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The Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah is encouraging gun owners to bring their guns to the Community of Grace Presbyterian Church in Sandy on June 11, to be repurposed into a garden tool.
Gun violence has become an epidemic across America, leaving many people frightened and wondering what can be done about it. A Utah group is taking action with a unique event this weekend to reduce the number of guns on the streets. A nonprofit group is hosting a Guns to Gardens event Saturday, where Utahns who no longer want or need their guns can safely surrender them and go home with a new garden tool. .
As policymakers debate gun-control laws in light of the latest mass shootings in the U.S., a youth-led organization is planning weekend demonstrations around the country to demand action. Events are planned in several Minnesota cities. This Saturday, March for Our Lives will host rallies in roughly 450 locations. .
Sunday, Utahns are holding a vigil to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting and the 429 Utahns who lost their lives to gun violence in 2020.