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As per the situation, it seems that civilians must have a right to own and carry firearm for his/her self defence . But the reverse is happening. India will only become safe when the gun laws will be eased and all civilians will have firearms .
Whenever I read about a gun topic in India, I recall the 26/11 incidence reported by a correspondent. After a shower of AK47 bullets, a local policemen will load a bullet ready the single bullet just loaded. He will then duck down, reload the single bullet for the next shot from his side. This was/is India . Buddy, the country has a long long way to go. before Ram Mandir is built and Ganges full of human defecated waste is cleaned.
Excellent article after a long time. Govt should do away with the limit on numbers of weapons owned by an individual. Once the person is given one licence he should be allowed to buy other weapon without going through the long procedure of going to authority and getting it sanctioned. He should buy the weapon and get it endorsed on the licence. Govt in 2016 opened the manufacturing of small arms to private parties under licence but if govt resorts to curbing the ownership of guns where will the manufacturers sell their produce.
Govt is trying to sell the idea of Make in India for Defence weapons similarly it should encourage private entrepreneurs to produce produce top quality weapons in collaboration with European gun companies and create a domestic market as well as international market resulting in higher GDP.
Veteran living in rural/semi urban areas should be encouraged to open shooting academies for training the aspiring shooters. This shall result in generation of employment, richer haul of medals in international competitions.
While I was a child in 1960s, SSB ( Special Service Bureau) used to camp in our village (Tehri Garhwal) Uttarakhand and train all men and women in firing .303 rifles because it is a border district and it was assumed that trained persons are the first line of defence against any aggression.
The kind of security provided to general public in the country is such that citizens should have easy access to weapons. Nirbhaya of Delhi, Dr Reddy of Hyderabad and unfortunate lady of Unnao would not lost their Dignity and Life had they been ARMED.
Last but not the least all our Gods are also armed why should the devotees be unarmed.
Brilliant Analysis !! I am amazed at the Author’s grasp of the subject. Every point covered highlights the fact that this amendment has been pushed by some one Anti Citizens and Anti Liberty. The Govt. Must wake up and scrap this , this will be greatest misdeed to the Law Abiding Citizens of the country and infringement of Liberty . The sport of shooting which brings us more glory will die . It is also force full seizure of legally owned private property , the total loss to public will amount to thousands of crores .
Having already one of the most toughest licensing sysytems for guns in the world ,the govt by doing this will surely kill any future sport shooters in the country as different guns are required for sporting and self protection and a single weapon will never suffice this ,add to this the voes of the farmers who need different weapons for crop protection and self protection in isolated places ,this will spell doom for them aswell.i hope that this amendement is rejected by the parliment
Excellent article. Firearms are freely available to criminals in the black market at a fraction of the cost of a legal licensed firearm. Taking away licensed firearms essentially is about disarming the law abiding citizens (potential victims) to give criminals a safe working environment. In no free democratic country of the world is a limit placed on the number of firearms one can legally own. Once you are verified to own 1 firearm, you can own N number. If you fail you can own none! Only in India do such mindless limits exist.
An excellent article reflecting the reality of how arms prevent crime for us ordinary citizens, especially our sisters, daughter’s, wives and mothers .
Kudos to the author for penning the article and The Print for publishing it. Given the largely anti-gun bias and dare I say, ignorance of Indian media this is a welcome surprise.
Rather than encouraging civilian marksmanship and the safe and responsible use of firearms, successive governments have only chipped away at the ownership of legally held firearms, first by restricting the number of firearms per person and the amount of ammunition one can hold at any one time and then stopping the import of firearms other than that for target shooters or those returning on a transfer of residence. The latter inflated the cost of used firearms and ammo to an unimaginable percentage because the locally made firearms and ammunition are sub-par in quality. The Indian Ordnance Factory (IOF), in particular, has gained immeasurably from this monopoly. One only needs to speak with members of the armed forces to get an honest opinion of IOF products.
Restricting or even doing away with all licensed firearms is not a solution to combating crime. On the contrary, firearms are a great force equaliser and especially helpful to the aged, weak or when one is outnumbered by criminals bent on harming ones person, family or civil society in general. Take for example the terrorist attack on Mumbai. It wouldn’t have resulted in as many innocent deaths if the ordinary citizen was armed and trained. The police cannot be everywhere every time and so long as governments persist with gradually disarming us, Indians will remain soft targets for terrorists and home grown criminals.
As the author rightly pointed out the number of crimes committed with licensed firearms is less than 1% and of these a large number, if not the majority, are suicides. These can be verified by looking up the National Crime Records Bureau statistics for the past years but not the present. Originally the figures differentiated between crimes committed with legally and illegally held firearms. However, I have been reliably informed that the two have now been combined. If this is indeed the case and the figures have been fudged, it should come as no surprise given what the government is proposing.
Rather than being satisfied by retaining the three firearm limit, the limit on licensed firearms and ammunition needs to be done away with. Imports must be permitted once again, sans ridiculously high custom duties, to break IOF’s monopoly. Lastly, the Indian private sector must be encouraged to develop and manufacture world class firearms.
Unfortunately, the public, by and large, have a warped perception of firearms and this must be corrected by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), National Association of Gun Rights India (NAGRI) and by firearm owners and enthusiasts. As long as we have a biased and/or apathetic public, the government of the day will not face much opposition when passing such unfair laws.
It is high time firearm owners and shooting enthusiasts sought the reversal of these draconian arms laws foisted upon a law abiding community, either via the courts and/or peaceful demonstrations.
Sir Does this central Government understand this thing that every weapon has its own purpose 12 bore shotgun &rifle for crop protection trap & skeet rifle for big bore shooting pistol as side arms why do politicians keep group of security guards well armed with automatic weapons politicans keep on weapon for your security
As per the situation, it seems that civilians must have a right to own and carry firearm for his/her self defence . But the reverse is happening. India will only become safe when the gun laws will be eased and all civilians will have firearms .
Wow so refreshing to see
Whenever I read about a gun topic in India, I recall the 26/11 incidence reported by a correspondent. After a shower of AK47 bullets, a local policemen will load a bullet ready the single bullet just loaded. He will then duck down, reload the single bullet for the next shot from his side. This was/is India . Buddy, the country has a long long way to go. before Ram Mandir is built and Ganges full of human defecated waste is cleaned.
may be only women should be allowed to carry guns – to deal with potential rapists.
Excellent article after a long time. Govt should do away with the limit on numbers of weapons owned by an individual. Once the person is given one licence he should be allowed to buy other weapon without going through the long procedure of going to authority and getting it sanctioned. He should buy the weapon and get it endorsed on the licence. Govt in 2016 opened the manufacturing of small arms to private parties under licence but if govt resorts to curbing the ownership of guns where will the manufacturers sell their produce.
Govt is trying to sell the idea of Make in India for Defence weapons similarly it should encourage private entrepreneurs to produce produce top quality weapons in collaboration with European gun companies and create a domestic market as well as international market resulting in higher GDP.
Veteran living in rural/semi urban areas should be encouraged to open shooting academies for training the aspiring shooters. This shall result in generation of employment, richer haul of medals in international competitions.
While I was a child in 1960s, SSB ( Special Service Bureau) used to camp in our village (Tehri Garhwal) Uttarakhand and train all men and women in firing .303 rifles because it is a border district and it was assumed that trained persons are the first line of defence against any aggression.
The kind of security provided to general public in the country is such that citizens should have easy access to weapons. Nirbhaya of Delhi, Dr Reddy of Hyderabad and unfortunate lady of Unnao would not lost their Dignity and Life had they been ARMED.
Last but not the least all our Gods are also armed why should the devotees be unarmed.
Brilliant Analysis !! I am amazed at the Author’s grasp of the subject. Every point covered highlights the fact that this amendment has been pushed by some one Anti Citizens and Anti Liberty. The Govt. Must wake up and scrap this , this will be greatest misdeed to the Law Abiding Citizens of the country and infringement of Liberty . The sport of shooting which brings us more glory will die . It is also force full seizure of legally owned private property , the total loss to public will amount to thousands of crores .
Having already one of the most toughest licensing sysytems for guns in the world ,the govt by doing this will surely kill any future sport shooters in the country as different guns are required for sporting and self protection and a single weapon will never suffice this ,add to this the voes of the farmers who need different weapons for crop protection and self protection in isolated places ,this will spell doom for them aswell.i hope that this amendement is rejected by the parliment
Excellent article. Firearms are freely available to criminals in the black market at a fraction of the cost of a legal licensed firearm. Taking away licensed firearms essentially is about disarming the law abiding citizens (potential victims) to give criminals a safe working environment. In no free democratic country of the world is a limit placed on the number of firearms one can legally own. Once you are verified to own 1 firearm, you can own N number. If you fail you can own none! Only in India do such mindless limits exist.
An excellent article reflecting the reality of how arms prevent crime for us ordinary citizens, especially our sisters, daughter’s, wives and mothers .
Kudos to the author for penning the article and The Print for publishing it. Given the largely anti-gun bias and dare I say, ignorance of Indian media this is a welcome surprise.
Rather than encouraging civilian marksmanship and the safe and responsible use of firearms, successive governments have only chipped away at the ownership of legally held firearms, first by restricting the number of firearms per person and the amount of ammunition one can hold at any one time and then stopping the import of firearms other than that for target shooters or those returning on a transfer of residence. The latter inflated the cost of used firearms and ammo to an unimaginable percentage because the locally made firearms and ammunition are sub-par in quality. The Indian Ordnance Factory (IOF), in particular, has gained immeasurably from this monopoly. One only needs to speak with members of the armed forces to get an honest opinion of IOF products.
Restricting or even doing away with all licensed firearms is not a solution to combating crime. On the contrary, firearms are a great force equaliser and especially helpful to the aged, weak or when one is outnumbered by criminals bent on harming ones person, family or civil society in general. Take for example the terrorist attack on Mumbai. It wouldn’t have resulted in as many innocent deaths if the ordinary citizen was armed and trained. The police cannot be everywhere every time and so long as governments persist with gradually disarming us, Indians will remain soft targets for terrorists and home grown criminals.
As the author rightly pointed out the number of crimes committed with licensed firearms is less than 1% and of these a large number, if not the majority, are suicides. These can be verified by looking up the National Crime Records Bureau statistics for the past years but not the present. Originally the figures differentiated between crimes committed with legally and illegally held firearms. However, I have been reliably informed that the two have now been combined. If this is indeed the case and the figures have been fudged, it should come as no surprise given what the government is proposing.
Rather than being satisfied by retaining the three firearm limit, the limit on licensed firearms and ammunition needs to be done away with. Imports must be permitted once again, sans ridiculously high custom duties, to break IOF’s monopoly. Lastly, the Indian private sector must be encouraged to develop and manufacture world class firearms.
Unfortunately, the public, by and large, have a warped perception of firearms and this must be corrected by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), National Association of Gun Rights India (NAGRI) and by firearm owners and enthusiasts. As long as we have a biased and/or apathetic public, the government of the day will not face much opposition when passing such unfair laws.
It is high time firearm owners and shooting enthusiasts sought the reversal of these draconian arms laws foisted upon a law abiding community, either via the courts and/or peaceful demonstrations.
This was such a poor article that even my puke is refusing to come out in a world where this exists
Sir Does this central Government understand this thing that every weapon has its own purpose 12 bore shotgun &rifle for crop protection trap & skeet rifle for big bore shooting pistol as side arms why do politicians keep group of security guards well armed with automatic weapons politicans keep on weapon for your security