June was the month Government tried to get to grips with Bermuda's mounting gun violence by passing tougher laws.Thirty-four people had been shot since gang warfare erupted in Bermuda in May 2009 that number later rose to 42.Government passed three different sets of amendments to legislation in the House of Assembly to help police and prosecutors tackle the growing gun problem.During the space of the month, amendments were made to the Firearms Act, Bail Act and the Court of Appeal Act.Prior to the passage of the amendments to the Bail Act, police officers were unable to seize travel documents from suspects who had yet to be charged with serious crimes. Police were also unable to impose curfews.This meant that suspects for crimes such as murder or attempted murder could skip the Country when granted police bail.Officers are now able to seize travel documents and impose curfews they have also received training on the new procedures.Attorney General Kim Wilson followed up that legislation with amendments to the Firearms Act.The amendments, which passed in the House, gave police the power to detain gun suspects for a month without charge.Police previously had 72 hours to charge or release those arrested for firearms or ammunition offences. They can now apply for a warrant of detention to hold them for an extra 14 days and make a second application for a further 14-day extension.The extension is for the purposes of gathering evidence or obtaining forensic results and not for questioning. Government made several changes to the amendments, suggested by Opposition, during the lengthy House session.Amendments abolishing the double jeopardy law for murder were also passed.The legislation allows prosecutors to take cases to the Court of Appeal when strong new evidence such as DNA emerges after a not guilty verdict has been returned in murder or premeditated murder cases.It also gives prosecutors the right to appeal if a judge makes a ruling in a murder case that there is no case to answer by the accused.The law, however, is not retroactive. This means the controversial botched Becky Middleton murder case cannot be tried again.