Benn announces gun licensing reform plans

Robeson Benn

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has disclosed plans to reform the process for the issuance of gun licenses, which could see changes in the laws, including the criteria for eligibility.

“We are going to be changing the laws, changing the requirements, insisting on training because many people still when they get a gun think it’s something to show off with, to pull out to fire shots in the air, to threaten people and where some people who perhaps don’t have the need for a gun are so caught up by the idea that they must have a firearm,” Benn said during a guest appearance on the weekly web programme “Guyana Dialogue” on Thursday night.