Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal is calling for legal firearms for citizens to defend themselves and increased patrols to address crime.

His comments come in the wake of several incidents, including a daylight gun attack in St Augustine on Wednesday that left four dead, including an innocent bystander.

That incident prompted the US Embassy to issue a security alert about “recent increased gang activity in St. Augustine”.

Dr Moonilal accused the Government of permitting T&T to descend into a bloody zone of war and called for measures to halt the decline.