I think its a good film. I wouldnt say he offers any great insight into the tragedy of America's gun problems, but I enjoyed parts of it, thought parts of it were cheap.
I guess, at the end of the day, the fact that thousands of Americans are being shot every day makes him angry, and that is something I find a lot more admirable than people who cling on to a long outdated piece of a constitution that they interpret to say they have the right to own weapons of destruction.
I suppose, the question is, which maybe the film really poses after everything else (and whatever misrepresentations of evidence Moore is accused of) - we know a great many people are being killed in America by guns... is it worth it?
Of course, if you are determined to kill someone, you dont need a gun, but there can be no doubt that the widespread ownership of a weapon that can kill very easily creates more death and violence and fear...
So to people who love their guns, they must all ask, how many deaths, per year, is my right to own this weapon worth? Where do you put the number? 100, 10, 1,000. 10,000? How many lives do we need to know will be saved by controlling the ownership of guns before as a people you decide to give them up?
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