銃１丁最高２１万円で買い取り メキシコ政府、市民に呼び掛け

【メキシコ市ＡＦＰ＝時事】メキシコ政府は暴力犯罪の低下を目指し、自主的に銃器を手放した市民に最高で２万６４５０ペソ（約２１万円）を支払う計画を進めている。６日付の官報で明らかになった。（写真は処分前に公開されたメキシコ治安部隊が押収した銃器。メキシコ・ハリスコ州サポパンにて）
　政府が提示している「買い取り価格」はリボルバー１丁につき８７００ペソ（約７万円）、自動小銃「ＡＫ４７」１丁２万５０００ペソ（約１９万円）、機関銃１丁２万６４５０ペソなど。
　元メキシコ市長のクラウディア・シェインバウム大統領は先月、「武装解除にイエス、平和にイエス」と銘打ったプログラムに参加するよう国民に呼び掛け、「教会のロビーのような場所で、自主的に銃器を引き渡してもらう代わりに経済的なインセンティブを提供する」案を発表。
　「メキシコ市でも目覚ましい成果を挙げた」と述べていた。
　国家統計局の予備データによると、２０２３年にメキシコで確認された殺人事件は３万１０６２件に上り、このうち７０％が銃器によるものだった。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2025/01/08-19:14）

Mexico's government plans to offer up to $1,300 for people who hand in firearms including machine guns and assault rifles under a citizen disarmament program aimed at reducing violent crime.
The financial incentives for people dropping off weapons at collection points in churches were published late Monday in the country's official gazette.
They include 8,700 pesos ($430) for a revolver, 25,000 pesos ($1,200) for an AK-47 rifle and 26,450 pesos ($1,300) for a machine gun.
President Claudia Sheinbaum last month encouraged residents to participate in the Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace program, assuring those skeptical that they would not be prosecuted if they gave up weapons.
It's about setting up places like the lobbies of churches where people can go to turn in their weapons voluntarily, and give them economic incentives to give up their firearms, she said.
We also had it in Mexico City and it had significant results, added the former mayor of the capital city, home to around nine million people.
Mexico is plagued by violent crime linked to the multibillion-dollar illegal drug trade.
In 2023, the country recorded 31,062 homicides, 70 percent of which were caused by firearms, according to preliminary data from the national statistics institute.
Mexico tightly controls gun sales, making them practically impossible to obtain legally, and has repeatedly urged Washington to tackle arms trafficking across the border from the United States.