old news from Goa but good news for 24o

[nagarifle]

http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Cont ... wsID=13297

Panaji, April 9 (IANS)
As many as 240 people, including top politicians, policemen, mine owners and businessmen, have been granted arms licences in Goa over the last three years, the state assembly has been informed.
According to information tabled by the home ministry during the budget session Friday, former governor S.C. Jamir was granted an arms licence for his single barrel muzzle loading (SBML) gun which the former chief minister of Nagaland intends to use for self-protection.

Revenue Minister Jose Phillip D'Souza and Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar were also granted arms licences for self-protection.

Mine owner Narayan Bandekar, who runs the NRB group of companies, has been given a licence for his pistol, along with Suhan Karkal, who is the brother-in-law of Srinivas Dempo, the erstwhile promoter of Goa's biggest mining outfits.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Chandrakant Salgaonkar and DSP Naresh Mhamal, who have been investigating the high profile police politician drug mafia nexus, have also been granted arms licences.

Hoteliers and casino operators namely Narinder Punj, who operates India's biggest offshore casino Casino Royale, and general managers of the Taj Holiday village and Fort Aguada beach resort -- Vishal Singh and Rajeev Khanna, have also been granted licences.

Interestingly, the state home department has denied arms licences to 11 personnel from the defence forces in the three year period, including a commandant with the Indian Coast Guard Atul Kumar Saxena, citing that the 'request of the applicant is not genuine' and that the respective superintendent of police has not formally recommended the same

[Biren]

And the news from Nagalan

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/oth ... 688405.ece

Centre revokes arms licences in Nagaland
Vinay Kumar
Share · print · T+ The central government has revoked 352 licences of prohibited bore weapons issued by the authorities in Nagaland and asked private arms holders to deposit their weapons with the police by April 21.

“The Central government has revoked 352 arms licences which were issued by the licensing authorities of various districts of Nagaland during the period August 24, 1987 to January 9, 2007, as the licences were without any authority of law,” according to a statement by Home Ministry here.

Individuals holding these licences need to deposit both the document and the arms and ammunition within 15 days with the officer in charge of the police station nearest to wherever they are residing at present, the statement said.

“Failure to deposit the arms and ammunition is liable to punishment with such imprisonment and fine as stipulated under Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959,” the statement added.

According to the law, the Central government alone can issue licences for prohibited arms while district magistrates do not have such powers. Such a licence is granted to a person who faces threat to life, including MPs and state legislators.

Rgds
Biren

[captrakshitsharma]

As much as i hate it the argument seems fair that these licenses were issued by the state rather than centre,,, its cases and incidents like these that make gunowners look bad , unethical lawbenders.

[cottage cheese]

As much as i hate it the argument seems fair that these licenses were issued by the state rather than centre,,, its cases and incidents like these that make gunowners look bad , unethical lawbenders.

The thing most people fail to take into account is that almost all the 350+ revoked licenses belong to senior/very senior bureacucrats, retired bureaucrats, Police officials serving and retires, politicians, politicians lackeys etc... The so called 'elite'.... so much for the new policy....

Predictably the system will twist and use this to harass common license holders.

regards,
cc