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It's certainly unique, but not for everyone.
A new Detroit gallery is selling sculptures made from confiscated weapons and ammunition, WWJ reports.
Doug Schwartz, owner of the gallery, Detroit Wick at 1400 E Fisher in Eastern Market, tells WWJ's Sandra McNeill:
“We get all illegal guns that are either swept from crime scenes or turned in through buyback or amnesty programs. They’re then made inoperable and they’re sent to us to either have shredded or they come shredded.”
The pieces of weapons or ammo are placed in showcases and people pick out the parts they want, WWJ reports.
The parts are then encapsulated in Lucite, a solid transparent plastic similar to Plexiglas, WWJ reports. The art ranges generally from $400 to $,7000.
The company is donating 20 percent of sales to help families effected by gun violence and to fund buyback and amnesty programs, Schwartz told WWJ.
The company also makes candles, WWJ reports.