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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that the National Security Council NSC today had important discussions with a view to making adjustments to the operations of the Firearm Licensing Authority FLA.The discussions includedThe process of application for firearmsThe ineligibility criteria who cannot apply for a firearmThe approval process for firearmsThe mainstreaming of the intelligence agencies in the approval processThe removal of residual discretion of ministers to approve firearm licensesThe introduction of new technologies for the marking and tracing of firearms and ammunitionA new and more and in-depth system of vetting of persons at both the FLA and the Jamaica Customs AgencyThe changing of the requirement to serve on the board of the FLA to include a fit and proper criterionThe Prime Minister stated that in short order there will be a fulsome report on the final decisions of the NSC regarding the matters discussed.Meanwhile the Prime Minister announced that FLA will provide the first provisioning of the Get Every Illegal Gun Fund of 25 million dollars.The Prime Minister again urged every Jamaican to share what they know about illegal guns with the security forces at 119 311 and the JDF Tip line at 876 837 8888.Prime Minister Holness was speaking today February 24 2022 at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Stony Hill Police Station.
