From a CBS News Article
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday officially launched a campaign to crack down on the number of weapons on the country's violence-wracked streets.
The plan, called "Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace," will offer cash to those who anonymously leave weapons at designated drop-off locations, including churches.
Gun owners will get 8,700 pesos ($430) for a revolver, 25,000 pesos ($1,200) for an AK-47 rifle and 26,450 pesos ($1,300) for a machine gun. The firearms are then to be destroyed.
The disarmament plan is part of the government's "integral strategy" for fighting crime.
"Why must we teach our children anything about violence?" Sheinbaum said at a launch event, which featured the symbolic destruction of a weapon by soldiers.
Children attending the event with their parents were able to trade in toy guns for other toys.
The scheme, first floated last month, was published in the country's official government gazette earlier this week.
It has existed in Mexico City since 2019, but now will apply nationwide, and be carried out by the defense, interior and public safety ministries, with support from Mexican religious authorities.
Mexico tightly controls gun sales, making them practically impossible to obtain legally, and has repeatedly urged Washington to tackle arms trafficking across the border from the United States.
An estimated 200,000 to half million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico every year, "60 Minutes" reported last month. Mexico asked American attorney Jonathan Lowy to help cut off the gun pipeline, known as the "iron river."
"If you think fentanyl overdoses are a problem, if you think migration across the border is a problem, if you think the spread of organized crime is a problem in the United States, then you should care about stopping the crime gun pipeline to Mexico," Lowy told "60 Minutes" in December. "And you need to stop it at its source. Because all those problems are driven by the supply of U.S. guns to the cartels."
The plan, called "Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace," will offer cash to those who anonymously leave weapons at designated drop-off locations, including churches.
Gun owners will get 8,700 pesos ($430) for a revolver, 25,000 pesos ($1,200) for an AK-47 rifle and 26,450 pesos ($1,300) for a machine gun. The firearms are then to be destroyed.
The disarmament plan is part of the government's "integral strategy" for fighting crime.
"Why must we teach our children anything about violence?" Sheinbaum said at a launch event, which featured the symbolic destruction of a weapon by soldiers.
Children attending the event with their parents were able to trade in toy guns for other toys.
The scheme, first floated last month, was published in the country's official government gazette earlier this week.
It has existed in Mexico City since 2019, but now will apply nationwide, and be carried out by the defense, interior and public safety ministries, with support from Mexican religious authorities.
Mexico tightly controls gun sales, making them practically impossible to obtain legally, and has repeatedly urged Washington to tackle arms trafficking across the border from the United States.
An estimated 200,000 to half million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico every year, "60 Minutes" reported last month. Mexico asked American attorney Jonathan Lowy to help cut off the gun pipeline, known as the "iron river."
"If you think fentanyl overdoses are a problem, if you think migration across the border is a problem, if you think the spread of organized crime is a problem in the United States, then you should care about stopping the crime gun pipeline to Mexico," Lowy told "60 Minutes" in December. "And you need to stop it at its source. Because all those problems are driven by the supply of U.S. guns to the cartels."
Source CBS News
Here comes the crazy pro 2nd ammendment guy talking about Mexican citizens needs to arm themselves and fight back against the cartel scum. 🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd has never stopped crime.
Delete12:56 false.
DeleteWell you're an idiot. That's obviously not true.
Delete1:59
DeleteThe 2nd has made crime worse.
3:59 it’s called freedom.. not 100% but good enough. A F35 and apache would be sweet though.
DeleteShit, they need to do something. Always needs guns, good and bad! Checks and balances
DeleteMexico doesn’t have a second amendment Jack Ass!
Delete3:59
DeleteOnly in Dem run cities & States , you know like LA, San Francisco , Portland, Seattle, Chicago, New York , Baltimore, DC
2nd amendment works here in Texas .
DeleteSystem works only if accompanied by laws that protect law abiding citizens who utilize deadly force to defend themselves and property. If you don’t have that in your state, the moment you pull that trigger your fucked .. I love Texas
No mames sedena 😂😂 why selling to you an Ak 47 for 1200 when they can sell it for up to 4k on the streets and don’t lie you only destroy the broken ones
ReplyDeleteExactly. A joke
Delete“Ense”
Deleteas in:
Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem
Barak obama gave the cartels military weapons with Operation Fast and Furious
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Facts! and nobody held accountable, dispite it being an actual approved government operation. Not a rogue government official but acctually signed off and approved by the U.S government. Yet, you have the wanna be gringos on here talking about, "get over already!"
Delete...and let's not forget about "operation wide receiver" under Bush. No wonder they had no issues greeting themselves at Carters funeral.
DeleteWhy didn't the Republicans stopped him during his term? They were the Majority during his presidency. Any answers
Delete10:58 you still stuck with the old news.
Delete1145 were talking about 2 wings of the same bird. At the end of the day, it's all the same shit.
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Delete12:55, if you are talking about 2 wings of the same bird, why did you mentioned obama all the time. Did he approve it, do you even think he was aware of it? Sure it would have been his duty to clean up the mess but talking like he delivered the guns south is stupid.
DeleteZero criminals will turn in their weapons.
ReplyDeleteneed to include drug traffickers
ReplyDeleteIVAN ARCHIBALDO IS KING !!!
ReplyDeleteYa mamasela pues
DeleteEn michoacan se le perdio el camote al chelelo (comandante pocos dientes) tray una lloradera por su masgay y su amigaso boto se rindieron los jalisco viagras y anda muy precupado y estreñido el comandante sin dientes jajajajajahahaha jajajajajajajajjajjajjjajjajjajjajajjajjajajajajajajajajajajajajahajajajjajajajajajajjajaja
ReplyDeleteHaya wuebos
DeletePolitics.... ya gotta laugh!
ReplyDeleteMexico =whole world laughs at ye guys....Corrupt country where politicians selling lifes of their citizens cheaper than sheep flock
ReplyDeleteFrom mexico, yes.
DeleteThey need to sell you periods.
DeleteHere I will give you a few to use .........
I don't about laughing they're crying more like it ,poor kids they're killing them with fentanyl. Fkn junkies are dying because they use drugs they're junkies garbage is the parents fault for not raising children right they have mental problems because their parents suck as parents they wanna be friends with them
DeleteBuying from population, selling to cartels
ReplyDeleteSame sin Chicago when Obama was in office, and tell me if that made any difference? They just got rid of old, dirty, and unwanted firearms. And, then they went and bought better ones with the money they were given. Sale circus, different monkeys.
ReplyDeleteSheinbaum you ignorant slut!
ReplyDeleteThink of her as AMLO in a dress.
DeleteShe is forced to give daily conferences and read what the speech writer wrote.
Mexico guy buy back program. 🤔
ReplyDeleteHumm bug.
The majority that have illegal guns are the criminals, hardly any citizens.
Tell me which criminal is dumb enough to turn in their weapon.
Damage control, trump effect
ReplyDeletehugs not bullets 2.0 ?
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ReplyDeleteThis plan will not work especially in small towns or plazas were everybody knows each other. Gossip spreads fast and cartel members that give up their guns will be hunted. A better plan would be to go after all cartels with the Mexican military and with the help from U.S special forces and the DEA. Allow our drones and Blackhawk helicopters to enter Mexican airspace to blast these cockroaches back to the stone age. Give up AMLO stupid plan of hugs and kisses to cartels. That policy only makes them stronger not weaker! Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeletePerfect.
DeleteNot one cartel member will turn in their guns this is a dumb program
ReplyDeleteJust another dumb way to waste time and money.
ReplyDeleteOnly peole that will actually need then to protect themselves need that money which is chump change to the cartels I'd bet the cartels find a way to get half of those guns at least from the churches and other places they are dropped off watch this is a stupid idea in Mexico it doesn't do shit to curb violent crime in the US or anywhere I'd bet it's just like the hugs and kisses to the cartels like amlo just smoke and mirrors remember mexico trades drugs for the guns the us criminals are not giving them to then for free and I'd vet the cartel pay way more than the government offers this will come back to hurt them
ReplyDeleteSo if it’s so hard to purchase a firearm legally in Mexico, who on earth who has a weapon legally, would trade one in for money. Especially right now with the crime problem. And I’m sure cartels won’t be turning weapons in. This is ridiculous and nothing but smoke and mirrors.
ReplyDeleteMexico is a joke. The government think cartel brutality is ok.
ReplyDeleteUnited states is a joke , they think low life drug addicts littered throughout the streets begging for money is ok.
DeleteIts no different than schools shooting in the USA
DeleteUnited states is a joke , they think low life drug addicts littered throughout the streets begging for money is ok.
DeleteJust when you think mexico couldnt be any MORE pendejo...
ReplyDeleteHow bout get caught with any arms in Mexico gets you life in jail. No parole.
ReplyDeleteBuy back = Gun confiscation, Tyranny…….
ReplyDeleteWho in their right mind would fall for that bull caca .
ReplyDeleteMis contactos en El Infiernillo Michoacan estan reportando que se lo cargo la verga al gallito templario a manos de chito cano 4 letras que le metio una santa vergiza al gallo y su gente en Nahuatzen Michoacan
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