Army Destroys 7000 Weapons Handed in Voluntarily in Mexico City
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August 11, 2013
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7,000 weapons destroyed for gun control (ReutersVideo)

Mexican authorities on Friday destroyed 7,000 weapons collected over the course of several months around Mexico City as part of a campaign to get guns off city streets.

The program, "For Your Family, Voluntary Disarming," was launched in several crime-toughened boroughs of the huge metropolis. Weapons were exchanged for computers, tablets and educational materials.

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