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Mexico City Starts 'Games for Guns' Campaign

Posted by Zonk on from the gaming-and-social-conciousness dept.

eldavojohn writes "Strange as it may sound, Mexico City is giving it their all in their efforts to crack down on gun related violence. The chief of police has 'announced that anyone prepared to surrender a high-calibre weapon, such as a machine gun, will receive a free computer in exchange. And, perhaps in the interests of scale and fair play, anyone turning in a smaller calibre handgun will be presented with either cash remuneration or an Xbox videogame console.'"

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  1. Microsoft safe... for now by Clever7Devil · · Score: 3, Funny

    Notice how they'll only give you an XBox AFTER you hand in your weapons.

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  2. It doesn't stop there by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

    Turn in a squirt gun. Get a Wii.

    Turn in a throwing knife. Get a calculator.

    Want a PS3? Just show up.

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  3. Fine Print by Dark+Kenshin · · Score: 2, Funny

    They forget to mention that this computer is a community one that you can use in your prison cell for the next X years.

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    1. Re:Fine Print by Dark+Kenshin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sorry, I should have used my backup joke then:

      Buy illegal weapons on the street: $100

      Trip to Mexico City: 20,000 Paco's

      Walking into a police station with an AK-47, and walking out with a new computer : Priceless

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      "I only know 2 things: The love for me, and the fear of me."
  4. Re:Microsoft is forming a Militia.... by trdrstv · · Score: 2, Funny
    "anyone turning in a smaller calibre handgun will be presented with either cash remuneration or an Xbox videogame console."

    This is proof to me that Microsoft is forming a Militia. If they can't dominate a market through economics, they will simply take it by force!

  5. Sorry, Senor, you'll have to come back tomorrow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man it's gotta to suck to be working the electronics desk when they run out of consoles.

  6. Re:Cool by Perseid · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, he doesn't like video games, remember?