30 Days: Gun Culture

I finished watching this, and was deeply impressed with the episode. They took a woman from Brockton, Mass. who was vehemently anti-gun and immersed her in the gun culture in Ohio. They had her live with a father and son who are gun collectors and enthusiasts She believed that only soldiers and police officers should be allowed access to them. She started out being so scared of firearms that she cried the first time she fired one. She attempted to persuade others to her view, but her (and the people she brought in) arguements were not logical, only based on emotion.

Part of her immersion was to work in a gun store. She learned that they do have to do background checks, even at a gun show. She met a man who had used a firearm to defend his family. She even learned to shoot a pistol and shotgun well. She ended up learning that firearms are not for her, but the the heavy regulation she had been advocating was not necessarily the way to go. All-in-all, I was very pleased with the way this show handled the issues.