Jon Stewart has had enough of Republicans who continually assert that more guns in the United States make us all safer, and he’s letting them know that he’s sick and tired of their bullshit.
On his AppleTV+ show “The Problem With Jon Stewart” this week, the host spoke with Oklahoma state Sen. Nathan Dahm (R), who immediately made it clear he doesn’t think the country needs any gun legislation.
“I’m a strong proponent of the Second Amendment. I believe the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Stewart reminded Dahm, “Oh, it’s also the one right that uses the phrase ‘well-regulated.'” He then added:
“I don’t want to ban guns. But you’re saying more guns makes us more safe. So, when? We got 400 million guns in the country. We had an increase, and gun deaths went up. So when exactly does this curve hit, that takes it down? Would a billion guns do it?”
Later in the discussion, Stewart asked the Oklahoma Republican:
“If you don’t have background checks, and you don’t have registration and permitting, how do you know who has a problem in terms of the people who you’re giving a gun to?”
“That’s your subjective opinion,” Dahm responded.
Stewart reminded Dahm:
“It’s not my subjective opinion. We have 50,000 gun-related deaths. That’s not a subjective opinion. That’s dead people.
“When the police go to a house filled with guns, why don’t they breathe a sigh of relief knowing that this Second Amendment that shall not be infringed is being exercised so fruitfully in this home?”
The former “Daily Show” host then asked Dahm why he had proposed a bill in his state to ban drag show readings in his state, to which the lawmaker retorted, “Because the government does have a responsibility to protect … children.”
That’s when Stewart won the debate and made Dahm look like a clueless fool:
“What you’re telling me, is that you don’t mind infringing free speech to protect children from this amorphous thing that you think of. But when it comes to children that have died, you don’t give a flying fuck to stop that, because that shall not be infringed.
“That is hypocrisy at its highest order.”
