Lancaster

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.

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.