Machine guns in America

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1982




 

Geraldo Rivera investigates the prevalence of fully automatic weapons in 1982, starting with militia groups in central Ohio. Many who own these powerful weapons of war are teachers, fathers, plumbers. We look at the reasons these sorts of weapons are so sought after, and amongst whom. How does the availability of firearms affect the epidemic of gun violence we face today, and how different is it from 1982?

 

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