Gun laws in Jamaica Gun laws in Jamaica Gun laws in Jamaica began to be tightened in the early 1970s, when Jamaica experienced a rise in violence associated with criminal gangs and political polarization between supporters of the People's National Party and the Jamaica Labour Party. After a rash of killings of lawyers and businessmen in 1974, the government of Michael Manley attempted to restore order by granting broad new law enforcement powers in the Suppression of Crime Act and the Gun Court Act. The Suppression of Crime Act allowed the police and the military to work together in a novel way to disarm
Democratic Party for the People leader. Interim co-leader Tamaki was elected as the permanent leader of the party. Democratic Party for the People The , , abbreviated to DPFP or DPP, is a centrist political party in Japan. The party was formed on 7 May 2018 from the merger of the Democratic Party and Kibō no Tō. The party was initially to be named the National Democratic Party before the predecessor parties decided on the current official English language name. On 28 September 2017, Democratic Party leader Seiji Maehara announced that the party had abandoned plans to contest the 2017 general election, with the party's