No. of arms in a liscense!

[punitjalan]

Hello friends,
I was granted a liscense for revolver some 8 months back and I own a .32 bore revolver. Now I want to own a Pistol and I am not sure if I can own 3 weapons on the same liscense or I will have to have 3 liscenses. Can anyone tell me the proper sections for the same. If there are any case references, it will be great help.

Regards,

Punit.

[saahil]

hi punit
for an additional weapon you have to apply for a fresh license.

[waulakh]

you can have three weapons on your licence,which means a revolver or a pistol,a rifle and a shot gun.
you can have the additions done on your licence but then apply to the D M for permission to do so.

[punitjalan]

Can anyone tell me the sections!!

[Anand]

For additional firearms, additional licenses in the form of additional booklets with different license numbers and can be applied for. The other way to do this is to ask for permission to include additional firearms on your existing license(so that you will have a single license booklet with 3 firearms on it)

My understanding is that our own Arms Act may have followed that of the British to some extent in that they have a firearms certificate for each firearm they own. I know of several people who have one booklet for each firearm that they own, and also people who have 2 or more firearms in one booklet. Both are valid and the procedure for granting both will be the same. The only benefit in a single booklet is the renewal period will be just one date and reduction of paperwork by the Govt..

I dont know the sections, but it may be simpler to just ask for inclusion as this will be in the form of a letter to the DCP or LA.

Regards,
Anand

[brar]

Respected gun gurus _/\_
I have purchased IOF revolver in Oct 2009 from Kanpur
I heard that Govt. going to lift ban from import of small arms in India
i want new imported pistol
my quetion is that can i keep two had guns (revolvers & pistols) on a licence?
or can I change my IOF revolver with imported one after lifting the ban?
with regards
Brar

[goodboy_mentor]

I heard that Govt. going to lift ban from import of small arms in India I want new imported pistol

I am just curious, from where have you "heard" this good news?

my quetion is that can i keep two had guns (revolvers & pistols) on a licence?

As the arms act stands today, you can have 3 firearms endorsed on the same booklet or have 3 separate booklets for 3 firearms. This varies from Licensing Authourity to Licensing Authourity.

can I change my IOF revolver with imported one after lifting the ban?

Import restriction lifted or not lifted, you can always sell your firearm and buy another one provided it is of same description as mentioned in your license. Example:
1) If you have NPB revolver/pistol written on your license, you can sell your existing NPB pistol or revolver and buy either a pistol or a revolver of any NP bore.
2) If you have .32 bore pistol/revolver written on your license, you can sell existing .32 bore pistol or revolver and purchase only .32 bore pistol or .32 bore revolver. If you want to purchase .357 Magnum revolver, you cannot do it, unless you get NPB pistol/revolver or .357 Magnum pistol/revolver mentioned in your license.
Hence it is always advisable that during application of license one mentions NPB pistol/revolver since it gives you wider options to purchase the firearm of your choice.

[brar]

sir
thanx for prompt reply

If you have NPB revolver/pistol written on your license, you can sell your existing NPB pistol or revolver and buy either a pistol or a revolver of any NP bore.

in my case

I have purchased IOF revolver in Oct 2009 from Kanpur

01) I cant sell my one year old IOF Revolver (restriction of 5 year)
in this case can buy another hand gun without selling my old revolver?
with regards
Brar

[grewal]

Brar in which city are you based.

I have purchased IOF revolver in Oct 2009 from Kanpur

One thing is sure that you cannot get rid of this revolver till Oct 2014. But you can get an addition done and buy another one till you have a total of three weapons.

[brar]

Brar in which city are you based.

sir
kindly check your PM
with regards
Brar

[grewal]

Brar saab Ferozpur remained a heaven for license seekers . Hundreds and hundreds of licensees were issued from this district. Out of which majority were issued to outsiders. The attitude of the officials in the govt department is of compromising nature, So getting an addition on license will be like a cake walk.

[goodboy_mentor]

One thing is sure that you cannot get rid of this revolver till Oct 2014.

I am thinking of seeking a legal opinion. Can anyone please tell about the notification/order about this restriction of not allowing to sell IOF revolver for 5 years from date of purchase and purported justification behind the same. In my opinion this is illegal, since person is "purchasing" the product(revolver) with his money, he is not taking it as a donation under some conditions, hence he has full rights to sell the product he owns, anytime he wants.