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Kraft Suspense Theatre: The Gun (1964)
Early Television Anti-Gun Passion Play
This one came from 1964.I remember it well as it was one of the first television anti-gun propaganda films well before those became standard network fare. The Kid- Lazer, was gun crazed due to the failure of his father Eddie Albert to use a gun to protect his family. The Crazy neighbor lady he tormented had her own rifle but the local laws had taken the bolt away from her. the Kid helpfully got her another one. Eddied Albert was very good at screwing his face into a savage mew of gun-hatred. I never did like the old blister after that. I don't remember all of the details of the 1/2 -hour soap-theater presentation but it clearly delivered the intended message that 1. Guns are bad.2 defending your family with guns is bad, 3. Anti-gun zealots have the moral high ground.