An Edinboro man is slated to return to court on July 7 for trial on gun and ammunition charges.
On March 31, at Edinboro, police arrested the man, Harris Grant, a 35-year-old shopkeeper, during a joint operation between the Rapid Response and Narcotics units.
Grant is alleged to have had in his possession one 9mm Luger pistol without a licence issued under the Firearms Act.
He was also charged with possession of six rounds of 9mm ammunition without a licence.
Grant appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court on April 2 and pleaded not guilty to both charges.
He was granted EC$5,000 bail with one surety and ordered to report at the Central Police Station on Wednesdays between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
He was also ordered to surrender his travel documents and stop notices were placed at all ports of entry and exit.
The trial will take place at the Serious Offences Court.
[If guilty,] let him face the full penalty of the law. […] gunslingers […] cause mayhem to the average citizen. In Surrey v Sussex the law must not only be done it must be seen to be done. That’s where the get their power for the barrel of the gun.