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Afghanistan: Guns Into Food
"The rule of the gun is the greatest obstacle to everlasting peace and security in our country." Mr. Hamid Karzai, the Head of the interim government of Afghanistan.
Guns Into Art (GITA) is committed to obtaining and destroying small arms in war-torn regions before these weapons can be shifted to another conflict. More...
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Guns kill. In the countryside hunter kill their prey. In the city and suburbs guns are for killing people. Guns create hate. If you own a handgun, you have to constantly be thinking about who it is OK to shoot and kill. You have to turn people into an "other", somebody less than you, somebody you think have the right to kill. This works against any decent society.
Turn your gun into art and then you can spend your time loving those around you, as you would want to be loved.
This man is smashing a gun used by his cousins when they belonged to a gang in Oakland Ca. He forgave a $900 debt in exchange for the 4 weapons the cousins had carried when they were gang banging. Most gang members move out of the gang with in 6 to 14 months. Destroying the guns was the final act of separation for these young men.
Hate groups love guns. Go to a gun show and you will see Neo-Nazi groups recruiting under the banner of gun owner rights. Timothy McVeigh stole and sold guns at gun shows.
Hand guns are for killing people. You can target shoot with them, but that is just practicing for when you plan on shooting another human being. Now most gun owners I have spoken with claim that they have the gun for protection, but protection from whom. When I ask most white male gun owners who it is they think they may need to shoot in self defense, they will speak directly of blacks or Hispanics or use code words like "Gang Banger", but in general, the person they image they may need to shoot has darker skin then theirs.
Our national gun fetish and increasing racism go hand in hand. You just can not have a decent society when a significant portion of the population is walking around thinking who it is ok to kill. It just is not neighborly.
Reduce hate! Turn your Gun into Art.