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Police Commissioner Junior Benjamin says there has been a noticeable post-election increase in Firearm User Licence (FUL) applications and the police service is embracing technology to deal with the expected continuous rise.

The UNC, while in opposition, promised to make legal gun ownership easier if it won the election.

While addressing the media after her first Cabinet meeting on May 8, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar encouraged law-abiding citizens to apply for their firearm users’ licences (FULs).