Killer Cosmetics. Ted Noten Creates Feminine Firearms As Makeup Kits.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04XJIus5QK8JQ3Av6H9uMPDSHvsIzyXWEolYJNwFK0S-bJ-8uMCX-G-USp5mbVw8wERfoEu1j6FnwkptBUDu_po5AVMXucOnE0qvyXlHGKS4zUn-RI6rwgIoGSp6S9Lq5Eki_s4Thd0jx/s1600/Chanel001+ted+noten.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644241632287376018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04XJIus5QK8JQ3Av6H9uMPDSHvsIzyXWEolYJNwFK0S-bJ-8uMCX-G-USp5mbVw8wERfoEu1j6FnwkptBUDu_po5AVMXucOnE0qvyXlHGKS4zUn-RI6rwgIoGSp6S9Lq5Eki_s4Thd0jx/s400/Chanel001+ted+noten.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Amsterdam-based Atelier Ted Noten (known for his unique jewelry designs) has designed the white 'Dior 001' gun and the black 'Chanel 001' gun as part of a larger series entitled '7 necessities for a woman to feel like a woman through the eyes of a man.'<br /><br /><br /><br />Branded as <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dior 001</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chanel 001</span>, the white and black pistols pack a feminine punch as they double as make-up bags. The two 3D printed nylon guns are vehicles of finding a new language between the 3D printing technique and traditional goldsmithing.<br /><br /><br /><br />The feminine firearms are retrofitted with hand-tooled 18-karat gold details and loaded with cosmetic ammo. There’s a lip gloss and wand in the muzzle, the loading chamber doubles as a pill compartment (complete with pills, including Viagra), 100 grams of certified silver bullion in the Dior gun clip, 50 grams of 24-karat gold in the Chanel, a toothpick and, in some models, a hairpin and a small vial of perfume. The guns also conceal a 4-gigabyte jump drive.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dior 001</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70z0oC_ies1wHKtkFYykPq5UUVcl2RhowgXY2pW_W1wOqB3q1Uietjg1_-xLzsV5AHmHe83qmk7f_eWah-UyOK4GHHJENfGjc5L4_4P9WgmJ8Op93Pz0KrXxd14QQqMFVo7RyzvbD0tJD/s1600/gun-1-kopie-A.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644242842943611714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70z0oC_ies1wHKtkFYykPq5UUVcl2RhowgXY2pW_W1wOqB3q1Uietjg1_-xLzsV5AHmHe83qmk7f_eWah-UyOK4GHHJENfGjc5L4_4P9WgmJ8Op93Pz0KrXxd14QQqMFVo7RyzvbD0tJD/s400/gun-1-kopie-A.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 305px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MtbJIAeUiGoDF6_LKMQQCh_wPHw92u6J__rbj5luqAO-BBPx7L7m3uqQ_JVvebFx4WKw4CJ8XpG_7SVv6zIs1IbawHbbPBGm2n7YMPA49dg03X6_YV2z-WAibJcqjlKxrUMXnjZIDok8/s1600/dior0010compact+mirror.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644242983553586546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MtbJIAeUiGoDF6_LKMQQCh_wPHw92u6J__rbj5luqAO-BBPx7L7m3uqQ_JVvebFx4WKw4CJ8XpG_7SVv6zIs1IbawHbbPBGm2n7YMPA49dg03X6_YV2z-WAibJcqjlKxrUMXnjZIDok8/s400/dior0010compact+mirror.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 528px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuReSaa8zTZvwPahnbeZiBaph-nXE0cTfTnVN1pIFo65NzGnKMfOHhnv2xiEusyqQVuDpEr9lrV16QA3iJL6ysjGWFgudQb9juHgNUPzhxjNTMUaJNMyinCrmHzKn10FwTyYYZinLkAXE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.37.39+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644245056909343986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuReSaa8zTZvwPahnbeZiBaph-nXE0cTfTnVN1pIFo65NzGnKMfOHhnv2xiEusyqQVuDpEr9lrV16QA3iJL6ysjGWFgudQb9juHgNUPzhxjNTMUaJNMyinCrmHzKn10FwTyYYZinLkAXE/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.37.39+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHANEL 001:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtzoi5_BIeu1P60sGaISKXFUgfUlGhZmKfLMhyVK6JTql1EzsubPkZQTKKzlJKgzI13BfyY1QQsxRriv5QPf9D1U0oNeYqCX5HHBJHAQBNogIzeR94xFJYWqDvZ9BnB-OjtfmL_AL9yKR/s1600/Chanel001++Ted+noten+b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644241795340425922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtzoi5_BIeu1P60sGaISKXFUgfUlGhZmKfLMhyVK6JTql1EzsubPkZQTKKzlJKgzI13BfyY1QQsxRriv5QPf9D1U0oNeYqCX5HHBJHAQBNogIzeR94xFJYWqDvZ9BnB-OjtfmL_AL9yKR/s400/Chanel001++Ted+noten+b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZgxKXatkkoFtCR1wnlpRZwBT6exZ_qamWdmzOsWKkHMjfT7KEoT_TzHka3xQQK8pfLBxn5dLjQ4no_rmQjn2i7rNjtyBHNw11FxyWT2n9X4Eft75pRqrmC1Kd5-echfKxARHKFkPXul7/s1600/5804748391_61716ec295_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644241494345805826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZgxKXatkkoFtCR1wnlpRZwBT6exZ_qamWdmzOsWKkHMjfT7KEoT_TzHka3xQQK8pfLBxn5dLjQ4no_rmQjn2i7rNjtyBHNw11FxyWT2n9X4Eft75pRqrmC1Kd5-echfKxARHKFkPXul7/s400/5804748391_61716ec295_b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRzYnX_iSkXgrCWv8DAKdTK0c1PO-HIqhxo7aQm_KbqcNcNBHvhaoSN8Kw0MrDg776x73Cw4a8qRt5fbjttZCdZGCajHtSuqpRSmrzAxAijMJZW4hHRYOg03IDnQfPN6bnQjHm15nJtab/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.38.59+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644243574925946898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRzYnX_iSkXgrCWv8DAKdTK0c1PO-HIqhxo7aQm_KbqcNcNBHvhaoSN8Kw0MrDg776x73Cw4a8qRt5fbjttZCdZGCajHtSuqpRSmrzAxAijMJZW4hHRYOg03IDnQfPN6bnQjHm15nJtab/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.38.59+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 463px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Nb7dwhCJXw57r84OBJ-i2rWu9x9vKARJ3q5wAw60Gw0ANEDP08N68s0loy10ffX-HM2CKW46YlsBYrgLxaH9QXnwWz7jqY9dyFQ4wJGjrRnvykJ4LAn-ns4UE6DPdQClS-E2X3JyV19/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.39.05+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644243394886790706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Nb7dwhCJXw57r84OBJ-i2rWu9x9vKARJ3q5wAw60Gw0ANEDP08N68s0loy10ffX-HM2CKW46YlsBYrgLxaH9QXnwWz7jqY9dyFQ4wJGjrRnvykJ4LAn-ns4UE6DPdQClS-E2X3JyV19/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-24+at+9.39.05+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />“Seven Necessities” debuted at Amsterdam's <a href="http://www.galerierobkoudijs.nl/">Gallery Rob Koudijs</a> and was exhibited at Art Basel by the <a href="http://www.ornamentumgallery.com/gallery/index.php">Ornamentum Gallery of Hudson, N.Y.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBP0OkwqaDmEMKvRdMlgmz4b007pJTSE6Qq0w25GHNqQwDso7yu226c-QYQXQpPRrIOK-P8hoWcInz2wYidH2VAg5b1eUcOiEfjRxKHitOifrEyfy38yDXh0JNDjJ7vKJmC6ks1XXuloZ/s1600/guns+at+miami+basel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644245998539348194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBP0OkwqaDmEMKvRdMlgmz4b007pJTSE6Qq0w25GHNqQwDso7yu226c-QYQXQpPRrIOK-P8hoWcInz2wYidH2VAg5b1eUcOiEfjRxKHitOifrEyfy38yDXh0JNDjJ7vKJmC6ks1XXuloZ/s400/guns+at+miami+basel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />If you purchase one of the make-up kits, Noten’s Atelier can customize it and arrange refills. The white Dior gun costs 8,000 euros, (about $11,500 USD) and The black Chanel gun costs over $17,000. That's a pretty penny for any pistol packing mamma.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="fsm"><a href="http://www.tednoten.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ATELIER TED NOTEN</span></a><br /><br />Kanaalstraat 149a 1054<br /><br />XD Amsterdam, NL +31(0)206895517</span><br /><br />

Killer Cosmetics. Ted Noten Creates Feminine Firearms As Makeup Kits.

Amsterdam-based Atelier Ted Noten (known for his unique jewelry designs) has designed the white 'Dior 001' gun and the black 'Ch...

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Ready, Aim..... Walk. The Gun Leash.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u_8QRaHHK36InoQ8fZCTgSPiEB2Z1n4HEy2tUquTGdm_So1JW495BpExwyvf6IzlIOuZ9kTrwqZZwNLNMkIxdHzg6_fizzdRHsS9PXeterDDHm-yg1IYrmYt0tjTcIyj_t5F2nzPueg/s1600/Gun+Leash+Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592310477132141202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3u_8QRaHHK36InoQ8fZCTgSPiEB2Z1n4HEy2tUquTGdm_So1JW495BpExwyvf6IzlIOuZ9kTrwqZZwNLNMkIxdHzg6_fizzdRHsS9PXeterDDHm-yg1IYrmYt0tjTcIyj_t5F2nzPueg/s400/Gun+Leash+Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 546px;" /></a><br /><br />Povodokus, the retractable gun dog lead -or leash as people often call them, is a design concept from the clever and conceptual folks at Russian design studio,<a href="http://www.artlebedev.com/"> Art Lebedev.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT_kcWwQG49CCvkaynF00qSbi5jmZ4PYdfXBdWnmWwp_1cTduZKt24nk76LR0CwYYOcPBLqCrQDs47j0ETgpNc1y4FIYSnowfp6o9EUpQ_7OdOinKvLJrNTY08Mcqo0jM58Znnfup6Yg/s1600/povodokus-front.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592302293905955490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfT_kcWwQG49CCvkaynF00qSbi5jmZ4PYdfXBdWnmWwp_1cTduZKt24nk76LR0CwYYOcPBLqCrQDs47j0ETgpNc1y4FIYSnowfp6o9EUpQ_7OdOinKvLJrNTY08Mcqo0jM58Znnfup6Yg/s400/povodokus-front.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdXpF6OwbFfqLeN1MlfQhZ8c-JhoS70PAF4KOrTEZu3W3f0mafhynBcpccohyaXLNWQKCnNHygrMGwcNztoUxcR5VJIfhHgVR7UpAq8Vxkkwqmxazz0o0Ht7rIBfoRbK0lmBJLAXjzMw/s1600/povodokus-stop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592299429120031650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdXpF6OwbFfqLeN1MlfQhZ8c-JhoS70PAF4KOrTEZu3W3f0mafhynBcpccohyaXLNWQKCnNHygrMGwcNztoUxcR5VJIfhHgVR7UpAq8Vxkkwqmxazz0o0Ht7rIBfoRbK0lmBJLAXjzMw/s400/povodokus-stop.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 470px;" /></a><br />The lead goes out freely as the dog pulls and reels in when you pull the trigger.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRBb-ePKlzNEzxJYvuBnGK92a41WWFxq9cc_ZqZUCrJ9K-L7Ke9EmUziNgaXLQI3ZWSWoFxkl2tGDd5_NEeKL2Ck_xdzrmR757o6xNEfjszNyI8ZNq8SI2WzjTEuCJzIJo56_2Rbl3UA/s1600/povodokus-sit.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592304432902299586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRBb-ePKlzNEzxJYvuBnGK92a41WWFxq9cc_ZqZUCrJ9K-L7Ke9EmUziNgaXLQI3ZWSWoFxkl2tGDd5_NEeKL2Ck_xdzrmR757o6xNEfjszNyI8ZNq8SI2WzjTEuCJzIJo56_2Rbl3UA/s400/povodokus-sit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 539px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Design Process<br /><br /></span></span>First sketches:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GyWoPB1MVm1oSEqHn3_cZHNhT6VPL_kpEnL2r-BQNx94_RPhW233_WwqmxUijoD3UYb_LDJpS47ubURb4d_mGcBVwk_J17pul-PC2SK0ycLIafuBIIKHGT-iiVxwfCQO73AenGHl7cA/s1600/povodokus-process-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592308394476960802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GyWoPB1MVm1oSEqHn3_cZHNhT6VPL_kpEnL2r-BQNx94_RPhW233_WwqmxUijoD3UYb_LDJpS47ubURb4d_mGcBVwk_J17pul-PC2SK0ycLIafuBIIKHGT-iiVxwfCQO73AenGHl7cA/s400/povodokus-process-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 382px;" /></a><br />Too much details for a leash. Simplifying:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa7xpQVXc09auw9BiRpAcYAKpiUHi6042mgrL1eJ2twN9Pvs59aIULYRZ6ndp-dCYH3d-SL9dvn7CPkynLYmPW3m-PnhFjRpRtgZQ9l8advkaLBn5vVVTywP5Chbj28xF-4dokkLPfbg/s1600/povodokus-process-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592300503553670530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa7xpQVXc09auw9BiRpAcYAKpiUHi6042mgrL1eJ2twN9Pvs59aIULYRZ6ndp-dCYH3d-SL9dvn7CPkynLYmPW3m-PnhFjRpRtgZQ9l8advkaLBn5vVVTywP5Chbj28xF-4dokkLPfbg/s400/povodokus-process-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 676px;" /></a><br />Less blasters, more real life:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlS_k5F3Lm9JzYV8KeWJsAcFmg93xB9YxQfbyM478QzyuCpzTDJaHBr9KrhxDLTAd8iP-jLjJzcfms31jozgdWrih6-bqBeYQxWsaFTv1b3yNhM63BCc9M2eMe4qSZAq-FAseam4uzXY/s1600/povodokus-process-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592300314245911522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlS_k5F3Lm9JzYV8KeWJsAcFmg93xB9YxQfbyM478QzyuCpzTDJaHBr9KrhxDLTAd8iP-jLjJzcfms31jozgdWrih6-bqBeYQxWsaFTv1b3yNhM63BCc9M2eMe4qSZAq-FAseam4uzXY/s400/povodokus-process-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 669px;" /></a><br />Choosing their top gun and preparing the model:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifkQV_fApvYTBPljRDRq_2wdKXs6hOdZaiq4cTfm0p0Z4G-yKwOTrLjrFFwYhSZIz5fm7c8qdx-5TGFIMUnJaGwOY9Ji63ENPqNSMejPXbqSuZzJUBUH5k-QbiodN10UWXBb1WBcEkdE/s1600/povodokus-process-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592300190649156434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifkQV_fApvYTBPljRDRq_2wdKXs6hOdZaiq4cTfm0p0Z4G-yKwOTrLjrFFwYhSZIz5fm7c8qdx-5TGFIMUnJaGwOY9Ji63ENPqNSMejPXbqSuZzJUBUH5k-QbiodN10UWXBb1WBcEkdE/s400/povodokus-process-4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 437px;" /></a><br />Shooting photos for the website:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P_QRiYqsL6WvKGCRu1WLmZyEDXP-99XScxSWSp4ujUHrbSBV1d-MtRHM4b2KoJncbXEHXOg_YXCAbCZlZ-Yw0vMvmEVYCCHbSJ_NhqS4j3t7dWhdlTIxxkK2W2t9RPBvwtxlyW2_g1A/s1600/povodokus-process-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592299772798520066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P_QRiYqsL6WvKGCRu1WLmZyEDXP-99XScxSWSp4ujUHrbSBV1d-MtRHM4b2KoJncbXEHXOg_YXCAbCZlZ-Yw0vMvmEVYCCHbSJ_NhqS4j3t7dWhdlTIxxkK2W2t9RPBvwtxlyW2_g1A/s400/povodokus-process-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 550px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.artlebedev.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Art Lebedev</a></span>

Ready, Aim..... Walk. The Gun Leash.

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Shoot, That's Fun. The Bullet Hole Art Of Walt Creel.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJhV1gmW-zPWBGEkHYGVhzXbxTvRkt6rgobigdeeWAMgO5bC6FiloSirVRzr52k9uPvO3oyObCzWfit8yL5iEAURORogJMOheHqkMYoRoUZrU7yi2uhaKv6hGKTN0Sn1HrtViTRvIYcs/s1600/rabbit-walt+creel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567087309041769442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJhV1gmW-zPWBGEkHYGVhzXbxTvRkt6rgobigdeeWAMgO5bC6FiloSirVRzr52k9uPvO3oyObCzWfit8yL5iEAURORogJMOheHqkMYoRoUZrU7yi2uhaKv6hGKTN0Sn1HrtViTRvIYcs/s400/rabbit-walt+creel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above image courtesy of The Birmingham News</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.waltcreel.com/">Walt Creel </a>of Birmingham, Alabama uses a deadly weapon, ironically, to create images of sweet Southern wildlife. Brandishing a rifle, he fires .22 caliber bullets through 4' x 6' white painted aluminum panels to form images of a deer, an owl, a rabbit, a possum, a squirrel and bird in his project, De-Weaponizing The Gun.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeIV7cwMmM1jEQFXGGmhMrY27GGTUbz6lJ-pLifV1fZXjntAiOdnfrTFmRVCMwTTlI2Um6ck-VkK4JbVdIypRaX4hntY3L-nuJmLo34uGJq_r_PPSAWY9rJat5k3N0ky89nzKhPQ7tsU/s1600/Picture+14.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567080735984461186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeIV7cwMmM1jEQFXGGmhMrY27GGTUbz6lJ-pLifV1fZXjntAiOdnfrTFmRVCMwTTlI2Um6ck-VkK4JbVdIypRaX4hntY3L-nuJmLo34uGJq_r_PPSAWY9rJat5k3N0ky89nzKhPQ7tsU/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 381px;" /></a><br />detail of Rabbit:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm9JbLSiYf5-TlEGBaBdGAXX7Vqzdn-bu-PElIbGq1mGpWZMGsTk4nQw8BaySksY66RDlMYd4Yclyh_wUbFWsIAovEqrl4h987qeOFR9Z2j550q8orpN-vhvxOCRIPHeeb9uII6fEcTc/s1600/rabbit+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567106217969755810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFm9JbLSiYf5-TlEGBaBdGAXX7Vqzdn-bu-PElIbGq1mGpWZMGsTk4nQw8BaySksY66RDlMYd4Yclyh_wUbFWsIAovEqrl4h987qeOFR9Z2j550q8orpN-vhvxOCRIPHeeb9uII6fEcTc/s400/rabbit+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 480px;" /></a><br /><br />The pointillist-like art is as interesting to admire up close as it is from afar, and is the artist's attempt at taking away the destructive power of the gun.<br /><br />Squirrel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr6OQk6W7vSBcGBVO0jNG20QBF8WsuUb1ueaPxauE7yWk3NOZVnnXyuwKZFgJBenDnRsm9MnosS6-R2HJ_hbPB337H0_JdvMnar6hk36FUijZOddCoWf1BfokqiGN7J9UaL0ahgd1bgM/s1600/Picture+8.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567082144320745938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUr6OQk6W7vSBcGBVO0jNG20QBF8WsuUb1ueaPxauE7yWk3NOZVnnXyuwKZFgJBenDnRsm9MnosS6-R2HJ_hbPB337H0_JdvMnar6hk36FUijZOddCoWf1BfokqiGN7J9UaL0ahgd1bgM/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />The finished image of Squirrel [above] and creating the piece [below].<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEep8zi_2rD-nxVcSklOdHkZvEv8LaQWyuXFJrbuB3cf_MGDruuyLxtTQOQXrsDXXQ-9meNqrC2Dv9XDzppNHSoYVHn9D6Zv_0uAI387lhu-ynRLoCGa28SeoBanWU13cvhYUJDHoQPU/s1600/Picture+11.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081114748813410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEep8zi_2rD-nxVcSklOdHkZvEv8LaQWyuXFJrbuB3cf_MGDruuyLxtTQOQXrsDXXQ-9meNqrC2Dv9XDzppNHSoYVHn9D6Zv_0uAI387lhu-ynRLoCGa28SeoBanWU13cvhYUJDHoQPU/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 380px;" /></a><br />Deer:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-m21uAowNnDbcuZJEIYQtEn9r5c1fN0JX6f1ds6le0W8EyxnNDZwYK8_C6yFKqKYMT4BJmSjPM1qE98Zw9m_wA-P4F4XrXHs01sJFSmGaQw9mcKvq4XzuOStdYLaxsUJeCkwdSKVK7U/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081645372593586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-m21uAowNnDbcuZJEIYQtEn9r5c1fN0JX6f1ds6le0W8EyxnNDZwYK8_C6yFKqKYMT4BJmSjPM1qE98Zw9m_wA-P4F4XrXHs01sJFSmGaQw9mcKvq4XzuOStdYLaxsUJeCkwdSKVK7U/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 764px;" /></a><br />Close -up of deer:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6en1sh7o3cGMPC9n5w9Mi7QiZFgvbEf49AvRq5RdKJonfpbKn-Tu99C5URmwny2z70aH_dZs3Px9LSgJtnjvQQoJIeLKIK5EsDMPZZBHaPoMmkQZhKscyMyKA_G7CbCzJ4PhQp0knsB4/s1600/deer+cu.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567085683111494690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6en1sh7o3cGMPC9n5w9Mi7QiZFgvbEf49AvRq5RdKJonfpbKn-Tu99C5URmwny2z70aH_dZs3Px9LSgJtnjvQQoJIeLKIK5EsDMPZZBHaPoMmkQZhKscyMyKA_G7CbCzJ4PhQp0knsB4/s400/deer+cu.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 182px;" /></a><br />Bird:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi8SrB2HezprCfCFKzgnwbLrPfYAFJLJ2xo8QdSBvBklt14fDKDfB6MZBlTlCgxr5qHZtuLQn_SMOWGgqkTGeKMUMHivVVtreorHyDPk0QKpk1tKqXbOcA3kml-ttRgliFItZkFHtWdY/s1600/Picture+9.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567082222014791490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi8SrB2HezprCfCFKzgnwbLrPfYAFJLJ2xo8QdSBvBklt14fDKDfB6MZBlTlCgxr5qHZtuLQn_SMOWGgqkTGeKMUMHivVVtreorHyDPk0QKpk1tKqXbOcA3kml-ttRgliFItZkFHtWdY/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 353px;" /></a><br />Possum:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-Xj_KhWzyiQHXlpcCXFk3-SFfYpmn5o0g-HGV4tOj_3kHAQ9AB4L6BHP3YRzpVgf1FWf7FxazzcmJonMD3IbD-iMuKqvJxWNcDqOmP0xL4fym2zWGbvhK4yn5Vb6OroQC4EfzqTUv1E/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081812878707090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-Xj_KhWzyiQHXlpcCXFk3-SFfYpmn5o0g-HGV4tOj_3kHAQ9AB4L6BHP3YRzpVgf1FWf7FxazzcmJonMD3IbD-iMuKqvJxWNcDqOmP0xL4fym2zWGbvhK4yn5Vb6OroQC4EfzqTUv1E/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 756px;" /></a><br />Rabbit:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu6zMz204AtT_TKfJKLiFdDehnycfC-u-cfwFKZHcrD3pYeFaYG2ldJGirIsNh0t-amFJs4GDGhL6imoalvTLaSrDMCUM9N3Jo9X-sLPsML44uL8ITHueoMzO7oRTHhsy0Pv_ZEJg2ew/s1600/Picture+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081901511394050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibu6zMz204AtT_TKfJKLiFdDehnycfC-u-cfwFKZHcrD3pYeFaYG2ldJGirIsNh0t-amFJs4GDGhL6imoalvTLaSrDMCUM9N3Jo9X-sLPsML44uL8ITHueoMzO7oRTHhsy0Pv_ZEJg2ew/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 355px;" /></a><br />Owl:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jj2j1H3PqksNlygYQsQr8_-hAOAuh3SUgPmSHkXXwbq2abagLmuHJdi7jwy2tHZnezCMFFoBuqb77c3oYsRJXziSLwfGX1ZxGUNPRY5Eufe9v84OWgh0WT0CfHHpQo5OkyjXAuxO6KY/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081738326490034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jj2j1H3PqksNlygYQsQr8_-hAOAuh3SUgPmSHkXXwbq2abagLmuHJdi7jwy2tHZnezCMFFoBuqb77c3oYsRJXziSLwfGX1ZxGUNPRY5Eufe9v84OWgh0WT0CfHHpQo5OkyjXAuxO6KY/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 767px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DEWEAPONIZING THE GUN by Walton Creel</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In t</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >he artist's own words:</span><br />The terms gun and weapon are practically interchangeable. From hunting to war, self defense to target practice, the gun has been a symbol of power and destruction. Art and entertainment have both taken the same approach to he gun. Traveling Wild West shows had gunslingers that shot crude silhouettes and names, but this was done to illustrate the shooters prowess. Some artists have used high speed film to capture a bullet slicing through its target, while other artists have melted guns into sculptures.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuyxSAfzGJtDMS4btySe4-ylUsHkb7ri6dZas_Diqqz3pXc198612F7MCgoQVOgY0YByQowmMsBOBlRWZiLXKk02Sl_2UXsxlLpHQS8Tvi2kv_bAGNK_kSjT3hpI7oBcGDSH0tSUx3nw/s1600/walt_creel_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567080645716921090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuyxSAfzGJtDMS4btySe4-ylUsHkb7ri6dZas_Diqqz3pXc198612F7MCgoQVOgY0YByQowmMsBOBlRWZiLXKk02Sl_2UXsxlLpHQS8Tvi2kv_bAGNK_kSjT3hpI7oBcGDSH0tSUx3nw/s400/walt_creel_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />When I decided I wanted to make art using a gun, I was not sure what direction I would have to take. I knew I did not want to use it simply as an accent to work I was doing, but as the focus. My main goal was to take the destructive power away from the gun. To manipulate the gun into a tool of creation and use it in a way that removed it from its original purpose, to deweaponize it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKPIH4GgFM6_smlt-ddzTAl3VHjba46NX4plNmpZ_XDukCRPSwwS22I1lmCWd_T-H5BCL-NiHToHf7K6h9GAry2VFQrLPvNTrSqQiTlHcSKntCtAUDvS1wWEFd5vY_YOC9yPtnCx_DAI/s1600/walt+at+work.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567085407075264738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKPIH4GgFM6_smlt-ddzTAl3VHjba46NX4plNmpZ_XDukCRPSwwS22I1lmCWd_T-H5BCL-NiHToHf7K6h9GAry2VFQrLPvNTrSqQiTlHcSKntCtAUDvS1wWEFd5vY_YOC9yPtnCx_DAI/s400/walt+at+work.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 188px;" /></a><br /><br />During my first experiment I came across the concept of creating an image hole by hole on a surface. I also figured out that canvas would be too stressed by the process of a rifle firing many bullets into it.<br /><br />A test firing of the bullets into canvas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ09OytdGynHNX_oQ8E2XCgElFjBPFBr2TTYT_XTfTmg4RXA3mJGzKh3amGyCiwO1s9zUSeCcEQKoBdedYv2TtHtXUAf1xzvrjd8tnqeokTZKV7WwBTAQOYt-ShjinDKeE_Rz-uFrnAU/s1600/Picture+13.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567080939579983730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ09OytdGynHNX_oQ8E2XCgElFjBPFBr2TTYT_XTfTmg4RXA3mJGzKh3amGyCiwO1s9zUSeCcEQKoBdedYv2TtHtXUAf1xzvrjd8tnqeokTZKV7WwBTAQOYt-ShjinDKeE_Rz-uFrnAU/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><br />I moved on to aluminum and, with further experimentation, I figured out exactly how far apart my shots needed to be and that moving beyond .22 caliber was simply too destructive. When the aluminum was painted beforehand, the blast of the gun knocked off a tiny amount of paint around each hole, which helped fuse the image together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjDWfIedaoLLzjhjvmVDqyRSXyxHxUSHaDgp6KDwrqiC2WkRHfxwyAZoceRwGM2V8XdPt491GnpYA94nUI343Y08h-QdDI6kslF5RUjtDvdyVrKkE6-I54jUBwzeEGH8vlLevTMYLeEA/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081215456298770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjDWfIedaoLLzjhjvmVDqyRSXyxHxUSHaDgp6KDwrqiC2WkRHfxwyAZoceRwGM2V8XdPt491GnpYA94nUI343Y08h-QdDI6kslF5RUjtDvdyVrKkE6-I54jUBwzeEGH8vlLevTMYLeEA/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 380px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rYAlriqrg0LLg7UW3gim6vdw_7jLnZp7-fc3NYEEB08ufU5uHaZHBI9C2Puv4biGNJc-5mLgwkLEnKIFf5MqsFoUpuYze-mTLwIE4Pt8rZqsakzzhG7-Mz5HL-JWfKn-olizBw1UUpc/s1600/Picture+12.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567081023151263842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rYAlriqrg0LLg7UW3gim6vdw_7jLnZp7-fc3NYEEB08ufU5uHaZHBI9C2Puv4biGNJc-5mLgwkLEnKIFf5MqsFoUpuYze-mTLwIE4Pt8rZqsakzzhG7-Mz5HL-JWfKn-olizBw1UUpc/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.waltcreel.com/" style="font-style: italic;">the artist</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and the </span><a href="http://colemanarts.org/2005/ex_Creel.php" style="font-style: italic;">Coleman Center For The Arts</a><span style="font-style: italic;">,</span></span><br /><br />Deweaponizing the Gun is an ongoing series presented in installments.

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Shop or I'll shoot! Gun-shaped Items

<div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><map id="ThisNext_map_75CA83F0" name="ThisNext_map_75CA83F0"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/7C75FA82/5619F6EF/Al-Farrows-Gun-Mirror-Woah?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Al Farrow's Gun Mirror- Woah." shape="rect" coords="11,11,132,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/B092BFA9/7D86DA64/18k-Rev-lver-charm?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="18k Revólver charm" shape="rect" coords="134,11,255,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/D4E4EC09/26964E0B/Embroidered-Gun-Slippers?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Embroidered Gun Slippers" shape="rect" coords="257,11,378,132"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/AB33CA67/EC5CDBE8/Bedside-Gun-table-lamp?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Bedside Gun table lamp" shape="rect" coords="11,134,132,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/E54942E9/A6C8FD2D/Crystal-gun?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Crystal gun" shape="rect" coords="134,134,255,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/B5D26DDE/E397DED6/Gun-Bong-in-Green-ceramic?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Gun Bong in Green ceramic" shape="rect" coords="257,134,378,255"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/5FA3340C/3588C860/Esque-Design-revolver?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Esque Design 'revolver' paperweight By Justin Parker" shape="rect" coords="11,257,132,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/4D3378B9/42D8FC8B/Gun-Shaped-belt-buckle?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Gun Shaped belt buckle" shape="rect" coords="134,257,255,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DC386F17/49820D6A/Bathroom-Graffiti-Pistol-Hair?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Bathroom Graffiti - Pistol Hair Dryer" shape="rect" coords="257,257,378,378"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C3D8E957/0A034105/Sterling-Silver-Gun-shaped?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Sterling Silver Gun-shaped charms" shape="rect" coords="11,380,132,501"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9B8B08FF/948221CC/Pistol-Gun-Knockem-Dead?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Pistol Gun Knock'em Dead handmade soap -" shape="rect" coords="134,380,255,501"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/CB607088/85385B2F/Gun-shaped-seed-bombs-Make?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Gun-shaped seed bombs. Make trees not war" shape="rect" coords="257,380,378,501"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/78251172/96514EB3/Guardian-Angel-Bags?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Guardian Angel Bags" shape="rect" coords="11,503,132,624"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/0B294133/073E18E3/Gun-Pillow?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Gun Pillow" shape="rect" coords="134,503,255,624"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/90DFF1AB/77F379B2/Ceramic-Gun-Ashtray?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Ceramic Gun Ashtray" shape="rect" coords="257,503,378,624"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/E66D5DA7/D6348744/Etsy-gun-barrettes?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Etsy :: gun barrettes" shape="rect" coords="11,626,132,747"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/EADEAA20/F122C55F/Wall-mounted-gun-vase?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Wall-mounted gun vase" shape="rect" coords="134,626,255,747"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/A0373ED2/8B246BCF/Gun-Ruler?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Gun Ruler" shape="rect" coords="257,626,378,747"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff?u=laurasweet&p=/list/C6440F2F/Stick-Em-Up-Gun-shaped-Stuff&t=blog" title="Stick Em Up! Gun-shaped Stuff"><img alt="Stick Em Up! Gun-shaped Stuff" height="769" src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/75CA83F0.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" usemap="#ThisNext_map_75CA83F0" width="390" /></a></div><p>Is it because we're in the midst of a nonsensical war?<br />Or because of all the horrible things happening in Darfur?<br />Or because we have a republican as president?<br /><br />Whatever the reason, gun-shaped objects seem to be all the rage these days. So, if you've got a thing for guns (handguns, pistols, revolvers or other things that shoot), here's a list of items to admire. Or to loathe.<br /><br />Your choice.<br /><br />Clicking on the image will take you directly to the place of purchase.<br /><br />Ready. Aim. Buy.</p><p><br /></p></div>

Shop or I'll shoot! Gun-shaped Items

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