Tucson News NowMexico unveils 'No More Guns' billboard

Mexico unveils 'No More Guns' billboard

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The billboard is near an international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, and can be seen from the United States. The billboard is near an international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, and can be seen from the United States.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (Tucson News Now) -

A billboard made of crushed guns is up at the International Border near El Paso.

Mexico's president Felipe Calderon unveiled the "No More Weapons" billboard Thursday, urging the U.S. to stop the flow of weapons into Mexico.

Calderon supervised the destruction of more than 75-hundred weapons used to make the billboard.

The weapons came from seizures local, state and federal authorities made in Mexico.

The billboard is near an international bridge in Ciudad Juarez, and can be seen from the United States.

It weighs three tons.

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