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Renewed push to reduce gun crime in Caricom states

Randy Richards was standing with a group of men on Mint Road in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, on an October evening in 2019. About 5:30 p.m., he was surprised by a group of armed thugs who brazenly opened gunfire at him. Richards, 29, tried to run,...

WHILE Caribbean leaders are unified in their decision to ban assault weapons in their countries, a study on guns in the Caribbean showed criminals have an affinity for pistols rather than assault rifles. The information was detailed in Weapons Compass, the Caribbean Firearms Study done by Anne-Séverine Fabre, Nicolas Florquin, Aaron Karp, and Matt Schroeder.

Modest gains are too often undermined by corruption in the top military hierarchy, poor intelligence and demoralised soldiers.

Why Matawalle doesn’t seem to see his call for citizens to take up arms as an abdication of responsibility, is baffling.

Nigeria is awash with arms – guns, bullets, charms, drugs and local stuff. Not just Nigeria. The entire Sahelian and sub-Saharan African.