Newark Cannot Overcome Ironic Violence
Hamilton Nolan · 08/22/11 04:29PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18k1n45oe6kv5jpg/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
The "Stop Shootin Music Toy Gun Exchange" today in crime-riddled Newark, New Jersey—which allowed kids to turn in toy guns in exchange for a nonviolent toy or book—went off without a hitch, except for the gunfire that erupted a few blocks away while the event was going on, thanks to a man "accidentally shooting and injuring himself."