Chicks with Guns

Very cool. I like this quote at the end:

“[Gun ownership] is a really serious and complex issue, and it deserves serious consideration,” McCrum said. “It deserves far more than sound bites geared toward people’s fear and hate. This project is not about politics or policy. I’m not interested in glorifying anyone, nor am I interested in vilifying anyone. I was just really curious.”

and these descriptions:

McCrum said almost every woman she encountered while working on this project talked passionately about gun safety. Many also were completely conversant on the gun laws in their states. McCrum, who doesn’t own a gun herself, was struck by the ease and confidence so many women had with their weapons after years of training with a huge emphasis on safety.

“I found the looks on the faces of the women themselves to be striking,” Meagher said in an interview. “You just see how comfortable they are with those firearms. There are hundreds if not thousands of books about the political side of gun ownership in America, but I have never seen one that put together the artistic side and the personal side of gun ownership and women like this.”

I like this photo for all the things it silently conveys - she's holding her child whom she's ready to protect, yet has the gun in the safest position possible - responsibility and safety, yet protecting and caring - what every good mom aspires to achieve. The photographer took some beautiful pictures for this book, if these samples are indicative of the rest.


Thanks for posting this Martin!