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By NELSON K PHILIP THE Minister for Justice, Dr Allan Marat, has expressed disappointment over the Government’s inaction in tabling in Parliament a report and 244 recommendations on gun violence in the country. He said this lack of interest only reflected on the Government’s commitment to eradicating guns and gun-related violence. Dr Marat, who is also the Attorney-General, told members of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV) and other stakeholders last week that he was doing all he could to raise the gun issue in Parliament and at other forums. He also suggested protecting and rewarding people who provide reliable information about gun trafficking, locations and the people involved. “We must offer incentives to communities that demonstrate their wish to get rid of guns. “We can do this by tying infrastructure and other development initiatives from Government to communities who want to be peaceful,” Dr Marat said. “Those who wish to remain outside of the law would face the full force of the law.” He was also supportive of a CSGV proposal to ban the sale of toy guns. He said there had been reports of these toys being used to commit crimes, and it was also a bad start to a child’s development in life. He also raised concern on adult and violent movies and television programmes being aired in the country. Dr Marat said recent experiences had shown that guns, money and politics were closely linked. |
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