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| – It takes more than a public missive by the Home Affairs Ministry to stop the wanton use of firearms – NagamootooIn light of the recent murders and other offenses involving the use of firearms, the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday in a public missive warned against the misuse of these weapons.In the notification, the Ministry noted with that some firearm holders have been misusing their firearms under circumstances and for purposes other than those for which they were licenced.Minister of Home Affairs Clement RoheeMoreover, the public note sought to remind licenced firearm holders that their licences were not issued to them so that the laws of the country could be breeched.It said that, “the holders of licenced firearms are expected to be persons of good character, sober-minded and responsible and are not expected to use their weapons for offensive purposes.”“Citizens are also assured that work is underway to review the laws for the granting of firearm licences with a view to implementing strong measures to ensure that as far as possible,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, only suitable persons are approved to be licenced to carry firearms.”Nevertheless, much work is being done at this point in time by the law enforcement officers to “rid the streets of all illegal firearms.”The Ministry of Home Affairs is also urging citizens to report any misuse of firearms.Meanwhile, in an invited comment, Vice Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Mr. Moses Nagamootoo said that while the advisory is welcomed, it is not the only thing needed to stop the wanton use of firearms by irresponsible licenced holders.The Attorney at Law said, “The government needs to do a number of things, one of which includes the review of the categories of persons who ought to be given consideration to be licenced and as I understand it, I don’t know if the government has moved away from this but it used to be. Amerindians were given their licences for hunting, farmers for the protection of their crops and businessmen for protection as well, and I believe it was later expanded to accommodate miners. But it appears that those categories have been loosely expanded to include almost all and sundry. We need to get these categories reviewed.”Nagamootoo also suggested that there should also be an examination of the existing licenced holders. This he said is necessary to evaluate where there are persons of questionable character, “who would have been issued with licences and as it is known there has always been a porous situation where criminals were afforded access to firearms and it is not unknown that bribery played a role.”Moses NagamootooFurther, “The review role must include the classification of people who have convictions either for offences of violence or trafficking in narcotics and other related crimes. This may also require some level of consultation with Parliamentary Security Bodies for a full menu of measures that could be taken and perhaps to consider the establishment of a special body of persons with special skills to undertake the review process.”The Member of Parliament also said that the state ought to take counter measures not only against the illegal flow of lethal weapons but to sanitize the existing register in order to ensure that licences intended for legitimate users have not ended up in the wrong hands.“This I would add should have been a periodic and continuous exercise to ensure the citizens of this country are not only protected from banditry and other invasions but that innocent persons are not at risk of wacko types who brandish their weapons in public places under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs.” |
