US of Guns

Most documentaries can use a certain viewpoint to present a negative or positive view of the topic to the viewing audience. These documentaries viewpoint may be determined by the viewer first assessing the selection of detail, secondly the various camera positions used, then with the structure of content and lastly by statistics that are used. This essay will identify and comment upon the viewpoint presented, and how it was presented in the documentary "US of Guns" in relation to the points above.
The documentary presents the viewpoint that firearms are a danger to the well being of the c…