'Bearing Arms -- Rifleboy' - Limited Edition 4 of 20 Photograph

Over a century ago, the US Supreme Court ruled the Second Amendment to the US Constitution related to laws of the US government only and did not prevent gun ownership regulation by states and other political entities. That left states and other subdivisions to 'regulate arms' and sometimes ban them outright, like New York City which long had made handgun possession unlawful and a major crime, punishable by imprisonment. After more than a century of arguments for and against the claim gun ownership is protected as a 'natural right' by the Second Amendment, that Court has upheld ownership as a fundamental 'right' that applies to all law-making US entities. The Court decided gun ownership and possession was NOT related just to maintaining militias (as mentioned in the Second Amendment) ,but was a more fundamental individual and protected right. The Court later clarified that the right to bear arms was NOT unlimited and was subject to certain laws and regulations of states and other law-making political entities. Arguments for and against 'The Right to Bear Arms' in the United States Constitution has raged since the enactment of the Second Amendment. What about this boy? He has a toy rifle. He is aiming it near the head of a passerby. What do you reasonably think would happen in the US if he were doing this, and armed police nearby spied this? What if he were black instead? Of course, one may correctly guess this image was NOT taken in the United States. Toy firearm sales are greatly discouraged in the US where not legally forbidden, so that argues against this being a modern US capture. . In fact it was taken in a country where laws do NOT discourage kids with toy weapons, and where they are NOT likely to be shot to death if found in this boyish situation. In his country, over 800,000 citizens legally own firearms. They must not be criminal, mentally ill, below a stated age, and own the gun for a lawful purpose such as target shooting or hunting. This youth clearly is far below his country's required age, 25, to own the real thing -- a real rifle To him this is a toy not an emblem of a rights controversy. Taken a decade ago, this photo represents mostly the current situation in his European country -- one where firearms are lightly unregulated by comparison to surrounding countries. Where toy weapons are openly sold for kids Where kids routinely play with toy guns of all sorts. and Where a kid like this is in very little danger of being shot by a cop. In his country, however, mass shootings are unheard of.by anyone, let alone by kids or in schools. It's a country where only rarely do criminals own or use firearms. He is playing much like America kids did over 50 years . ago. And mass shootings were almost unheard of. [This discussion may have different meanings in most other countries including Canada, Australia, and all but this depicted European country, as Europe is a continent where almost universally firearms sales and ownership are very heavily regulated.] Whatever your view: * About gun ownership 'rights' in the United States versus those of other countries, or * Whether you are or are not a firearms ownership advocate And in light of recent mass shooting events in the US and now other countries, this photo represents the near universal appeal of firearms to playful youths, but also is emblematic of an important 'rights' issue. Photo,(c) 2008-2018,John Crosley/Crosley Trust,depicting center of Dnepropetrovsk (now renamed Dnipro), Ukraine --.at over 1 million residents, Ukraine's fourth largest city..

Photography:Digital on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:36 W x 26 H x 0.1 D in

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