Name Against the Same is part of Stephanie Mercedes' A Sky of Shattered Glass Reflected by the Sun exhibition at Culture House in Washington, D.C. Inside an art gallery in southwest Washington, D.C., ...

Inside an art gallery in southwest Washington, D.C., artist Stephanie Mercedes is surrounded by bells, many of them cast from bullet casings and parts of old guns. "I melt down weapons and transform ...

At a time when mass shootings are regularly rocking the country, Stephanie Mercedes is takes guns and bullet casings and turns them into... Melting guns and bullet casings, this artist turns weapons ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Mercedes, a local activist, is using her casting skills to melt down hundreds of guns collected in the District. She’s known as the woman who melts down guns and who is hoping her ...