Do you—or someone you know—have guns you no longer want? Do you have children, grandchildren, or other at-risk family members in your home?

Take advantage of this opportunity to transform those guns into functional garden tools, beautiful jewelry, and works of art.

From 10:00am-12:00pm, on Saturday, October 17, Saint Philip’s will host a voluntary, safe surrender of guns through Guns to Gardens Tucson.

How it works:

No reservation needed. Open only to anyone voluntarily disposing of firearms
Come to the parking lot with your UNLOADED firearm(s) in the trunk of your car
Skilled personnel will remove your gun(s)
Remain in your vehicle while volunteers dismantle firearms in your presence
Expect 30-60 minutes of wait time
You remain anonymous
No ammunition accepted

Then the group will return from 12:00pm-2:00pm on Sunday, October 18, for a blacksmithing demonstration. The public is invited to see how people of faith and conscience are transforming firearms into garden tools and other works of art. This event is a blacksmithing demonstration only; no firearms accepted. For more information, email gunstogardens@southsidepres.org.