Thought a few of you would find this interesting. Note--The guns do not have to be turned in by the owner.
December 7, 2004
Baja California Gun Turn-In Campaign Nets Rifles, Pistols and Grenades
Baja California has collected 1,023 rifles and pistols since a statewide gun
turn-in campaign began on November 16, 2004. Also collected were 261 gun
cartridges and 14 hand grenades.
With the surrender of each gun in good condition a voucher worth 1,000 pesos
(approximately US$88) is given to the person that turned in the weapon.
Guns and other weapons can be given to city or military officials at special
stations set up throughout the state or at military bases.
Tijuana has seen 770 guns turned in between November 16 and December 5. The
figure in Mexicali is 141, San Quint?n 47, Ensenada 37, San Felipe 16 and
Tecate 12. Of the guns collected during the program 652 are long arms and
371 are pistols.
An article in the Mexicali newspaper La Cr?nica notes that in the past two
years Mexicali has collected more arms than Tijuana.
The gun turn-in vouchers can be exchanged for food, toys or clothes
according to La Cr?nica.
There was no mention of when the program ends.
Source: La Cr?nica (Mexicali), December 7, 2004. Article by Gerardo Franco
Ortiz.
Greg Bloom, Outreach Coordinator
Center for Latin American and Border Studies
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Email address: gbloom@nmsu.edu
Phone: (505) 646-6817
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I wonder who is turning them over
jrbaja - 12-7-2004 at 04:18 PM
The honest guys that use them for protection or the dishonest guys that use them for whatever they want?
Bernie, I would be most interested in your feelings on this. Through email or u2u if you would rather.Me No - 12-7-2004 at 04:53 PM
Hey JR, this one is obvious. It is the widows. Once they finish with them they no longer need them.Dave - 12-7-2004 at 04:53 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Guns and other weapons can be given to military officials at special
stations set up throughout the state or at military bases.
For gringos they call them checkpoints.
Step right up, get a 1000 pesos AND a free seven year prison sentence...no extra charge!
JR
Baja Bernie - 12-7-2004 at 05:02 PM
My thoughts exactly but I did not wish express them. You know Sergeant Joe Friday--"just the facts."
I really believe that if you don't have to be the owner of the weapon to get the money then a bunch of gringo's may just get ripped off for the
weapons we all know they don't have (and they can not complain for obvious reasons). In other words the Government may be paying the crooks to rip
innocent people off.
JR one day soon you may just realize that Baja is no longer a place to hide and get away from big government. That said I will now crawl back into my
warm and comfortable hole in the ground.Oso - 12-7-2004 at 05:22 PM
WTF are "gun cartridges"?
That's funny Bernie
jrbaja - 12-7-2004 at 05:50 PM
as I watch the south being developed faster than the north, golf courses and realtors invading the harshest of areas, developers planning 5000 home
developments and seeing more foreign plates than Mexican on the holidays.
I never woulda guessed
Show and tell
synch - 12-9-2004 at 03:55 PM
I heard the cops in Baja all have guns...
but not all have bullets.
True?
That's the story
jrbaja - 12-9-2004 at 04:29 PM
but I doubt that it's true! I've seen them shooting at people with real bullets so I wouldn't want to find out which ones do and which ones don't.
Mexico is actually a little more advanced than Mayberry and the Phifes Just
not by much.
Here's a point to ponder. Most all of the security guys at the clubs and many police are involved with the martial arts. It is becoming very big
down here so the next time someone thinks they can act tough against these guys, a second opinion would be something to consider before taking action!
I'm sure that most on this board are beyond that kind of thing but it is commonplace to watch younger gringos and cholos have their faces planted in
the palm trees for acting like idiots. Ouch!!
Damn Dude!!
jrbaja - 12-10-2004 at 09:50 AM
You gave me chills with that one. What an experience!!
