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Local Filmmaker Tackles The Gun Safety Debate

Filmmaker John Richie traveled the country to speak with people about background checks, gun safety and gun control.
John Richie
Filmmaker John Richie traveled the country to speak with people about background checks, gun safety and gun control.

Click here for Renee Peck's interview with John Richie.

The debate over gun safety is often presented as a black and white issue, with people either strongly for or against strict gun laws. But local filmmaker John Richie found that wasn’t the case.

Filmmaker John Richie traveled the country to speak with people about background checks, gun safety and gun control.
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Filmmaker John Richie traveled the country to speak with people about background checks, gun safety and gun control.

He talked to dozens of Americans on both sides of the issue and discovered that we tend to agree aboutwhoshould be able to purchase guns. NolaVie's Renee Peck recently talked to John about his nationwide gun safety conversations.

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