How Germany approaches guns
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A young woman visits a shooting ranch in central Germany. Per capita, Germany has the fourth-highest gun ownership in the world, but its strict laws mean they are largely kept out of the public eye.
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Photographers Miguel Hahn and Jan-Christophe Hartung were surprised by the scale of gun ownership in the country. So they set out to document it. The pistol pictured here is owned by a young woman.
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A recently shot deer.
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Marc Schieferdecker is a founder of the German Rifle Association, which is similar to the National Rifle Association in the United States.
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Odelia Graff isn't a gun owner, but she is the daughter of the German Fur Association's president. She told the photographers that it is a pity we need weapons, but we do.
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A wine bottle shaped like a machine gun.
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Christian Ohmen is a public-school teacher who enjoys hunting and going to the shooting range.
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Ohmen's cat sleeps on top of his weapon closet.
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