A project by photographer Shelly Calton, who grew up in Houston
where gun culture came with the territory, she has found herself drawn to exploring other women's experiences of owning and using guns.
In New York, crowds were larger than in some parts of the country
where gun culture is considered a larger part of life.
Not exact matches
But... We live in a feckless
culture where the media treats
guns like they are magic toys that create instant power.
Gun culture runs deep across upstate,
where many remain bitterly opposed to the SAFE Act, the controversial state
gun control legislation passed after the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.
Stefanik's co-sponsorship of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act was met with backlash even in the North Country,
where guns are part of the region's
culture.
And in its identification of several possible «suspects,» all with access to firearms, the film makes a powerful (if sidelong) case for stricter
gun - control: In a
culture where anyone can get their hands on a weapon, everyone could be the shooter.
While well intended, there are those who can not feel safe in a
culture where we are not only
gunned down, but our identities are erased.