This is a great essay from well-known producer Jay Allison. It traces his relationship with guns from his childhood when he received NRA safety training to becoming an anti-gun activist because of a friend’s murder to purchasing a couple of guns following the 9-11 attacks. Jay had some great scenes in this essay. I especially like his writing about a scene from Europe where he contemplates his relationship with guns when looking at pictures from the Iraqi prison abuse. This was a very well-done and presented commentary/feature from one of Public Radio’s most innovative and respected producers. It’s a piece that I would air on Minnesota Public Radio.
Review of Owning Guns
Erik Nycklemoe
Posted on August 27, 2004 at 12:26 PM
This is a great essay from well-known producer Jay Allison. It traces his relationship with guns from his childhood when he received NRA safety training to becoming an anti-gun activist because of a friend’s murder to purchasing a couple of guns following the 9-11 attacks. Jay had some great scenes in this essay. I especially like his writing about a scene from Europe where he contemplates his relationship with guns when looking at pictures from the Iraqi prison abuse. This was a very well-done and presented commentary/feature from one of Public Radio’s most innovative and respected producers. It’s a piece that I would air on Minnesota Public Radio.