ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

"We're getting all of the unwanted firearms out of communities," said Miranda Viscoli, executive director of New Mexicans for the Prevention of Gun Violence. "We know that communities that have more guns have more gun violence. That's a simple fact."

Such talk might raise the hackles of some 2nd Amendment supporters. Meanwhile, Viscoli and NMPGV are doing their best to make life in America safer without taking away anyone's reasonable constitutional rights.

On Saturday, NMPGV's 23rd gun buy-back event was held for the fourth year at the University of New Mexico Police substation, and once again, they deconstructed firearms and made gardening tools with the raw materials from 268 guns, half of them semi-automatic and assault-style weapons.

All told, NMPGV has taken a

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