From the “I can’t believe this is happening” file, the city of Buffalo, N.Y., is participating in a toy gun “buy-back.”A program initiated by the FATHERS grassroots community and anti-violence organization has swapped basketballs, footballs, books and board games for the toy guns of the city’s youth.

At press time, more than 100 toy guns already have been turned in, ranging from water pistols to soft pellet guns that look real.

Excerpt and post title taken from the March 2007 issue of America’s 1st Freedom. I could not locate a link for the FATHERS organization in question. I did notice that if you do a search you find that this is not a new idea, and many people are doing the same sort of things across the nation. Thank goodness for that.