Mexico has launched an off the wall new program in Mexico City neighborhoods known for their violence that allows people to trade in firearms for Xbox consoles. Citizens can also take in cash, if they prefer. No word on whether this program has led to a rise in Xbox theft.
Launching the program on Tuesday in the notorious inner-city barrio of Tepito, which police stormed last month, city police chief Joel Ortega said anyone who turns in a high-caliber weapon like a machine gun will get a computer.
Owners can swap smaller guns for cash or Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video-game consoles under the plan.
Mexico: Xboxs for Guns
Mexico has launched an off the wall new program in Mexico City neighborhoods known for their violence that allows people to trade in firearms for Xbox consoles. Citizens can also take in cash, if they prefer. No word on whether this program has led to a rise in Xbox theft.
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