Last updated on 2012-07-23, by Tony

Colorado Shooting Brings Fights against the Second Amendment to Reality from Movies

Colorado Shooting took place on the initial release date of The Dark Knight Rises, the most anticipated 2012 summer movie. A man named James Holmes was believed to have slaughtered 12 people and wounded another 58. The gunman claimed himself Joker, the evil boss in The Dark Knight, and robbed the lives of people including a broadcaster, a small girl and a sailor.

Actually, Colorado Shooting is not the only case caused by loose gun control in America. There are plenty of similar tragedies occurred in the past few years making private gun ownership a huge threat to personal security. Though Colorado Shooting has once again led to the rising appeal for strict gun control policy, the foe they are facing is the Second Amendment who lists the right to buy private gun as a legal civil right.

For many years, debates over this controversial amendment have never cease. Consequently, various movies, which unanimously focus on the fights against the Second Amendment, are produced. This post will present you three movies themed on private gun ownership. To watch them with Samsung Galaxy S3, one can convert the DVDs to MP4 files.

1. Runaway Jury

In Runaway Jury, after an insane man rushes into an office and shoots the employees with a private gun, the private gun seller is accused. However, in most cases, the gun seller can always win the case without bearing any responsibility because selling private gun is protected by the Second Amendment. However, a man named Nicholas disturbs the gun seller’s plan.

Runaway Jury not only vividly displays the serious situation of abused gun violence in America but also introduces the biggest obstacle to forbid private gun ownership: the Second amendment. In Runaway Jury, to fight against the Second Amendment, Nicholas has spent years on figuring out a perfect plan. Though he wins the case, he loses the battle against the Second Amendment considering private gun selling is still valid.

2. Lord of War

As a masterpiece present by Nicolas Cage, Lord of War mainly focuses on the legendary life of a private gun seller as well as his battle with an agent. Yuri is an arm dealer who sells weapons to criminal organizations or gangsters. His behaviors lead to the rising gun violence in America as well as the attention of an Interpol agent.

In Lord of War, after Yuri knows that the parents of her wife are killed in a gun violence executed by a man with private gun, Yuri decides to give up his career. However, due to the lure of high profits, he begins to sell private gun again though he knows his behaviors may do harms to innocent people. Ironically, after being captured for a short time, Yuri is set free again for the shields from the Second Amendment and the politicians.

3. Bowling for Columbine

As a movie based on a gun violence similar to Colorado Shooting, Bowling for Columbine had gained great success in the market. The movie mainly tells about how two high school students execute a massacre in the campus instead of having a bowl class. As a documentary film, Bowling for Columbine presented the history of gun sell and the roots of America’s predilection for gun violence.

Actually, Bowling for Columbine let people realize how easy it is to get a gun in America. Sometimes you don’t even to pay for the gun. In the movie, the director easily gets a free rifle after opening an account in a bank. To get enough ammunition, the director simple goes to Kmart and gets more than he wants. Due to the shield of the Second Amendment, gun selling is quite abused in banks and supermarkets.

Those are the three movies on gun violence. Along with the increasing focuses towards Colorado Shooting comes the appealing for illegalizing private gun selling. However, before all those can be achieved, they need to win the battle against the Second Amendment in the first place.