Another gun amnesty begins next Monday

In an effort to remove illegal firearms from the streets of Antigua and Barbuda and to address the rise in gun-related crimes in recent weeks, the government will institute a gun amnesty beginning on Monday April 7.

The matter of the rise in these gun-related offices including the recent homicide of a 23-year old man, has caught the attention of the Cabinet and members considered a number of options to arrest the problem.

The government will place the Police in charge of managing the amnesty, as in times past. The police will receive the weapons from those who wish to surrender their unlawful weapons without any prosecution.