In an effort to make a dent in the violence surrounding the Tepito area drug trade, Mexican police are now attempting to get guns off the streets by offering to trade firearms for cash. And Xboxes! Instead of engaging in real life firefights, gun owners in Mexico City can hand in their pistoles and get a console and free software, the latter courtesy of Microsoft.

If successful, the anonymous trade-in program will be expanded beyond the allocated 100 consoles and the targeted inner city area.

Not mentioned in the Reuters article is the trade-in bonus of one year of Xbox Live for inner city youth who trade in automatic rifles disguised as guitar cases, but we're pretty sure this is true. Michael McWhertor

Xbox for your gun? Mexico tries swaps in drug fight [Reuters]

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