Turning weapons into plowshares / guitars

Just listening to this brief story today on NPR (The World) made me feel that all is not lost.

Click here to see the photos of rifles being re-crafted into guitars ... yes, instruments that actually play music -- guaranteed to make you smile.

Even the Dalai Lama has ordered one!

Colombians turning arms into art

"A Colombian musician in Bogota has teamed up with a craftsman to turn Colombia's military arms into art. The World's Quil Lawrence reports from Bogota on guns that shoot music. " - from the upper right corner of the site.