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- 1Volunteers turn surrendered weapons into garden tools and artโผVolunteers disassemble weapons to forge them into garden tools, works of art
Volunteers are taking apart firearms and forging the metal into garden tools and works of art, turning instruments of violence into objects of everyday use and beauty. The initiative gives decommissioned weapons a second life while drawing attention to gun violence and how communities can respond to it creatively.
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Garden & Gun has published a local's guide to Lexington, Kentucky, offering recommendations for experiencing the city like a resident. The piece highlights the city's signature attractions, from its horse country and bourbon culture to its food and historic neighborhoods. Readers are using it as a travel-planning resource for visiting the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region.
- 3Guns turned into garden tools and art in ColumbiaโผIn Columbia, guns are being turned into garden tools and works of art
In Columbia, unwanted guns are being melted down and refashioned into garden tools and works of art, according to The State. The initiative transforms firearms removed from circulation into symbolic objects, and the unusual approach to gun violence prevention is drawing attention for its creative and peace-building message.
- 4Philadelphia roundup: community gardens, Rocky Season, gun violence briefโA community garden of one's own; Rocky Season events; Weekly gun violence brief | Morning Roundup
Billy Penn at WHYY's Morning Roundup covers a story on securing a personal plot in a community garden, a list of Rocky Season events happening around Philadelphia, and its weekly brief summarizing gun violence in the city. The roundup packages local lifestyle, entertainment, and public safety news for Philadelphia readers in one morning digest.
- 5Over 65 unwanted guns to be turned into garden tools in South CarolinaโผMore than 65 unwanted guns to become garden tools, art at Richland County event
More than 65 unwanted firearms will be transformed into garden tools and art at an event in Richland County, South Carolina. Organizers will accept guns people no longer want and repurpose them through metalworking, a disarmament initiative aimed at reducing the number of unsecured weapons in homes while producing useful implements and artwork from the steel.
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Garden & Gun has published a roundup of seven top sporting events it says are worth traveling for. The list highlights destinations for fans planning trips around major competitions. The article offers little hard news, functioning mainly as travel inspiration for sporting enthusiasts mapping out their calendars.
- 7Guns to Gardens event turns unwanted guns into tools and artโGuns to Gardens event transforms more than 20 unwanted guns into tools, art in Lancaster County
A Guns to Gardens event in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, transformed more than 20 unwanted firearms into gardening tools and artwork. The program, part of a national gun buyback-style movement hosted by churches, invites people to surrender guns anonymously so they can be dismantled and repurposed rather than destroyed. Organizers say the effort aims to reduce gun violence while giving communities a constructive symbol out of surrendered weapons.
- 8Guns to Gardens event turns firearms into garden toolsโGuns to Gardens: Richland County event turns firearms into tools
A Guns to Gardens event in Richland County, South Carolina invited residents to surrender unwanted firearms to be converted into gardening tools. The buyback-style program frames gun disposal as a community safety effort with a practical, symbolic twist, with local coverage highlighting the transformation of weapons into implements for the garden.
- 9Lancaster 'Guns to Gardens' event dismantles over 20 unwanted firearmsโMore than 20 unwanted firearms were safely dismantled at Lancaster 'Guns to Gardens' event
More than 20 unwanted firearms were safely dismantled at a 'Guns to Gardens' event in Lancaster. The initiative invites people to turn in guns, which are then taken apart, with the idea of converting weapons into garden tools. Organizers say the event offers residents a safe, anonymous way to remove firearms from their homes.