Post-1857, the British were putting in place measures to ensure that the uprising was never repeated. The licence would be issued after a threat assessment by the police and verification of the antecedents of the applicant A data base of such people will be maintained The DM will report the grant of such licences to the state governments on quarterly basis This will be monitored by the governments at the level of home secretary The state govt shall send a report to home ministry on annual basis showing grant of licences for such weapons, district-wise How does government keep a check on licencees Recommendation of the district magistrate and the state government People who live in areas where terrorists are active Government officials who, because of the nature of their jobs, have made themselves targets in the eyes of terrorists MPs or MLAs, private citizens and family members of people who have been associated with anti-terrorist programmes Those facing a “grave threat to their lives” can now apply for a licence to own prohibited bore weapons According to the PIL, Ashraf was granted the licence from the Nhava Sheva police station on the basis of a forged ration card. The guidelines were submitted to the high court, which was hearing a PIL on a gun licence issued to former Bihar revenue minister Jamshed Ashraf. This has now been extended to son-inlaw, daughter-in-law, brother and sister of the existing licensee. Normally, legal heirs who could seek transfer of gun licences meant spouse, son or daughter. The government has, however, extended the ambit of persons who can seek transfer of gun licences. NPB gun licences will be granted only after a threat assessment by the police and after verification of the antecedents of the person applying for the same. “At present, there are no norms for grant of NPB weapons and some state governments may be issuing arms licences liberally,” the MHA circular says. The Union government had tightened guidelines for issue of such weapons as well. Non-prohibited bore weapons, which civilians can apply for include handguns of. All semi-automatic and fully-automatic guns also fall in this category. Under the arms rules, prohibited bore weapons include 9mm pistols and handguns of. The circular states that such individuals can apply for prohibited bore weapon licences to the MHA, along with police verification and recommendations of the district magistrate concerned and the state government.
0 kommentar(er)
