Armed America: Wow. Just wow.

This link sent to me from my brother, via Funtasticus:

Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes

March 13th, 2008 (Posted by Lordy)

Kyle Cassidy traveled 15,000 miles over two years photographing Americans in their homes and asking one question: “Why do you own a gun?” A good question, particularly since most of these guns are not easily reconcilable with the notion of self-defence and their true place should be somewhere in the Armed Forces. All the photo were later compiled in the book with its German edition being published this year. The pics below are taken from the latter. As said by Alan Cooperman from The Washington Post: “Each picture in Armed America could be a pro-gun advertisement - or an anti-gun poster. That’s what makes the book so riveting.”

The photos on the page are really nice in terms of composition and balance. There are even some which seem to show a sense of irony (or dead-seriousness). However, they are all a little spooky (at least to me) and somewhat overwhelming.