Laugh Track: Symbol Of Freedom

Last night’s “The Daily Show” took a look back at some of '17’s most disastrous events. In a clip shown from an earlier show, host Trevor Noah was speaking with contributor Neal Brennan about gun control. Noah: “So what you’re saying is that guns are actually just a symbol of freedom?” Brennan: “Yeah, everything in America is about symbols. That’s why the Colin Kaepernick thing got so crazy. For a lot of people, he wasn’t protesting against police violence. He was protesting the national anthem, and that’s the symbol for everything. The troops, bald eagles, mattress sales, Tom Hanks, type 2 diabetes -- you know, America.” Noah asked what could be done to achieve gun control legislation. Brennan joked, “Here’s what we do. NFL players, listen to me. This Sunday, instead of taking a knee, stand during the national anthem and, above your head, hold an AR-15. We’ll have new gun control legislation by halftime” (“The Daily Show,” Comedy Central, 12/20).