Amid a distressing surge in gun-related crimes involving youth, law enforcement’s persistent efforts have led to the recovery of approximately 30 illegal firearms this year.
Commissioner of Police, Atlee Rodney, emphasized the proactive stance while acknowledging the ongoing challenge.
The allure of power and perceived safety drives the illegal possession, but Rodney sternly warned of the immense peril these weapons pose, especially in wrong hands.
A significant part of the success is attributed to community cooperation and shared information.
Meanwhile, the emergence of untraceable “ghost guns” raises concerns, prompting the force to adapt and recommend strategies against this evolving threat.
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Gun control starts at the border, and crime prevention starts with way stiffer penalties.
You keep slapping these illegal gun criminals with fines or a short little 6month stint at 1735, what else do you expect?
I’m for crime prevention, especially violent crimes like gun shootings, but if you don’t have a better deterant than just fines or six months in jail, you’ll continue to have an illegal gun problem in a small island like Antigua.
The politicians are failing the voters of Antigua, both with their corrupt practices and their refusal to tackle real crime in Antigua.
How many unsolved murders that are still on the books, how many?
And how many corrupt officials (including police and immigration) are still unindicted?
The guns and drugs keep pouring in, how, criminals do not work at any of the border patrol stations, ummm.
A small island with less than 75.000 people in so much mess. Smdh.
Very good job Mr. Rodney. I really applaud the force for this. We criticize you guys and girls a lot but this time you need praise. And I believe this is just the tip of the iceberg. I hope you can find out how these guns are reaching our shores. Is this a smuggling ring at work, or just individuals beating the system? We need to check our fishermen more closely. Who are they meeting out there on sea? And what are they bringing back? Is that all fish? Countries like Guyana and Surinam have large forest areas and the drug mafia have their private airstrips in the interior. But in Antigua we have many beaches that we cannot control all the time. And fishermen seem to go out fishing at night and come back early. We saw how it was possible for the Nigerians to leave Antigua without any notice to the authorities.
What’s this about Nigerians leaving the country without any notice to the authorities? I thought it was supposed to be Cameroonians. Ah well! When mature governments look after the security of their borders we huff and puff and complain they want to control us and the rest. Compare and contrast mature and immature and there you have it.
Everyday they run go parliament to revise some BS law for their political gain…. Go revise the laws that put stiffer penalties on these criminals. Lost dem in 1735. I want to walk the streets of my country in peace. Don’t work so hard to go lock myself up in my house and not enjoy life…. All in your own house they coming for you. We fed up!!
plenty more guns out there, so taking off tint won’t help, more random searches will, especially after fetes, cover evevery junction and catch these fools, just don’t shoot them on the back though.
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