Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, says he has previously raised concern about the lack of incentives for guilty pleas in the Gun Court under current legislation.
Golding was weighing in on the recent calls by members of the legal fraternity for the government to review the Firearms Act of 2022.
He was speaking during a People’s National Party podcast on YouTube called Sunday Reasoning with Mark.
The Firearms Act has been a hot topic since a row developed between the legal fraternity and the government over certain aspects of the legislation.
The Advocates Association of Jamaica and the Jamaican Bar Association, in collaboration with bar associations across the island staged a demonstration and withdrew legal services for two days in protest.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness subsequently pledged to refine aspects of the Act.
Golding says among the changes he envisions is the restoration of judges’ discretionary powers in sentencing.
Mark Golding, Opposition Leader.
