Los Angeles law enforcement officials including Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck attended an event marking the crushing of 3,469 pounds of weapons mostly used in crimes. Pieces of the weapons will be incorporated into a "peace angel" sculpture at the Boyle Heights Tech Center. Photos courtesy of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.
Confiscated Guns Crushed for Art
Los Angeles artist Lin Evola will oversee the creation of a 3-foot "peace angel" statue that will be created out of the crushed pieces of some 3,469 pounds of guns. Many of the guns were used in crimes.
From left to right, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; Janice Hahn, Los Angeles city councilwoman; Lin Evola, artist and founder of the Art of Peace Charitable Fund; and Chief Charlie Beck, Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca holds a replica of the "peace angel" statue that will incorporate the crushed weapons, as well as a shotgun to be shredded.
Some 3,469 pounds of weapons mostly used in crimes were crushed at a San Pedro, Calif., recycling center. Pieces of the weapons will be incorporated into a 3-foot-tall "peace angel" at the Boyle Heights Technology Center.
Workers at a San Pedro recycling facility hand several crushed gun parts to Los Angeles artist Lin Evola, as a symbolic gesture. Pieces from 3,469 pounds of destroyed weapons will be used to create a "peace angel" statue.