The US and Their Guns: An American Story (2019)
Why is the pro-gun lobby so powerful in the US?
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 12M
Director : Romain Besnainou
Synopsis
Tracing the story of a student uprising this documentary explores how the NRA manages to keep a permissive gun law alive, and why it has such a strong hold over American society.
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