The Future of Firearms with Suroosh Alvi | VICE on HBO
The Future of Firearms with Suroosh Alvi | VICE on HBO
Suroosh Alvi takes a closer look at the future of firearms in America.
The firearms industry experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade. Fear of government regulation drove much of that growth as President Obama repeatedly tried to pass gun control laws in the aftermath of numerous mass shootings.
Now, with the political landscape fundamentally changed, the industry, and gun rights advocates, are looking for new ways to expand upon their 2nd amendment rights and the bottom line — with some surprising results.
This segment originally aired June 16, 2017, on VICE on HBO.
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An armed society, is a polite society…
2. A young person speaking about green energy is an activist, but a young person speaking about gun rights is a lobbyist. Why use a term with a negative connotation if not to paint a specific picture?
Wait, let me guess, the weeb trying to back away from the pistol he’s holding in the thumb nail is the guy from vice, right?
they were making ksg 12s
I noticed you NEVER mentioned how many lives are saved each yr by people using their weaon to defend themselves or stop a crime! FBI stats are from 500k to 3 million!
It’s ridiculous how some of the people in the United States are so racist.. Them in reality are to blind to the fact we are the same regardless of any differences
A society in which children and teenagers are the target audience and promoters of the weapon’s industry, in which violence is culturally and historically glorified and in which the psychological and social roots of mental illness is completely ignored when it comes to mass shootings… this is a truly sick and despicable society. And the saddest part is that they are so invested in this mindset that they’re completely unaware of its harmful nature.
There will be no future of firearms if the left has their way. This is why everybody is buying them up.
I’m keeping my guns!
1. I’ve never been at an indoor range where the RSO would not be all over you for a mag dump.
All for the legal right to own firearms, but 14:10 Jesus Christ shut up kid
Really nice videos suroosh sir. liked your reporting from different countries like Indonesia, Pakistan,etc. Keep up the good,daring and needed work. And please be safe ,you and your whole team.
Proud to be from North Carolina 💙 .
Without USA’s great, inviolable First and Second Amendments, only groups like the cannibalistic Isis cells and authorities could own guns – leading to something called ‘democide’!
Those people threatening Muslims makes me sick that’s not with guns are for guns are to protect guns are to enjoy their not to hurt people that disgusts me, remember not all of us on the right are racist bigots if I saw a hate crime like that I would fight to protect those people because that is just the right thing to do I am not some disgusting bigot
Man it’s always fun to see these grown men journalists shoot ar15
I AM AMERICAN hunting since I was 9 grew up in 2000’s/2010’s watching the news nonstop violence’s and I am a gun lover love them love hunting love competition love ranges etc. the future isn’t gun regulation its gun education we must speak up and say no gun confiscation we need gun education.
I will say, Vice did a fair job reporting on this subject. Even though I could tell the bias in the body language of the reporter.
A LOT of gun companies make other things such as parts ect. For example BSA motorcycle s which stand for Birmingham Small Arms .
1:10 “some type of pandemic”
1:11 wtf would you use that for? Zombies?
IM NOT AGAINST GUNS ,IM AGAINST ASSAULT RIFLES THAT KEEP FALLING IN THE STREETS
More guns = more mass shootings.
Normalization of guns? Lol what an idiot. Its already normal, for about 200 years. Was he born in America?
This is a dumb report. The ban on assault weapons will not affect sport shooters or hunting.
“Studies show that illegal guns are used in 8-10 shootings in America”
So what you’re saying is gun laws don’t work as a majority of crime where guns are used are from people who acquired the gun illegally?
It’s almost like gun laws don’t work.
1:11 "….. or a pandemic…." Ohhhh boy did this ever age well.
if I’m getting operated on and a gun falls out of the dentist’s coat, I’m finding a new dentist
"some type of pandemic"
hmmmmmm
“Some type of pandemic”, lmao I finna pull up with a Negev NG7 mounted to my shopping cart.
His mistake is handing a loaded gun to a liberal they are not smart enough to handle a firearm.
"Youth shooters of America" good company name
regardless of gun policy that child shouldn’t be getting sponsorships from massive corporations, just like how much of the gun crowd complains that society is "forcing sexuality" onto kids
Without proper training, how do gun owners feel so certain that they will be in position to take out a threat? For people pointing out the little girls as examples, I’m pretty sure they have have more training than most gun owners. Even police officers who have extensive training are killed in the line of duty, what make you think you can go John Wick on a bad guy?
If you’ve ever held a gun and weren’t scared by the power you hold in your hands, you should not be entrusted with that weapon.
America is such a hole
They had no fucking idea what was coming…
All I’m gonna say is I’m still waiting on my emotion support M60E6
I’m going to say something that may be controversial. The 2nd amendment (in reference to guns) is outdated and unnecessary. A gun in *ANY* situation makes that situation less safe not more safe. It had it’s purpose when america could be invaded at any minute, but not anymore. A gun is a ranged weapon that can kill many people instantly, while a knife is a tool that can be used as a weapon and isn’t ranged. You can run from, fight off, or simply be out of range of a knife while you can’t fight a bullet. You may think that bringing your gun into Walmart makes you more safe, while that may be true, also makes everyone else in that Walmart less safe just with the presences of a deadly weapon. If we take the same scenario and use a knife the maximum amount of people that are less safe is what, like 5 just by the fact that that is the limit of people that can be around you in striking range but even then only one of them will get hurt because the rest can react and flee. The fact that I legitimately need to be afraid that my school will get shot up and I could die in math class shows a failure of a system that we have.
I recommend seeing Michael Moores documentary movie on guns. I have, even though I don’t agree with everything he says. In Switzerland it is required by law to know how to use a gun. As a result gun ownership is very high and crime is low. There were Proud Boys with big guns at a protest downtown in my back in summer of 2020. I was suprised to see this, but thankfully nothing happened. If I had the money I’d like to get one for hunting deer. Thanks.
Whose rights would you rather violate, an armed citizen or one that has been disarmed by the government? Do gun bans still make you feel safer?
1:12 "Some type of pandemic…" this didn’t age well
Anyone here in 2020 while the election is trying to be stolen?
The firearms industry experienced unprecedented growth in the last decade.
VICE News spoke to a Newtown mom about what should be done about guns, watch it here: http://bit.ly/2sOrWyz
Doomsday. Preppers. You know those guys that are getting ready for a nuclear attack or a pandemic.
2020: THIS IS OUR YEAR, BOIS!
1:08 I like how he talks about a pandemic like he’s roasting them, but then one actually happened just two years after this was aired
Kel Tech makes some great weapons…. And if I worked there I’d pull a Johnny Cash. One piece at a time baby lol
For the record more gun restrictions were passed under Trump so stop painting him as the hero of the gun community. He was worse than Obama on this subject.
Some type of pandemic
O and dont forget the riots
Which is more fatal?
People shooting at each other?
VS
People using stones, knives, etc to hurt each other?
The future of firearm rights is staying the same, since all Americans have the right to bear arms. “Shall not be infringed”