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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.

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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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Comments
13 years ago Amit Kumar

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.


13 years ago Amit Kumar

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.


13 years ago Amit Kumar

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.


13 years ago Abhishek Bhagotia

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


14 years ago Anil Agrawal

Kattas are freely available in Bihar.


14 years ago Avinash Mishra

Good Move...


14 years ago anand

agreed with Mr. Joseph Alex.


14 years ago Adv.Joseph Alex

Arms licences should be given without much hassle in my opinion. Of course it should be with verification and strict scrutiny, But should be done within a short period. like say 2 months of applying. I say this because the police cannot protect you or your family almost always. Most police stations across the nation do not even have working fire arms. And if the state cannot protect its people then the people should be given the choice to ensure their well being.


14 years ago K L Malhotra

In the proposed bill, Government should also make provision for police verification of all such licences issued earlier without police verification


14 years ago SUSHIL DAVID

well this will lead another way to extract non taxable money


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