Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shamarr Allen, a father in New Orleans, is offering children free trumpets in exchange for their guns. (Photo: Jon Gunnar) A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. Shamarr Allen ...

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A father whose devotion to music prevented his involvement in gun violence in his childhood is offering kids the same shot at success: Turn in your guns for a free trumpet. Shamarr Allen of New ...