Guns to Gardens in the St. Croix Valley is taking Isaiah 2:4 to heart.

The group, an offshoot of the national Guns to Gardens movement, will be putting the Bible verse — “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks” — into action next month by turning unwanted guns into gardening tools.

Guns to Gardens in the St. Croix Valley will hold its first event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in the parking lot of First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater in Oak Park Heights.

The group is working to reduce gun violence by reducing the number of guns in homes and communities, said Linda Orsted, co-leader of the event and a member of First Presbyterian.

Unwanted and unloaded guns will be dismantled at the drive-through event, and the leftover parts will be fo

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