A St. Louis, Mo., pastor has announced his plans to hold a toy gun buyback event at his church in the upcoming months in order to encourage youth to play with more "wholesome" toys.
Rodney Francis, pastor of Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis, told The Christian Post that the buyback will encourage parents to trade in their children's toy knives, guns, swords, and all other toys "designed to hurt" for more "wholesome toys."
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