The Royal Bahamas Police Pressure encased greater than 1,400 firearms in concrete on Wednesday, a part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to make sure harmful weapons by no means return to the streets.
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The disposal happened on the Inside Safety Division (ISD) of the police power. Authorities mentioned a complete of 1,428 weapons — about 20 per cent of the estimated 7,000 firearms in police custody — had been destroyed. The cache included seized unlawful weapons in addition to out of date weapons from authorities stockpiles.
The occasion was carried out in partnership with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), Caricom Impacs, and the US Embassy, which donated the underground gun disposal system.
Nationwide Safety Minister Wayne Munroe mentioned the train underscored the federal government’s dedication not solely to completely eradicate illicit weapons, but in addition to enhance stockpile administration. He famous the timing coincided with the launch of MAG’s coverage framework for the sustainable disposal of firearms and ammunition within the Caribbean.
“The one technique to assure {that a} firearm won’t ever be used once more is to destroy it and correctly get rid of the remnants,” Munroe mentioned. “It is a crucial pillar within the coverage of gun management, public security and arms administration. The federal government of The Bahamas is keenly conscious that enhancing our nation’s security and safety is inextricably linked to the ultimate disposal of firearms.”
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Kimberly Furnish acknowledged that firearms trafficking and unlawful gun use have an effect on each The Bahamas and the US, with felony teams and drug traffickers spreading small arms and ammunition by means of communities.
Furnish mentioned the joint initiative will assist forestall weapons from falling into the flawed palms. She added that the U.S.-funded programme will improve safety, destroy surplus weapons and ammunition, and supply coaching for these managing weapons stockpiles.
