{"id":6001,"date":"2015-01-06T00:14:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T05:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2016-06-14T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T14:19:22","slug":"comedian-jim-jeffries-insanely-serious-on-crazy-topic-of-guns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewei.com\/kimi\/comedian-jim-jeffries-insanely-serious-on-crazy-topic-of-guns\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Jim Jeffries insanely serious on crazy topic of guns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why have I been padding around my home for 40 minutes enjoying a great laugh? Because a friend shared this video of Aussie comedian Jim Jeffries doing a very special comedy routine on the serious topic of gun violence. Jeffries presents truths so unbelievable, it’s easy to see that they should be jokes. Knowing they are real life scenarios provokes us to laugh over our country’s insane obsession with guns and our tolerance for arms-related violence. Here are some highlights from his routine:<\/p>\n

\u2022 You need them for protection? Yeah, that’s why they call them “assault”<\/em> rifles!
\n\u2022 The First Amendment means: I can say the Second Amendment sucks dicks.
\n\u2022 If you keep (guns) locked up, they can’t protect you, can they?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Source: Jim Jefferies – Guns Are Not Protection – from BARE Netflix Special<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jeffries points out the difference between Australia’s sensible approach to gun control and America’s insanity over it.<\/p>\n

In Australia, we had the biggest massacre on earth, and the Australian government went: ‘That’s it! NO MORE GUNS<\/strong>.’<\/p>\n

And we all went, ‘Yeah, all right then, that seems fair enough, really.’<\/p>\n

Now in America…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n