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Armed America photographer interviewed by Freakonomics author

Freakanomics author Stephen J. Dubner interviews the photographer of Armed America about his encounters with gun owners and their attitudes.

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Read it here.

Posted by Steve on Sep 12th 2007 | Filed in culture | Comments (0)

Craftsmen converts AK47 rifle into guitar

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Musical craftsman Luis Alberto Paredes and his family have branched out from their fine classic string instruments to fashion electric guitars from shotguns and AK47s once used by fighters caught up in the country’s lingering conflict.

I wonder what a shotgun guitar looks like?

More here.

Posted by Steve on Sep 10th 2007 | Filed in culture, rifles, shotguns | Comments (1)

Switzerland and the gun

I find gun culture in other countries fascinating. This article on the BBC talks about gun culture in Switzerland.

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Guns are deeply rooted within Swiss culture – but the gun crime rate is so low that statistics are not even kept.

The country has a population of six million, but there are estimated to be at least two million publicly-owned firearms, including about 600,000 automatic rifles and 500,000 pistols.

Mark Eisenecker, a sociologist from the University of Zurich told BBC News Online that guns are “anchored” in Swiss society and that gun control is simply not an issue.

Very interesting. Read the whole article here.

Posted by Steve on Sep 6th 2007 | Filed in culture | Comments (3)

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