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Second Amendment: D.C. v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago

This film examines the history of guns and gun ownership in our society from the Revolutionary War to modern times and the complicated debate over what the founders intended when they wrote the Second Amendment. Does it protect a right of individuals to keep and bear arms? Or is it a right that can be exercised only through militia organizations like the National Guard? 

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Awards & Honors

  • 2022 Gold Hermes Creative Award
  • 2022 Clarion Award