In Lancaster County, Swords to Plowshares hosted a safe disposal event where unwanted firearms were repurposed into artwork and garden tools. How the event workedAt the event, volunteers unloaded each donated gun and prepared them for transformation. “We are receiving unwanted firearms and turning them into something positive for the community, making them into beautiful pieces of artwork and garden tools and all that good stuff,” Lindsey Martin said. Inspired by personal loss The movement was inspired by a personal tragedy of gun violence.”My fiancé was Kendall Cook. He was murdered May 22, 2021,” Martin said. A Part of the healing processThe Rev. Jennifer Mattson of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, where the event was hosted, said the gathering was a critical part of her healing journey.”I’m also a survivor of gun violence. I had a gun that was pointed at me, and I know for me it was very empowering to feel like I could take a hammer and transform something and to use my body in that way,” Mattson said.
In Lancaster County, Swords to Plowshares hosted a safe disposal event where unwanted firearms were repurposed into artwork and garden tools.
How the event worked
At the event, volunteers unloaded each donated gun and prepared them for transformation.
“We are receiving unwanted firearms and turning them into something positive for the community, making them into beautiful pieces of artwork and garden tools and all that good stuff,” Lindsey Martin said.
Inspired by personal loss
The movement was inspired by a personal tragedy of gun violence.
“My fiancé was Kendall Cook. He was murdered May 22, 2021,” Martin said.
A Part of the healing process
The Rev. Jennifer Mattson of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, where the event was hosted, said the gathering was a critical part of her healing journey.
“I’m also a survivor of gun violence. I had a gun that was pointed at me, and I know for me it was very empowering to feel like I could take a hammer and transform something and to use my body in that way,” Mattson said.
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