Political parties the biggest violaters of Arms Act

[dsingh]

Regards,
Acccording to live media reports political activists in Rajastan indulged in firing in air to welcome their leader. I am surprised if the authorities have guts to ask the political activists where they have used the amno as administration claimed these were licensed arms. Political activists are misusing even licensed arms openly but new license policy is not enforced there it is only for common law abiding citizens like us. Biggest violaters of arms act is all political parties ,in Rajastan recently It was BJP ,In West Bengal it is CPM and Trimool congress where it is reported their leaders openly distributed rifles and shotguns among the activists. In UP a BSP leaders led a armed procession in which thouands of rounds were fired in meerut 2 years back. In Punjab 7 years back a senior BJP leader and Akali leader of jalandhar occupied house of a highly decorated late army officer after firing at the family.In Ludhiana again during the election of state BJP PRESIDENT Rajinder Bhandari hundreds of shots were fired which missed a reporter narrowly.In UP again during a entertainment programme some Samaj wadi and congress workers indulged in indiscrinate firings . These r some of few incidents of violations of arms act in which no action was taken. Common very rarely dares to misuse his weapon. It is the political activists who violate arms act not people like us . So new arms policy should be enforced on these people. This should be included in PIL along with annexures then we could get positttive opinion of hon'ble Supreme Court . This is my opinion as a lawyer.
regards

[vrohan59]

Thats why they call it "INCREADIBLE INDIA",it happens only here!!!!

[goodboy_mentor]

Common very rarely dares to misuse his weapon. It is the political activists who violate arms act not people like us . So new arms policy should be enforced on these people. This should be included in PIL along with annexures then we could get positttive opinion of hon'ble Supreme Court.

How do you prove this in court? In my opinion arms act or no arms act, Supreme Court judgment or no Supreme Court judgment, criminal elements under any color or pretext(including those in political parties) will always keep themselves armed. All over the world, whenever criminals do something, it is the law abiding who are always disarmed. In my opinion Self defense and RKBA are implicitly guaranteed under Article 21, hence our focus should be on getting judgment from Supreme Court to support this very important fact. My thoughts are expressed at:
1) http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... =0#p111800
2) http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... 15#p111609

[Amit357]

D Singh,being in Chandigarh you should know that law is for the common man,not for kakajis or their fathers.Everyday here and around you see more then the eye can bear i.e misuse not just the arms act but all kind of law.Think the justification is when we break all laws, Traffic,Land grabbing,harasssment of all and sundry,etc,etc,why should the Arms Act be diffrent.I dont think that i can {maybe you could} count one DM/SSP/SP,in Punjab/Haryana for that matter any state who has the guts to stand up against the political bosses.The ones who do are either shunted off to Hospitality Department,or Home Guard and Provisioning departments .the Executive in the country was supposed to be a check on the political establishment but, ,you know the rest.Am sure you had read the notice issued by a High Court judge to the MHA regarding the provisions of the Arms Act.What happened to the notice The H"nable Supreme Court has labeled the Police as a criminal organisation. Lets hope that the judiciary stays neutral and is able to protect the rights of the common man .

[dsingh]

U r all right in ur ways but if any hon'ble high court asks for the record of violation of arms act either it will be turn out to be either political activists or the relatives of high officials in highest numbers. But the other license holders r treated like criminals during elctions when cops bullies them to deposit their arms particularily in Punjab without valid notice.Poltical activists may still get arm license under excuse of danger to life or some relatives of high officials get arm license without proper screening.This is the reality in india in general but particular in Punjab.Weapons in such irresponsible persons r more serious threat to general public , arm act should be there but in fair manner not discriminate between different classes irrespective of status but this is not the case in India this is the sad story.

[goodboy_mentor]

Weapons in such irresponsible persons r more serious threat to general public

Assumption that Arms Act can regulate weapons from going into hands of criminals is the cause of present misery for law abiding people. Government can make a thousand laws to control firearms but criminals and lunatics will always be able to get weapons they desire. Arms Act or no Arms Act, criminals are always armed. It has always been/it will always be that law abiding will be the suffers of such laws. What purpose this arms act is serving? It is helping the criminals by ensuring that their victims are unarmed. Solution to the present situation lies in declaring RKBA a fundamental right, clearly guaranteed by constitution, making it a positive obligation on government not to infringe it, on the lines of Second Amendment to the US Constitution.

Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote. And among those rights which also protects other such rights is the fundamental Right to Keep and Bear Arms. We have bargained our liberty for illusionary and false sense of security provided by the thought, that Arms Act etc. can provide us security. Following quote aptly describes our situation today, we have neither liberty nor safety:

"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."-Benjamin Franklin

[winnie_the_pooh]

Arms Act does not prohibit firing into the air.Doing so is not a violation of the Act.

[sa_ali]

ON the delhi arms license booklet, it mentions
"This licese has been granted to you for self protection/Security of the establishment/sport activity.Any other use e.g. firing in the air during gatherings, marriage, religious function is illegal and may result in cancellation of the license and initiation of legal action."

No mention of under which law

[goodboy_mentor]

Though firing in air is not an offense that is specifically written in arms act, but licensing authorities have been given almost blanket powers under arms act to revoke/suspend the license for practically any reason they think fit. Hence it is not unusual to find cases when people firing in air are slapped arms act cases. Example: http://www.hindustantimes.com/tabloid-n ... 03958.aspx