Point and Shoot

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Point and Shoot

Philip Jones Griffiths

The sleek perfection of the German Luger compared to the crude British Sten gun. I fired all of them. That was all a long time ago. In retrospect it was a form of catharsis. I became a pacifist dedicated to non-violence.

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I also have a general disdain for war and its consequences. However, your comments on the photographs seem to show a rather one-sided bias. That should not be the case, in my opinion.

Comment posted by Tony (not verified) on April 20th, 2007

superb photographic essay. It is somewhat biased in it's presentation. Remember, it's not the ordinary foot soldier that causes all this mayhem.

Comment posted by David (not verified) on April 21st, 2007

These are some of the finest COMBAT PICTURES, reminiscent of "Capra".

Comment posted by Pete Goswell (not verified) on April 23rd, 2007

Trully awesome and thought provoking. One of the best in motions I have seen. Thanks

Comment posted by Bruce (not verified) on April 26th, 2007

And your point is? Guns don't kill people.....people kill people. Btw, 'nam wasn't sanyone but the governments fault. Jefferson reccomended that the USA not get entangled with european alliances and look what happened. The USA entering europe in ww1/2 was a mistake, cuz now we have bleeding hearts like yourself wanting their freedom taken away. O, wait - you never had any in the first place. Peasants w/out guns=no freedom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vm3-BQRJU

Comment posted by RKBA (not verified) on May 7th, 2007