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Loading... Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homesby Kyle Cassidy
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This is an outstanding view of American gun owners. It gives a radically different view from the Anti Gun groups of who and why guns are so widely owned in America. Mostly average Americans exercising their rights, people with average concerns and interests. I was taken by the many references of people that had no experience with guns until they met their partners. Then upon having bonding and pleasant gun experiences they adopted gun ownership. This is the real America I know. Not the skewed view America's Liberally biased news media portrays. (  ) donuil | Nov 13, 2008 |  He captures a lot of character (and characters), but I don't think its a fair portait given that his own premise is based on gun ownership in 39% to 50% of American homes. Or... maybe this actually IS a true cross section of American homes. (  ) jpsnow | Feb 24, 2008 | Fascinating glimpse into the lives of people who own guns. Quite frightening in many ways but fascninating none-the-less. (  ) maughta | Feb 1, 2008 | outofit | Nov 2, 2007 | The South Hill Library does a nice job of marketing their books -- this one caught my eye. It's not something I ever would have noticed, much less checked out, except that I saw the intriguing cover featuring a couple in formal evening dress, their young son in Superman jammies, and their guns. It's a "look book" of people and their guns ... in their homes. Each page introduces a family with a couple sentences about why they have guns or what they mean to them. Some are scary, some are charming, some are funny (I target shoot, my wife is for defense.), some are intriguing. There's not much explanation but it gave me a lot to think about. It was especially interesting to look at their homes and what it told you about them. For instance the woman with 3 guns and a lovely collection of china tea cups. It was also interesting how many of the gun owners had cats ... and utili-kilts! I have to admit, I wanted to know more about these people. 2  g3orgia | Oct 28, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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In 2004 after a fractious election in which the gun argument played a significant part, photo-journalist Kyle Cassidy hit the road to learn why so many people owned so many guns. His search for answers took him on a journey that extended over two years and 15,000 miles. Ultimately, more than a hundred gun owners opened their doors and their lives to him, answering the single question he asked: "why". The result is a collection of striking and thought provoking photographs.
Few issues generate as much debate as firearms. Without taking a pro or con stance, Armed America shows the faces of American gun owners and gives voice to each individual "why"... without ancillary comment, editorializing, or judgment. These "everyman" portraits reveal people from different backgrounds, living in various locations, with one common connection. "I tried to remove 'gun owner' from my mind as much as possible when making the actual photograph," says Cassidy. "I would go into someone's house and immediately start thinking 'how can I capture this person or this family fairly?" While it would be very easy for any photographer to pose a man with a military weapon in a stern and menacing way, light it dramatically and come away with a shocking photograph, Cassidy chose another more accurate and startling route. "I would ask myself 'What's this guy like every day? How do his friends and family see him?' He's a guy who owns a parakeet, or two cats, or a poodle, he's got two kids -- he doesn't frown all day long because he's got a gun." This riveting collection of over 100 photographs will capture every reader's attention and voyeuristic intrigue -- whatever their stance on gun control.
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