Under the Gun

"Gun" acknowledges the solutions to this ongoing problem are neither easy nor obvious, while persuasively arguing that more, surely, can be done.

A wide-ranging documentary on guns, mass shootings, the NRA, and the activism of ordinary citizens.

Soechtig's passionately contended, slickly produced film may not sway the most fervid 2nd Amendment defenders, but in its problem-solving vigor could spur a lot of others who believe in change to make that call, join that group, or vote a certain way.

It is a film to inspire anger and incite change and emerges as one of the best of its kind.

It's a tight, slick polemic which doesn't shy from the complexity surrounding the debate or the fact it wants you the viewer to get up and do something about it. With Soechtig's track record, more than a few people probably will.

An extensive primer preceding a call for action.

heartbreaking and infuriating, Under the Gun is a definite must see

Emotional gun control docu addresses complex issue.

Thankfully more prominent are the moments when Soechtig and Couric are willing to acknowledge the nuances within both sides of the debate.