doi:10.7916/4ptx-pk83Oral history interview with Kim Russell, 2018Rusell, Kimberly Parkeroral historiesmixed materialGun control--United StatesViolent crimes--United StatesMurderTrials (Murder)Art, American--20th century.--Southern StatesRusell, Kimberly ParkerIn this life history interview, Kim Russell speaks about her youth, the Atlanta art scene, a mugging that left her injured and a friend dead, and gun violence prevention. Russell speaks about her immediate family, growing up in the country, and moving to suburban Atlanta as a teenager. She also presents her trajectory as a young woman: her desire to go to art school, teaching at summer camp in Maine, moving to London, returning to Atlanta, and a brief move to Telluride, Colorado. She describes returning and settling in Atlanta and her involvement in the arts scene there. She gives a detailed account of the evening that she and friend Philip Rau were each shot in an attempted mugging outside a warehouse party. Russell was injured and Rau was killed. Russell describes the aftermath: the trial and the effect of Rau's murder on her and his family. There is also an extended conversation on Russell's involvement with gun violence prevention (GVP), guns in American culture, her family's experiences with gun culture, factions and strategy within the GVP movement, and the gun lobby