John Oliver

Well, my scheme was not a failure. We had a massacre at a place called Port Arthur 17 years ago, and there have been none since. Zero gun massacres? Hold on.

Well, my scheme was not a failure. We had a massacre at a place called Port Arthur 17 years ago, and there have been none since. Zero gun massacres? Hold on.

Did gun control actually work?

Did gun control actually work?

Yeah. It was just their mass shootings disappeared.

Yeah. It was just their mass shootings disappeared.

Exactly. They probably barely had a massacre before 1996. There were about 13 in the previous 18 years. In the 18 years before Port Arthur, there were 13 mass shootings.

Exactly. They probably barely had a massacre before 1996. There were about 13 in the previous 18 years. In the 18 years before Port Arthur, there were 13 mass shootings.

Almost one a year.

Almost one a year.

Whoop-de-doo.

Whoop-de-doo.

But perhaps there were other non-whoop-de-doo side effects. The homicide rate involving the use of guns has declined significantly by factors of up to 50 and 60 percent. And the incidence of youth suicides involving guns has declined dramatically.

But perhaps there were other non-whoop-de-doo side effects. The homicide rate involving the use of guns has declined significantly by factors of up to 50 and 60 percent. And the incidence of youth suicides involving guns has declined dramatically.

Whoop-de- do. Help me out here, Philip. Homicides with guns went down. Suicide with guns also went down. Zero mass shootings.

Whoop-de- do. Help me out here, Philip. Homicides with guns went down. Suicide with guns also went down. Zero mass shootings.

Unless you can get rid of 100% of crime, it's not worth doing at all.

Unless you can get rid of 100% of crime, it's not worth doing at all.

So unless we can completely get rid of drugs, there's no point in having drug laws at all.

So unless we can completely get rid of drugs, there's no point in having drug laws at all.