In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, a business called Liberty United collects and destroys illegal guns, then uses the materials to fashion jewelry pieces.
Proceeds from the sale of the jewelry pieces on Liberty Uniteds website, which start at $85, is then donated to organizations that focuses on reducing senseless gun violence.
Programs that attempt to reduce the incidence of firearm violence. Firearms Control Programs; Gun Control Advocacy (used with COMMON CODE Advocacy -B))
Federal Programs Related to - Crime Control & Prevention
Programs that discourage preventable crime, obtain information from the public about suspected criminal activity, investigate alleged crimes, provide support for witnesses to and victims of crimes and reduce targeted types of crime.