Swords to Plowshares

Turning guns into garden tools is at the center of the work of RAWtools. It connects our programs and enables storytelling—stories of magnificent transformation as well as the deep trauma of grief and loss.
Be Part of the Solution

Join the Guns to Gardens Movement

Disabling a gun isn’t something most people do every day. We’re building a network that helps people connect with others who have the knowledge, resources, and safe spaces to disable guns according to Federal ATF guidelines.

As a gun donor, you can take advantage of our Swords To Plows Program and get a garden tool for FREE.

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Join the Movement

Ready to join the Guns to Gardens Network?

If you don’t have a gun to donate, you can become a part of our Guns to Gardens Network to help others disable their guns. You can provide a safe, public space like a church parking lot to host the process. Or you can offer the use of your metal chop saw or cutting torch.

Fill out the form below to join the Network.

Ready for Action

A free garden tool from your gun

RAWtools’ mission to “disarm hearts and forge peace” is driven by our ability to make a choice about the tools we use to navigate conflict. As we lose more than 100 people a day to gun violence in the United States, it’s becoming more and more clear that guns have no place in conflict resolution. Many folks donate their guns to RAWtools because they realize they don’t need them anymore.

Our Sword to Plow program allows you to donate your gun to RAWtools and receive a garden tool from that gun for free.

RAWtools keeps any remaining parts to make more tools or items to raise money for our work. We walk you through the process of legally disabling your gun and connect you to our disarming network.

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View Other RAWtools Locations

Philadelphia

Find out more about our Philly location and browse the unique products from our Philly shop. You can donate a gun and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.

Colorado Springs

Our flagship Colorado Springs location is the hub for our organization. You can browser their shop, donate a gun, and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.

South

Browse the unique products from our Asheville, North Carolina, shop and keep up with all they're doing. You can donate a gun and join the local and/or national disarming network as well.

Buffalo

We're excited to launch our shop for Buffalo, New York, soon. Keep an eye out for that!