Licensed To Operate is an urgent, ground level look into the lives of community leaders fighting to end gun violence in America’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.

“We can’t wait for anyone else to save us, we have to save ourselves. ”

— AT Mitchell

Gun violence remains a public health crisis in the United States. In 2023, over 40,000 people died due to gun-related incidents.

Cities like Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles are among the hardest hit—especially in underserved neighborhoods where access to resources is limited. This documentary responds to that urgency.

It captures the real-time efforts of credible messengers, advocates, and interventionists working to stop the cycle of violence before it starts.

Just like the award winning documentary “The Interrupters” filmed in 2011, this film will take us on a journey across the nation to show how the work has evolved and how data and statistics prove that the model is sustainable and efficient.