John Oliver

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.

You can't argue with Philip. Even his logic is bulletproof.

You can't argue with Philip. Even his logic is bulletproof.

Right. Right. Right. That's my point. Philip might think that living in a society with dramatically reduced gun violence is a whoop-dee-doo, and people in Australia couldn't agree with him more.

Right. Right. Right. That's my point. Philip might think that living in a society with dramatically reduced gun violence is a whoop-dee-doo, and people in Australia couldn't agree with him more.

In 1996, following a massacre, Australia's conservative government enforced a national buyback of semi-automatic weapons, while also heavily regulating the purchase and storage of other firearms. The result was dramatically reduced levels of gun violence. So why can't we do that here? To find out, I sat down with long-time aide to Harry Reid, Jim Manley.

In 1996, following a massacre, Australia's conservative government enforced a national buyback of semi-automatic weapons, while also heavily regulating the purchase and storage of other firearms. The result was dramatically reduced levels of gun violence. So why can't we do that here? To find out, I sat down with long-time aide to Harry Reid, Jim Manley.

And how can a nation of 300 million compete with that?

And how can a nation of 300 million compete with that?