CARICOM joins Federal gun trafficking legislation
with Africa in
slavery fight
es a commission to study and develop
reparations proposals for African American
fighting for reparatory justice. “The
commission shall examine slavery and
discrimination in the colonies and the
United States from 1619 to the present
and recommend appropriate remedies.
Among other requirements, the commission
shall identify the role of the federal
and state governments in supporting the
institution of slavery, forms of discrimination
in the public and private sectors
against freed slaves and their descendants,
and lingering negative effects of
slavery on living African-Americans and
society.”
CARICOM officials said that while they
are still demanding formal talks with
Europe, it is way better to team up with
African nations to both compare notes
and add to the body of research and evidence
that could be presented to a court,
representative governments and any
arbitral bodies that may preside over a
case for reparations. Regional leaders had
nearly a decade ago decided to formally
push forward the case for reparations.
The CRC had traveled throughout the
region consulting with citizens, forming
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national commissions and commissioning
research on slavery and its effects.
“The Reparations Movement has, indeed,
become the greatest political, social justice
and human rights campaign of the
21st Century, uniting its advocates across
all geographic spaces and building solidarity
bridges where colonialism sought
to break them,” the body said.
In the past week for example, Jamaica
signaled its intention to petition Britain
for nearly Sterling 8 billion or about
US$10.5 billion for its own role in the
slave trade. Lawmaker Mike Henry was
quoted by Reuters as saying that “I am
asking for the same amount of money to
be paid to the slaves that was paid to the
slave owners.”
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federal law to define gun trafficking
as a crime.
A lack of federal law results in law
enforcement and prosecutors having to
rely on a patchwork of state regulations
to crack down on criminal networks
that makes prosecutions difficult and
convictions nearly impossible.
The re-introduction of the legislation
comes as shooting incidents have
spiked by 73 percent in New York City
since May 2020, driven in part by the
proliferation of illegal handguns.
“Right now, there’s no federal law
that defines gun trafficking across
state lines as a crime,” Gillibrand said.
“We need to make gun trafficking a
federal crime, so that we can keep
these illegal guns off our streets and
out of the hands of those who would
not be allowed to buy them legally.
“The Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia
Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime
Prevention Act is a commonsense
reform that is urgently needed,” she
added. “I want to especially thank Jennifer
Pryear, Nyasia’s mother, for her
strength, vision, and tireless advocacy
on behalf of her daughter and other
parents who have lost children to gun
violence.
“In order to be successful in getting
these weapons off our streets, we must
listen to and follow the leadership of
those closest to the violence, whose
experience can inform equitable solutions,”
continued the New York junior
senator.
Adams, the Democratic nominee
for New York City Mayor, said gun violence
has “unfortunately become the
norm in communities across our city
– especially Black, Brown, and poor
communities.
“We know a major driver of this
crisis is the over-proliferation of handguns
in these communities,” he said.
“I am renewing my call for a Joint Gun
and Gang Task Force to deal with the
surge in gang-related activity and gun
violence in New York.
“We also need a coordinated effort
at the federal, state, and city level to
stop the flow of guns into our communities
and deter gun trafficking,
which is why I’m proud to support the
Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-
Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime Prevention
Act,” Adams added. “I thank Sen.
Gillibrand for her leadership on this
critical issue.”
The Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia
Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking & Crime
Prevention Act would amend the Federal
Criminal Code to make trafficking
in firearms a federal crime.
It would make it unlawful to ship
or receive two or more firearms where
the individual knows or has reason to
believe the firearms were unlawfully
obtained.
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House Homeland Security Committee
member, Rep. Sheila Jackson
Lee (D-TX). Chip Somodevilla/Pool via
REUTERS, File
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