Gun Licences In India

Israeli defence firm supplies first batch of light machine guns to India

A leading Israeli small arms manufacturer has delivered the first batch of light machine guns (LMGs) to India under the 'Make in India' initiative with technology transfer. The first batch of 2,000 NEGEV 7.62x51 LMGs, part of a larger contract for 41,000 units, was delivered over the last weekend, with an additional 4,000 scheduled for delivery later this year, the Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) said in a recent press release. The delivery was carried out by PLR Systems, a joint venture between IWI and Adani Group, the first private company in India to manufacture small arms and ammunition. "The milestone follows the successful completion of the technology transfer process under India's 'Make in India' initiative and reflects IWI's commitment to delivering advanced systems in accordance with contractual schedules and the highest quality standards, while supporting India's defence manufacturing ecosystem," the company said. The NEGEV 7.62x51, one of the lightest 7.62 mm light machi

Assam's new gun licence push could shift India's arms seizure map

Illegal gun seizures are rising steadily in North and East India even as Assam's new arms licence policy could alter demand dynamics near the Bangladesh border

Massachusetts House passes gun bill aimed at tightening firearm laws

The Massachusetts House approved a sweeping gun bill Wednesday aimed at tightening firearm laws, cracking down on unregistered ghost guns" and strengthening the state's assault-style weapons ban. The bill, which passed on a 120-38 vote, would also prohibit individuals from carrying a gun into a person's home without their permission and require key gun components to be serialized and registered with the state. The 125-page bill a priority for Democratic Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano is in part a response to a 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that US citizens have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defence. The proposal would create new laws that bar firing guns at or near homes and outlaw carrying firearms while intoxicated. It would also prohibit carrying firearms in schools, polling places and government buildings. The bill expands the state's ban on assault weapons by prohibiting new purchases of AR-15-style weapons. It would also ban someone from turning a

Of total arms licence holders in Delhi, 2% women, majority sportspersons

Women account for just about two per cent of the arms licence holders in the national capital with a majority of them being sportspersons and those who got it through inheritance. Delhi Police Licensing Department data shows that there are 41,600 arms licence holders in the city's 15 police districts and of them, 888 are women. The information was provided by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Licensing) Bisma Qazi in an RTI reply to PTI. Requesting anonymity, a senior officer earlier posted in the department said," We do not have any special concession for grant of licence under the law on the grounds of an applicant's gender." "Whether a man or a woman, we analyse if there is a genuine threat to a person's life and then allow it," he said and added that the number women applicants is also very low. District-wise analysis of the data shows that the South police district, which has a number of posh colonies, tops with 264 women arms licence holders. It also has the highest number of a

US shootings: Footage shows how cops brought down shooter who killed 5

The footage shows a quick initial fire exchange in which an officer gets hurt. Later, the assailant was brought down

US President calls for tougher gun laws on Parkland shooting anniversary

Biden said Americans mourned with the families of Parkland victims, as well as "all those who have lost loved ones to gun violence"

Come April 2019, arms licence holders will be included in national database

Home Ministry said the amendments will eliminate the possibilities of issuing arms licence to persons whose antecedents are not bona fide

Of India's 3.3 mn gun licences, 1.2 mn in UP alone: MHA

Home ministry: India has a total of 33,69,444 active gun licences as on December 31, 2016