Katie Couric Takes Aim at Gun Violence in Next Documentary (Exclusive) — hollywoodreporter.com

A version of this story first appeared in the Sept. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig, who tackled childhood obesity in this year's documentary Fed Up, are setting their sights on an even bigger hot-button issue: gun violence. "Much like Fed Up traced the history of the obesity epidemic, this film will trace the history of guns and their impact on society," says Couric, currently Yahoo's global news anchor. "We hope we can deconstruct this complex issue and give people a better understanding of existing and proposed gun laws and take a closer look at one of the most polarizing issues of our time."

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