The portraits of survivors in Kathy Shorr‘s new photography book, Shot: 101 Survivors of Gun Violence in America, make one hard-hitting point: gun violence is everywhere.
“When you have a gun pointed at you, you’re completely helpless and at their mercy. That feeling is probably one of the most terrible things that a human being can feel,” Shorr tells People.
She knows from personal experience: About a decade ago, she and her then-toddler daughter were the victims of an armed robbery.
They weren’t hurt, but the frightening encounter as well as her time as teacher in inner city...
“When you have a gun pointed at you, you’re completely helpless and at their mercy. That feeling is probably one of the most terrible things that a human being can feel,” Shorr tells People.
She knows from personal experience: About a decade ago, she and her then-toddler daughter were the victims of an armed robbery.
They weren’t hurt, but the frightening encounter as well as her time as teacher in inner city...
- 4/7/2017
- by Sam Gillette
- PEOPLE.com
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