If the NRA is going to destroy a TV and not use a gun then I don't understand what I'm supposed to sign up for.

"Death is an unavoidable fuel for life" sounds like a quote a necromancer says before unleashing a bunch of flesh golems at a DnD party.

“I think that guy just slut shamed marijuana.” Best quote I’ve heard all week.

I find it really weird that when they wanted to paint something for Natalie's baby nursery they could have just used paintball guns to make precise dot art, but they instead went, "What if we shot glasses of paint above blank canvases and pray that some of the debris falls on top of them?"

12:23 “They shot paint” Hmm, if only there was some sort of semi automatic gun with the capability of shooting paint, maybe even in spherical form, directly instead of shooting a can of paint onto the ground.

You'd think they'd destroy the tv with a gun...

The best part about the TV sledgehammer thing is that the TV wasn't even plugged in, the stuff on the screen was added in post. So it amounts to some big guy with a sledgehammer looking pleased at himself for just breaking a random TV he owns that wasn't even showing any objectionable content at the time.

Throwback to the time I accidentally bought a concealed carry vest. I still have it, but instead of a gun I carry a portable CD player

To the "Clenched Fist of Truth", I extend my "Upraised Middle Finger of Respect".

"It's an AR-15. You may have heard about them on the news." Indeed.

"Death is an undeniable fuel of life." sounds like something the Zodiac killer would say.

The NRA filed for bankruptcy, and it's not just the moral kind, either.

"Girl, you don't even need a gun because people are going to DIE when they see that bag."

As someone who lives in Cajun country, we are as afraid of alligators as ANYONE else. Because you know they are alligators

John Oliver is like if a little kid on a sugar rush learned curse words, and I love it.

Why did it take me two years to realise that paintball guns exist? Why didn't the people who make gun tv shows realise that for their baby art?

"Girl you don't even need a gun cause people are gonna die when they see that bag!"

Makes me so angry that they didn't shoot the TV. No, they hit it with sledgehammer?

"The world is scary and dangerous. Therefore the idea of people selling bags meant to hide guns in them makes me happy and excited." Terrific logic.

Don't you just love when the video you made is beautifully dated that the irony hits you in the face, first NRATV goes the way of Quibi, and now the NRA itself has filed for bankruptcy

“Love at first shot” Sounds like a Brazzers title

Roku stock just went up 10% after this episode.

It's amazing to me how they demonize a plant while at the same time promoting lethal weapons

‘Because Death is an undeniable fuel of life.’ Sounds like a villain from a Poundland Fantasy Novel. It’s that ‘look at me, I’m profound’ language that anyone who has read an art student’s first novella will be used to.

All the times I've watched this, and still no one has told that poor Navy Seal that carrying bag technology allows for strap length adjustment.

As someone who will later be watching this on Roku, I am loving that joke.

"How stupid do you think we are?" Stupid, to a degree that can not be expressed by qualitative or quantitative measures, and one that can't properly be researched due to a government funding shortage caused by diverting funds to the military.

“Do you have ISIS sympathizers in those hard to reach places? Are you tired of getting 9/11’ed?” 😂😂😂

"Are you tired of getting 9/11-ed?" What a quote.

“Love at first shot” is the name of a documentary on serial killers who are also into necrophilia.

"A nice light puff of happiness." *sound of a body dropping

3:04 John Oliver doing a southern accent is fucking hilarious

The idea of smashing a TV with a sledgehammer rather than, i dunno say TURNING IT OFF, is not only the most American thing I've ever seen, but ironically the best visual representation for the argument of owning a semi-automatic assault rifle to "defend" yourself

"That's the America I know, and trust me, you're gonna be confused by it." Ain't that the truth.

I've not heard one DEMOCRAT say anything about taking your guns away. They're wanting better background checks,raising the age limit and extending the waiting period. What the hell is wrong with that???

an NRA member who smashes a tv with a hammer is like a car seller who goes to work by bike

"Are you tired of getting nine elevened?" Best line ever.

I got a note in the mail from the NRA that read in all caps “ THEY’RE COMING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR GUNS!’. I wrote back to them “Uh, I don’t own a gun.”

My papa was a lifetime NRA member, he had a sign outside his house that said, "never mind the dog, beware of owner," and he meant it, he went hunting every chance he got and he had an animal head in every room. But he's also the one who taught me to respect firearms, always assume they're loaded, never point one at something you don't intend to shoot, etc. He was very comfortable with guns, but he viewed them as a tool, a way to get a job done, not as something you love. He loved his wife, his kids, his grandkids, beer and hunting, not necessarily in that order lol😋

This is honestly my favorite John Oliver episode

I had to pause this a few times so I could laugh without missing anything. And I am a handgun owner. I am also a former card-carrying NRA member. While I do still own my gun, I tore up my NRA card about a year after receiving it (roughly 1988). Let me tell you that only when you become a member can you experience the full impact of how incredibly over-the-top this organization is. The literature I got from them in the mail would have been highly entertaining were it not for the unintended consequences brought about by NRA members who took everything they had to say as absolute gospel. To paraphrase: "Make sure that your children are armed when going to the theater, as they will be the only defense against any terrorist threat." And, "Turn shooting into a family outing." Or, "How to remain armed while travelling abroad." Anyway, this is possibly the funniest episode yet. From discovering that the NRA actually has their own version of HSN to that ominous narrator intoning: "...and her name is...Mary Jane." I have never even heard of NRA TV, but I may have to start watching it for laughs because John Oliver cannot produce content fast enough.

I like the guy who wants to make fun of the "socialist tears" but is so upset and offended by the first amendment he has to destroy things just to feel like a man again.

Anyone else outside of the US feeling like they're watching something coming from an alien civilization?!

This is obscene. To a European, those commercials look like an episode of black mirror.

"we are the press that is under attack" *literally attacks the tv 10 seconds later*

I used to belong to the NRA back when it focused on gun safety and protecting kids. Eddie Eagle was the clever bird who taught kids to keep their hands off guns. Unfortunately, after the NRA's meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, they changed their focus to marketing guns. Eddie Eagle disappeared. Their revenue came from gun manufacturers rather than subscribers to their magazine. I never renewed my subscription.

It's 2021 and the NRA has declared bankruptcy, is going to stop operated in NY and will restructure in Texas (from what I have understood).

The editors deciding to end the episode with the sledgehammer scene was excellent

"Girl, you don't even need a gun, because people are going to die when they see that bag!"

4:05 Wow. And here I am, turning off my TV with a remote. Like a dirty, dirty socialist.

10:58 is the best moment of this show and I will hear no arguments against it.

"Death is an undeniable fuel of life" is honestly a metal-as-fuck phrase, but it's *definitely not* the kind of tone you should be setting if your goal is supposedly to defend yourself and keep others safe.

“Because death is an undeniable fuel of life” sounds like something you’d hear from a Batman villain. I can hear the Joker voiced by Mark Hamill saying that.

Why did he break the TV with a mallet and not a gun? Missed opportunity there.

As a disabled female veteran, those women make me sick and unfortunately one of them already procreated. I have never owned a gun in my life, and I've never needed one. Both of my exes are avid hunters and I had no problem with that because they didn't need an AR or 30round mags.

*eating pasta* "A light puff of happiness" *slowly turns head towards TV and laughs sarcastically*

If your greatest weapon is truth, then why do you need an assault rifle.

5:48 The way he said “cock” makes me feel really uncomfortable... 😟

Maybe THIS time, America?!

Only thing that stops a bad guy with a sledgehammer is a good guy with a sledgehammer.

You can take away my guns, but you can never take away my chocolate chip muffins.

Just an update on this: NRA TV is reportedly being shut down.

Yep, those Hill Demons will get you everytime. Especially when you litter during said picnic, and when you don't pay the park fee at the Ranger's station. Those deer don't feed themselves.

whenever im feeling down i turn this episode on and have been doing so since it came out

Ok, I thought the TV channels in GTA5 were exaggerated, they seem sedated next to NRATV.

"You get the woman you get the family" sounds like shooting/hunting advice.

God I hate the rhetoric around, "You could stop the next mass shooting!" It almost NEVER happens. It never fucking happened in Buffalo last week.

I still randomly think about the “we shot paint” artwork, Diane or whatever the fuck her name is beer commercial, and the TV smashing randomly throughout my life ever since this aired…

At least we now know where Avatar Roku went when the world need him most. He started a streaming service.

NRATV is how I imagined American Television looks like, when I was a kid.

In my entire life I have to say this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen

AR-15 "You probably heard of them on the news" Yes, in the recent mass shooting, Jesus.

Why does NRA TV have a show reenacting movies when they constantly blame gun violence on movies?

“Death is the undeniable fuel of life.” The Fk did I just hear? The villain in some new Marvel film???

America: has a channel for firearms America: why are there so many people shooting at other people in schools and offices?

It’s funny how they treat trump like a god, saying you must respect the president, but once the president isn’t someone they like they switch morals very quickly.

"Death is evil, they believe, and so the purveyor of evil must also be evil." So the purveyor of death, right? We call those people murderers. And murderers are considered evil, so yeah.

"a light puff of happiness" holy shit!

Ar-15’s aren’t scary until it’s in the hands of a mass shooter aiming at you with great accuracy and easy use of the rifle being able to hold high capacity of rounds so 1 of those bullets is bound to hit you when you least expect it.

What a minute "in a natural disaster, you May call 911 but there may not be be anyone on The other line"... Does he mean that an AR-15 will kill global warming, can he shoot his way out of a rush flood, can he kill fire with a rifle?

Now, as of June 26th, 2019, NRA TV is officially dead.

NRA TV is gone. In the distance, a distinct laugh that sounds like a bark can be heard...some say the Lake Dog himself caused the NRA's troubles when they didn't give him- his customary treat when one of their directors passed by the lake.

That hunting show really sounds like a serial killer's manifesto

Cleaning your kitchen takes too long? Hi I'm here to present to you the KITCHEN GUN!

I like how these people believe that if you don't perform a manual labor job your contributions to the country are somehow less.

Did I just hallucinate for twenty minutes?

....aaaaaaaaand they just filed for bankruptcy and I'm laughing my ass off

"And her name is marijuana. " NRA TV, reminding every pothead watching to hit the bong again. 😂

11:47 - why can't the pregnant Natalie go out to the gun range? Are guns dangerous, or something?

Ok that ad with the guy and the tv and the hammer feels like a trailer for every Fallout game at once.

That sneaky gator graphic is hilarious

My jaw was actually wide open almost the entire time. Holy shit, I can't believe that was real

Seeing the whole gun accessories section made me yell "LOOK, I GET IT! YOU HAVE A GUN! DON'T MAKE IT MORE APPARENT THAN IT ALREADY IS!" Also, watching those NRA TV clips reminds me of Ammu-nation commercials from GTA

This is probably one of the best episodes. It will never get old watching the camera pan out and having John smash his own face with a sledgehammer just to make the point that it's fucking dumb.

Woo this hits hard now..

no one else noticed that the NRA man in the commercial didn't even use a gun to destroy that TV? I thought they loved using guns for everything lol. it's not the national sledgehammer association

NRA "We only have enough money in the budget to smash a 32" TV. Make it count."

Bears. Beets. Second Amendment.

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John, you're never gonna see this, and it's not related to the subject, but I want it known on the rare occasion you might see this. Tonight I was feeling depressed and suicidal. My emotions were getting the better of me on a personal level, and before I was going to walk out and do something, I saw your video. I stopped, I watched, and I laughed, and I felt better. For a moment, I didn't care how I felt about what was hurting me, and I felt like myself. Thank you John, from the bottom of my heart I hope you know you helped me, an unknown person.