{"id":344913,"date":"2025-07-16T10:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=344913"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:20:04","slug":"minister-for-national-security-affirms-upcoming-gun-amnesty-in-official-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/minister-for-national-security-affirms-upcoming-gun-amnesty-in-official-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister for National Security affirms gun amnesty starting today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344915\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344915\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hon-blackmoore-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hon Blackmoore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, in line with the pronouncements made by the Hon. Prime Minister during a press conference on July 14, 2025, has announced that another gun amnesty period will be offered to citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for National Security and Legal Affairs, Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore said in a statement that this is because of recent violent incidents involving illegal firearms, which resulted in one death and three injuries. The concern, said Blackmoore, is that such events could escalate into a broader crisis, and he reaffirmed the government&#8217;s &#8220;pledge to ensure the safety and security of its citizens and to adopt an even more aggressive campaign to rid the street of illegal firearms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blackmoore also revealed that the amnesty will run from July 16 to August 15, 2025, and is a continuation of previous efforts, including those in 2007 and October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The government encourages individuals with illegal firearms or ammunition\u2014whether they are certain of their legal status or unsure\u2014to surrender these weapons without fear of prosecution, emphasizing that firearms can be handed in at any police station across the island or through trusted community figures if individuals are apprehensive about surrendering personally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fight against illegal firearms and the use of those firearms to cause harm and bring death to others is not one that can be fought by the authorities alone,&#8221; said Blackmoore, emphasizing the need for community participation.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation related to firearms will be reviewed and strengthened, with mandatory jail sentences included in the updated laws.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a reward of $1,000 per firearm will be offered to anyone providing information that leads to the recovery of illegal weapons, as reaffirmed by the Prime Minister. The minister assured the public of an intensified crackdown on illegal firearms, and urged citizens to join in efforts to rid the streets of gun violence and promote a culture of peace and safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read full official statement here:<\/p>\n<p><em>In keeping with the pronouncements of the Hon. Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica at a Press Conference on the 14th of July, 2025, there will be another Gun Amnesty period offered to citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Over the past week, we have seen two shooting incidents involving the use of illegal firearms that have left one person dead and three others injured. Your Government does not wish for this to escalate into a national crisis and so this has led the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica to renew its\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Government is once again offering an amnesty period from the 16th of July, 2025 to the 15th of August, 2025. You may recall that such an amnesty was offered in 2007 and again from 1st to 31st October, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This amnesty programme will allow members of the public who have illegal firearms in their possession to turn in their firearms without any fear of being prosecuted. Therefore, if you are in possession of illegal weapons or ammunition or are perhaps an innocent custodian of weapons or ammunition and possibly even unsure as to its legal status, but too frightened to do anything about it- now is the time to come forward and surrender them to the police.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In regards to where the illegal firearms and ammunition are to be surrendered: they can be surrendered at any police station anywhere on the island and must be properly packaged. If you are afraid to surrender it yourself, take it to someone trusted in your neighborhood like a pastor, justice of the peace, an attorney or anyone you think will indeed<\/em><br \/>\n<em>surrender it on your behalf.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The fight against illegal firearms and the use of those firearms to cause harm and bring death to others is not one that can be fought by the authorities alone. The Government and the police have to remain vigilant but must also be innovative in finding ways to curtail and discourage the use of illegal firearms.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Our efforts will be all encompassing to fight this evil. The Firearm Act and all other related legislation will <\/em><em>be reviewed and strengthened. Mandatory jail sentences will form part of the reviewed legislation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>REWARD TO THE PUBLIC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I also want to repeat the declaration made by the Hon. Prime Minister that anyone who gives information leading to the retrieval of firearms will receive a reward of $1000 per firearm.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CONCLUSION<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We want to assure the public that there will be an intense crack down on illegal firearms in the Commonwealth of Dominica. We ask the public to join us in saying no to gun violence, in ridding our streets of illegal firearms and in taking the necessary steps to reform the minds of the people who believe that violence is<\/em> the answer to problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, in line with the pronouncements made by the Hon. Prime Minister during a press conference on July 14, 2025, has announced that another gun amnesty period will be offered to citizens. 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