The Loaded Project
Created by students in the University of Oregon Multimedia Journalism master's program, The Loaded Project is a conversation about American gun culture (and some thoughts on bullying).
There are nearly three hundred million privately owned firearms in the United States, including one hundred and six million handguns, one hundred and five million rifles, and eighty-three million shotguns. While the gun is often viewed as an equalizer, it is also very much a divider. It polarizes groups on ideological and physical levels. These stories represent an attempt to start a conversation.
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GOOD MAN
EFFECTING CHANGE
THE SHERIFF
ONE SHOT
DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
THE REDO PARADE
A STEP
LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE
THE MARKSMAN