Cabinet approves tougher provisions for Arms Act

Tightening up the process for grant of arms licence, Government on Thursday decided to make mandatory a police verification report on the applicant before the document is issued to him.

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to amend relevant sections of the Arms Act of 1959 that empower the licensing authority to grant an arms license in absence of the police verification report.

"The Cabinet also approved the introduction of the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2010 in Parliament," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters in New Delhi.

The proposed amendments will obviate chances of issuing arms licences to persons whose antecedents are not bonafide, and ensure receipt of police verification report within a period of 60 days, she said.

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Amit Kumar

Wrote on 03 July 2012

One don't need arm licence if Govt. improve its law & order in order to provide safe and peaceful environment. Need to amend the law in IPC & CrPC instead of amendment in arm licence.

Abhishek Bhagotia

Wrote on 04 May 2012

Good move , efforts should be to make it needless to keep arms by providing well for society.

Member (Account Deleted)

Wrote on 18 November 2011

Fools. They want terrorists to supply machine guns to those who want pistols.

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