| Barbados' Mia Mottley Says No to Assault Rifles In Caribbean |
| Fri, September 27, 2024 |
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| Last night we told you about an AR - 15 rifle that Efrain Rejon was accused of pulling out to threaten a road works crew on the Coastal Plains Highway. The charges were withdrawn in court - but his firearm has been held pending a review of the "special protection license" - as they are called, which was issued in January of 2023.
His is one of many such high powered rifles licensed to civilians in the past few years as the rifle has gained popularity. Here at 7News we have long held the editorial position that this type of assault rifle is excessive and - in the hands of civilians - a greater danger than they are a deterrent. And today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley - while speaking of the gun problem in the Caribbean - echoed those sentiments:
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister Barbados
"This scourged caused by guns manufactured in the United States of America primarily also requires a fundamental reset. The right of persons to bear arms in countries not engaged in military conflict should not be an opening to accept as legitimate the presence of assault weapons in countries."
"It is simply not right. There is no place for assault weapons in our societies."
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