Wired Magazine, Sep. 26, 2001: 'Mommy Liberty' Packs a Gun
Fox News Channel, Oct. 3, 2001: Sketch Becomes Sign of the Times
The artist is Eliza Gauger of Bellingham, WA. She was 17 at the time.
She donated proceeds from the sale of items with this artwork to the Red Cross.
From the Fox article:
'Gauger said the nationwide calls for peace at a candlelight vigil ignited her creativity."Everyone was standing up to the mic saying things like 'give peace a chance' and 'no retaliation,' but I don't think these people were thinking clearly about this man or what he's capable of accomplishing if we don't protect ourselves," the high school senior said of Usama bin Laden, the man suspected of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks.'