Foxy,

So you watched Moore's great ego trip, good for you; now you ought to look up some of the criticisms of the film for a balanced outlook.

Moore saw an opportunity to make money out of a tragedy and he grabbed the chance and he succeeded.

Charlton Heston didn't like it, not enough shooting action. Should have been a bit more of the Dodge City stuff, then he would have enjoyed it. Issy are you in that same boat?

Paul,

"Bowling for Columbine" is prejudicial old hat and has become boring.

Just a thought, Stelle, I have heard that Australian Banks no longer use fast-acting safety shields as a criminal was injured by one and the Banks feared that they might be sued for personal injuries.

Is Mise,

I've read all the criticisms of the film.
And I still found it daunting watching it
again.

Why isn't America a much safer place even
though people there are armed so strongly?

Foxy,

The US is a much safer place since people have been encouraged to carry concealed weapons and the crime rate continues to fall.
This is, of course, disputed but crime rates didn't go up as opponents of CC forecast.

"Using the FBI numbers, the violent crime rate fell 48% between 1993 and 2016. Using the BJS data, the rate fell 74% during that span. (For both studies, 2016 is the most recent full year of data.) It’s important to note that the FBI reported a 7% increase in the violent crime rate between 2014 and 2016, including a 20% rise in the murder rate —from 4.4 to 5.3 murders per 100,000 residents."
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/

What is indisputable is that the crime rate has fallen and the number of firearms in civilian hands has gone up.