As the brain-ruining debate surrounding gun laws in the United States trudges forward, one argument from so-called gun rights activists is the laughably oversimplified "good guy with a gun" theory. As the oft-repeated theory ridiculously states, some people actually subscribe to the idea that the only thing that stops a "bad guy with a gun" is something called a "good guy." For some perspective, let's not forget that a bunch of gun rights activists recently announced plans to stage a mock mass shooting in the name of, well, I'm actually not really sure.
The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper, a self-described "gun idiot," decided to spend Thursday's broadcast walking the relatively easy path toward being a certified "idiot with a gun." Klepper manages to pass his NRA safety course and nab a handgun license after eight hours of training, before eventually realizing this whole "good guy with a gun" thing might not be exactly what he had in mind:
