In an effort to stem the recent increase in violent crime, the Cabinet of the Cayman Islands has embarked on an aggressive programme of legislative reform.
The first in this planned package of legislation will be an amendment to the Firearms Law (1998 Revision), says a GIS press release.
This first bill in the arsenal against crime, the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2005, will be debated in the Legislative Assembly Monday. It has been published in the Cayman Islands Official Gazette, in issue 20, 3 October 2005.
The bill introduces a minimum sentence of 10 years for persons convicted of serious firearm offences. It will also initiate new offences with regard to the unauthorized importation and possession of bullet-proof vests. These new offences will carry a maximum sentence of 20 years and a fine of $100,000, which the current Law now provides for various firearm offences.
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