Initial release 1986 | ||
The Right of the People is a 1986 made-for-TV drama movie starring Michael Ontkean, Billy Dee Williams, Jamie Smith Jackson and Lisa Jakub, with special guest John Randolph. It debuted on ABC on January 13, 1986.
Plot
Ontkean is District Attorney Christopher Wells and college professor in fictional St. Lawrence, Kansas. One evening, his wife, Angela (Jackson) and daughter Katie (Jakub) are among several people shot to death in a robbery by two ex cons. Wells then pushes for mass arming of his town's citizens for self defense.
References
The Right of the People Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA