Johnny Revels
Los Angeles
“You have to go state by state to really get the data. In states where everyone can carry [guns], the violence is different than in states where only criminals carry [guns].”
Lechein Taylor
Los Angeles
“Guns have been taboo for so long, it’s actually been keeping [Black people] unsafe and has made us vulnerable.”
Faye Guyen
Culver City
“Don’t ask me about guns. I’m not into guns and I don’t like anything about them. If I had a gun, I’d probably end up hurting myself.”
Joseph Sausedo
Los Angeles
“No. It’s easier than ever for people to get access to guns. Youngsters are getting guns and … they’re shooting anybody and everybody they can.”
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Leimert Park.
