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Barbara Kopple on US Gun Rights, Freedom of Speech, and Virginia Tech
13 April 2011
Atlantic (USA), TV preview
In her more than three decades as a filmmaker, Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple has made documentaries about Kentucky coal miners (Harlan County U.S.A.), the Yankees (The House of Steinbrenner), the Dixie Chicks (Shut Up and Sing), and more. Her latest project may be her most controversial yet: Gun Fight, a film about the gun rights debate in America that premieres tonight on HBO at 9:30.
She spoke with The Atlantic about the shootings at Virginia Tech and in Tucson, her... (GunPolicy.org)