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For­mer Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Gary Grif­fith is ap­plaud­ing CARI­COM's ini­tia­tive to clas­si­fy gun vi­o­lence in pub­lic spaces as an act of ter­ror­ism.

Speak­ing at the clos­ing me­dia con­fer­ence of the 48th CARI­COM Heads of Gov­ern­ment Meet­ing in Bar­ba­dos, Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley said lead­ers have agreed that in­dis­crim­i­nate pub­lic shoot­ings, where per­pe­tra­tors en­dan­ger every­one present, will now be treat­ed as acts of ter­ror­ism.

Grif­fith be­lieves it should go fur­ther, how­ev­er, and says any­one found in pos­ses­sion of high-pow­ered weapons ca­pa­ble of caus­ing mul­ti­ple fa­tal­i­ties at a time should be con­sid­ered a ter­ror­ist.