Professional trumpet player Shamarr Allen started “The Trumpet is My Weapon Gun Exchange Program" which offers kids free musical instruments in exchange for their weapons.
Shamarr Allen, a father in New Orleans, is offering children free trumpets in exchange for their guns.
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.of New Orleans, La., has been playing the trumpet in the French Quarter since he was a teen, a passion his parents nurtured from the age of 7.
Moved by the July shooting death of a 9-year-old boy in New Orleans, Allen, whose son is the same age, took to Instagram. “To all the youth in New Orleans,”, “bring me a gun and I’ll give you a trumpet, no questions asked. I’m doing this until I run out of trumpets.” Growing up in the city’s Lower 9th Ward, Allen was affected by gun violence in his community, but playing the trumpet was an escape — it consumed his time and energy and became a tool for survival. “My parents were always on me to practice and I played in the street for quarters,” he tells Yahoo Life. “The guys who played in bands would teach me songs on their breaks.”, Allen wanted better for his city. “School is closed and kids are getting into trouble,” he says.
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