Kansas City Buy Back ALMOST Explained: Guns To Gardens

This is a really nice effort from people with good intentions.

The only problem is that these kind of things NEVER prove successful at anything other than raising awareness that a lot of people don't like guns.

Nevertheless . . .

Here's the pitch . . .

Central Presbyterian Church is hosting Gun to Gardens Safe Surrender on Oct. 12, which will allow people to surrender unwanted firearms that will then be turned into garden tools and art by a local blacksmith.  

The plan is for cars to line up and a volunteer will retrieve the unloaded gun from the trunk of the car. After the weapon or weapons have been collected, participants will be given a grocery gift card for $20, $25, $50, or $100.

The Guns to Gardens initiative originated from RawTools. The movement was started following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School and has been active for 12 years and has hosted different events in numerous cities.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Rev. Jennifer Wells' unorthodox plan to turn guns into gardens

Central Presbyterian Church is hosting Kansas City's first Guns to Gardens Event, an initiative aimed at promoting community safety.