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Kevin Blake Jamaica

Regional Seminar “Promoting Firearms Marking” December 1-2, 2010 San José, Costa Rica Jamaica’s M arking Practices and Procedures. Kevin Blake Jamaica. Background. Jamaica has no firearms manufacturer All licit firearms in Jamaica are imported Classifications of licit firearms

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Kevin Blake Jamaica

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  1. Regional Seminar “Promoting Firearms Marking”December 1-2, 2010San José, Costa RicaJamaica’s Marking Practices and Procedures Kevin Blake Jamaica

  2. Background • Jamaica has no firearms manufacturer • All licit firearms in Jamaica are imported • Classifications of licit firearms • Private – belonging to: • Private security organizations, private investigators and private security trainers • Licenses firearms holders • Government - belonging to: • Police • Military • Correctional services (prisons)

  3. Background • Private licit firearms – Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) • Established in 2005 by an Act of Parliament as a statutory organization within the Ministry of National Security. • Streamlines and standardizes the granting, renewal and revocation of firearm licenses and all the attendant processes thereof. • Serves to modernize and regulate the licensing of firearms in Jamaica. • The centralized administrative body and database repository for all license firearm holder

  4. Firearms Act • Jamaica is a signatory to the Inter American Convention • Cabinet has not yet ratified the convention as all conditions are not satisfied • Currently repealing and replacing the firearms act with the new firearms and explosive act • This will provide an avenue to: • Satisfy all conditions in the signed Inter American Convention • Legislate the firearms marking procedures

  5. Implementation Committee • Ministry of National Security • Ministry of Finance (Customs) • Jamaica Constabulary Force • Jamaica Defence Force • Firearms Licensing Authority

  6. Locations of Markers

  7. Things to do • Survey of sites for Dot Pen Markers • Preparation of sites • Establish a national signature • Date of import • Country • Dealer • Installation of Dot Pen Markers

  8. Things to do • Mark all firearms of newly issued licenses • Mark all unmarked firearms of existing license holders during the process of annual renewal • Annual renewal is done on the date of birth of licensee • Within a year all private firearms can be marked • Aiming at commencing markings by March 2011

  9. Thank You

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