• The Philadelphia Inquirer -- Keeping and Bearing Arms -- Natalie Pompilio -- [link to external source] -- cover of magazine section, three pages, four photos -- July 3, 2008
  
  
• The New York Times -- Stained Glass with Shotguns -- [link to external source] -- book cover -- by Penelope Green May 15, 2008
  
  
• ECHO (DE) -- Andrea Hauser -- book cover -- May 17, 2008
  
  
• The Post Crescent -- "Controversial book on guns, art, turns Iola's staid Krause inside out" -- by Susan Squires [link to external source] -- one photo plus cover -- May 6, 2008
  
  
• Photographie (DE) -- by Sebastian Arackal -- four photos and "book of the month" award for April, 2008
  
  
• Kunstbuchanzeiger (DE) -- "Finger am Abzug" -- by Gabriele Klempert -- April 2008
  
  
• NZZ Sonntag (DE) -- "US-Burger Bewaffnete Gemutlichkeit" -- by Manfred Papst -- one photo -- April 27, 2008
   
  
• Westfälische Nachrichten (DE) -- by Hannah Hufnagel -- book cover April 22, 2008
  
  
• The Oklahoman -- "Shedding Light on Packing Heat" -- by David Zizzio -- [link to external source] March 31, 2008
   
• Marie Claire (AU) -- "Trigger Happy: Portraits of Ordinary American and Their Guns" -- by Anna Saunders -- 10 photos -- April 2008
  
  
• Frühjahr (DE) ) - "Buchjournal" - by Irene Nießen -- one photo -- April 1, 2008
   
• Buchjournal Frühjahr -- (DE) "Zum Schießen" -- by Irene Nießen -- one photo -- March 2008
   
• Fokussiert (DE) -- "Kyle Cassidy: Bewaffnetes Amerika Michael Moore als Fotograf+ -- by Wolf Dieter Roth -- three photos and book cover -- March 15, 2008
   
• Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE) -- "Bewaffnetes Amerika - ein Bildband portraitiert eine schießwutige Gesellschaft" -- juw -- two photos -- March 2008
   
• Stern (DE) -- "Nicht ohne meine Pumpgun" -- 15 photos plus German book cover  [link to external source] March, 2008
   
• Kielside (DE) "Die Redaktion empfiehlt" -- Regine Marxen -- three photos and book cover -- February, 2008
   
• Shortcut (DE) -- "Sonntags Zeitung" -- by Sven Boedecker -- February 17, 2008
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  Gong (DE) -- "Zwischen Knarre und Kindersitz" -- one photo plus cover -- Wibke Heise -- two photos plus book cover -- February 23, 2008
  
  
• SonntagsZeitung (DE) -- "Uber Bilder aus Amerika" -- Sven Boedecker -- February 17, 2008
   
• Panorama (DE) -- "Nicht ohne mein Winchester" -- Jan Soefjer -- six images plus book cover, two full pages plus interview -- [link to scan] -- February 15, 2008
  
  
• Regine Marxen (DE) -- Die Redaktion empfiehlt -- three photos and cover -- February 2008
   
• Penn Current -- "Editors Pick: Nice Shots" -- one photo and three paragraph plug for book signing -- [link to scan] -- January 10, 2008
  
  
• Berner Zeitung (DE) -- Der Ernstfall im Wohnzimmer -- by Jurg Steiner -- five photos -- January 1, 2008
   
• FHM (DE) -- "Knallköpfe" -- Two photos and short article (3/4 page) -- [link to thumbnail] -- December 2007
   
• Contexts: Understanding People in Their Social Worlds -- Photo Essay -- nine images and accompanying text -- Fall 2007
   
• Preze Kroj (PL) -- "Patrioci wielkiego kalibru" -- Kuba Dabrowski -- five pages -- five photos plus interview -- December 2007
   
• Phawker -- "Q&A: Armed America Photographer Kyle Cassidy" -- Interview and several photos -- Mavis Linnemann -- [link to external source] -- December 10, 2007
   
• Philadelphia Metro -- "On Target" by Chris Jordan [link to scan of page] -- December 11, 2007
   
• Philadelphia Daily News -- "Sharp Shooter" -- announcement of Germ Books signing -- December 10, 2007
   
• Photographers Forum -- "Noted" -- James Kaufmann -- brief review and cover photograph -- December 2007
   
• Amazon.com Best 100 Books of 2007 - Editors choice, #61 in best books of 2007, #8 in Arts and Photography -- 2007
   
• Focus Magazine of Fine Art Photography - Top 6 Best Selling Photography Books - cover image plus ranking as #1 best selling photography book -- December 2007
   
• Panorama (DE) -- "Shrecklich nette Familien" -- Steffen Heinzelmann -- Interview and one photo -- November 2, 2007
   
• Panorama (DE) -- "Waffen in den USA Besuch beim Möchtegernmafioso" -- Steffen Heinzelmann -- [link to external source] -- Article and two images -- October 31, 2007
   
• Panorama (DE) -- "Schrecklich nette Familien -- Steffen Heinzelmann -- [article and one photo] -- October 31, 2007
   
• The New Zealand Herald -- "Guns still have a stranglehold on US despite mass shootings" -- Paul Harris -- reprint of Observer article -- October 7, 2007
   
• The Observer  -- "Gun Love in America Is Strong as Ever" -- Paul Harris -- one photograph plus quotations -- [link to external source] [link to scan] October 16, 2007
   
• Newsweek (JP) -- Four pages --[link to external source] [link to scan] October 10, 2007
   
• GUP (Guide to Unique Photography) -- Review -- one photo -- October 2007
   
• Guns & Ammo -- Book Reviews by Richard Venola -- book cover only -- October 2007
   
• Arena (UK) -- Portfolio -- "Home Security" -- one page, three photos and cover -- October 2007
   
• St. Petersburg Times -- reprint of Freakonomics interview -- September 23, 2007
   
• Hobart Mercury (AU) -- Family Portrait of Right to Bear Arms -- September 17, 2007
   
• The Library Journal -- review by Rachel Bridgewater -- September 1, 2007
   
• Adelade Now (AU) -- six image slide show [link to external source] -- [screen capture] -- September 2007
   
• Knack (BE) -- eleven image slide show -- [link to external source] -- [screen capture] -- September 2007
   
• New York Times Freakonomics Blog -- Steven J. Dubner -- Interview and four photos - [link to external source] - September 10, 2007
   
• Dziennik (PL) --"Mieszkańcy USA mają obsesję na punkcie broni" by Robert Zawitkowski -- [link to external source] - [interview is fabricated] September 8, 2007
   
• The Daily Telegraph (AU) "Still Living in the Wild West" -- Stefanie Balogh -- [link to .pdf] - p. 93, 944 words -- September 8, 2007
   
• The Advertiser (AU) "Stark look at the gun-toting mums and dads of U.S. -- Stefanie Balogh -- p. 71 --594 words -- September 8
   
• The Courier Mail (AU) -- "Guns for All the Family" by Craig Binnie -- [link to external source] - September 7, 2007
   
• The Herald Sun (AU) -- "Home on the Rifle Range" -- one page, three photos -- [scan of page] -- September 4, 2007
   
• The New York Post -- "Shooting Families of Every Caliber" -- by Angela Montefinise -- [link to external source] -- September 2, 2007
  
   
• El Mundo Magazien (Spain) "Armados hasta los dientes" -- Juan Pando -- [link to ourside source] -- September 9
   
• Vanity Fair (DE) -- "Der Lauf der Dinge" -- text by Sebastian Frenzel" -- eight pages -- August 30, 2007
   
• Philadelphia City Paper -- "Disarming" - Text by A.D. Amorosi [link to external source] -- [scan of page] -- August 28, 2007
   
• Newsweek  -- page eight -- one photo and notice that slide show as #1 most watched item on the website August 13, 2007  [scan of page]
   
• Boston Globe -- page D7 -- "Beyond Words" August 12, 2007
   
• Newsweek -- page seven -- August 7, 2007 [scan of the page]
   
• Sunday Times of London -- "Home is where the heat is" --  Article by Mark Edmonds (seven pages plus cover blurb ) - August 4th, 2007 [scan of page]
   
• Camera magazine (NL) (cover plus 10 pages) August 2007 [.pdf of page]
   
• Penthouse magazine- "Full Frontal Reads" full page with three photos -- August 2007 [scan of page]
   
• Philadelphia Weekly -- Cover Story - August 1, 2007 [scans 1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
   
• The Evening Bulletin [link to external source]
   
• The National Post - letters - Demystifying the Canadian Gun Owner (small photo) - August 11 - [screen cap]
   
• The National Post web - slideshow [link goes to external source] - August 11, 2007 - [screen capture still]
   
• The National Post (Canada) - "Shot first Asked Question Later" - by  Mary Vallas -1 page [screen cap of web teaser]
   
• MSN Homepage slideshow - August 8th, 2007 [screen capture]
   
• MSNBC slide show "One nation under gun" August 6th, 2007 [still]
   
• Newsweek Daily Edition Top Story - August 6, 2007 [screen capture]
   
• Newsweek.com slide show with audio commentary "One nation under gun" - August 6th, 2007
   
• Southwest Journal - "Book documents ammo belt of America" Article by Shawn Clubb - July 31st, 2007
   
• Washington Post Sunday Review of Books - The Power of Art by Alan Cooperman - July 29, 2007
   
• ABC  News "Talk Back" -- July 25, 2007 [screen shot]
   
• ABC World News with Charles Gibson - 3 minutes with audio - July 26, 2007 (video)
   
• ABC News slide show teaser - July 24, 2007 [screen capture still]
   
• Field and Stream - David Petzel - July 17, 2007 [screen cap]
   

"What we have here folks, between two covers, is that greatest of rarities, a fair picture of who owns guns."

-- David Petzel
Field and Stream
 

" ... stirring, beautifully composed, and humane. Though the subject is gun ownership, Cassidy never fixates on the guns. Instead, they appear as one aspect of his subjects' lives.... Photography at its best gives us a window through which to see the world differently, and these photos live up to that high ideal by allowing the viewer to move beyond preconceptions about who owns guns and why. Highly recommended."

-- Rachel Bridgewater
The Library Journal
September 1, 2007
 

" ... stunning photos .... You can't finish this book and still make blanket judgments about gun owners."

-- Penthouse Magazine
8/2007
 

"Cassidy has shown the ability to step outside his personal feelings.... With a question that absolutely galvanizes public opinion, Armed America is a fair representation of people -- who just happen to own firearms."

-- Jim Shepherd
The Shooting Wire
7/23/2007
 

The diverse portrayal of human experience is refreshingly unexpected with a pervasive sense of humor.  Cassidy knows how to make the ride fun, expertly balancing a fun-loving, go-with-the-flow perspective with a clear appreciation for the people he photographs.... The juxtaposition of intricate portraits and thought-provoking statements creates a coffee table book that is both beautiful and highly relevant to current discussions, regardless of one's opinions about violence or gun regulations.  By placing weapons in a holistic context of home life and family and broadly considering the "Why?" of gun ownership, Armed America presents the possibility of dynamic engagement with a complex issue, rather than continuing a polarizing and stagnating debate.  The people become REAL, while the guns, in spite of their omnipresence, fade into a comfortable background.

"If you're left of center, right of center, or dead center, check out this book.... It's a perfect mix of serious commentary and whimsy."

-- Greg Allan
The Right Balance
 

" ... Cassidy is focusing his lens more as an anthropologist than as a politico. And he certainly discovers a plethora of reasons as to why Americans own guns.... Some of the reasons are practical, others are fanatical."

-- The Gun Guys
8/17/2007
 

" ... nothing could prepare fans of Cassidy's luxurious aesthetic with the equally plush and potent photos that famously fill Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes. The gorgeous coffee-table book captures stylish weapon holders across the country without advocating the NRA or denouncing it."

"I hope this conversation entices you to go out and pick up a really fascinating book, called Armed America: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes ... it is a thoroughly fascinating book and depending on where you stand on the issue of gun ownership and gun control you may find this book exhilarating or inspiring or troubling or thought-provoking or any number of responses."

-- Greg Berg
WGTD-FM Morning Show
Wisconsin Public Radio
8/31/2007
 

"Cassidy's genius extends beyond photographic excellence and vividly captures the subjects' personalities as well as their widely differing views on gun  ownership."

-- Richard Venola
Guns & Ammo
October 2007

" ... haunting ... "

-- Mary Vallis
The National Post
8/9/2007
 

Armed America may well be the most off-beat book MBC has ever sold. It quickly found its way around the office here, and the reaction is unanimous. No one can put it down.

-- The Military History Book Club

Cassidy's photos are crisp. His accompanying text is thought-provoking. The subjects -- people and their guns -- are stunning.

They are . . . America.

-- The Ready Line blog

Cassidy’s book has become an item of incalculable value, not only because of its conceptual strength but also because of the complex description of the way of living, feeling and thinking of many inhabitants of the U.S. 

-- The Uncool Hunter blog

• Call to Rights Radio Show -- Chandler, AZ -- Host Steve Kates, 30 minutes taped, September 12, 2007 
   
• BBC 3 with Lorna Milton -- 15 min, taped - September 3, 2007
   
• WGTD-FM, Wisconsin Public Radio Morning Show with Greg Berg, [link to external source (mp3)] -- 30 minutes taped -- August 31, 2007
   
• 4:30 pm EASTERN - KFI AM 640, Los Angeles - 20 min live - The John and Ken Show - August 24, 2007
   
• 7:35 am EASTERN WTRC-AM South Bend IN, 10 min, Live, with WTRC Morning News, - August 23, 2007
   
• Mancow's Morning Madness -- FOX syndicated, 10 min Live - August 20, 2007
   
• "Conversations with Peter" with Peter Solomon, 610 WIP AM, Philadelphia - 30 minutes live - August 18, 2007
   
• The Right Balance with Greg Allan - August 17, 2007
   
• WGTD-FM Milwaukee WI, 30 min, Taped, with Greg Berg Morning Show, NPR - August 17, 2007
   
• 5:20 pm WKCT-AM/Nashville TN 15 min live w/ Roy Brassfield, mid-sized AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 2:05 pm WHJJ-AM/Providence RI 25 min live
  w/Helen Glover, 50,000 watt AM - August 16, 2007 (stayed on after the break to take questions)
   
• 1:10pm Genesis Communication Network-DC 40 min taped w/Barry Lynn, national syndicate - August 16, 2007
   
• 1:00 pm KJOT-FM/Boise ID 10 min taped w/Pete & Joe, 50,000 watt FM - August 16, 2007
   
• 12:45 pm CBS Radio Network-national 10 min taped w/ Dan Raviv, nationally syndicated - August 16, 2007
   
• 12:30pm WJBC-AM/Bloomington IL 15 min taped w/Steve Fast, mid-sized AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 12:00 noon WKBK-AM/Keene NH 30 min taped w/Steve DeMasco, mid-sized AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 11:50 am KCMN-AM/Colorado Springs CO 10 min live  w/ Tron Simpson, top-rated AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 10:45 am WDDD-FM/Southern IL 10 min taped w/Wes in the morning, top-rated FM - August 16, 2007
   
• 10:05 am WHO-AM/Des Moines IA 30 min live w/Jan Mickelson, 50,000 watt AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 9:55 am WABJ-AM/Toledo OH 0 min taped w/Tami Frye, mid-sized AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 9:40 am KFRU-AM/Columbia MO 15 min live w/David Lile, top-rated AM - August 16, 2007
   
• 9:10 am WHAM-AM/Rochester NY 10 min taped w/Chet and Beth, 50,000 watt AM =20 - August 16, 2007
   
• 8:40 am WFON-FM/Milwaukee WI 10 min live w/Jon and Mary, mid-sized FM - August 16, 2007
   
• 8:15 am KYMO-AM&FM/St. Louis MO 10 min live w/KYMO news, mid-sized AM&FM - August 16 
   
• CRN (Cable Radio Network) with Jack Roberts - 10 minutes - August 15, 2007
   
• WCBM-AM & WVIE-AM Baltimore "Turning the Tide" with Maggie Pascal - 1 Hour - August 12, 2007
   
• Duran Martinez WVFM 730 AM - 25 minutes - August 12, 2007
   
• Bill Meyers -- KMED AM Oregon 25 minutes - August 12, 2007
   
• "Lighting the Fires of Liberty" with Michael Badnark - 2 hours - August 2nd, 2007