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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. 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.