Shadow National Security Minister Michael Dunkley accused Government of being slow off the mark after Premier Paula Cox confirmed Cabinet is considering gang legislation.In her first televised address to the nation as Premier on Thursday night, Ms Cox said Government could bring in a new law making gang membership illegal, as part of a crackdown on the gun violence which has seen four people shot dead already this year.Ms Cox also pledged to consider National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief’s plan for a buy-back guns programme to get weapons off the streets.However, Senator Dunkley said in a statement: “The Premier’s comments on Thursday night again rang hollow as Bermudians have seen countless past promises made by this Government with little delivery.“The PLP Government have a dismal record in the area of public safety. They have been too slow off the mark to meet the challenges we face as a community and now, in the grips of unprecedented gun violence, against the backdrop of significant cuts in the police budget, the Premier continues to talk about doing things.“This is just not good enough. People want action, they are tired of talk.“The comment by the Premier that gang legislation will be considered is just another glaring example of being slow off the mark and out of touch with what our community is experiencing and feeling.”Sen Dunkley said the United Bermuda Party has repeatedly suggested policies to combat gang and gun violence since the 2007 general election.He said in the run-up to that election the UBP had proposed a tough anti-crime strategy which the Progressive Labour Party had criticised and disparaged.“It is not good enough now for the Premier to talk about solutions after many families have suffered and the Island’s image damaged due to the scourge of gun and gang violence,” he said.“How can these comments by the Premier be taken seriously in light of the fact that both she and former Premier Brown last year said ‘enough is enough’ without any resolute follow-on action?“We can only see the Premier’s words on Thursday as more of the same until proven otherwise. There is too much history with this Government of complacency and inattention to think anything else.”Ms Cox had acknowledged likely scepticism in her speech, but said she had shown her determination to get the job done by the action which led to the resignation of National Security Minister David Burch.“Words, of course, are often regarded with a great deal of suspicion,” she said.“But let me remind you that it was my commitment to reinforcing public safety, my insistence on talking directly to the Commissioner of Police, that contributed to the departure of a valued Cabinet Minister recently.“So let me stress these are not just words. Crime is not just a word. It is a priority, for me and for my Cabinet and our Government, and I intend to see that we do everything in our power to combat it.“What does that mean? It means that the full weight of the partnership between the legislature and the Bermuda Police Service will be brought to bear on a problem that threatens to undermine the spirit of Bermuda and Bermudians.”