Mexico City tries computers for guns plan

Here’s a novel way to reduce deaths related to firearms: Mexico City police started a pilot program in the crime-riddled neighborhood of Tepito to exchange guns with computers and Xbox video game sets. As one Mexico City official noted:

"Imagine how Mexico City would be if there were no guns. Tepito is a barrio known for boxing champions, and now it has turned into a barrio where there were 32 murders last year.''

If successful in Tepito, the guns for computers program may spread to other neighborhoods racked by violence. The campaign is part of an anti-crime push by "pragmatic" left-wing Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebard.

Links- Guardian UK, CNET News, Mexidata.info

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