Why is the pro-gun lobby so powerful in the US? One year ago, Nikolas Cruz shot seventeen people in his former high school in Parkland, Florida, armed with an assault rifle he had legally purchased... at the age of 18. After the Columbine massacre that killed thirteen people nearly twenty years ago, this was one massacre too many ! This time, fed up with insecurity, the students of the school decided to attack the NRA (National Riffle Association), the pro-gun lobby in the United States. With 5 million members, this organisation manages to impose its law on the political world, by paying millions to candidates who are favourable to it. This is the case of Donald Trump, a fervent defender of firearms, who received 30 million dollars for his presidential campaign. This documentary tells the story of this unprecedented youth revolt and explains the mechanisms that allow the NRA to have such an influence on American society.
FRANCE 5 - Le monde en face - 70mn
DIRECTOR : Romain BESNAINOU
CAMERA OPERATORS : Grégory ROUDIER
EDITOR : Erwan HILLION
