While watching Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine I notice that the majority of the film is focusing on gun control from a liberal perspective. Mr. Moore uses sarcasm and humor to show the audience that gun control is not only a good idea, but a necessity. He began the movie by showing a bank that gave away guns with a new bank account. This was a form of irony that he used. Very clever if I may add.
The problem I have, however, is not with his stance on gun control, but his thoughts on why violence is caused. He spoke of all the ideas of why violence occurs in school, in the country, and throughout the world. Some say video games, others say media, and other political influences. In reality, I know that violence in America is caused by the lack of supervision as a child. I place the blame on both the parents and the children. Not the president, not Marylin Manson, and not the new Grand Theft Auto video game. It’s a lack of discipline that people recieve as children tied in with psychological and social problems that some people aquire throughout their lives. If ignored, these problems turn from personal problems, to massive issues that wind up involving tons of innocent people. It’s the parents fault, they need to learn to recognize issues in their own children before tackeling the bigger issue of restricting gun use for everybody.
