After seeing the movie "Bowling for Columbine", by Michael Moore, many questions arose on the issues of violence throughout America. Questions such as, what does the media have to do with crimes? Why Americans are more concerned with violence than Canada and why is the crime rate of Americans so much higher? Why do 11,000 people die in America from gun violence each year? These are the questions Moore and his film crew set to answer, and experience it first hand. Moore's goal was to explore the beginnings of violence and the continuing dispute of gun control throughout America.
The main issue this movie explores is the concern of gun control. To explore this issue, Michael Moore first uses the tragedy of Columbine High School as an example. Michael Moore interviews parents, school employees, and students about the tragedy. The question that he asks is how such a thing could happen. He then continues to explore this issue by investigating how easy gun access is. Two students who were injured during the Columbine attack, both still having bullets inside their bodies, one being paralyzed from the waist down, were interviewed about what happened. Both were outraged that the gun and ammunitions were bought from the local K-Mart just minutes away. In an attempt to be a form of rebellion, Moore and the students then decided to try to go K-Mart and return the bullets, which were still in their bodies. This was a different type of protest, and it didn't really work at first. However, Moore and the students showed a relentless pursuit against K-Mart selling ammunition, and eventually causing K-Mart to discontinue selling their ammunition.
Violence was an additional main theme in the movie and the question that was introduced was why America is so much more violent, than other countries. To find the answer to this question, Moore interviewed a variety of people from many different classes, occupations, and cultures.