1 00:00:06,315 --> 00:00:08,317 [cheering and applause] 2 00:00:11,988 --> 00:00:14,724 Hello, I'm Jimmy Carr and this is The Fix, 3 00:00:14,791 --> 00:00:17,427 a show where we try to solve the world's biggest problems 4 00:00:17,493 --> 00:00:19,629 whilst having a laugh, and good luck us, 5 00:00:19,695 --> 00:00:22,698 because this time we're tackling the thorny issue of guns. 6 00:00:22,765 --> 00:00:24,434 Hey, don't shoot the messenger. 7 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:26,169 [laughter] 8 00:00:26,235 --> 00:00:29,105 Now, gun control is an incredibly emotive debate 9 00:00:29,172 --> 00:00:31,374 and we don't want those emotions to get out of hand, 10 00:00:31,441 --> 00:00:34,744 because let's not forget, one side has guns. 11 00:00:34,811 --> 00:00:36,446 [laughter] 12 00:00:36,512 --> 00:00:38,147 At this point, in America, 13 00:00:38,214 --> 00:00:40,716 there are almost as many guns as there are people, 14 00:00:40,783 --> 00:00:44,120 although guns are doing their very best to reverse that statistic. 15 00:00:44,187 --> 00:00:45,955 [laughter] 16 00:00:46,022 --> 00:00:50,493 1.4 million Americans have been shot since 1970. 17 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,929 To be fair, because of a massive increase in obesity, 18 00:00:52,995 --> 00:00:55,198 Americans are easy targets. 19 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:57,633 [laughter] 20 00:00:57,700 --> 00:01:00,336 There are, of course, legitimate reasons for owning a gun. 21 00:01:00,403 --> 00:01:03,239 Americans have a constitutional right to bear arms, 22 00:01:03,306 --> 00:01:05,475 because remember, guns don't kill people. 23 00:01:05,541 --> 00:01:07,944 Laws from the late 1700s kill people. 24 00:01:08,344 --> 00:01:10,213 [laughter] 25 00:01:10,913 --> 00:01:12,748 It's a huge, complex issue. 26 00:01:12,815 --> 00:01:16,586 So who better to come up with a solution than a bunch of unarmed comedians? 27 00:01:16,652 --> 00:01:18,321 Welcome to The Fix. 28 00:01:18,387 --> 00:01:20,990 [applause, theme song plays] 29 00:01:26,562 --> 00:01:27,763 Here's how the show works. 30 00:01:27,830 --> 00:01:30,766 I've challenged two teams of comedians to come up with a fix for guns. 31 00:01:30,833 --> 00:01:31,901 At the end of the show, 32 00:01:31,968 --> 00:01:34,770 our studio audience will be voting on what they think is the best idea 33 00:01:34,837 --> 00:01:36,005 and then we'll be done. 34 00:01:36,072 --> 00:01:38,774 Nobel Peace Prizes all round, ice cream for everyone. 35 00:01:38,841 --> 00:01:40,009 [laughter] 36 00:01:40,076 --> 00:01:43,312 Joining me to figure out guns are Katherine Ryan and Clayton English. 37 00:01:43,746 --> 00:01:45,848 [cheering and applause] 38 00:01:47,416 --> 00:01:49,385 And DL Hughley and Sarah Tiana! 39 00:01:50,119 --> 00:01:52,221 [cheering and applause] 40 00:01:53,189 --> 00:01:56,425 Okay, before we get to our fixes, let's take a closer look at the problem. 41 00:01:56,492 --> 00:01:58,761 So, Sarah, are you a gun person? 42 00:01:58,828 --> 00:02:01,230 You'd think so, because I grew up in the South. 43 00:02:01,297 --> 00:02:04,367 And most of my family are gun people. 44 00:02:04,433 --> 00:02:06,269 My dad took me hunting when I was little, 45 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:09,472 but I asked too many questions, so I didn't get to go no more. 46 00:02:09,539 --> 00:02:10,540 -You know. -[laughter] 47 00:02:10,606 --> 00:02:13,843 And I asked my brother-in-law, "Why do you have so many guns?" 48 00:02:13,910 --> 00:02:16,579 He's like, "Because I've got to protect this house," and I was like... 49 00:02:16,646 --> 00:02:19,949 "But nobody wants your DVD player." Like, I don't understand... 50 00:02:20,683 --> 00:02:24,387 -I don't really understand him. -[Carr] Katherine, what do you think? 51 00:02:24,820 --> 00:02:26,522 [Katherine] I have zero experience with guns, 52 00:02:26,589 --> 00:02:29,659 apart from the tickets to the gun show that you keep selling me. 53 00:02:29,725 --> 00:02:31,327 [laughter] 54 00:02:32,195 --> 00:02:34,397 I'm starting to believe there's no gun show at all. 55 00:02:34,463 --> 00:02:36,032 [laughter] 56 00:02:36,699 --> 00:02:39,835 I know that the ones in your house pose the greatest threat to your safety. 57 00:02:39,902 --> 00:02:41,671 You could die getting away from them. 58 00:02:41,737 --> 00:02:44,574 But apparently getting rid of them is unconstitutional. 59 00:02:44,640 --> 00:02:47,543 I'm, of course, talking about men-- nature's gun. 60 00:02:47,610 --> 00:02:50,046 [laughter] 61 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,316 Clayton, why do you think Americans love guns so much? 62 00:02:53,950 --> 00:02:55,451 We're too fat to fight. 63 00:02:55,518 --> 00:02:57,720 [laughter] 64 00:02:58,387 --> 00:03:00,790 -[applause] -[Clayton] We need shortcuts, man. 65 00:03:01,457 --> 00:03:03,092 [laughter] 66 00:03:05,161 --> 00:03:07,897 We glorify it too. It's in everything. 67 00:03:07,964 --> 00:03:09,665 When did the hero ever talk it out? 68 00:03:09,732 --> 00:03:11,267 Cowboys, gangster movies. 69 00:03:11,334 --> 00:03:13,669 The people they glorify are all the people with guns 70 00:03:13,736 --> 00:03:17,240 and they make it seem like you've got to have a gun to feel protected. 71 00:03:17,306 --> 00:03:19,208 -And I do, but... -You... 72 00:03:19,275 --> 00:03:20,176 [laughter] 73 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:22,445 -You're a gun owner? -Yes. 74 00:03:22,511 --> 00:03:24,080 Okay. So why did you buy a gun? 75 00:03:24,780 --> 00:03:26,983 Because everybody else had them. 76 00:03:27,216 --> 00:03:29,885 -[laughter] -[Clayton] Everybody else. 77 00:03:29,952 --> 00:03:32,121 I felt that way about Pokémon, but I resisted. 78 00:03:32,188 --> 00:03:33,689 [laughter] 79 00:03:33,990 --> 00:03:36,359 I got it out of fear. Everybody's scared now. 80 00:03:36,425 --> 00:03:38,427 You should watch the news. You're going to be scared. 81 00:03:38,527 --> 00:03:39,595 -It is terrifying. -Yeah. 82 00:03:39,662 --> 00:03:41,964 The police pulled me over two weeks ago. 83 00:03:42,031 --> 00:03:43,199 We were both scared. 84 00:03:43,499 --> 00:03:44,500 [laughter] 85 00:03:44,967 --> 00:03:46,235 Like, I knew he was scared 86 00:03:46,302 --> 00:03:47,970 because I was trying not to make eye contact 87 00:03:48,037 --> 00:03:50,539 and I looked in the rear-view mirror and we locked eyes 88 00:03:50,606 --> 00:03:52,842 and we both looked away, so I was like, "Oh." 89 00:03:53,342 --> 00:03:56,412 "Either he's scared or we're flirting. I don't know," so... 90 00:03:56,479 --> 00:03:58,547 [laughter] 91 00:04:00,916 --> 00:04:02,551 -DL, you're a gun owner, right? -Yeah. 92 00:04:02,618 --> 00:04:04,320 I own eight guns. 93 00:04:04,387 --> 00:04:05,921 -Eight guns? -Oh, my goodness. 94 00:04:05,988 --> 00:04:09,225 Well, at first I owned guns because I lived around black people. 95 00:04:09,292 --> 00:04:11,360 -But now I live around white people, so... -Same! 96 00:04:11,427 --> 00:04:12,528 [laughter] 97 00:04:12,595 --> 00:04:14,130 So where are your guns currently, DL? 98 00:04:14,196 --> 00:04:17,333 I have three in Calabasas, three in Santa Barbara and two in NY. 99 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,669 So you've got the guns in different houses that you've got? 100 00:04:19,735 --> 00:04:21,470 I've heard of hoes in different area codes, 101 00:04:21,537 --> 00:04:23,773 but never Glocks on different blocks. 102 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,375 [laughter] 103 00:04:28,044 --> 00:04:30,046 [applause] 104 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,115 You know, I understand DL's point of view, 105 00:04:33,182 --> 00:04:35,284 because if I lived in a rough area like Calabasas-- 106 00:04:35,351 --> 00:04:37,053 -Yeah. -I would want a gun. 107 00:04:37,119 --> 00:04:39,922 If I lived in... Because Calabasas is very much the hood, right? 108 00:04:39,989 --> 00:04:43,159 I'll tell you something. Justin Bieber just moved out, so it was rough. 109 00:04:43,225 --> 00:04:44,260 [laughter] 110 00:04:44,327 --> 00:04:45,261 Have you seen... 111 00:04:45,328 --> 00:04:49,031 Have you seen what the Kardashians have done to black men in Calabasas? 112 00:04:49,098 --> 00:04:50,533 [laughter] 113 00:04:51,367 --> 00:04:52,335 Travesty. 114 00:04:52,401 --> 00:04:53,436 [applause] 115 00:04:54,470 --> 00:04:56,839 -Clayton, whereabouts are you from? -I'm from Georgia. 116 00:04:56,906 --> 00:04:58,908 From Georgia. And what are the gun laws in Georgia? 117 00:04:58,974 --> 00:05:01,777 We've got open carry. As long as you have a permit, 118 00:05:01,844 --> 00:05:04,380 you can carry it in the car or in the glove box. 119 00:05:04,447 --> 00:05:07,283 The South has a lot of open carry laws, where you... 120 00:05:07,383 --> 00:05:10,152 You know, you see the Walmart videos with people shopping 121 00:05:10,219 --> 00:05:11,520 with the ARs on their back? 122 00:05:11,954 --> 00:05:13,456 It's cool as long as they're white. 123 00:05:13,522 --> 00:05:15,057 [laughter] 124 00:05:15,124 --> 00:05:16,392 As long as they're white. 125 00:05:16,459 --> 00:05:19,061 [applause] 126 00:05:19,128 --> 00:05:20,830 [Sarah laughs] 127 00:05:21,364 --> 00:05:24,333 Now, people have preconceptions about gun owners, 128 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,470 but not all gun owners look or sound as you might expect. 129 00:05:27,536 --> 00:05:29,538 Take a look at this political campaign ad. 130 00:05:29,905 --> 00:05:30,973 [man] Ready? 131 00:05:32,174 --> 00:05:33,042 Aim. 132 00:05:34,076 --> 00:05:36,412 Breathe in. Breathe out. 133 00:05:36,912 --> 00:05:38,347 Gently squeeze trigger... 134 00:05:39,081 --> 00:05:41,217 -and fire. -[gunfire] 135 00:05:41,283 --> 00:05:45,087 It's how Kathleen Wall's daddy taught her to shoot growing up on her Texas farm. 136 00:05:45,721 --> 00:05:47,656 It's a part of Kathleen's life. 137 00:05:48,357 --> 00:05:50,626 If anyone thinks a nice lady with a soft voice 138 00:05:50,693 --> 00:05:53,095 might naturally be soft on the Second Amendment 139 00:05:53,162 --> 00:05:55,898 then they are making a big mistake. 140 00:05:55,965 --> 00:05:58,868 [woman] I'm Kathleen Wall and I approve this message. 141 00:05:58,934 --> 00:06:00,369 [laughter] 142 00:06:01,237 --> 00:06:03,973 So she's got the voice of a toddler and she loves guns. 143 00:06:04,039 --> 00:06:05,341 Two words. Daddy issues. 144 00:06:05,408 --> 00:06:06,776 [laughter] 145 00:06:07,176 --> 00:06:10,780 She's practicing shooting just in case one of her sons tells her he's gay. 146 00:06:10,846 --> 00:06:12,848 [laughter] 147 00:06:14,283 --> 00:06:16,285 [applause] 148 00:06:17,686 --> 00:06:21,056 Why does she have the rifle from Bonanza? That's scary. 149 00:06:21,123 --> 00:06:23,692 That's the slave-catcher 5,000. Nobody... 150 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:25,327 [laughter] 151 00:06:26,395 --> 00:06:27,329 [Clayton] That's no... 152 00:06:27,396 --> 00:06:28,998 It reminds me of the white people that... 153 00:06:29,632 --> 00:06:32,568 don't show their teeth when they smile at black people, like... 154 00:06:32,635 --> 00:06:34,303 [laughter] 155 00:06:35,337 --> 00:06:37,540 They'll call the police on you real quick. 156 00:06:38,507 --> 00:06:39,842 [laughter] 157 00:06:39,909 --> 00:06:43,145 Yeah, I don't know. She seemed just like a really cool aunt to me. 158 00:06:43,212 --> 00:06:44,046 I'm really... 159 00:06:44,113 --> 00:06:46,415 I really don't think she seems that bad. 160 00:06:46,482 --> 00:06:49,718 I mean, she's probably only shot, like, four black people, you know. 161 00:06:49,785 --> 00:06:50,920 [laughter] 162 00:06:50,986 --> 00:06:53,055 Which is really low for Texas. 163 00:06:53,122 --> 00:06:54,657 I'm just saying it's low for Texas. 164 00:06:54,723 --> 00:06:56,792 That's what they call, in Texas, a moderate. 165 00:06:56,859 --> 00:06:57,893 [laughter] 166 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,429 People in Texas are going to vote for her no matter what, 167 00:07:00,496 --> 00:07:01,831 because her last name is Wall 168 00:07:01,897 --> 00:07:03,766 and they love walls there. 169 00:07:03,833 --> 00:07:05,201 [laughter] 170 00:07:05,267 --> 00:07:07,603 -She should have played that angle. -Yeah, I know. 171 00:07:07,670 --> 00:07:09,205 Her last name is Wall, 172 00:07:09,271 --> 00:07:12,341 but her husband's name is Holly Frost, 173 00:07:12,408 --> 00:07:15,945 which is the most snowflakiest name I've ever heard in my life. 174 00:07:16,011 --> 00:07:18,514 His genuine name is Holly Frost. 175 00:07:18,581 --> 00:07:21,517 Yes, I do research before I come on this show. 176 00:07:21,584 --> 00:07:23,018 [laughter] 177 00:07:23,085 --> 00:07:25,354 I loved it, because I was like, "Same-sex partnership. 178 00:07:25,421 --> 00:07:27,957 I'm on board with the haircut. I get it now. But..." 179 00:07:28,023 --> 00:07:28,891 [laughter] 180 00:07:28,958 --> 00:07:31,827 Holly Frost. That sounds like Santa Claus's side chick. 181 00:07:31,894 --> 00:07:32,828 Right. 182 00:07:32,895 --> 00:07:36,098 [laughter, applause] 183 00:07:37,166 --> 00:07:38,868 [Carr] Here's an amazing fact for you. 184 00:07:38,934 --> 00:07:42,671 In the past 50 years, more Americans have died from gun violence 185 00:07:42,738 --> 00:07:45,574 than in all the wars in American history. 186 00:07:45,975 --> 00:07:48,177 And they want us to be worried about ISIS. 187 00:07:48,244 --> 00:07:49,545 I'm more scared of "us-is". 188 00:07:51,981 --> 00:07:53,816 [laughter] 189 00:07:55,451 --> 00:07:56,819 Sarah, does that fact surprise you? 190 00:07:57,353 --> 00:07:59,288 That there's been more than one war? 191 00:07:59,688 --> 00:08:01,223 -[laughter] -Yes. 192 00:08:01,991 --> 00:08:05,561 Just... I only learned about the Civil War growing up, but... 193 00:08:06,028 --> 00:08:08,764 [laughter] 194 00:08:09,331 --> 00:08:10,900 [Sarah] But, yeah, that is shocking. 195 00:08:10,966 --> 00:08:12,868 I feel like a lot of it has... 196 00:08:12,935 --> 00:08:14,870 Obviously we have a mass shooting problem 197 00:08:14,937 --> 00:08:17,406 and they use the same adjectives to describe the shooter 198 00:08:17,473 --> 00:08:20,075 that they use to describe women on a regular basis. 199 00:08:20,142 --> 00:08:22,144 -That really bothers me. -[Carr] What do they say? 200 00:08:22,211 --> 00:08:24,513 Those are my adjectives. I've earned them. 201 00:08:24,580 --> 00:08:27,917 It's like, "Over-emotional, over-reactive, keeps a diary." 202 00:08:27,983 --> 00:08:29,385 Like, those are mine. 203 00:08:29,451 --> 00:08:31,453 [laughter] 204 00:08:35,524 --> 00:08:36,725 Just saying, like... 205 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:40,296 I don't want to share them with no killer, because I don't know if you've noticed, 206 00:08:40,362 --> 00:08:43,632 ain't a lot of mass murder happening by women these days. 207 00:08:43,699 --> 00:08:44,733 Right. 208 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:46,435 [laughter] 209 00:08:46,502 --> 00:08:47,570 [Carr] Very good point. 210 00:08:48,470 --> 00:08:52,575 I'm with Sarah. I feel that all women should be armed to the fullest. 211 00:08:52,641 --> 00:08:54,743 Yeah, because we're never going to use it. 212 00:08:54,810 --> 00:08:55,711 We can be trusted. 213 00:08:55,778 --> 00:08:57,980 Have you seen the show Snapped? 214 00:08:58,581 --> 00:09:00,416 -No. -[laughter] 215 00:09:00,482 --> 00:09:03,552 That's all it is about. No, women don't do mass murder. 216 00:09:03,619 --> 00:09:06,021 They just kill one dude slowly... 217 00:09:06,655 --> 00:09:07,590 over time. 218 00:09:07,656 --> 00:09:08,657 [laughter] 219 00:09:08,724 --> 00:09:10,292 [Katherine] When women kill, 220 00:09:10,359 --> 00:09:13,095 it's so rare that they do a whole show about it 221 00:09:13,162 --> 00:09:16,799 and they send Piers Morgan into a room to interview them 222 00:09:16,865 --> 00:09:19,101 and I keep watching, siding with the ladies. 223 00:09:19,168 --> 00:09:21,403 I'm like, "Come on, girls, one more time." 224 00:09:21,470 --> 00:09:23,272 [laughter] 225 00:09:24,607 --> 00:09:27,076 Okay, well, lots of people enjoy shooting ranges 226 00:09:27,142 --> 00:09:28,811 and no-one's got a problem with that. 227 00:09:28,877 --> 00:09:31,647 Take a look at this ad, and listen out for the incredible laugh. 228 00:09:32,181 --> 00:09:34,416 Hi, folks. This is Don from Don's Guns. 229 00:09:34,483 --> 00:09:35,784 Have I got a deal for you? 230 00:09:35,851 --> 00:09:40,990 Normally a membership here at Don's Guns is $100 unlimited shooting for one year, 231 00:09:41,056 --> 00:09:43,659 but if you'll come in now and join my range, 232 00:09:43,726 --> 00:09:45,894 either North or South, 233 00:09:46,161 --> 00:09:51,667 I'll give you an American-made gun worth $80 as part of the membership. 234 00:09:51,734 --> 00:09:53,836 Why? You know why. 235 00:09:53,902 --> 00:09:55,704 Because I don't want to make any money, folks. 236 00:09:55,771 --> 00:09:59,341 I just love to sell guns. [laughs] 237 00:10:00,242 --> 00:10:02,077 [scattered laughter] 238 00:10:03,278 --> 00:10:06,782 Now Don's Guns is still one of the biggest gun retailers in the country. 239 00:10:06,849 --> 00:10:08,250 Would you shop there, Katherine? 240 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:09,385 I like Don. 241 00:10:09,451 --> 00:10:13,956 I enjoy a man who anticipates a crime by showing up dressed for the trial. 242 00:10:14,023 --> 00:10:14,857 You know? 243 00:10:14,923 --> 00:10:16,759 -[laughter] -I like that. 244 00:10:16,825 --> 00:10:18,060 [applause] 245 00:10:18,127 --> 00:10:20,796 He doesn't care about the money. He's just interested in selling guns. 246 00:10:20,863 --> 00:10:23,432 It's his vocation. What do you think? Would you buy a gun from Don? 247 00:10:23,499 --> 00:10:26,201 No. I know the devil when he takes human form. 248 00:10:26,268 --> 00:10:27,102 [laughter] 249 00:10:27,169 --> 00:10:29,672 I've seen him before. You're not fooling me. 250 00:10:29,738 --> 00:10:31,106 Did you see that guy? 251 00:10:32,174 --> 00:10:34,643 And what kind of gun was that? Does that gun shoot skittles? 252 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:36,045 That's a little gun, man. 253 00:10:36,478 --> 00:10:37,713 It's a little gun. 254 00:10:37,780 --> 00:10:39,548 I just thought he was a giant man. 255 00:10:40,215 --> 00:10:42,785 Sorry, you thought he was enormous and the gun was regular sized? 256 00:10:43,385 --> 00:10:45,387 I only... Yeah. I just... 257 00:10:45,454 --> 00:10:46,689 [laughter] 258 00:10:46,755 --> 00:10:47,589 [Carr] Right. 259 00:10:47,656 --> 00:10:50,325 I don't have guns. I didn't know they could be so small 260 00:10:50,392 --> 00:10:51,827 Oh, you didn't... Yeah, they... 261 00:10:54,563 --> 00:10:55,798 [Carr] Sometimes, Katherine... 262 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:57,466 Sometimes, when it's been really cold... 263 00:10:57,766 --> 00:11:00,002 [laughter] 264 00:11:01,937 --> 00:11:02,771 [Carr] Okay. 265 00:11:02,838 --> 00:11:05,374 Here on The Fix, we have our very own data expert. 266 00:11:05,441 --> 00:11:07,076 Please welcome Mona Chalabi. 267 00:11:07,676 --> 00:11:09,845 [cheering and applause] 268 00:11:13,115 --> 00:11:16,385 So, Mona, I want data. I love data. Tell us what you've got for us. 269 00:11:16,452 --> 00:11:19,988 Well, Jimmy, the debate about guns generally focuses on the US, 270 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,324 but I wanted to take a look at other countries 271 00:11:22,391 --> 00:11:24,059 where gun laws are different. 272 00:11:24,126 --> 00:11:28,630 In the US, the chances of being killed by a gun are about one in 32,000. 273 00:11:28,697 --> 00:11:31,567 Those are roughly the same odds as being killed in a car accident. 274 00:11:31,633 --> 00:11:32,968 Let's see how that equation looks 275 00:11:33,035 --> 00:11:36,205 in other countries where they different controls in place. 276 00:11:36,271 --> 00:11:37,406 First off, Japan, 277 00:11:37,473 --> 00:11:39,541 where the odds of being killed by a gun are so low 278 00:11:39,608 --> 00:11:42,077 that you're just as likely to die from being struck by lightning. 279 00:11:42,144 --> 00:11:42,978 [thunder rumbles] 280 00:11:43,045 --> 00:11:44,513 Next, Australia. 281 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:47,316 Here, the odds are the same as dying from falling out of bed. 282 00:11:47,382 --> 00:11:49,118 -[laughter] -And, in Germany, 283 00:11:49,184 --> 00:11:50,686 the odds of being killed by a gun 284 00:11:50,753 --> 00:11:52,988 are the same as something pretty surprising. 285 00:11:53,055 --> 00:11:56,325 What do you think it is? It's a kind of treat. 286 00:11:56,859 --> 00:11:58,060 Sorry, what? 287 00:11:58,127 --> 00:11:59,661 [laughter] 288 00:11:59,728 --> 00:12:01,396 It's auto-erotic asphyxiation. 289 00:12:01,463 --> 00:12:03,065 -[man moans] -[laughter] 290 00:12:03,966 --> 00:12:08,504 Sorry, you're as likely to die from auto-erotic asphyxiation in Germany 291 00:12:08,570 --> 00:12:10,105 as gunshot wounds? 292 00:12:10,172 --> 00:12:11,006 Exactly. 293 00:12:11,406 --> 00:12:12,608 [laughter] 294 00:12:12,674 --> 00:12:15,210 That's an... How did you find that out? 295 00:12:15,277 --> 00:12:16,979 What website were you on? 296 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:18,814 [Mona] An academic-- 297 00:12:18,881 --> 00:12:21,617 Also... Hang on, you just described it as a treat. 298 00:12:21,683 --> 00:12:22,551 No, no... 299 00:12:22,618 --> 00:12:23,719 [Clayton] You did. 300 00:12:24,386 --> 00:12:26,021 You just said it was a treat. 301 00:12:26,088 --> 00:12:27,289 -Not me! -Mona! 302 00:12:27,356 --> 00:12:28,390 I don't know! 303 00:12:28,457 --> 00:12:29,925 [applause] 304 00:12:29,992 --> 00:12:32,628 Okay, so how many people do you think die each year in Germany 305 00:12:32,694 --> 00:12:34,563 from auto-erotic asphyxiation? It's just men. 306 00:12:34,630 --> 00:12:36,198 I would go... 307 00:12:36,565 --> 00:12:37,733 Five. 308 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,735 -It's one hundred. -[Clayton] A hundred? 309 00:12:40,369 --> 00:12:41,570 -One hundred? -What? 310 00:12:41,637 --> 00:12:44,773 -One hundred guys a year-- -Roughly one hundred. 311 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,176 -Are choking with-- -This is from an academic study. 312 00:12:47,242 --> 00:12:49,278 -Academic study? -[laughter] 313 00:12:49,878 --> 00:12:53,515 Or maybe you were just treating yourself on the internet and you... 314 00:12:54,349 --> 00:12:56,819 You came across the raw data, did you, Mona? 315 00:12:56,885 --> 00:12:58,320 [laughter] 316 00:12:58,387 --> 00:13:01,356 Auto-erotic asphyxiation sounds like a good way to go, 317 00:13:01,790 --> 00:13:03,525 because I wish to die as I lived, 318 00:13:03,592 --> 00:13:07,162 and that is making it awkward for my family to explain what I do. 319 00:13:07,462 --> 00:13:08,964 [laughter] 320 00:13:09,598 --> 00:13:11,099 [applause] 321 00:13:13,902 --> 00:13:15,237 What else have you got for us? 322 00:13:15,304 --> 00:13:18,507 So, with all of the debate about gun control in the US, 323 00:13:18,574 --> 00:13:20,676 I wanted to take a look at gun sales. 324 00:13:20,742 --> 00:13:22,778 Now, the data shows that they're on the rise. 325 00:13:22,845 --> 00:13:26,114 They've gone up by 63% since the year 2000. 326 00:13:26,181 --> 00:13:30,452 What's interesting is that the percentage of Americans who own guns is falling. 327 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:34,523 So this rise is all down to existing owners buying more guns. 328 00:13:34,990 --> 00:13:37,326 Gun sales often spike after mass shootings, 329 00:13:37,392 --> 00:13:40,262 when people get worried that gun laws might get tougher. 330 00:13:40,329 --> 00:13:43,265 But actually the reality is even more complicated 331 00:13:43,332 --> 00:13:44,900 than this chart suggests. 332 00:13:44,967 --> 00:13:47,936 This line has been smoothed out to ignore seasonal patterns 333 00:13:48,003 --> 00:13:49,071 so that it just shows us 334 00:13:49,137 --> 00:13:50,339 the long-term trend. 335 00:13:50,405 --> 00:13:53,075 So let's un-adjust it to see the detail. 336 00:13:53,141 --> 00:13:56,345 Well, there are two spikes each and every year. 337 00:13:56,411 --> 00:13:59,147 One around February and one in December. 338 00:13:59,214 --> 00:14:01,583 I wanted to find out why the numbers spike then. 339 00:14:01,650 --> 00:14:04,553 It turns out that there is a very simple explanation. 340 00:14:04,620 --> 00:14:07,723 The first annual spike comes at the start of hunting season 341 00:14:07,789 --> 00:14:10,425 and, interestingly, the second is around Christmas 342 00:14:10,492 --> 00:14:12,327 when guns are bought as gifts. 343 00:14:12,394 --> 00:14:13,262 So the data shows 344 00:14:13,328 --> 00:14:15,898 that guns really are ingrained in American culture. 345 00:14:15,964 --> 00:14:18,267 So in Christmas people are buying guns as gifts? 346 00:14:18,333 --> 00:14:19,167 Yeah. 347 00:14:19,234 --> 00:14:22,704 Are you sure? Because it could just be you've spent Thanksgiving with them... 348 00:14:22,771 --> 00:14:24,773 [laughter] 349 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,843 You have to spend another four days until New Year's with these people. 350 00:14:27,910 --> 00:14:30,445 You go, "You know what? Someone's got to die." 351 00:14:30,512 --> 00:14:31,580 [laughter] 352 00:14:32,414 --> 00:14:36,218 It's just weird to give somebody a gun on Christmas. 353 00:14:36,285 --> 00:14:39,488 Nothing celebrates the birth of Christ like popping a cap in somebody. 354 00:14:39,554 --> 00:14:40,923 [laughter] 355 00:14:40,989 --> 00:14:44,126 If Jesus had a gun, he wouldn't have gone on that cross. I know that. 356 00:14:44,192 --> 00:14:46,828 [laughter] 357 00:14:46,895 --> 00:14:48,563 "Oh, you're the Romans, are you? 358 00:14:48,630 --> 00:14:50,966 -Have a look at this." -[laughter] 359 00:14:51,033 --> 00:14:53,535 So there's a spike at Christmas. There's also a spike in February. 360 00:14:53,602 --> 00:14:55,637 -That's the start of hunting season. -Yeah. 361 00:14:55,704 --> 00:14:57,372 Depending on what it is that you're hunting. 362 00:14:57,439 --> 00:15:00,175 I thought that February was for Valentine's Day. 363 00:15:00,242 --> 00:15:02,077 Honestly, that's what I thought. 364 00:15:02,144 --> 00:15:05,314 "I guess flowers and chocolates?" "No, this year, I got you an elk." 365 00:15:05,380 --> 00:15:06,214 [Sarah] Yes. 366 00:15:06,281 --> 00:15:08,917 "I'll buy you a bullet vibrator. You buy me a bullet gun." 367 00:15:08,984 --> 00:15:10,686 It's all a happy relationship. 368 00:15:10,752 --> 00:15:13,488 [laughter] 369 00:15:13,555 --> 00:15:15,023 I can't understand... 370 00:15:15,090 --> 00:15:17,326 If you need a gun that shoots 1,000 rounds, 371 00:15:17,392 --> 00:15:18,727 you are shitty hunter. 372 00:15:18,794 --> 00:15:21,363 If you shoot that bad, you shouldn't be a hunter. 373 00:15:21,430 --> 00:15:23,699 You should be a Laker if you shoot that bad. 374 00:15:23,765 --> 00:15:25,434 [laughter] 375 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:28,804 [applause] 376 00:15:29,638 --> 00:15:32,808 I feel like the same person that would buy a fully automatic weapon 377 00:15:32,874 --> 00:15:36,211 is the same person that would bet on every number on roulette. 378 00:15:36,278 --> 00:15:39,748 They're like, "I don't want to win. I just want to hit something." 379 00:15:39,815 --> 00:15:41,016 Yeah. 380 00:15:41,083 --> 00:15:43,785 -[laughter] -It's probably going to happen. 381 00:15:45,687 --> 00:15:47,089 Fascinating stuff. Thank you, Mona. 382 00:15:47,155 --> 00:15:48,223 Thank you. 383 00:15:48,290 --> 00:15:50,158 -[cheering and applause] -Brilliant. 384 00:15:51,226 --> 00:15:53,996 Let's get to the heart of the show. Let's get to the fixes. 385 00:15:54,062 --> 00:15:56,064 It's time to deal with the issue of guns. 386 00:15:56,131 --> 00:15:58,233 Katherine's team is ready to give it a shot. 387 00:15:58,300 --> 00:16:00,235 Ladies and gentlemen, Katherine Ryan! 388 00:16:00,302 --> 00:16:01,870 Thank you. Hello. 389 00:16:01,937 --> 00:16:04,272 [cheering and applause] 390 00:16:05,307 --> 00:16:08,977 The issue of gun control is a very complicated fix, Jimmy, 391 00:16:09,044 --> 00:16:11,646 which is why it took me nearly an hour to solve, 392 00:16:11,713 --> 00:16:14,883 but in the end, I got there with this. 393 00:16:14,950 --> 00:16:17,919 Arms & Noble. It's a gun library.  394 00:16:17,986 --> 00:16:20,622 See, American gun people have made it pretty clear 395 00:16:20,689 --> 00:16:23,091 that they don't want anyone taking their guns. 396 00:16:23,158 --> 00:16:24,259 And who's going to try, 397 00:16:24,326 --> 00:16:28,030 since the risk of homicide is three times higher in homes with firearms? 398 00:16:28,096 --> 00:16:31,967 I'm surely not going to stand in the way of an American's constitutional right 399 00:16:32,034 --> 00:16:34,169 to be accidentally shot by his Labrador. 400 00:16:34,603 --> 00:16:38,206 But how about if we just move the guns? 401 00:16:38,273 --> 00:16:41,243 Just move them to nearby libraries. 402 00:16:41,309 --> 00:16:42,511 It's still your gun. 403 00:16:42,577 --> 00:16:45,113 You can go visit it any time you want to. 404 00:16:45,514 --> 00:16:50,485 Just like your nana, who, like your gun, was placed in care for everyone's safety. 405 00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:51,720 [laughter] 406 00:16:51,787 --> 00:16:55,724 A recent study showed that only 44% of Americans 407 00:16:55,791 --> 00:16:58,193 had visited a library within the last 12 months. 408 00:16:58,260 --> 00:17:01,663 It is mostly just a place for the homeless to masturbate now. 409 00:17:02,064 --> 00:17:06,101 And that makes me very sad and turned on. 410 00:17:06,768 --> 00:17:08,270 -So... -[laughter] 411 00:17:08,336 --> 00:17:10,872 ...let's spice it up with guns. 412 00:17:10,939 --> 00:17:13,875 At Arms & Noble, you can check out your gun, 413 00:17:13,942 --> 00:17:17,546 check out a book and, importantly, consider the consequences of murder 414 00:17:17,612 --> 00:17:20,449 during the cool down period that it takes to drive there. 415 00:17:20,849 --> 00:17:25,253 Look how happy your visit to Arms & Noble has made Edna, 416 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,756 our reinvigorated librarian, 417 00:17:27,823 --> 00:17:30,492 outfitted in the latest Kevlar body armor. 418 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:31,693 [laughter] 419 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:36,198 Hey, hit me with your worst stuff, bitches! 420 00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:37,732 [laughter] 421 00:17:37,799 --> 00:17:40,068 [applause] 422 00:17:43,505 --> 00:17:46,241 See? She lives for this shit. 423 00:17:46,308 --> 00:17:50,112 Gun control and literacy solved. Two for the price of one. 424 00:17:50,178 --> 00:17:51,313 You're welcome. 425 00:17:51,379 --> 00:17:52,714 Thanks, Edna. 426 00:17:52,781 --> 00:17:54,983 [cheering and applause] 427 00:17:56,585 --> 00:18:00,021 Right, for any kids watching, a library is... How to explain? 428 00:18:00,088 --> 00:18:03,024 It's sort of like Amazon, but a physical, actual place... 429 00:18:03,391 --> 00:18:04,960 where you can visit all the books. 430 00:18:06,061 --> 00:18:08,063 Clayton, what do you like about this idea? 431 00:18:08,130 --> 00:18:09,564 First of all, the cool-down period. 432 00:18:09,631 --> 00:18:12,367 'Cause you've got to drive to the library, then you get there, 433 00:18:12,434 --> 00:18:15,036 then you've got to figure out how to use the Dewey Decimal System 434 00:18:15,103 --> 00:18:16,338 just to find your gun. 435 00:18:16,404 --> 00:18:19,341 By the time you find your gun, you're not even mad no more. 436 00:18:19,407 --> 00:18:22,210 -You're just going to leave. -[laughter] 437 00:18:22,277 --> 00:18:24,479 Okay, so who are going to be the librarians? 438 00:18:24,546 --> 00:18:27,916 Anyone who is highly trained in books and guns. 439 00:18:27,983 --> 00:18:28,850 [laughter] 440 00:18:29,484 --> 00:18:31,887 I mean, you see how they are on being quiet. 441 00:18:31,953 --> 00:18:33,121 [laughter] 442 00:18:33,188 --> 00:18:35,724 Just imagine... Give them a pistol and... 443 00:18:35,790 --> 00:18:38,293 "I said... [gun cocking noise] quiet." 444 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:39,628 It's a safe space. 445 00:18:39,694 --> 00:18:41,029 [laughter] 446 00:18:41,096 --> 00:18:43,465 DL, what do you think? Would you visit the gun library? 447 00:18:43,532 --> 00:18:45,534 I would. But if, you know... 448 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:49,271 Libraries in black neighborhoods are really... The books are really old, 449 00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:52,007 so it would probably be muskets and shit in there, but... 450 00:18:52,841 --> 00:18:56,511 I think the library thing can work if you can check out a gun at a library, 451 00:18:56,578 --> 00:19:00,982 but you can only get bullets at the college that you graduated from. 452 00:19:01,716 --> 00:19:04,252 [laughter, applause] 453 00:19:05,187 --> 00:19:07,455 Well let's hear it for Arms & Noble. 454 00:19:07,522 --> 00:19:08,557 [cheering] 455 00:19:08,623 --> 00:19:11,059 [Carr] It's a great idea. Very well. 456 00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:14,062 Okay, DL and Sarah, it's time to hear your fix. 457 00:19:14,129 --> 00:19:15,397 Give it up for DL Hughley! 458 00:19:15,463 --> 00:19:17,199 [cheering and applause] 459 00:19:17,265 --> 00:19:18,233 Thank you. 460 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:21,136 Of course, one of the biggest problems with guns 461 00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:25,607 is that 1.5% of Americans have so much sway over our gun laws. 462 00:19:25,674 --> 00:19:28,210 That 1.5% is the NRA. 463 00:19:28,276 --> 00:19:31,846 You remember that old saying that goes, "If you can't beat them, join them"? 464 00:19:32,380 --> 00:19:34,816 What if we join them to beat them? 465 00:19:35,283 --> 00:19:36,284 That is our fix. 466 00:19:36,351 --> 00:19:38,186 Everyone joins the NRA. 467 00:19:38,253 --> 00:19:41,122 When I say everyone, I mean everyone. 468 00:19:41,189 --> 00:19:44,359 Democrats, teachers, nuns. Even you, RuPaul. 469 00:19:44,426 --> 00:19:45,594 [laughter] 470 00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:48,063 Now you've got two bulges to hide instead of just one. 471 00:19:48,129 --> 00:19:49,197 [laughter] 472 00:19:49,264 --> 00:19:50,999 How do we do this? It's simple. 473 00:19:51,066 --> 00:19:54,469 Convince a liberal rich dude to finance new NRA memberships 474 00:19:54,536 --> 00:19:57,739 for people who would normally not be interested in joining the NRA. 475 00:19:57,806 --> 00:20:01,509 Oprah, make the NRA membership one of your favorite things this year. 476 00:20:01,576 --> 00:20:04,713 "You get a rifle, and you get a rifle, and you get a rifle." 477 00:20:05,247 --> 00:20:09,584 Then once we've effectively hit the NRA with its worst nightmare, diversity... 478 00:20:09,951 --> 00:20:12,487 [audience gasps, laughter, applause] 479 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:19,394 ...these new members will help elect NRA leaders 480 00:20:19,461 --> 00:20:22,364 who will actually fight for sensible gun control. 481 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:24,099 Problem solved. See for yourself. 482 00:20:24,499 --> 00:20:27,335 I joined the NRA to exercise 483 00:20:27,402 --> 00:20:30,772 my Second Amendment right to protect my family, 484 00:20:30,839 --> 00:20:34,175 protect my country, and protect my God. 485 00:20:34,242 --> 00:20:38,446 Yeah, I said it. You go ahead and try to shoot God. I'll shoot you first! 486 00:20:38,513 --> 00:20:41,683 [man] Sorry, Dale, but the NRA has a new face. 487 00:20:41,750 --> 00:20:44,185 I joined the NRA because I have kids 488 00:20:44,252 --> 00:20:46,254 and that first guy scares the hell out of me. 489 00:20:46,321 --> 00:20:48,323 I mean, does he think someone's trying to shoot God? 490 00:20:48,390 --> 00:20:49,791 How would that even work? 491 00:20:49,858 --> 00:20:52,093 [man] We're taking in new members from all walks of life 492 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:53,862 to unite for one purpose. 493 00:20:54,729 --> 00:20:57,532 To bring it down from the inside. 494 00:20:57,599 --> 00:20:58,867 Wait, what? 495 00:20:58,933 --> 00:21:00,602 We won't stop signing up new members 496 00:21:00,669 --> 00:21:04,439 until the NRA is full of mossy-toothed, peace-loving, Obama-voting, 497 00:21:04,506 --> 00:21:07,676 abortion-getting, Black-Lives-Matter-supporting snowflakes. 498 00:21:08,076 --> 00:21:11,379 I joined the NRA ironically. It's so stupid. 499 00:21:11,446 --> 00:21:12,714 What the fuck? 500 00:21:12,781 --> 00:21:14,916 And then we'll elect an NRA president 501 00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:16,718 that reflects our new values. 502 00:21:17,352 --> 00:21:18,453 Lena Dunham. 503 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,021 This is unfair! 504 00:21:20,088 --> 00:21:21,756 I'm being bullied! 505 00:21:21,823 --> 00:21:23,758 I need a safe space! 506 00:21:23,825 --> 00:21:25,327 The new NRA. 507 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,996 We're cool with black people now. 508 00:21:28,063 --> 00:21:30,799 I joined the NRA, because... 509 00:21:31,533 --> 00:21:33,868 Because have you seen people in the NRA? 510 00:21:33,935 --> 00:21:37,605 [cheering and applause] 511 00:21:42,811 --> 00:21:45,213 A genuinely brilliant idea. Sarah, what do you like about that? 512 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,516 I love it. I think you have to take it down from the inside. 513 00:21:48,583 --> 00:21:51,419 It's how our aunts ruined Facebook, you know? 514 00:21:51,486 --> 00:21:53,154 [laughter] 515 00:21:53,221 --> 00:21:56,624 Like, we were all on it, everybody was all gung-ho, 516 00:21:56,691 --> 00:21:58,226 and then everybody started doing it 517 00:21:58,293 --> 00:22:00,595 and then you're like, "Well, this is no fun anymore." 518 00:22:00,662 --> 00:22:02,397 That's what I think will happen. 519 00:22:02,464 --> 00:22:06,034 I love it. It'd change the NRA fundamentally, right, so... 520 00:22:06,101 --> 00:22:08,903 They got nervous when black people had NWA, so... 521 00:22:08,970 --> 00:22:11,005 [laughter] 522 00:22:11,072 --> 00:22:14,809 The thought of a lot of black people with a lot of guns might be a deterrent. 523 00:22:14,876 --> 00:22:16,544 Katherine, what do you make of this? 524 00:22:16,611 --> 00:22:18,513 I think it's an incredible idea. 525 00:22:18,580 --> 00:22:19,914 I definitely want to join. 526 00:22:19,981 --> 00:22:22,016 And if you have any trouble getting people to join, 527 00:22:22,083 --> 00:22:24,252 just explain to them that there's a financial interest 528 00:22:24,319 --> 00:22:25,987 by corporations who manufacture guns 529 00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:29,290 and governments who sell weapons abroad to keep the industry up 530 00:22:29,357 --> 00:22:32,894 or trick them by selling them the idea of liberty 531 00:22:32,961 --> 00:22:35,630 and then they'll want a gun. Isn't that what's happening now? 532 00:22:35,697 --> 00:22:38,199 [applause] 533 00:22:38,266 --> 00:22:40,769 Clayton, would you join the new NRA? 534 00:22:41,035 --> 00:22:42,570 -No. -[Katherine gasps] 535 00:22:42,637 --> 00:22:44,105 -I wouldn't. -Why not? 536 00:22:44,172 --> 00:22:46,808 Because I know... I know what they're going to do. 537 00:22:46,875 --> 00:22:50,545 White people, when black people move in, they move out. 538 00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:54,416 So if they got the NRA, they would turn into the RAN 539 00:22:54,482 --> 00:22:55,784 and leave. 540 00:22:55,850 --> 00:22:59,754 They'd have a whole other group and then we'd have to deal with the RAN. 541 00:23:00,288 --> 00:23:02,056 Racist Ass... Never mind. 542 00:23:02,123 --> 00:23:04,993 [laughter and applause] 543 00:23:05,059 --> 00:23:07,429 Well, let's hear it for everyone joining the NRA! 544 00:23:07,495 --> 00:23:10,298 [cheering and applause] 545 00:23:14,002 --> 00:23:15,904 Okay, we've got Katherine and Clayton 546 00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:18,473 proposing a library for guns, Arms & Noble, 547 00:23:18,540 --> 00:23:21,342 and Sarah and DL suggesting we all join the NRA, 548 00:23:21,409 --> 00:23:24,112 which is the first time a black man has ever said that. 549 00:23:24,179 --> 00:23:26,014 [laughter] 550 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:27,248 On The Fix, we're a democracy, 551 00:23:27,315 --> 00:23:29,717 so our audience will be deciding which one of these fixes 552 00:23:29,784 --> 00:23:30,852 to put into practice. 553 00:23:30,919 --> 00:23:33,388 Audience, please vote now for your favorites. 554 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:35,089 [suspenseful synth music] 555 00:23:35,156 --> 00:23:37,425 And remember, because this is Netflix, 556 00:23:37,492 --> 00:23:39,360 whatever you decide becomes law. 557 00:23:39,427 --> 00:23:41,429 [laughter] 558 00:23:41,496 --> 00:23:43,298 Okay, I can tell you the votes are in 559 00:23:43,364 --> 00:23:44,899 and I can reveal the winner is... 560 00:23:44,966 --> 00:23:47,202 DL with 67% of the votes! 561 00:23:47,268 --> 00:23:49,737 Congratulations, DL and Sarah. 562 00:23:50,472 --> 00:23:52,140 So that's it. Guns, solved. 563 00:23:52,207 --> 00:23:54,242 How to celebrate? Pra-pra. 564 00:23:54,309 --> 00:23:55,710 [laughter] 565 00:23:55,777 --> 00:23:59,514 Thanks to Katherine Ryan, Clayton English, DL Hughley and Sarah Tiana, 566 00:23:59,581 --> 00:24:01,850 our brilliant data expert, Mona Chalabi, 567 00:24:01,916 --> 00:24:03,918 everyone in the studio, and all of you for watching. 568 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:06,287 We'll see you next time to fix more of the world's problems. 569 00:24:06,354 --> 00:24:07,622 -Goodbye! -[audience cheering] 570 00:24:07,689 --> 00:24:09,691 [theme song playing]