Another Way is Possible
Frank Jonas, a firearms dealer for Remington once said, “We certainly are in a hell of a business…A fellow has to wish for trouble so as to make a living, the only consolation being, however, if we don’t get in...
Gun Violence Prevention Month: The Work of RAWtools
According to the Gun Violence Archive, over 44,000 people died by firearm in 2022. That’s 120 people per day. Gun Violence is now the leading cause of death for kids under the age of 18 - not car crashes or can...
Ears to Hear
Do we want to sound more like the NRA or more like Jesus?
Turning Guns into Garden Tools
By turning swords into plowshares and guns into garden tools, we’re advocating for an altogether different approach to violence in our country. An approach that elevates the Sermon on the Mount over the 2nd Amendment.
Disarming to Welcome the Prince of Peace
We can follow the Prince of Peace toward a less violent world. This Advent season, may we all find the courage to turn the swords of our life into plowshares.
RAWtools in Philadelphia
RAWtools’ blacksmith Fred Martin led the transformation of guns into garden tools.
From Tubal-Cain to Jesus: Waging Peace in a World at War
The recent movie Noah (2014) casts Tubal-Cain as the antagonist, organizing an army to take the Ark.