This documentary from Wintons Motion Pictures asks and answers the increasingly tough questions regarding gun control in America.This documentary from Wintons Motion Pictures asks and answers the increasingly tough questions regarding gun control in America.This documentary from Wintons Motion Pictures asks and answers the increasingly tough questions regarding gun control in America.
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- TriviaIn February 2017, Writer/Director Jesse Winton wrote a piece on the Medium publishing platform publicly expressing regret for producing Targeted. In the piece, he said: "So, I regret making Targeted. I regret that it was fundamentally biased toward a particular viewpoint. I regret that it lacked empathy towards anyone that wasn't a supporter of the Second Amendment, instead judging their motives as evil. I regret that it was endorsed by someone who said that Rosa Parks' contribution to civil rights was 'absurdly inflated.' I regret that it was endorsed by someone who's sense of class prompted him to compare pictures of Hillary and Chelsea with pictures of Melania and Ivanka with the caption 'Make America Hot Again.' I regret that it lacked any empathy towards people that have lost loved ones to gun violence. I know that facts are facts, but I also know that the fact remains that people die through gun violence every day. I don't understand that experience, and I hope I never will, and while I still think freedom is the best form of government, I can't judge the people like the Sandy Hook parents. Saying all of this doesn't mean that I'm anti-gun, I'm not. It doesn't mean that I hate the NRA, (but I kind of do). It doesn't mean that I don't think that this is an important issue still, all issues of freedom are important. All it means is that I regret this project, and I wish that it wasn't what it was.
I can't change the past, but you can be pro-freedom and still pro-person. Regrettably, I didn't find the right line."
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A quick review of all the single star reviews will lead you to believe everything people watch these days has some duty to be "fair" in their eyes.
I'm guessing they also believe there is no media bias and the government should keep people from being accountable for all things horrible - especially their own decisions.
This is not a documentary and doesn't claim to be. "Documentary" is what category it landed in for the purposes of organizing this site.
This work does exactly what the title says it is aiming to do - point out some of the problems gun control advocates have not been able to address. Mr. Winton does an excellent job of thinking critically about the topic and presenting the material in such a way as to support his views with both history as well as the views of those who lend support to his view.
If your feelings don't stand in the way of entertaining a thought you may not agree with - check this out!
I'm guessing they also believe there is no media bias and the government should keep people from being accountable for all things horrible - especially their own decisions.
This is not a documentary and doesn't claim to be. "Documentary" is what category it landed in for the purposes of organizing this site.
This work does exactly what the title says it is aiming to do - point out some of the problems gun control advocates have not been able to address. Mr. Winton does an excellent job of thinking critically about the topic and presenting the material in such a way as to support his views with both history as well as the views of those who lend support to his view.
If your feelings don't stand in the way of entertaining a thought you may not agree with - check this out!
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- May 18, 2020
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- $250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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By what name was Targeted: Exposing the Gun Control Agenda (2016) officially released in Canada in English?
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