Two guns have been seized as a direct result of the new cash for firearms initiative, Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley has confirmed.Charges are pending against two men arrested by police this week after a search of their motorcycle uncovered a firearm around 3.30pm on Broome Street in Sandys.In a document obtained by this newspaper, the Minister confirmed that “already a firearm has been seized following a tip to the police in addition to the firearm seized in Somerset on Tuesday”.While noting that the Gun Bounty launched last month “is not the cure for the issues that confront us” he reiterated that even one gun off the street “is a measure of success”.The Minister is due to update MPs on the initiatives in the fight against “guns, gangs, drugs and violence” in the House of Assembly today.The Gun Bounty is just “one of the tools available” to get guns off the street. Mr Dunkley said: “One firearm off the street is a measure of success which validates this Government’s determination to engage the community at every level of this fight against guns, gangs, drugs and violence.“I cannot emphasise enough the importance of individuals speaking up when they have information that can lead to successes like this. At every level we, as a community, must continue to do our part to reclaim the way of life we desire for Bermuda.“Let me take this opportunity to reiterate the message of the campaign: ‘If you know something, say something.’”On the gang mediation programme fashioned on Boston’s StreetSafe model, revived to combat gun violence in Bermuda, he said the US team that trained Bermudians last year has returned to conduct more training sessions.“We are in good stead and the training has gone exceptionally well,” he said. “The programme is up and running and, informally, some of the critical groundwork is being laid to ensure that there is an open line of communication to prevent minor matters from boiling over into serious crimes.”He was confident the programme will “go from strength to strength and will provide the much needed alternatives to the gang lifestyle and reclaim a generation of our Island’s young people”.The Minister concluded: “With the strong, targeted enforcement of the Bermuda Police Service [and] the growing impact of gang mediation and the development of opportunities for our young people, we are continuing to make inroads in the mission to make Bermuda safer.”