Stop the Violence

In the movie "Bowling for Columbine", Micheal Moore describes how issuing guns is bad for American citizens. The documentary shows how easy it is for Americans to posses guns in the country. For instance, in the state of Michigan, some banks issue rifles to people who join their bank. Teenagers who hunt are also getting easy access to guns by buying them from local stores. Stores such as K-Mart and Wal-Mart issue guns to people who hunt. Micheal Moore also talks about the National Rifle Association (NRA) and how Charlton Heston encourages Americans to get guns.

Micheal Moore also feels that America is sending the wrong message by issuing the second amendment stating that Americans have the right to bear arms. Micheal Moore also states that violence in America will go down if America would stop making violent movies. The governments in other countries have a control on what movies are shown to the public. For instance, in Canada a lot of movies are not allowed to be shown because they have too much violence in them. Micheal Moore makes an attempt to prove his point by going to Canada to visit residence. Micheal Moore shows that in Canada, most residence leave their doors unlocked or wide open during the day. Unlike Americans, who leave their doors locked most of the day.

The documentary also goes into the tragic event that happened in Columbine High School. Micheal Moore states that if the teenagers did not have easy access to guns and armor in K-Mart then maybe the Columbine shoootings could have been prevented.

Micheal Moore's purpose of this film is to get the American people to see that the NRA and Charlton Heston are affecting the American society. Micheal Moore wants to out and end to the easy access to guns and hopefully bring American to peace. I think that if the American government can get control over the easy access of guns, then maybe there will be less violence that happens in America.