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God Guns and Girls Photograph by Jim Williams

Comments (11)

Alana Thrower

Alana Thrower

Lots of mixed feelings about the whole situation! I had cap guns and water guns as a kid. l/f

Hartmut Jager

Hartmut Jager

A sad list of statistics...

Jim Williams replied:

"It may not be the land of the free but it's still the home of the brave." (Grace Slick/Jefferson Airplane)

Hartmut Jager

Hartmut Jager

Of course Jim ,that is unfortunately very true, but I'm talking more about 'homegrown' USA, non religion related killings, where any demented, hateful person can all too easily buy a gun.

Jim Williams replied:

Of course we have an unnecessary number of massacre deaths annually. Gun massacres account for 80-120 deaths per year. But we have much bigger problems than that: 9000+ gunshot homicides per year, 19,000-20,000 gunshot suicides, households with guns death ratios are about 6 to 1 "good guy to bad guy", 55,000 deaths because they can't afford medical treatment, 75,000 auto deaths, 90,000 alcohol related deaths, 250,000 iatrogenic deaths, 480,000 tobacco related deaths. Law enforcement estimates that there are hundreds or even thousands of active serial killers in the US today. I would like to be able to move to Australia and I'm certain y'all have your problems too.

Hartmut Jager

Hartmut Jager

This tragic photo is a stark reminder, and perhaps the reasons, of why there are so many mass shooting killings in The USA - and not anywhere else ? ? ?

Jim Williams replied:

Thanks for revisiting, Harmut. In all fairness, we aren't alone. Please remember that innocent people, including children, are being slaughtered in the middle east and Africa, frequently in the name of religion and sometimes hundreds or thousands at a time. I'm sure that authoritarian counties with more controlled media simply don't admit to their mass and serial murders.

Barbie Corbett-Newmin

Barbie Corbett-Newmin

My little brother played with toy guns. Little girls can, too. And they should be able to defend themselves. They can't do it with brawn! Just my opinion, I could be right, Anyway, thanks for the laughs!

Jim Williams replied:

I support the 2nd Amendment right to bear firearms because one day we'll need them to defend ourselves from the supporters of the 2nd Amendment. Glad you like it, Barbie.

Lynda Lehmann

Lynda Lehmann

Yup, all sweetness and apple pie. A great chronicle of social conditioning...

Jim Williams replied:

I bet no guy ever messed with her twice. Thanks, Lynda.

Hartmut Jager

Hartmut Jager

And I bet that the gun, like the flag, is a real one... :-(

Jim Williams replied:

Not only that, I'd bet they were both made in the USA too. Hard to find today.

Hartmut Jager

Hartmut Jager

A sad, sad image of how we brainwash our children to accept gun, wars and other nefarious evils we do to others -and to ourselves... :-(

Jim Williams replied:

Yeah, I'll take sex over violence any time.

Miroslava Jurcik

Miroslava Jurcik

I just hope the girl is not holding a real gun ! Great find ! l/f

Jim Williams replied:

Actually, I'd be surprised if it WASN'T real. And loaded. See my previous response to Pharris Art. And thank you very much, Miroslava.

Pharris Art

Pharris Art

Great find...one wonders about the original story.

Jim Williams replied:

Famous last words: "Look, honey! Give'r yer gun!"

Sora Neva

Sora Neva

Bravo once more! Your artwork is featured in Mutamea - My Change.

Jim Williams replied:

Thanks for enjoying it, Sora.

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