A dedicated gun court will fast-track firearm cases within weeks and enforce a zero-tolerance approach, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said, warning that new legislation will ensure swift and decisive action against gun-related offences.

Mottley defended the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill  in the House of Assembly on Tuesday as she stressed that a specialised gun court is necessary because guns remain the country’s greatest criminal threat.

“There is no greater scourge on this land than the prevalence and presence and use of guns.”