: a 2026 feature documentary by Josh Janssen

Out now · Free on YouTube · 77 min

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Two unarmed Australian mates explore America’s gun culture, one conversation at a time.

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Josh and Tommy, in caps, at sunset in the desert outside Las Vegas after their first day on a range.

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In Guns We Trust

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Documentary 77 min Free, worldwide English

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Documentary 2026 77 min Free Worldwide English

Australians Josh and Tommy love America: the food, the movies, the bigger-is-better attitude. The one thing they’ve never understood is the guns.

So they cross the country with cameras and one rule: no side, no agenda, just conversations. A Hollywood armourer, a Route 91 survivor, the most armed man in America, a Texas sheriff, a trauma surgeon. Everyone speaks for themselves.

The deeper they go, the harder one question gets. Can anyone stay neutral?

We want as many people as possible to see the film, so we’ve made it free, worldwide, on YouTube.

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No side. No agenda.Just conversations.

Tommy Jackett holds a rifle and Josh Janssen holds a phone as Georgia Tucker, in a purple T-shirt, briefs them beside a white helicopter in a hangar. — **Georgia Tucker**Texas

Katherine Schweit, in a navy blazer, listens in a bright room with plants and a chandelier behind her. — **Katherine Schweit**Washington, DC

Dutch Merrick stands at the front of a warehouse classroom beside a screen and a table of equipment. — **Dutch Merrick**Los Angeles

Behind the scenes: lights, cameras and a boom microphone surround Katherine Schweit as she talks with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett. — **Katherine Schweit**Washington, DC

Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett sit with Autumn Bignami outside a beachside apartment block. — **Autumn Bignami**Los Angeles

Josh Janssen grins beside the open door of a pickup where Sheriff Parnell McNamara sits in his cowboy hat. — **Sheriff Parnell McNamara**Waco, Texas

Corey Ernest laughing as he cuts hair under a ring light. — **Corey Ernest**Las Vegas, Nevada

A man with a long grey beard, glasses and a Rowdy’s Range cap and work shirt stands in front of a wall of rifles and handguns hung on display hooks. — **Shawn Wood**St George, Utah

Corey Ernest, in a black cap and glasses, looks up in his barbershop under circular ring lights. — **Corey Ernest**Las Vegas, Nevada

Kevin Dixie talks with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett under a tent at an outdoor range. — **Kevin Dixie**Atlanta, Georgia

Dr Joseph Sakran talks across a café table with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett, coffee cups between them. — **Dr Joseph Sakran**Baltimore, Maryland

Autumn Bignami sits on a park bench talking with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett, her beagle at her feet. — **Autumn Bignami**Los Angeles

Kevin Thomas, in a black cap and polo shirt, gestures as he explains, inside a classroom with a whiteboard. — **Kevin Thomas**Alabama

Dr Joseph Sakran gestures as he talks at a café table with coffee cups, bookshelves behind him. — **Dr Joseph Sakran**Baltimore, Maryland

Joe Calabrace, in a cap and shooting glasses, gestures as he talks with Mychael Waller among trees in golden light. — **Joe Calabrace and Mychael Waller**Near Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Sodini talks at dusk in a T-shirt that reads 'The intersection of guns and mental health'. — **Mike Sodini**Near Las Vegas, Nevada

Sammy Dorian, wearing a headset microphone at the wheel of his tour bus, holds up a phone showing a photo of himself in Iraq. — **Sammy Dorian**Hollywood, Los Angeles

Sheriff Parnell McNamara in a white cowboy hat at a diner booth with a milkshake, talking with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett. — **Sheriff Parnell McNamara**Waco, Texas

Mel Bernstein gestures as he leads a group past display cases and mannequins in military uniform. — **Mel Bernstein**Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mel Bernstein, white-bearded with tattooed arms, smiles in his workshop surrounded by machinery. — **Mel Bernstein**Colorado Springs, Colorado

Mychael Waller in a checked shirt and sunglasses with a shotgun over his shoulder, talking. — **Mychael Waller**Near Nashville, Tennessee

Tommy Jackett holds a pistol, pointed down, at a gun-shop counter as Raymond Erickson reaches across to show him, a wall of firearms behind. — **Ray Erickson**St George, Utah

Adam Winkler, in a navy jacket, sits with his hands folded at a long wooden table in a law library lined with books. — **Adam Winkler**UCLA, Los Angeles

Gina McComb, with short grey hair and glasses, talks inside a gun shop with display cases behind her. — **Gina McComb**St George, Utah

A sheriff in a white shirt, tie and cream cowboy hat talks with two men in black T-shirts in the car park of a brick county building, a Texas flag flying behind. — **Sheriff Roy Boyd**Goliad County, Texas

Melissa Flanell, in sunglasses with long dark hair, gestures as she talks on a dry, grassy hillside. — **Melissa Flanell**Colorado Springs, Colorado

A cashier points at a vending machine screen listing shotgun, rifle and handgun rounds while Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett look on. — **The ammunition machine**Pell City, Alabama

Sheriff Parnell McNamara, in a cowboy hat, guides Tommy Jackett as he holds a scoped hunting rifle in the sheriff's office. — **Sheriff Parnell McNamara**Waco, Texas

Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett holding coffee cups talk with a man in a camouflage cap under palm trees and flags. — **Coffee in Santa Monica**Santa Monica, California

A young woman with dark braided hair looks down as she talks, red and white barns out of focus in the sun behind her. — **Irina Bucur**Butler, Pennsylvania

Sheriff Parnell McNamara in a white cowboy hat shakes hands with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett in a diner. — **Sheriff Parnell McNamara**Waco, Texas

A young woman in a purple T-shirt talks to two men in black beside a white helicopter in a hangar. — **Georgia Tucker**Texas

Every side, in their own words.

**Kevin Dixie** · Kids to Kings, Atlanta

Kevin Dixie talking on the range in Atlanta — **Kevin Dixie** · Kids to Kings, Atlanta

Who’s in the film

Behind every opinion, a person.

Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett side by side at a long library table, across from Adam Winkler — **Josh Janssen & Tommy Jackett**Australian filmmakers

Sammy Dorian at the wheel of his Hollywood tour van in late-afternoon sun, sunglasses and headset on — **Sammy Dorian**Tour guide, Iraq War veteran

Adam Winkler in front of law books — **Adam Winkler**Constitutional law, UCLA

Dutch Merrick teaching in his workshop — **Dutch Merrick**Hollywood studio armourer

Autumn Bignami outdoors — **Autumn Bignami**Teacher, Route 91 survivor

Corey Ernest, in a black cap and glasses, looks up in his barbershop under ring lights — **Corey Ernest**Barber, Las Vegas

Michael Sodini in the desert — **Michael Sodini**Founder, Walk the Talk America

Katherine Schweit at home — **Katherine Schweit**Retired FBI special agent

Gina McComb, short grey hair and glasses, listening at a gun-shop counter — **Gina McComb**First-time gun buyer, Utah

Raymond Erickson in a camouflage cap at a gun-shop counter — **Raymond Erickson**Gun owner, St George, Utah

Shawn Wood, long grey beard, in a Rowdy's Range cap and shirt in front of the gun wall in his shop — **Shawn Wood**Owner, Rowdy’s Range, Utah

Mychael Waller in sunglasses and a plaid shirt at a clay-shooting stand — **Mychael Waller**Gun owner, Nashville

Joe Calabrace in a cap and shooting glasses at the clay range, trees behind — **Joe Calabrace**Clay-shooting coach, Nashville

Mel Bernstein in his workshop — **Mel “Dragon Man” Bernstein**Collector, Colorado Springs

Melissa Flanell outdoors — **Melissa Flanell**Co-owner of Dragonman’s, Colorado Springs

Sheriff Parnell McNamara in a cowboy hat — **Parnell McNamara**Sheriff, McLennan County, Texas

Dustin Johnson in a stars-and-stripes flight helmet in the cockpit of a helicopter — **Dustin Johnson**Helicopter pilot, Texas

Kevin Dixie outdoors — **Kevin Dixie**Instructor, Kids to Kings

Kevin Thomas mid-conversation — **Kevin Thomas**KT Security Solutions

Dr Joseph Sakran mid-conversation — **Dr Joseph Sakran**Trauma surgeon, Johns Hopkins

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Stills from the film

Coast to coast.

All the stills, with captions ›

FAQ

A few questions.

Where can I watch it?

Free on YouTube, worldwide, on the official channel @InGunsWeTrustFilm, since 22 October 2026. No paywall and no registration. YouTube may ask some viewers to sign in to confirm their age.

Is it pro-gun or anti-gun?

Neither. Tommy and Josh set themselves one rule: no side, no agenda, just conversations. Gun owners, survivors, a sheriff, researchers and families each speak for themselves. The aim isn’t to change anyone’s mind. It’s to show that people who disagree can still sit down, ask honest questions and hear each other.

Why are two Australians making a film about American guns?

Tommy and Josh came as outsiders, from a country where guns rarely come up in daily life. Most of what Australians hear about guns in America arrives through news of mass shootings. Those stories are real, and the film doesn’t look away from them, but they leave out most of the people who live with guns every day.

How long is it?

77 minutes.

Why is it free on YouTube?

We want as many people as possible to see the film, so we’ve made it free, worldwide, on YouTube.

Is it on Netflix, Prime Video or Stan?

No. It’s free on YouTube, for everyone.

Is it suitable for students or children?

The film includes gunfire and conversations about mass shootings, suicide and loss. It’s made for adults and older teenagers watching with support. Educators should preview it first and consider their group’s needs.

Can I host a screening?

Yes, and we’d love you to. Anyone can host a free screening at home, on campus, at a library or in a community group. Tell us about yours at ingunswetrustfilm.com/talk, where the discussion guide is free to print. Email [email protected] with any questions.

Who made it?

Directed by Josh Janssen, a Melbourne documentary filmmaker and founder of Full Stack Films, featuring Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen. Produced by Jess Lucas and Breana Phillips for 2A Film Pty Ltd, Full Stack Films and Rethink Films. Filmed across the United States and in Melbourne between September and November 2024.

I’m a journalist. Where’s the press kit?

The press kit has the synopsis, credits, director’s statement, poster and key art. For interviews, screeners and stills, email [email protected].

Where can I find support if the film raises something hard?

The film includes discussion of suicide and loss. In the US, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). In Australia, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Elsewhere, visit findahelpline.com.