Driving along the country roads of Eastern Virginia, trees line the road and whir past car windows faster than eyes can process. Houses are a combination of classic farmhouse and run down from age and wear, each molding with their landscape. Every few miles a historic mile marker sits just off the edge of the […]
“So, I am a huge history nerd. I’ve been into guns since I was about 11-years-old, and I could tell you everything about this gun right here,” Chris Chen said, motioning to a 100-year-old Russian weapon hanging on the wall. “With the old guns, it’s like they all tell a story, and trying to figure […]
A Washington, D.C. Lyft driver from Virginia is, literally and figuratively, at the intersection of the most controversial topic in the country, having witnessed extreme gun violence and later purchasing several guns. Elton Howard, who is African-American, was 7 years old when he was sitting in a car with his mother, her estranged husband, and […]
Two vendors at the Virginia Gun Collectors Association Gun Show shared their knowledge of gun history, the Civil War and Confederate monuments the day after the March for Our Lives drew thousands of protesters a short drive away. Paul Goss and his partner, Christy Forman, sit behind a table littered with historical weapons, battlefield brochures […]
National Rifle Association and U.S. veteran hats floated around the Prince William County Fairgrounds during the Virginia Gun Collectors Association Gun Show, on the same weekend as the March for Our Lives in Washington D.C. The V.G.C.A is a non-profit organization that serves approximately 350 members with interests ranging from muskets to machine guns. The […]