PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said a bill to enact stand-your-ground principles of self-defence has been drafted and will be debated in Parliament in September, addressing a Monday Night Forum UNC rally at Penal on July 7. Citizens will be able to debate the bill at public consultations due to end this month, the PM said.

She also promised a new law to make access to firearms easier for law-abiding citizens and a quicker administrative process to issue pepper spray.

"We must recalibrate legislation to enhance the rights of law-abiding citizens. Criminals’ rights must never supersede those of law-abiding citizens."