Statement by Prime Minister Mottley on recent shooting incident (August 23, 2024)

[@dranchd6571]

This statement will have absolutely no impact on criminals or those that protect them.

[@ronnie.murrell]

Law makers step up. STEP UP!! Guns are illegal. PERIOD!! Unless it is government issued to law enforcement or permitted by the chief of police no one should have a gun. 10 years MINIMUM if you are in possession of an illegal firearm. NO FINE!! Same for ammunition. Discharging of an illegal firearm should be 15 years minimum. NO FINE!! Murder or injury involving the use of an illegal firearm should be a minimum of 25 years with a maximum of life imprisonment. BAIL SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $100K. Get to work lawmakers. GET SERIOUS ABOUT THESE ILLEGAL GUNS AND GUN VIOLENCE!!!!

[@genevievegittens1710]

Agree 100%

[@МагдалинаМуравьева]

Martinez David Clark Anthony Taylor Charles

[@q.mab19868]

Well said

[@JohnStanford-d2y]

25 years for any body with a gun no fine

[@davidgittens5255]

On point

[@genevievegittens1710]

Barbadrians believe that the law applies to "the other person, not me" Like all the illegal Handicap parking.. and NOTHING is done to change that belief.

[@michaelray5212]

Can the Prime Minister say in clear unambiguous words what exactly does she want EACH and EVERY Barbadian to do ? Madam Prime Minister what you have said and continue to repeat about EACH and EVERY Barbadian is indistinct, unclear and imprecise. Please express point by point what you want the citizens of Barbados to do. Go out as a babd of vigilantes and take away the guns from the individuals who possess them, handcuff the ibdividuals and take them to the nearest Police Station ? If the Policy and decision makers are not effective in performing their jobs satisfactorily, then find those who are capable of doing an effective and efficient job of getting rid of the guns or reducing the number of illegal guns on the island. Please do not allow the country to be held to ransom by thugs and miscreants. Act decisively or move on and out.

[@dennicebend5696]

Not missing the point but I can't be the only person who's wondering what a 12yr old is doing out on the street at 2am?!! Wishing her a speedy recovery❤

[@NicholasGoodluck]

Honestly , none of that don’t matter , should be able to outside or in ya yard at all hours and not be afraid of a stray bullet.

[@davidgittens5255]

Speak out

[@rogernicholls418]

Madam Prime Minister it's time to embrace the El Salvador Prison Project seriously the police know who doing foolishness the island is 166 sq miles wid 300,000 people just go collect them change de law and put all who in ah gang and who gang affiliated in prison fuh real stop wid dis by de law foolishness cause all dees gun men doing is laughing at de same police who know who dem is ....research de President of El Salvador and see how they have one of de safest countries in de world right now

[@genevievegittens1710]

Why does the very well educated PM take advice from the stupid less educated people .. and fix tge problem, before worse happens. Sometimes we're too close to the smoke to see the fire!

[@Brahanassei]

Did this happen happened in Jamaica,prime minister motley is different from other Bajan prime minister, back in the days when Bajan kill other Bajan the prime minister would begin by talking about Jamaica then at the end of the speech he then say it happen in Barbados, that's why back in the days most Bajan use to believe that all killing in Barbados was carried out by Jamaica people.

[@charliedan8084]

Smh