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The Antigua and Barbuda government is urging people to take full advantage of a gun amnesty that begins on Monday and ends at the end of the month, says it represents another opportunity for people to hand over unlawful firearms.
Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Ambassador Lionel Hurst, said several individuals have already been brought before the courts and sentenced to up to two years in prison under the country’s updated firearms laws.
“This is yet another opportunity for people to hand over unlawful firearms. There’s now a mandatory jail sentence for those found in possession. So we urge individuals to do the right thing and turn them in,” he added.
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