NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans musician Shamarr Allen wants to make the streets of New Orleans safer by giving kids free trumpets in exchange for guns. "The trumpet has always been my escape from ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans trumpeter is offering kids trumpets in exchange for guns. Shamarr Allen tells news agencies that he has a 9-year-old son and started the project last week, the day ...

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 ...

Musician Shamarr Allen is offering youth trumpets and music books in exchange for guns — no questions asked. He hopes the instrument will impact... New Orleans Musician Offers Kids Trumpets In ...