This year the department added a twist: Working with a national group called RAW Tools and with Injury Free Coalition for Kids of New Haven and Yale-New Haven Hospital, the department arranged to have a renowned local sculptor, Gar Waterman, oversee the destruction of the guns. Then prison inmates will refashion the metal into gardening tools for use by students in local agriculture education programs.
Read MoreBeyond the usual barometers of the Christmas marketing season — this year’s Fingerling toy is a must-have for children — there is the Black Friday tally of holiday gun buyers, which this year broke all previous records.
Read MoreThe New Haven Police Department and the Newtown Foundation will host a sponsored gun buy-back event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the New Haven Police Academy, 710 Sherman Parkway, where residents can anonymously drop off guns, without fear of being charged with illegal possession of that specific firearm, and receive a gift card.
Read MoreThe Newtown Foundation To Hold Second Annual Breakfast Fundraiser
September 24th Event to Fund 4th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence
Mark Carman to Deliver Keynote Speech
Speakers include Hannah D’Avino, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty
