PM says Grenada beneath menace from the unlawful importation of weapons

Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has admitted that the island is beneath menace from the unlawful importation of weapons and ammunition, lower than every week after one Caribbean Group (CARICOM) chief urged america to assist curb the importation of unlawful weapons into the area

He’s promising that his six-month-old administration can be adopting a zero-tolerance method to having firearms in communities.

“I would like us to grasp that our island(s) are beneath fixed menace from the importation of small firearms particularly, they’re coming in barrels, they’re coming in containers, and don’t be fooled, we’re in all probability the final bastion of little or no gun violence within the area,” he instructed a city corridor assembly.

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“St. Lucia is rampant with shootings left, proper, and heart, we don’t want to speak about our neighbors to the south, Trinidad, we don’t want to speak about Barbados or Jamaica,” he mentioned, telling the viewers that they need to not take security with no consideration.

“So, I don’t need us to take our security with no consideration, firearms are additionally seen as sports activities, there are ranges individuals will go to shoot the weapons on the vary after which go residence however the concept that we needs to be strolling round with firearms for my part is inimical to our tradition, to our lifestyle,” he added.

Mitchell was on the time responding to a query from a former police officer who was pleading to have the price of the firearm license payment waived.

“I’m not a fan of personal individuals holding firearms, and that really consists of ex-police officers, and so to me and I’m making this clear and I hope that I can get help from my colleagues, I intend to take a zero-tolerance method to firearms in our communities,” mentioned Prime Minister Mitchell, who can also be the Minister for Nationwide Safety.

“I settle for that due to the character of the work carried out by law enforcement officials there’ll come a time when they need to have an distinctive should be issued with a firearm, however I’ll say to you truthfully that will probably be a tough factor for me to counsel that they don’t pay the licensing payment.

In latest weeks, weapons and ammunition had been found after searches had been carried out by customs and law enforcement officials on the primary St. George’s Port. Final yr, the police confiscated a number of unlawful firearms as a part of drug bust operations and search warrants.

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