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Apropriate or inappropriate? It's the debate currently raging following the Opposition Leader's recent comments on her political platform, as she championed Stand Your Ground Legislation. Rynessa Cutting has more.
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00:00 Following the opposition leaders load up the matik and empty the clip comments
00:04 Members of the public have been reacting some in support and some against for many the stance is wanted
00:12 But the consensus is it's not what was said, but how it was said
00:17 I support it to a point, but just the way people are taking it in the wrong way
00:21 I tell people to take it in the wrong way and say oh you want to kill people but them fellas come and kill in your home
00:27 What what we could do? We could hold a cutlass a gun towards the fellas coming with big tech
00:32 You know I mean, what you could do? Even if you give up the surrender is they still want to hurt you
00:36 right, so I
00:38 figure we need to stand our ground and
00:41 state that the country will be cut. I see most I guess right now
00:45 Would that be reason enough for you to vote for the UNC? Yes, I'll vote for them because then it gets no benefit from me
00:53 Still others feel that the conduct was not becoming of someone aspiring to lead the nation
00:59 It's a better example
01:01 As a leader so if you become back in the country now to rule the country so you're telling everybody bust it on them
01:09 You're getting criminals right to do what they want
01:12 It's a sentiment shared by this PNM MP that it is unfortunate
01:19 that as a former Prime Minister a
01:21 former head of the National Security Council
01:24 That she chooses that line
01:28 to speak to the lowest common denominator
01:32 With that type of talk it is very unfortunate
01:37 And you are seeing the backlash from sensible people in society and deserve a listen
01:44 But former police commissioner now political leader of the NTA Gary Griffith
01:48 Believes the comments are being taken out of context and blown out of proportion
01:54 someone
01:56 You you're in a firefight
01:57 And there's a criminal element and you fire one shot any person is neutralized and then you go over that person and continue to shoot
02:03 At that person that is manslaughter that is illegal that is wrong
02:07 But that's not what she said, but what is very unfortunate is that one political party is deliberately
02:13 Trying to utilize all of the time to put yet again focus on law-abiding citizens with legal firearms
02:19 When it is yet again a businesswoman was just riddled gunned down a few hours ago
02:24 mass shootings taking place in Tunapuna and
02:27 100% of all murders committed by firearms in the last year
02:32 Which will be about over three or four hundred have been by illegal firearms
02:36 Renassa cutting TV 6 News
02:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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