East Bay artists turn guns into sculpture for S.F. exhibit

Guns kill, art heals — it’s that simple. Or not, given complex, often vitriolic discussions about gun control and violence caused by illegal weapons that Vallejo-based Pati Navalte Poblete aims to turn into compassionate, hearts-and-heads-together art and dialogue. The Robby Poblete Foundation, founded after Poblete’s 23-year-old son was fatally shot during an attempted robbery in…