minakshi bindhani
18 October 2021
As per your concerns!
In India, only licensed persons can legally obtain, own or exchange a firearm or ammunition.
The Arms Act of 1959, and the Arms Rules 1962, of India, disallow the deal, fabricate, ownership, procurement, import, export and transport of guns and ammunition unless under a permit and is a stringent procedure.
Procedure to be followed:-
1. An application for the grant of the permit should be made to the concerned authority and might be in such frame, contain such particulars and be joined by such charge, if any, as may be prescribed.
2) On receipt of an application, the person having the authority might ask for the report of the responsible officer from the closest police headquarters, and such officer should send his report within the stipulated time.
The candidate must mention all the locations that he/she has lived at, amid the most recent 5 years along with the period and length of time from-to for every location. A confirmation report will be asked for from the pertinent nearby Police Stations at all the locations given by him. This is the place where most permit application records “get lost” in transit.
3. The Licensing Authority, after such request, if any, as it may consider important, and after considering the report as mentioned above, and subject to the provisions of the Act, may either give the permit or decline to give the same.
4. However, where the officer accountable for the nearest police headquarters does not send his report as required within the recommended time, the authorizing authority might, if it considers fit, make such request, after the expiry of the endorsed time, instead of waiting for the report. A license must be granted by the licensing authority only if it is satisfied that the individual by whom the permit is required has a justifiable reason behind getting the same.
5. A license must be granted by the licensing authority only if it is satisfied that the individual by whom the permit is required has a justifiable reason behind getting the same.
Hope it helps!
Regards
Minakshi Bindhani
