Barbara Kopple on Gun Rights, Freedom of Speech, and Virginia Tech
A conversation with the filmmaker about her new documentary, "Gun Fight," which premieres tonight on HBO
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In her more than three decades as a filmmaker, Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple has made documentaries about Kentucky coal miners (Harlan County U.S.A.), the Yankees (The House of Steinbrenner), the Dixie Chicks (Shut Up and Sing), and more. Her latest project may be her most controversial yet: Gun Fight, a film about the gun rights debate in America that premieres tonight on HBO at 9:30.
She spoke with about the shootings at Virginia Tech and in Tucson, her personal views about guns, and the state of freedom of
