A former gang member says the community must unite to stamp out violence so the latest shooting death of Jason Smith will not be in vain.Jahma Gibbons, who last week founded anti-violence Facebook group Stand Up, said all Bermudians needed to join together and “stop this separation of whites and blacks, rich and poor and find solutions to deal with our youth”.“There is no reason that someone's life needs to be taken from them and their parents need to go through this trauma. I am hurt about this and every other murder that has been going on.“We all have a place to play in it. We need to stand up as Bermudians and show an example and not just sit back and say someone else will do something. We can't just do something when someone in my family is killed. We need to be proactive before someone else is shot.”Mr Smith, 22, was gunned down near the junction of Overview Hill and North Shore Road in Pembroke in the early hours of Sunday.Police believe it was a case of mistaken identity and Mr Smith, a former Saltus Grammar School student, has been described as “a good son” who recently gave his heart to the Lord.It was the fifth fatal shooting so far this year; with David Clarke, Randy Robinson, Jahmiko LeShore and Colford Ferguson all losing their lives to gun violence.National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief yesterday said the crimes committed recently have had immediate impacts and “jarred our community's sense of safety and security”.“No matter what the reason for these crimes, there are no winners.“Families mourn, communities become tense, countryman is pitted against countryman and the country's elders wonder if the way of life we enjoyed, and coveted by so many, is now a memory.”Mr Perinchief assured the community the Bermuda Police Service would “meet the challenge posed by this trend of violent behaviour”.Cabinet is expected to begin discussing legislation today that could make gang membership a criminal offence, he said.They are also set to look at dealing more harshly with people who recruit youth into gangs; and could consider giving police and prosecutors new investigative powers to question people behind bars for evidence.While Mr Perinchief admitted “budgets are not limitless”, he said significant funds had been allocated for overseas assistance.The Anti-Gang Task Force, set up under his predecessor, will also continue; and an invitation will be extended to a representative of the Ministry of Education to join.In addition, Mr Perinchief is hosting a public meeting at Devonshire Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Roberts Avenue, on Thursday starting at 6.30pm.Mr Gibbons, 34, whose Facebook group now has a 600-strong following, said he used to be involved with street activity and has felt “the pain a lot of these guys are dealing with”.He also understands how they got into their position and believes it has a lot to do with the structure of our society.“Bermuda hasn't made a full investment in our people. We are more interested in spending money on tourists and international business and have let our children fall through the cracks.”He said the young men committing these crimes were “screaming out for help” and “showing us the things we have done in the past are coming back to haunt us because we have allowed our youth to feel they don't care about them”.He suggested that the Island get assistance from overseas forces like the LAPD, who have experience battling gangs; and said Bermuda needed a task force involving people with no link to the country.Prison inmates should be forced to do hard labour around the Island, instead of just laying around and getting fed like they are at a hotel, according to Mr Gibbons.He said there also need to be more activities for young people, who have a lot of pent up adrenalin and are taking part in negative activities because they are bored.“We need to start to clamp down really strong on these guys in these gangs right now. The police they can do so much, but right now their hands are tied to a certain extent.”He said police needed to keep track of known gangsters each time they left their homes and start making them feel “uncomfortable”.“They are holding our country hostage. People are afraid to come outside and afraid for their children. Bermuda is too small for that.” Mr Gibbons sent his condolences to the family of Jason Smith and wanted to assure them “his death will not be in vain and not just shoved under the carpet like many others.“I am planning on putting every resource I have into making a difference and making a change,” he said, adding that he will host a community march within the next month to further promote his anti-violence message.