Posh, thank you for this- these images should make all of us stop and think about the horror and insanity of hate and violence which has become so much a part of peoples' lives that assault weapons can be carried around the streets by children. It's an abomination.

And before you start, whoever you are, I own guns. Sometimes I even shoot 'em. Some of 'em are collectors' items, all of them I consider fine examples of artisanry and I value them... But I will tell you this- if it were possible to eliminate these kinds of weapons, and others, from this earth, to arrange things so that every time a human being was tempted to use *anything* as a weapon in anger it would simply disappear, leaving its wielder surprised and empty-handed....
if this were possible, I would happily give up every rifle, pistol, shotgun, cap pistol, fork, knife, pitchfork, shovel, broken bottle neck, tire iron, set of brass knuckles, you name it, that I own... if only by doing so I could be sure that these photos you've posted would never be possible to take.

And yep, this probably belongs in the off-topic section.