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Joe Quint: Photographer

Joe Quint: Photographer

3 Over-looked facts about gun violence, told through one survivor’s story.

I photographed Clai Lasher-Sommers, a gun violence and domestic violence survivor, years ago as part of the It Takes Us project. This…

2 min readSep 20, 2019

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3 Over-looked facts about gun violence, told through one survivor’s story.

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Joe Quint: Photographer

This is not okay: students posed with guns in front of site where Emmet Till’s body was recovered.

On July 25th, 2019, a photo of two Ole Mill students went viral. In the photograph, they posed proudly with guns in front of a bullet-worn…

1 min readSep 20, 2019

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Don’t arm our teachers.

This shouldn’t even be a conversation.

1 min readSep 20, 2019

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Don’t arm our teachers.

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Bulletproof backpacks: is this the word we want to live in?

At first glance, this is a charming photo of a father bringing his daughter to school. Which, it is, except he has equipped her with a…

2 min readSep 20, 2019

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Bulletproof backpacks: is this the word we want to live in?

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Stop calling homicidal gunmen “disgruntled”

Ever been cut in line getting your morning coffee? Got a parking ticket even though you were only stopping for a minute? I have, and it…

1 min readSep 20, 2019

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Joe Quint: Photographer

The Gilroy shooter bought the gun legally. Right — that’s the point.

On July 30th 2019, a 19-year-old brought a semiautomatic rifle to a local Santa Clara food festival. Despite festival’s security shooting…

1 min readSep 20, 2019

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Joe Quint: Photographer

How About Us?

In the wake of repeated high-profile acts of horrific gun violence, there are some segments of the population that are completely forgotten…

2 min readMar 9, 2018

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How About Us?

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Thoughts on suicide.

The suicide rate among men is 5x higher than the rate among women — and 3x higher for white men vs. Latino or African-American men.

1 min readFeb 13, 2018

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Thoughts on suicide.

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Yes, this is as bad as it sounds.

So get this: 28 states have legislatively adopted “Stand Your Ground” laws — meaning:

2 min readOct 26, 2017

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Yes, this is as bad as it sounds.

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Joe Quint: Photographer

OK, NRA… now you did it.

You went and pissed off the gays.

2 min readJun 16, 2016

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Joe Quint: Photographer

Joe Quint: Photographer

Photographing the impact of gun violence on survivors, family members, and witnesses. (It Takes Us: Stories of Gun Violence Across America: www.ittakesus.org)

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