The plan, called "Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace," will offer cash to those who anonymously leave weapons at designated drop-off locations.

Summary

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched the nationwide “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” program.

The program offers cash to citizens who anonymously surrender firearms, including $430 for revolvers, $1,200 for AK-47s, and $1,300 for machine guns.

The weapons will be destroyed.

The program, expanded from a 2019 Mexico City initiative, aims to combat violent crime, with firearms responsible for 70% of Mexico’s 31,062 homicides in 2023.

    • @horse_battery_stapleEnglish
      11•22 hours ago

      The cheapest I’ve seen AK74/AK74Ms are around 14000 pesos($600), WASR and Milled AKs go for 20000($950) and up. That’s outside of a gunshop in Mexico which if you’re unfamiliar don’t carry AKs or really any semi auto rifles due to the gun control there. So those are open air grey market prices.

      On the black market they’re even more expensive as they’re guaranteed to work.