After viewing this film, please discuss the following questions and write a one page reflection. (Minimum 250 words)

1. What are the justifications for the right of U.S. citizens to bear arms? How can individual freedoms be balanced against the collective safety of people in society? What are your views on gun laws?

2. Do you feel that the aggressive interviewing techniques Moore uses are appropriate? How much respect should the media show interviewees? Does it make a difference if they are public figures?

3. Do some research about the criticisms that have been made of this documentary. Do they seem justified to you? Is it acceptable to use misleading cuts in order to convey a message more convincingly? Was this a factual documentary? Was it polemic? Do you think documentaries can, or should, be balanced?

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