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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched a nationwide campaign to disarm the country’s streets.
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The “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” program will provide compensation ranging from $430 for a revolver to $1,300 for a machine gun.
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The initiative is targeted to reduce violent crime linked to the illicit drug trade.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has officially launched a nationwide campaign to disarm the country’s streets, offering cash incentives for citizens to surrender their firearms.
The “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” program aims to reduce violent crime linked to the illicit drug trade.
Under the program, citizens can anonymously surrender their firearms at designated drop-off locations, including churches, in exchange for cash compensation.
The incentives range from 8,700 pesos ($430) for a revolver to 26,450 pesos ($1,300) for a machine gun. The collected firearms will be destroyed.
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“Why must we teach our children anything about violence?” President Sheinbaum said at the launch event, which featured the symbolic destruction of a weapon by soldiers.
“We want to change the narrative, to change the culture of violence.” Mexico has struggled with high levels of violent crime, recording 31,062 homicides in 2023, 70% of which were caused by firearms.
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