In Guns They Trust! Meet the residents of Kennesaw in Georgia - where firearms are not only accepted, they are legally required. They are of different ages, backgrounds and professions but they all have one thing in common - they carry guns.
While police shootings and other gun crimes continue to spark debate across America, this small town doesn't bat an eye at its high presence of guns. Most locals are trained to use their prized firearms, with a sign hanging in one shop reading: ''Notice!! Forget about the DOG. Beware of OWNER!'
Photographer Nicolas Lévesque traveled to the city - where the population is nearly 30,000 - to construct a photo essay on its remarkable gun law.
In the email, obtained by Fast Company, the Canadian photographer requested an interview with the director 'about gun ownership and gun culture'.
The director, based in Kennesaw, responded with a refusal, and a statement reading: 'Our rights do not come from government, but from God.'
Lévesque traveled to the town anyway, capturing black-and-white photos of its working-class citizens, of various ages and genders, and their guns.
The photographer described the residents as 'nice people, good people', most of whom were proud of their weapons and the law, made in 1982.
They must also possess ammunition for their gun or guns. The only citizens exempt from this law are those who suffer from a physical or mental disability, are extremely poor, or oppose the legislation based on religious views. Above, a man holds his hand up to the camera
Source: DailyMail
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