The Guyana Police Force on Monday said it is in receipt of more illegal firearms and ammunition, just shy of the September 30 deadline for the firearm amnesty.
As of September 20, 1,191 rounds 7.62 x 39 ammunition, Three (3) .22 pistols and three (3) magazines along with 60 rounds .22 ammunition, two (2) shotguns with twenty (20) cartridges, One (1) 9mm Luger pistol with nine (9) matching rounds, one (1) .32 Walter pistol with one (1) magazine, along with 193 matching rounds, Three (3) air rifles, one (1) .32 Taurus pistol and 2 rounds, one (1) .38 revolver and 20 rounds were handed in to ‘A’ Division- Georgetown/ East Bank area.
On the West Coast of Demerara- East Bank Essequibo ‘D’ Division, one (1) air rifle, one (1) 9mm magazine, three (3) 16 gauge shotgun cartridges, and three (3) 20 gauge shotgun cartridges. In ‘F’ Division (Interior locations) Eight (8) 20 gauge shotguns, Thirteen (13) 16 gauge shotguns and One (1) cartridge were handed over.
Meanwhile, in the ‘C’ and ‘E’ Divisions only one air rifle was handed over respectively. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has encouraged citizens who are in possession of illicit firearms and ammunition to hand over those items to the nearest police station stressing that no one would be charged with the illegal possession of the items. However, he pointed out that the Police would have to conduct ballistic tests to determine whether the firearms and ammunition were used to commit crimes. Persons failing to hand in all illegal guns and ammunition on or before September 30 will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, Minister Ramjattan promised.