![]() ![]() He has photographed people and guns in their homes and neighbourhoods, even in places where no one would expect to find such arsenals. Gabriele Galimberti has travelled to every corner of the United States – from New York City to Honolulu – to meet proud gun owners and photograph them and their weapons. ![]() Two hundred and fifty years later, the Second Amendment is still ingrained in all aspects of American life. This law reassures the inhabitants of the newly independent territories that their Federal Government would not be able, one day, to abuse its authority over them, and they are guaranteed the right to bear arms. This is not a coincidence, nor is it a market-related issue: it is rather a matter of “tradition” and constitutional guarantee established with the Second Amendment, ratified in 1791. The overall number, indeed, exceeds the Country’s population: 400 million weapons for 328 million people. Half of all the firearms in the world that are owned by private citizens for non-military purposes are in the United States of America. ![]()
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