Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda VIDEO STORY: After Masked Gun Attack, Businessman Urges Government to Ban Full-Face Masks
Antigua.news Antigua and Barbuda VIDEO STORY: After Masked Gun Attack, Businessman Urges Government to Ban Full-Face Masks

VIDEO STORY: After Masked Gun Attack, Businessman Urges Government to Ban Full-Face Masks

5 February 2026 - 18:29

VIDEO STORY: After Masked Gun Attack, Businessman Urges Government to Ban Full-Face Masks

5 February 2026 - 18:29

An entrepreneur who was recently attacked by two masked gunmen is calling on the government to consider banning the importation of full-face masks in Antigua and Barbuda, arguing that they are increasingly being used to facilitate violent crime.

VIDEO STORY: After Masked Gun Attack, Businessman Urges Government to Ban Full-Face Masks

Some in the business community are calling for a ban on full-face masks

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17 Comments

  1. That wouldn’t help or solve anything. That’s not the problem. Also some of them tie the shirts over their faces are they going to banned clothes too? More proactive policing would help greatly…. and a lot more but we all know the usual..

  2. They make these masks from old cloth. They cover their heads with shirts. These criminals are something else. What we need is less guns on the streets and to make an example publicly of people like that

    • This I like…..with good character

  3. Government need to start give business men with good charact gun licenses. They need to provide training at a cost for all business people to have licenses

  4. After something like that, fear doesn’t just disappear. It follows you home. It sits in your chest when you try to sleep. Not even a mango on a tree is deemed safe anymore with the way things are happening

  5. Most hilarious video story ever on antigua news. Mr mad!

    • Next thing they’ll want to ban hoodies and sunglasses

  6. Well you brave enough to dudge bullets you should be brave enough to show ur face

    • Technically they’re going to target him again. Use your head to think. It’s the safest way.

  7. Absolutely no need for these unless the wearer is going to commit a crime, so not only ban them but increase any sentence by 18 months, if a crime is committed wearing them.
    Its long gone pass the time to get tough on crime.

  8. Mister could get killed

  9. We don’t have snow here we don’t ski so why the hell people ordering face mask?
    I thought this was ban since during Covid

  10. Ban them. Too many crimes happening with masked men. Innocent people getting traumatized

  11. My partner stones against a gun is equal to foolishness

  12. Careful now. You can’t punish everyone because of criminals

  13. Idk why these young men won’t look work to do!
    But anyways I hope the government does something about this situation and make our citizens feel SAFE.

  14. The government should get solar powered streetlight with camera combination out of china to replace all existing streetlights system and help the police and government solve crimes

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