In Guns We Trust (2026): press stills
Credit: Still from In Guns We Trust (2026), directed by Josh Janssen. © 2026 2A Film Pty Ltd.
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01  Under the flag (Washington, DC)
    Tommy and Josh beneath an American flag in Washington, DC.

02  Street voices (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    A woman shares her view with the filmmakers in New Orleans, one of the many voices from across the country that open the film.

03  Othal Brand Jr. (Hidalgo County, Texas)
    Othal Brand Jr. by the river in Hidalgo County, Texas, near the US–Mexico border.

04  Arriving at LAX (LAX, Los Angeles)
    Josh and Tommy collect their oversized Ram pickup at the rental car depot at LAX, on their first day in America.

05  Welcome to Los Angeles (Near LAX, Los Angeles)
    A jet comes in low over the filmmakers' pickup near LAX, on their first drive in America.

06  Sammy Dorian (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
    Sammy Dorian, a Hollywood tour-bus guide, shows a photo from his time as a civilian contractor in Iraq.

07  Adam Winkler (UCLA, Los Angeles)
    Adam Winkler, a UCLA law professor and author of Gunfight, a history of the battle over the right to bear arms in America.

08  Santa Monica (Santa Monica, California)
    The Santa Monica Pier at sunset, where the journey begins in Los Angeles.

09  The hosts (UCLA, Los Angeles)
    Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett, the two Australians behind In Guns We Trust, in a law library at UCLA, Los Angeles.

10  Dutch Merrick (Los Angeles)
    Dutch Merrick, a veteran film and television armourer, in a Los Angeles warehouse.

11  Tommy, prop revolver (Los Angeles)
    Tommy aims a prop revolver during armourer Dutch Merrick's firearms safety course in Los Angeles.

12  Briefing with Dutch (Los Angeles)
    Josh and Tommy listen as armourer Dutch Merrick, headset on, briefs them on gun safety in Los Angeles.

13  Josh, prop revolver (Los Angeles)
    Josh aims a prop revolver during Dutch Merrick's firearms safety course, with Tommy watching behind him.

14  Mock shootout (Los Angeles)
    Josh fires blanks in a mock shootout staged by Dutch Merrick's team in Los Angeles.

15  Watching the planes (Near LAX, Los Angeles)
    Josh and Tommy lean on the airport fence near LAX to watch a jet come in to land.

16  Autumn Bignami (Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Autumn Bignami, a history teacher and mother who survived the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival shooting in Las Vegas, talks with Tommy Jackett and Josh Janssen.

17  1 October remembrance (Las Vegas, Nevada)
    An American flag hangs between two fire-truck ladders at the sunrise remembrance for the victims of the 1 October shooting, Las Vegas.

18  Sheriff Kevin McMahill (Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks at the 2024 sunrise remembrance, seven years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, Las Vegas.

19  Corey Ernest (Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Corey Ernest, a Las Vegas barber whose father worked security at the city's trauma centre on the night of the Route 91 shooting.

20  First time on a range (Near Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Josh and Tommy in eye and ear protection at a desert range outside Las Vegas, on their first day around live fire.

21  Tommy, rifle (Near Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Tommy fires a rifle at the desert range outside Las Vegas, with Josh standing back.

22  Mike Sodini (Near Las Vegas, Nevada)
    Mike Sodini, whose family ran one of the largest gun importers in the US, founded Walk the Talk America to bring mental-health awareness into gun shops.

23  Katherine Schweit (Interview)
    Katherine Schweit, a former FBI special agent who created the Bureau's active-shooter program after Sandy Hook.

24  Gina McComb (Utah–Nevada border)
    Gina McComb at a gun shop near the Utah–Nevada border, explaining why she decided to buy her first gun later in life.

25  Raymond Erickson (Utah–Nevada border)
    Raymond Erickson at the counter of a gun shop near the Utah–Nevada border. He once drew his pistol to stop a man attacking his wife.

26  Shawn Wood (St George, Utah)
    Shawn Wood of Rowdy’s Range in his gun shop in St George, Utah.

27  At the gun shop counter (Utah–Nevada border)
    Raymond Erickson shows Tommy how to check his new pistol at a gun shop near the Utah–Nevada border.

28  Think gun safety (Near Nashville, Tennessee)
    A sign at Cross Creek Clays, a shooting ground near Nashville, Tennessee.

29  Mychael Waller at the clays (Near Nashville, Tennessee)
    Mychael Waller shoots clays as coach Joe Calabrace looks on at Cross Creek Clays near Nashville, Tennessee.

30  Joe Calabrace and Mychael Waller (Near Nashville, Tennessee)
    Coach Joe Calabrace, a 20-year military veteran, with Mychael Waller at Cross Creek Clays near Nashville, Tennessee.

31  The road into Colorado (Colorado)
    On the road into Colorado, part of a journey that runs from Los Angeles to Washington, DC.

32  Mel Bernstein (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
    Mel Bernstein, known as the Dragon Man, at his Dragonland USA store in Colorado Springs.

33  Melissa Flanell (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
    Melissa Flanell, Dragon Man’s daughter, at the family range in Colorado Springs. She challenges the filmmakers on whether a film about guns can stay out of politics.

34  Sheriff Parnell McNamara (Waco, Texas)
    Sheriff Parnell McNamara of McLennan County, Texas, in Kim’s diner in Waco.

35  Sheriff McNamara's Tommy gun (Waco, Texas)
    Sheriff Parnell McNamara with one of his two 1928 Thompson submachine guns in his office in Waco, Texas.

36  Tommy and the Tommy guns (Waco, Texas)
    Tommy holds a Tommy gun in each hand beside Sheriff Parnell McNamara in his office in Waco, Texas.

37  The live round (Waco, Texas)
    Sheriff Parnell McNamara shows Tommy a scoped rifle, moments before they find a live round in the chamber.

38  The hangar (Texas)
    A helicopter beneath an American flag in a Texas hangar, before the feral hog hunt.

39  Georgia Tucker (Texas)
    Georgia Tucker of Cedar Ridge Aviation briefs Tommy and Josh beside the helicopter before the hog hunt.

40  The safety briefing (Texas)
    Georgia Tucker of Cedar Ridge Aviation gives Tommy, rifle in hand, and Josh a safety briefing in the hangar before the feral hog hunt in Texas.

41  Hog hunt, Texas (Texas)
    Walking out to the helicopter for a feral hog hunt in Texas.

42  Dustin Johnson (Texas)
    Pilot Dustin Johnson, in a stars-and-stripes helmet, with Tommy Jackett before the feral hog hunt in Texas.

43  Josh in the helicopter (Texas)
    Josh aims a rifle from the open door of a helicopter during the feral hog hunt in Texas.

44  In the air over Texas (Texas)
    Tommy and the pilot, rifles in hand, in the air over Texas during the feral hog hunt.

45  Barbecue, Texas (Texas)
    Tommy and Josh over barbecue in Texas, asking each other whether they have become desensitised to guns.

46  Irina Bucur (Butler, Pennsylvania)
    Journalist Irina Bucur of the Butler Eagle at the Butler Farm Show grounds, where the 2024 rally shooting happened.

47  Daniel Patinkin (Chicago, Illinois)
    Daniel Patinkin on a rooftop in Chicago, the skyline behind him.

48  Sheriff Roy Boyd (Goliad County, Texas)
    Sheriff Roy Boyd of Goliad County talks with Tommy and Josh outside his office.

49  The border wall (US–Mexico border, Texas)
    Josh and Tommy with Chris Cabrera of the US Border Patrol beside the border wall in Texas.

50  Halloween, North Carolina (Charlotte, North Carolina)
    Tommy Jackett in a cowboy sheriff costume for Halloween in Charlotte, North Carolina.

51  Devin Perkins (Georgia)
    Devin Perkins, who introduced the filmmakers to Kids to Kings, in a cap and a FREEDOM T-shirt.

52  Kevin Dixie (Atlanta, Georgia)
    Kevin Dixie, a youth mentor and firearms instructor, at his range in Atlanta, Georgia.

53  Supermarket, Alabama (Alabama)
    Tommy rides in a shopping trolley as Josh pushes him down a supermarket aisle in Alabama.

54  Kevin Thomas (Alabama)
    Kevin Thomas of KT Security Solutions in an Alabama classroom, explaining the bullet-resistant safe room he designed for schools.

55  Behind the scenes (Near Washington, DC)
    Josh and Tommy interview Katherine Schweit, a former FBI special agent, near Washington, DC.

56  Dr Joseph Sakran (Baltimore, Maryland)
    Dr Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon and himself a gunshot survivor, in a café in Baltimore.

57  Sunset, Washington, DC (Washington, DC)
    Josh and Tommy watch the sun set over the National Mall in Washington, DC.

58  The National Mall (Washington, DC)
    Josh and Tommy on the National Mall in Washington, DC, the last stop of their journey.
