A young Dinka man in a cattle camp in Eastern Rumbek, South Sudan keeps his AK-47 close..This photo depicts the commonality of weaponry, even in remote cattle camps like this one. South Sudan has endured generations of civil war - a Comprehensive Peace Agrement between the Government of Sudan in Khartoum and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) was signed only in January 2005. ..When I lived in South Sudan in 2005-2006, ordinary people - men, women, and children - carrying their AK-47s in the market or on the main road through town was a common sight. Given this context, gunfights between men who had been drinking - or among families during civil disputes - were also "normal." Particularly in ethnic Dinka areas, where Dinka sub-tribes traditionally clash, carrying AK-47s and other guns is a simple means of protection.