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March 18, 2006
Should Law-abiding Jamaicans Be Allowed to Carry Guns?
Lloyd Williams of The Jamaica Observer reported in a March 18, 2006, article headlined "Arm private citizens": Jamaicans need more than burglar bars, overworked cops, private guards and a less than efficient 119 emergency response number to protect themselves from criminals. They need guns.
This latest call for the arming of all members of the public who qualify for firearm licences and who want and can afford the weapons, was made yesterday by Senator Prudence Kidd-Deans during the State-of-the-Nation Debate.Williams said Kidd-Deans "made the call against the background of Jamaica's worsening crime rate, noting that just when it was believed that crime had peaked, "this monster ... ascends to a higher level at the next wave".
Posted by Munir Umrani at March 18, 2006 06:47 PM
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