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The US and their Guns – An American Story


Catalogue Number:  A296-020
Producer:  Maximal Productions
Subject:  American History, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Politics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Violence
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  France
Copyright Year:  2018
Running Time:  52:00


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One year ago, Nikolas Cruz legally purchased a semi-automatic rifle, walked into his old high school in Parkland, Florida, and killed 17 people. After the event, students decided to take on the all-powerful American gun rights lobby: the National Rifle Association. Tracing the story of a student uprising unlike any seen before, this moving documentary explores how, with its five million members and many political connections, the NRA manages to keep such a permissive gun law alive, and why it has such a strong hold over American society.

Also available in French: USA, loi des armes


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