In an attempt to lower the number of gun related crimes in Mexico City, local police last week began a campaign that invited people to being in their illegal firearms and in return get fabulous parting gifts like computers and cash.

On the first day of the program in Tepito, a neighborhood known for drug dealing and street markets rife with contraband, officers collected 29 guns Tuesday and gave out several desktop computers along with packets of food and cash.

I wonder how successful this program will really end up being. Does it really attack the problems that cause gun violence. Are criminals all of a sudden going to log onto VivirLatino instead of committing murder? Would a program like this work in the U.S.?

Via / CBS News

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