Domestic Terrorism Bill Targets Reckless Shootings in Public Spaces

Domestic terrorism bill targets reckless shootings in public spaces

The Domestic Terrorism Bill now before the House of Assembly creates a new offence targeting reckless shootings and violent attacks in public places, which Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams declared on Tuesday was a necessary response to a changing Barbados. In today’s Barbados, he told lawmakers, disputes were no longer handled by fists and the pelting of rocks but by firearms in the hands of people who “don’t care” and who traded in the busine…