"Trigger" Is One Dark Cautionary Tale Of Guns

Is it me or am I addicted to Korean crime drama these days? Japanese crime drama can be good. However, I feel that the Korean way of filming and narrating crime dramas is better. I couldn't exactly explain it. South Korea is known to have strict gun control. This is a great debate for gun control. There are people in this story who say free guns. The others are against free guns. I, for one, believe in strict gun control, that NOT ANYONE should be allowed to own a gun. 

The story isn't so black and white either. What makes a drama compelling isn't always some who's Pure Evil. No, instead, the antagonist Moon Baek (Kim Young-Kwang) isn't all in black and white. The guy's motive isn't power. The main character Lee Do (Kim Nam-Gil) is a police officer who's seen so many losses due to unrestrained usage of guns. Does a bad childhood justify a terrible present? Lee Do had a bad childhood but was given proper therapy. Moon Baek never had the proper support -- is this a warning of people FAILING to help victims of tragedy?

There's a lot of backstories that walk into Spoiler Territory. The debate on gun control is still on. Free guns is a dangerous idea. Not anyone should be given a gun. Free guns would mean criminals will run rampant. It also talks about the problem of revenge. Moon Baek spends much of the series contemplating revenge. Meanwhile, Lee Do only chooses to use a gun when HE NEEDS TO.