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GUYANA No. 104313

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

By Rabindra Rooplall THERE are 15 days remaining for the gun amnesty programme, and government has signalled its intention to thereafter apply the full force of the law against gun runners and holders of illegal firearms who have refused to hand in their weapons.

The police have at their disposal the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2013 which was passed in the National Assembly on January 17, 2014. The then PPP/C government had amended the antiquated law to include stricter penalties for offenders in an effort to curb trafficking and possession of illegal

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firearms. The law stipulates that traffickers of firearms, ammunition, explosives and/ or related components must face the maximum penalty of up to five million dollars in fines and 10 years in jail upon conviction and indictment at the level of the High Court. However, a maximum penalty Please turn to page 2

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