Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Jamaica. 2020 ‘Stockpile Management.’ National Report of Jamaica on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section 6 (6.1), p. 13. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations. 1 January
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Actions taken during the reporting period
5.5. During the biennial reporting period, has your country destroyed surplus stocks?
5.5.1. How many SALW were destroyed?
i) First reporting year (2018)
ii) Second reporting year (2019) 1,668
5.5.2. Any good practice regarding destruction (e.g. detatils on method of destruction [burning, melting, cutting, crushing, others: specify])?
The following SALWs destruction activities were coordinated during 2019:
(a) Destruction of 837 firearms by cutting
(b) Disposal of the cuttings of 831 destroyed firearms by encasement or burial
[SALW = Small Arms and Light Weapons]