This weekend in Nashville, the Glencliff United Methodist Church and Kaleo Nashville Church are hosting a Safe Surrender event, encouraging residents to turn in firearms for gardening tools, art, and jewelry. The initiative aims to repurpose guns, transforming potential instruments of violence into symbols of community growth and safety.
With nearly 9,000 violent crimes involving firearms reported in the last three years in metro Nashville, clergy emphasize the importance of addressing gun safety, particularly in homes with children. Participants can anonymously surrender their firearms and receive gift certificates valued between $100 and $200, providing an incentive to help eliminate these weapons from circulation.
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