00:00Gary Griffith, the political leader of the NTA and former Commissioner of Police,
00:06today explains that there is no duplication in the ministries of homeland security, justice and defence.
00:13In fact, Griffith says he did heavy research on this area prior to the 2010 election
00:20and drafted a proposal during his tenure as Minister of National Security.
00:24He says homeland will deal with the land and border issues,
00:30justice will address concerns of the prison service, among other things,
00:34and the Ministry of Defence can ease the problems being faced by the army for quite some time.
00:41For persons to question that, I mean, I am shocked because you cannot, as I said, it's worldwide.
00:46You can't have focus on one ministry dealing with external security and border protection
00:51but at the same time trying to focus on internal law enforcement.
00:56Additionally, he weighs in on the government's plan to enforce and re-establish
01:01the distribution of firearm users' licenses to citizens.
01:05The PNM's concept is nobody must get a gun.
01:08It must not be to the other side that everybody must get.
01:10So I think that could comment, even though it may be perceived that everybody could get a firearm
01:15if you have a certificate of character.
01:17That's a no-no because people with a certificate of character, you may be abusive to your wife,
01:21you may have alcohol problems, you may be violent, you may be a criminal but just never arrested us yet.
01:27Griffith warns that even if you are granted an FUL, you have to exercise reasonable force.
01:34If it is that I am, it's my property, it's my right to defend my property and my assets and my family.
01:40Whilst at the same time, it must not reach the point that we believe that if somebody jumps over in your yard
01:45just to get a football, it gives you the right to shoot someone
01:49or you continue to shoot the person until they are dead.
01:52There is minimum use of force.
01:54The concept of you having a firearm is to neutralize the person, not necessarily to kill the person.
01:59Nicole M. Romani, TV6 News.
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