Mexicans are being invited to exchange their weapons for computers under a quirky new idea to curb rampant crime in Mexico City.
Authorities in one of the city’s 16 districts are offering a new computer, out of 150 donated by a charitable foundation, for each gun handed in.
“People often have a gun at home, which could perhaps be for self-defense, but sadly it becomes a family tragedy when it is not used properly “ Guadalupe Lopez, local government head for the central district of Alvaro Obregon, told Reuters.
Shootings are a daily occurrence in Mexico City, a sprawling megalopolis of 18 million people where muggings, carjackings and kidnappings are common.
The computers-for-guns program, which echoes past schemes in other city districts that offered groceries for guns, will target some of the district’s most crime-hit areas, although collectors’ items are also turning up.
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