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Some of the pictures from Kyle Kassidy's new book, Armed America, along with audio commentary by the author and those in the pictures, answering the question that started the book...
"Why do you own guns?"
I think #7 at 6:10 is the most compelling.
See more behind the scenes at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOAJgtHSo8E
http://www.armedamerica.org/
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Introduction narrated by photographer Kyle Cassidy
The Second Amendment tells us that 'a well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.' Two hundred years later, in 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimated that there are about 215 million guns in America--at least one firearm in half the households in the country. The anti-gun Brady Campaign, however, puts that number at 192 million guns, owned by 39 percent of the population. Either way, that's a lot of firepower. Photographer Kyle Cassidy wanted to find out who these people were, what they looked like and how they lived. So he traveled 15,000 miles over the course of two years taking pictures of people with their weapons and asking them one question: 'Why do you own a gun?' His new book, 'Armed America,' is the culmination of that project. Keep clicking for Cassidy's portraits of Americans at home with their six-shooters and 12 gauges.
#1 (after intro)
Cicely and Rob and their cat, Kookie
Guns owned: .22 Savage, .22 Remington, Eastern Arms 20 gauge, Remington 12 gauge, Mossberg 12 gauge, Savage 270, Winchester 12 gauge, HK USP H5, Ruger Single 6 (.22)
#2
Donno, Judi and son Uzi
Remington 870 Express HD, AK-47 SSR 85 C2
Judi explains that her son's name was indeed inspired by Uzi Gal, inventor of the Uzi submachine gun, and by Uzi Tenenbaum, one of the Adidas-jumpsuit-wearing grandchildren in the film 'The Royal Tenenbaums'
#3
Mike and pet mouse Linus
Valmet M88 AK-47, Mossberg 12 gauge
#4
Stan
Taurus PT 38S, .38 Super
#5
David, wife Noel and daughters Krystle (foreground), Kindra (with handgun) and Kassandra
H+R 12 gauge, Traditions Flintlock .50, Springfield XD9, Glock 17 9mm
#6
Danielle and dog Zeke
Glock 26
#7
James and dog Nicky
Taurus .38 snub-nose special, Colt .380 Auto, Pony Pocketlite, Sig Sauer P232 .380
#8
Rafael, with his wife, Cathy, and daughter, Victoria, and dogs Romulus and Remus
ArmaLite AR-10
#9
Dan
Mossberg Model 88, Bushmaster AR-15, Rock Island Armory/Sendra M-16, Remington 700 PSS, Springfield XD, FN Five-seveN, HK USP, Sig Sauer P226, Colt Commander 1911, Glock 22
#10
Gregg and wife Theresa with sons Avery and Miles and dog Ginny
Supressed Ruger 10-22s, M-1 Garand, two AR-15s (one suppressed)
#11 and #12 are self explanatory.
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