PHILIPSBURG--There seems to be a split in the governing coalition regarding Justice Minister Roland Duncan's proposed gun licence policy.
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said on Sunday that she had reservations about Duncan's draft policy, which she said was just a "vision" at this stage.
Democratic Party (DP) Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Marlin and Independent MP Patrick Illidge have also expressed concerns about enacting the draft policy at this stage.
DP MP Leroy de Weever has, however, commended Duncan on standing his ground on the draft policy and urged the minister to apply his knowledge when issuing gun licences, once the policy is enacted.
"I have my reservations... especially at this time taking everything else into consideration," the Prime Minister told Lloyd Richardson on his radio programme on PJD2 1300 AM on Sunday.
"I think with respect to opening of the gun policy as a country we have to be very, very careful... In order to do that you have to make sure that some of the other areas are closed off; especially where robberies and those things are concerned, the more people who have guns, the more you make it available, if those people get robbed, for their guns to get in the wrong hands," she said.
The Prime Minister said the discussions on the draft policy are not yet completed. "The minister [Duncan] has an idea and a vision. It's not a law of anything yet. He has taken that idea to parliament to get feedback and the same thing he is doing with the Council of Ministers," she said.
Duncan had told MPs during last Wednesday's meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament that his draft policy is ready for enactment. National Alliance (NA) leader MP William Marlin, George Pantophlet and Frans Richardson have also expressed concerns about the introduction of the policy with William Marlin contending that it is for the elite to be armed and that it will result in more firearms on the street.
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