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Amnesty yields first AK-47 assault rifle

September 25, 2015 | By | Filed Under News, Source

 

Police have collected their first high-powered weapon with just a few days left for the gun amnesty.


Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said that a civilian at Omai handed over an AK-47 assault rifle and 12 rounds of ammunition on Wednesday.


The AK-47 is considered to be one of the most effective assault rifles ever made. More AK-type weapons are reportedly produced than all other assault rifles combined.


Several were stolen from the Guyana Defence Force during the 2003 crime wave. Some were recovered from slain gunmen, but others are still to be accounted for.


Since the start of the amnesty, police have collected six illegal pistols, one revolver, six air rifles, as well as 1,495 rounds of ammunition, 28 shotgun cartridges and five magazines.


Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has been one of the staunchest critics of the amnesty.


He has stated that a Task Force, set up under his watch, had indicated that an amnesty would be ineffective.


He had also said that many of the firearms that were handed over to the police appeared to be out-dated.


β€œSome of those things look like relics…Bandits don’t use those kinds of firearms these days, so where they came from is another question.

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Civilians turn in 24 shotguns in one day

September 26, 2015 | By | Filed Under News 

With five days left for the firearm amnesty, civilians from interior locations yesterday turned in a whopping 24 illegal shotguns to the police. This occurred a day after a civilian at Omai gave police an AK-47 assault rifle and 12 rounds of matching ammunition. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said that police have provided the Guyana Defence Force with the serial number for that weapon for them to check Several AK-47 rifles were stolen from the Guyana Defence Force during the 2002 crime wave. Some were recovered from slain gunmen, but others are still to be accounted for. At least 46 firearms have now been collected by ranks from β€˜F’ Division since the one-month amnesty began. The amnesty has now yielded at least 61 guns, some 1,495 rounds of ammunition, 28 shotgun cartridges and five magazines. Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee, has been one of the staunchest critics of the amnesty. He has stated that a Task Force, set up under his watch, had indicated that an amnesty would be ineffective. He had also said that many of the firearms that were handed over to the police appeared to be outdated. β€œSome of those things look like relics…Bandits don’t use those kinds of firearms these days, so where they came from is another question.”

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