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    GUNS ARE FOR EVERYBODY

    May 24, 2019 6 minutes
    photos and interviews by ERIC B. HANSON

    STEPAN GENERALOV

    CLINTON, UTAH

    Custom-built M16A4 clone (5.56x45 mm)

    “I FIRST STARTED as a skateboarder, but then I learned about parkour. In parkour there was this whole philosophical movement, no joke, about building yourself as a stronger, better individual. One of the sayings that I think very well displays the philosophy behind pretty much everything I do, it goes like this: To be strong to be useful. To be strong to serve. There was a moment in my life when I decided that I am a person that is for progress—for good and against evil.

    “It’s not just about being able to run fast, or jump obstacles, or jump from big heights. It’s also that sometimes you cannot just run away. Maybe there’s someone with you, like your girlfriend or a kid that needs protection, and they cannot run away, because they’re not as fast as you. What are you gonna do? You’re gonna fight.

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