“Whilst it is not appropriate to make specific comment in respect of matters currently before the courts, by way of general comment regarding the application of legislation, an offence outlined by Section 6 of the Weapons Control Act does not apply to a Correctional Officer acting in the course of his or her duties as a Correctional Officer in respect of a prohibited weapon that is supplied to him or her by his or her employer for the performance of his or her duties as a Correctional Officer.  Any successful prosecution of this offence would have to prove that Correctional Officers were not acting in the course of his or her duties at the relevant time the offence is alleged to have occurred,” Commissioner Payne said.