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[0] More information has emerged about the mass shooting in Indiana, including details about the citizen hero who took down the shooter.
[1] His actions were nothing short of heroic.
[2] We discussed what police have revealed and the concealed carry law that went into place just days before the incident.
[3] I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor -in -Chief John Bickley.
[4] It's July 23rd, and this is your Saturday edition of Morning Wire.
[5] Millennials are now ahead of their parents when it comes to 401Ks, but trailing behind in total wealth.
[6] We look at what's driving the millennial wealth gap.
[7] And actor, comedian, and Monty Python icon, John Cleese, joins Morning Wire to discuss his opinions on cancel culture and its effect on America.
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[19] We now have more information about a mass shooting in an Indiana mall that was cut short by an armed citizen.
[20] Within moments of a gunman opening fire in a mall food court, 22 -year -old Eli Dickon took decisive action, drawing his own firearm and killing the shooter before any more lives could be taken.
[21] Here to discuss more about Dickens' heroic actions is Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.
[22] So, Tim, what more have we found out?
[23] Hey, John.
[24] Well, to begin with, Dickin is still not speaking to the media and may not for some time, as his attorney said his client will remain silent until the police finished their investigation into the shooting.
[25] Now, that's not a bad idea considering the context, but it's hard to see how Dickon gets into any legal trouble over this.
[26] Dickon was legally carrying his handgun under a new Indiana constitutional carry law that had gone into effect just days earlier on July 1st.
[27] The law allows Indianans to conceal carry a handgun without a permit.
[28] Now, there are some exceptions in cases such as the person is underage, was convicted of a felony, or has what is deemed to be a dangerous mental illness.
[29] There was some controversy over whether Dickon was lawfully carrying in the mall because the mall itself bans weapons on the premises.
[30] The state law does allow property owners to enforce such bans, but it's very unlikely that the mall will pursue legal action against Dickon, given the circumstances.
[31] The owner of the mall has already praised Dickens' actions as heroic.
[32] Right.
[33] It doesn't sound like they're going to take any action against them.
[34] Right.
[35] It's also worth noting that many supporters of laws like Indiana's constitutional carry say that the gun ban policies such as the malls actually attract would be killers because they see such places as soft targets.
[36] We don't know if that was a case here, but certainly we do know that mass shooters have specifically targeted such places in the past.
[37] Dickon obviously acted very fast, and we're told that he actually hit the shooter from a pretty impressive distance.
[38] Did he have military or law enforcement background?
[39] Incredibly, no. Dickon had no formal military or police officer training.
[40] Everything he knows about handling a weapon, he apparently learned from his grandfather.
[41] Police estimate that just 15 seconds had passed between the gunman firing his first shot and Dickon taking him out.
[42] Even more incredibly, Dickon hit the gunman with eight of ten shots from about 40 -yard away, which would be impressive even for somebody with professional training.
[43] Unfortunately, even with Dickens' quick response time, the shooter was still able to kill three people and injured two more, which just emphasizes how quickly situations like this can escalate.
[44] Now, let's look at the legal aspect of this.
[45] The constitutional carry law had just gone into effect in Indiana, and that was kind of controversial.
[46] Tell us about that.
[47] Yeah, there was some pretty serious debates in Indiana before the law passed, and actually the chief of the state police was one of the most vocal critics of the law.
[48] He's concerned that the law will put police officers at greater risk.
[49] Here's Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter testifying against the bill in February.
[50] If you choose to support this bill, you will not be supporting us.
[51] You'll not be supporting your frontline officer.
[52] What are the arguments against the law?
[53] Well, critics say that more people carrying more guns increases the chances of a situation escalating into something more serious.
[54] Critics also contend that armed civilians are more likely than not to be shot by responding police officers who have to assess a situation and take action quickly.
[55] And to be clear, we've seen numerous instances, of this very thing happening.
[56] Critics also say that good guys with guns rarely stop crime.
[57] According to researchers at Texas State University of 433 shooting attacks in the U .S. between 2000 and 2021, just 22 were ended by an armed civilian.
[58] On the other side of that argument, however, are proponents who say that a study like the one that the Texas State researchers conducted can't account for all the times that the mere presence of an armed civilian stopped a shooting before it began.
[59] And we know that many mass shooters specifically picked targets that are unlikely to put up much resistance, at least initially.
[60] So those criticisms do carry some weight.
[61] That said, one big challenge these proponents face is it's incredibly hard to quantify the magnitude of the deterrent effect.
[62] Well, regardless, we're glad in this instance, the good guy with a gun intervened.
[63] Tim, thanks for coming on.
[64] My pleasure.
[65] That was Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce.
[66] Coming up, millennials fall behind their parents financially, and John Cleese speaks out about cancel culture and the direction of America.
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[70] Millennials are growing up.
[71] The generation which once had a bad reputation for being lazy is now ahead of their parents when it comes to their 401Ks.
[72] but they're trailing behind in terms of total wealth.
[73] Here to give us some insight into Millennials' financial situation is DailyWire's Charlotte Pince Bond.
[74] Hey, Charlotte, what can you tell us about how millennials are handling their retirement funds?
[75] Yeah, John, thanks for having me. So millennials are technically saving for retirement earlier than their baby boomer counterparts.
[76] They're putting money into retirement funds in their mid -20s, which is about 10 years earlier than when their parents started saving.
[77] And according to one study, they have higher balances in their 401ks, than Gen Xers did at the same age.
[78] One reason for this is millennials are prioritizing their 401 case over home ownership.
[79] A recent report from Charles Schwab found that three quarters of boomers and Gen X expect to own a home in retirement compared to only 50 % of millennials.
[80] By contrast, more than 60 % of millennials plan to prioritize travel during retirement.
[81] Another reason millennials are saving is because they have to.
[82] According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 1981, 84 % of full -time.
[83] employees at big corporations took part in a pension plan.
[84] But by 2021, traditional pension plans have nearly disappeared.
[85] Only a quarter of civilian employees have the option of investing in a pension plan.
[86] So 401k necessarily go up as pension plans disappear.
[87] Exactly.
[88] And despite the higher savings rate, millennials don't feel great about the future.
[89] Around 72 % of millennials are concerned about their ability to be financially secure in their retirement, while only 43 % of boomers felt that way.
[90] A recent survey also showed that the majority of respondents ages 18 to 35 said that they didn't see a point in saving for retirement until things returned to normal.
[91] I spoke to Samantha Doucharm, who is 22 years old and has been saving up for retirement on her own, but she still isn't feeling great about the future either.
[92] I mean, I wouldn't say I'm extremely optimistic.
[93] I'm happy that at the end of the day I'm going to have some money to fall back on, but the money that I'm continuing to save now might not mean as much in the future.
[94] So I think I'm expected to retire with like $300 ,000 just from what I'm doing now.
[95] That's probably not going to be a whole lot of money come 20 years from now.
[96] All right.
[97] So millennials are starting to save earlier because they don't have a built -in safety net.
[98] But they're still not in a great financial situation.
[99] Why is that?
[100] Yeah.
[101] So Federal Reserve data from 2021 showed that millennials between 28 and 38 years of age make up a majority of the workforce, but only about 6 % of household wealth.
[102] So in terms of total wealth, they're way behind past generations.
[103] One major factor could be student loan debt.
[104] A good chunk of millennials graduated college in 2008, when the economy was in a recession, so many had a rocky start to their careers.
[105] 40 % of millennial households had student debt that was over 40 % of what they make as income.
[106] And this ties into some recent action in Congress and by President Biden.
[107] What's the latest there?
[108] Yes.
[109] So President Biden has offered student loan debt relief to some workers, but on the retirement issue, Congress looks set to amend U .S. retirement law this year.
[110] The bill would change some of the rules around saving, making it easier for employees to join retirement plans through auto -enrollment, allow for tax -free catch -up payments, delay mandatory withdrawals, and even set fewer penalties for emergency withdrawals.
[111] We'll see if any of those policies are passed and if they would have any impact.
[112] Charlotte, thanks for the reporting.
[113] Thanks for having me. That was Daily Wires, Charlotte Pence Bond.
[114] British actor and comedian John Cleese is known around the world for his pointed and insightful portrayals in hits like Monty Python and a fish called Wanda.
[115] Now age 82, Cleese is speaking out against cancel culture.
[116] Here to discuss is Kerry Sheffield, senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Voice.
[117] So, Carrie, John Cleese made some headlines recently.
[118] What did he say?
[119] Thanks for having me, Georgia.
[120] Actor and comedian John Cleese, who a lot of listeners might know from Monty Python, has spent a lifetime poking fun at political correctness.
[121] He's also been a defender of other stars who questioned the politically correct doctrines.
[122] For example, some fans may remember J .K. Rowling was canceled for criticizing transgender ideology and Kalees defended her.
[123] Most recently, Kleece has come out against woke comedy, declaring that there's no such thing as a woke joke.
[124] When it comes to woke humor, he said, quote, it might be heartwarming, but is not going to be very funny, close quote.
[125] And he's actually capitalizing on this stance.
[126] Last year, the UK's Channel 4 announced that it was developing a comedy series with the actor titled John Cleese Cancel Me. The channel says it will, quote, set forth into the minefield of cancel culture to explore why a new woke generation is trying to rewrite the rules on what can and can't be said, close quote.
[127] Now, I recently caught up with Cleese at Freedom Fest an annual gathering of libertarians in Las Vegas.
[128] I think that the woke ideas of my large, wrong and are the result of young people not really understanding a lot of human psychology.
[129] They should look at the research that has been done on the effect of overprotective parents, a degree of protection, but you don't want overprotective parents because it produces very weak and unhappy children.
[130] So Cleese is pointing the finger at parents for the rise of weak and unhappy children, and that's what he ties to wokeness.
[131] Right.
[132] And Cleese told me he He thinks that over the past five decades, America has been in decline.
[133] America's in crisis, and I'm extraordinarily frightened about what's going to happen to it.
[134] Because when I came here, I thought this was such a smart country.
[135] It was so much more intelligent than Britain in the 60s and 70s.
[136] I was friendlier, it was well organized, and now nothing works very well, and everyone hates everyone.
[137] Now, that's a hard clip to listen to because I think, he's pointing to some concerns that a lot of Americans have.
[138] And apparently, Cleese is actually a longtime California resident, so he's got some experience with this.
[139] What does Cleese think the answer is?
[140] Right.
[141] It was a poignant conversation about America, and some social science backs them up.
[142] For example, organizations like Pew Research have tracked a marked decline in American Social Trust in recent decades.
[143] In terms of solutions, Cleese is a progressive on the economic front, and he said generally that he thinks America's social cohesion is at stake.
[144] The most important thing is that people are the very least courteous and polite to each other.
[145] And at a better level than that, are not caring for each other.
[146] And that way you have that, you have happier communities than you do when there's a high degree of individualism.
[147] Cleese didn't bring it up directly, but there's a lot of evidence that Americans trust in community institutions is low.
[148] For example, posters with Gallup have found that social trust in major institutions like government, big business and religious organizations has declined significantly.
[149] So Cleese believes the way to rebuild American society is to rebuild a stronger sense of community.
[150] Well, an interesting perspective from a famously astute cultural critic.
[151] Carrie, thanks so much for reporting.
[152] Thank you.
[153] That was Carrie Sheffield, senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Voice.
[154] Other stories we're tracking this week.
[155] The heat wave affecting large parts of the U .S. caused the price of natural gas futures to 48 % as power plants try to keep ACs running.
[156] Ivana Trump was buried on Wednesday at the Trump National Golf Club Cemetery in Bedminster, New Jersey.
[157] In response to community backlash, Dave Chappelle's stand -up show in Minneapolis was canceled on Thursday, hours before he was set to take the stage.
[158] Washington, D .C. schools are requiring students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID.
[159] The two men involved in the human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead in the back of a tractor trailer in San Antonio were indicted on Wednesday.
[160] If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
[161] A California high school canceled a potential plan to put a planned parenthood clinic on campus after parents protested.
[162] An art detective recovered a sacred relic that was stolen in early June.
[163] Thieves robbed a French monastery of many religious artifacts on June 2nd, including a reliquary that houses lead vials believed to hold Jesus's blood.
[164] The sacred artifact was returned to the detective's doorstep a few weeks after the heist.
[165] Excavation began on a historic church in Williamsburg, Virginia, where archaeologists anticipate finding over 40 graves.
[166] The Baptist Church predates the Revolutionary War, making it one of the oldest black churches in the country.
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