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Rev. James Curry holds his preferred version of a sawed-off shotgun — the remains of a firearm that will eventually be transformed into a garden tool, jewelry, or a work of art. Curry and his nonprofit organization, Swords to Plowshares Northeast, will be featured guests at an event at the Retreat Farm which will assemble a number of civic, faith, and law-enforcement leaders to discuss gun safety and gun violence prevention.

‘Weapons of death into tools of life’

Community organizations, law enforcement agencies, and faith communities plan Swords to Plowshares, addressing gun violence by taking firearms and forging them anew into gardening tools, jewelry, and works of art

On April 20, a 12-year-old girl was shot and killed in Hartford, Connecticut, while sitting in a parked car.

“The same thing happened - also in Hartford - 29 years ago. That should have been a turning point. It wasn't. We need to just keep working at it with faith, prayer, and action and know we're not alone.”...

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