5 More Wholly Inappropriate '80s Movies That Taught Me All My Life Values

5. The Killing of America (1982)

Now upon conducting my research for this article, I found that this little ditty of a film has not only seemingly been omitted from Wikipedia but has also never been released or made available for sale in the United States ever, even up to today. And another piece of the puzzle that is America falls into place. For not only does this documentary highlight the need for gun control in the States that is so obviously apparent to anyone that has a brain capacity higher than a chimp (even as far back as 1980) but should in fact be compulsory viewing for all students entering High School over there. Unlike "Faces of Death" which tends to re-enact a lot of its scenes, "The Killing of America" uses real, archived footage of news reports from all across the country that document everything from race riots to serial killers. It creates a pretty grim picture that has lost none of its relevance or impact in modern day society and was definitely not for children in any aspect of the word.

Lesson learnt: Gun control is a great thing. The saddest thing about all of this is the fact that several sequels could have easily been made in the following years as Americans seemingly can't learn from their mistakes. Gun control is a necessity in any modern, civilized culture and the fact that the Yanks can't even compromise when it comes to this issue will forever leave them in the dark ages. If a 5 year old child can see the logic, what does that tell you about those who oppose it? Alternate Lesson: American pro-gun activists can't hunt or read. If you need an semi-automatic assault rifle to hunt animals no more dangerous than squirrels, birds and deer than I am sorry to tell you that you are an extremely bad hunter and should probably stick to your day job. As I lived in the "outback" of Australia for many years I have seen my fair share of hunting. But the main differences were that we hunted REAL animals like wild bush pigs (ever seen Razorback?) and all we had was a .22, which for those who don't know is just a step up from slug gun. But if you didn't bring anything home that evening you were laughed at and ridiculed. REAL MEN don't need a machine gun. Like Homer Simpson (see previous article)

And for those who use the 2nd amendment as defence for your cowardice (which is every pro gun activist) I suggest that instead of fighting for your rights to own an AK47, you should go to school and learn how to read, because the argument you use and the actual definition are like chalk and cheese. Let us read the 2nd amendment together shall we. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." So yes, if you have had the equivalent higher than a 3rd grade education you will see that "the right to bear arms" is only granted if you are officially part of a "well regulated" militia and the State you live in is under possible threat of attack from outside forces. It's not rocket science people. As the film says, is living in fear a cheaper price than reform?