Government plans to establish two gun courts are facing scrutiny from two attorneys, who welcome efforts to clear a growing firearms-case backlog but question whether the measure will tackle the roots of gun crime.

With expectations that the courts will be established during the new legal year, which is set to commence in September, Attorney-at-law Sian Lange said she welcomed the courts’ potential to help clear the growing backlog of firearm cases but warned against allowing them to become a permanent fixture or a source of stigma.

“Boston, Philadelphia, New York, these are some of the jurisdictions that have similar gun courts in their legal systems,” Lange said.