 years. He also wrote, “What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure.“
Do they cover everything? No, of course not. But they get it surprisingly right.
Hit the play button to watch the entire half-hour episode or go to Google Video.
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It’s interesting that the gun control episode is the only one that can’t be found on the net anymore. Google ia anti gun rights and have decided for us that we shouldn’t be allowed to watch it. On to socialism we go!