Josh Janssen

Finished it. It's a relatively fairminded look and it was cool to see some familiar faces (Dragonman!). However, it's also true that you probably won't learn much if you live and breath this subject matter every day. But I accept that an employee of the Second Amendment Foundation is probably not the target audience for a film like this. My only serious criticism I guess is that there isn't really a pro-2A policy intellectual side represented (they have Adam Winkler for the other side). I worry that foreigners watching the film may come away thinking "OK maybe some of these gun guys are nice people, but they are misguided and just need to adopt Australia-style laws." There are serious data-driven arguments in our favor well beyond well-meaning people saying they feel safer owning a gun, or that guns are fun. That is absent from the film, but the horrors of mass shootings *are* presented. So obviously, the latter comes across as more compelling. For an example of where more data could have been helpful: they ask towards the end if there's a future that really can be pro-2A and safer. Yes, we are living it! Homicide is at record lows right now, and will likely hit another record low in 2026. This has happened even as we have expanded carry rights. Similarly, the film ends with a shooting in DC near where the filmmakers were staying, and I really wanted to point out that DC is experiencing its lowest murder count in decades right now thanks to the Trump Admin's recent efforts to fight crime in that city. Overall, I'm glad I watched it even if it wasn't really meant for an obsessive like me.