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Filmmaker Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine won an Oscar for Best Documentary of 2002. If, like me, you have avoided seeing this because you have heard Moore is anti-gun or can't stand his particular form of film "journalism," I recommend you rent it and watch it. There are things to be learned from it.
Bowling is ostensibly about Mr. Moore's search for answers to the question: why is there so much gun violence in America? He considers, questions and rejects commonly given answers, and ultimately proposes one of his own. In particular, he argues persuasively the availability and number of guns in America is NOT the problem. Nevertheless, much of his ...