By entering you acknowledge your agreement with the Privacy NoticeThe CDMX seeks to reduce incidents related to the possession of a firearm and during 2023 Voluntary Disarmament goes for 3 tons of metal.In Mexico City (CDMX) it is expected that during 2023 3 tons of metal from weapons will be collected as part of the Voluntary Disarmament program to turn it into a monument against violence.Having a weapon at home can cause a tragedy in the wrong hands, which is why the Citizen Council considered Voluntary Disarmament necessary, since adding a weapon to cases of violence against women, children, and the elderly is "stoke the fire."Voluntary Disarmament goes to avoid tragedies in CDMX"Let's not forget this, it is in the home where 70 to 80 percent of the violence against women, against girls, against the elderly is located, so adding having a weapon at home is simply stoking the fire where it must be put out. at all costs”, explained Salvador Guerrero, president of the CDMX Citizen Council.In the most recent Inegi report, on deaths from homicides in 2021, it is revealed that 35,625 homicides occurred that year and some 24,484 of them, that is, 70% were caused by firearms.Therefore, the Voluntary Disarmament program in Mexico City proposes to hand over the weapons at home in exchange for an economic sum and the commitment to respect anonymity.From January 2019 to the last cash cut in August 2022, 7 thousand 64 weapons had been collected, 4995 short and 1404 long, as well as 665 grenades, six sticks of dynamite and one million 86 thousand 281 bullets and for these weapons they have been paid 22 million 34 thousand 894 pesos.“Among these weapons there is everything, from small pistols to larger pistols, rifles, semi-automatic rifles, suddenly a goat's horn has fallen on us, grenades, bazookas, more than a million bullets have arrived, that is to say: many weapons And well, all of that represents removing danger,” explained Martí Batres, Secretary of the Government of Mexico City.As part of Voluntary Disarmament, war toys are exchanged for didactic toys and those that encourage family entertainment."Yes, my baby brought a toy weapon in exchange for another educational toy and well, this helps children understand that weapons are bad, that they should not use them at home and that, well, it is a pretty good thing... Well, to eradicate violence above all," said housewife Joselín Vergara.Prices in Voluntary Disarmament range between 200 and 4,000 pesos, for example, for a handcrafted 22-caliber pistol, 200 pesos were paid, while for a 22-caliber 2,800 pesos and for this 38 super caliber 3 thousand 500 pesos were paid.Larger caliber weapons such as a Five Seven pistol are paid up to 14,850 pesos;a light or heavy machine gun 24,300 pesos and a common grenade 1,350 pesosOnce the weapons are collected, they are instantly destroyed and a monument against violence is expected to be built.It is a government program in which people who have a weapon take it to a module and it is exchanged for cash, in addition there are no investigations involved and it is done anonymously, according to the government.To participate in Voluntary Disarmament, it is recommended to consult the Facebook page: @secgobcdmx, on Twitter @segobcdmx or by calling 555345817.Written by: María Elena García VillalobosWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Maxi PeláezWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Maxi PeláezWritten by: Agustín RodríguezWritten by: Aztec Information ForceWritten by: Aztec Information Force