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No Indian should have more than one gun, proposes Centre, gun owners fume

The proposed law will affect owners of approximately four million licensed firearms in the country. A sizeable section of licence holders, many of whom are also shooters, possess multiple firearms INDIA Updated: Nov 06, 2019 21:33 IST Tanmay ChatterjeeHindustan Times, Kolkata The Centre proposes to introduce the new laws through Arms Amendment Bill 2019(HT PHOTO) No Indian citizen should own more than one licensed firearm, the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has proposed in a draft amendment to the Arms Act of 1959 that...

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Asian Airgun Championship: India walks away with 16 gold medals after finals

The Indian flag continued to fly high at the Asian Airgun Championships in Taipei as the shooters signed off with a total of 25 medals after the finals, of which 16 were gold. Press Trust of India TaipeiApril 1, 2019UPDATED: April 1, 2019 17:50 IST Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal bagged three gold medals each at the finals of the Asian Airgun Championships. (Photos: @Media_SAI) HIGHLIGHTS India signed off from the Asian Airgun Championships finals with a total of 25 medalsYash Vardhan and Shreya...

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Firearm laws get tougher, even airguns need permit

In a country where gun ownership laws influenced by the British are considered extremely prohibitive and firearms legitimately owned by citizens and sportspersons are dangerously outnumbered by weapons in the hands of criminals and terrorists, the Centre has made gun laws all the more stringent. INDIA Updated: Jul 28, 2016 14:20 IST Tanmay ChatterjeeHindustan Times While no licence was earlier required to own air guns and air rifles and even toy shops could sell these, the new rules say manufacturing and selling air...