5 American Kids - 5 American Handguns

This documentary narrated by Beau Bridges is an important look at incidents that are almost commonplace in homes that own handguns. It gives statistics of the frequency of some of these events. This film was released in 1995 but it is more relevant than ever considering gun violence has only gotten worse. Any negative review of this documentary is probably from a paid NRA spokesperson. I found nothing funny about this film and in fact cried several times. If you are sensitive to death and suicide I would not recommend watching. But I would recommend looking at modern handgun statistics and reading about these true events.

These are unhappy, heart-breaking stories that won't change the mind of gun owners or those who abhor them.

We can argue all day about what-ifs, locks and safety measures but it won't help or change the past. People will always be careless and presume something so awful could never happen in their family.

I'm a gun owner, in case you're interested.

Things like this, this documentary, should be required viewing before a buyer can take their gun home.

I don't know why fanatics get so riled up and defensive when shown stories like this. We need to know. Lives are at stake here. There's no room for the cavalier.

My greatest sympathy and condolences to the families in this movie. They were brave to bear their souls and admit their folly.

This whole thing is hilarious. Any parent who raises kids who are stupid enough to shoot themselves should be held criminally liable for not educating their kids about something so prevalent in our society.

Full of distortions, irrational appeals to emotions and whatnot.

This documentary literally claims more children die from accidental gun wounds in the home every year than did soldiers in the Vietnam war. This is absolutely, totally, blatantly false.

More kids drown in swimming pools every year than die from gunshots.

I might also add, that in the FBI Bureau of Crime statistics, they define ''children'' as ANYBODY YOUNGER THAN 20 Years Old. What does that tell you?

This is an exceptional documentary about 4 children who were killed by handguns and one who murdered a police officer with a gun. Each story involves a weapon in the hands of an immature mind. The stories involve everything from horsing around to suicide and murder. All of the people in the documentary would be alive today if guns were simply regulated more tightly. It is all very tragic and difficult to watch. The parents of these children are all heart broken. It shows the tragic story of what is happening to us because we are bullied by a vocal minority to accept these weapons into our society unregulated. Hopefully someday we can stand up to them.