Transcript Presenters No 411 Sergeant Warner No 519 Corporal Williams

THE ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
PRESENTS
MARKING OF FIREARMS
IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
PRESENTERS:
NO 411 SERGEANT WARNER
ARMOURER AND FIREARM
EXAMINER
NO 519 CORPORAL WILLIAMS
FORENSIC SCIENTIST
BSc(H) MSc
The laws in Antigua and Barbuda governing
firearms stipulates that every firearm coming
into the country must be marked by the
manufacture with the manufactures name logo
or stamp. The firearm must
contain
information written on the frame of the firearm
e.g.
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The manufacturing country
Serial number
Model
Calibre of the firearm
Apart from this there are no other laws or
statute when comes to marking firearms in
Antigua and Barbuda
We as law enforcement officers in Antigua and
Barbuda believe that there should be statute in
place or the laws be amended that requires
every firearm dealer and law enforcement
agencies in Antigua and Barbuda to include;
 Army,
 Police
 Office of National
Drug and Control Policy
(ONDCP)
 All shooting clubs
Should have a peculiar mark which will
allow the Police to trace the firearm in
locally regionally and internationally in
case of any eventualities .
For example the Antigua Police Force firearm
should be marked
For example the Antigua Police Force firearm
should be marked,
ANU-POL-1 and the number should continue
 Army: ANU- ARMY- 1
 Firearm Dealer: initials- ANU- 1
 Shooting Clubs: Sharp Shooters- ANU-1
These markings should be on the frame of the
firearm and also the bolt in case of
interchanging of bolts.
In Antigua and Barbuda there a proliferation of
guns on the street. Among them there are
modified flare guns ( as shown in photo on
slide), home made shot guns
Home made shot guns
below.
as shown in photo
In Antigua and Barbuda we are face with a
number of gun crimes. participating in this
seminar would aid in increasing our knowledge
within the field of firearm markings. One of our
major challenge is the flare gun where all
contained the same model number which
makes it difficult for identification. So marking
these flare guns will be a great help to us. This
seminar is a timely one and invaluable to our
police force and the region on a whole.