Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From an Asian point of view, Douglas is right - it is morbidly fascinating, and a little frightening. But the photographs convey all that very well, and all countries have subcultures that are equally frightening. Cheers Jayanand Douglas Sharp wrote: > Jim, > that may be right from a US point of view, I reckon that people from > other countries may see it in another, rather more disturbing light. > Most of the rest of the > Western World seems to be able to be relatively normal without being > heavily armed. This is where the success of the series will be - > outside the USA > Having spent half of my life in the UK - relatively weapon free and > the other half in Germany, with the exception of very highly organised > hunting and target shooting groups, also weapon free - I can say that > Kyles photos will be seen here as anything but normal, and, as they > are, morbidly fascinating. > Whether it's right, or a right, US national, regional, local or not, > makes no real difference in my opinion. > > Douglas > > Jim Shulman wrote: > >> I understand that's the whole point of this project--that gun >> ownership is a >> lot more "normal" than most of us non-owners would imagine. While >> the usual >> media image of a gun owner is some wild-eyed fanatic living in a garret, >> Kyle is showing otherwise--that it's as ubiquitous as owning a Toro >> riding >> mower or Veg-o-matic. >> That's not to say more desirable than owning the mower or Popeil >> items--he's >> not making judgments about that--but it is rather remarkable in that >> he's >> putting faces on what had been anonymity. >> >> Jim Shulman >> Bryn Mawr, PA >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> SonC@aol.com >> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 4:27 PM >> To: lug@leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Armed America on the Road >> >> >> >> In a message dated 6/24/2006 1:37:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >> douglas.sharp@gmx.de writes: >> >> 3 captions out of 22 photos mention god or their creator as the >> source of their rights - a scary proportion to me. >> >> ========= >> >> >> >> Kyle has filled out the portfolio with this trip..lots more normal >> folks >> now. >> >> >> Regards, Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane >> ?galit?, libert?, crawfish >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >