Los Angeles artists turn guns into angel sculptures

27 September 2011 Last updated at 16:07 ET Help

Artists in Los Angeles have been turning guns collected from street gangs into sculptures of angels.

Two organisations, Violence Prevention Coalition and Homies Unidos, have been working together to offer food vouchers in exchange for firearms.

BBC Mundo's Valeria Perasso reports.

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