''Gun Nation'' is a 2016

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed and produced by British photographer and filmmaker

Zed Nelson Zik Nelson (born 1965, 1967 or 1968), known professionally as Zed Nelson, is a British documentary photographer and filmmaker who works on long-term projects about contemporary social issues. He lives in London. In 1998, his ''Gun Nation'' photo ...

. The film explores issues surrounding

gun ownership In 2018, the Small Arms Survey reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are in civilian hands.

gun violence Gun-related violence is violence against a person committed with the use of a firearm to inflict a gunshot wound. Gun violence may or may not be considered criminal. Criminal violence includes homicide (except when and where ruled justifiable ...

, and

gun culture in the United States Gun culture in the United States refers to the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs surrounding the ownership and use of firearms by private citizens. Gun ownership is deeply rooted in the History of the United States, country’s history and is le ...

and marks 18 years since the director's award-winning photography book of the same name. It was commissioned by ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' and by the Bertha Foundation, executive produced by Charlie Phillips and released online on 16 September 2016. The film was the first production to be screened in the documentary section of ''The Guardian''.

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External links

Official website
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