Indians For Guns

FYI - you can find the complete (bare act) Indian Arms Act 1959 and Arms Rules of 1962 HERE >>

HTH

Cheers!
Abhijeet
Edit: file updated with minor formatting corrections

Awesome job Abhijeet Definitely helps many of us. What I suggest it, use it as sticky for quick reference.

Thanks again
Saptarshi

Thanks Abhijeet

-Inder

My pleasure Saptarshi/ Inder! BTW, it's already been made into a sticky

Cheers!
Abhijeet

Ianbom

Dont cross post, you already have same post and feedback from members in another thread.

Nice link Abhijeet

Cheers

Thanks Abhijeet,
Just out of curiosity was browsing thru the Act and Rules, and discovered that Knives, Swords, Daggers beyond 9" and wider than 2" require a license ???????? They are covered under Schedule I !
Can we start a new thread to discuss this ?

"arms" means articles of any de.scription designed or adapted as weapons for offence or defence, and includes firearms, sharp edged and other deadly weapons, and parts of, and machinery for manufacturing, arms, but does not include articles designed solely for domestic or agricultural uses such as a lathi or an ordinary walking stick and weapons incapable of being used otherwise than as toys or of being converted into serviceable weapons;

Arms other than fire-arms: Sharp-edged and deadly weapons, namely: swords (including sword-stick), daggers, bayonets, spears (including lances and javelins); battle-axes, knives (including kirpans a Khukries and other such weapons with blades longer than 9" or wider than 2" other than those designed for domestic, agricultural, scientific or industrial purpose, steel baton; "Zipo" and other such weapons called "life preserves"; machinery for making arms other than category II; and any other arms which the Central Government may notify under Sec. 4.

Sadly, even AIRGUNS are covered under Arms... ??

Schedule I, Category 1, III d) Air-guns and muzzel-loading guns.

Airguns that meet a certain criteria have been excluded from the provisions of the Arms Act and Rules through a notification of the central govt.

penpusher

penpusher";p="25860 wrote: Airguns that meet a certain criteria have been excluded from the provisions of the Arms Act and Rules through a notification of the central govt.

penpusher

I would really like to get my hands on this notification - where should I look? Would really appreciate any pointers...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

The house is in a mess.Getting it whitewashed so it might take me some time.I think I did post about it.It's the one that mentions about the deal wood test.

penpusher

Dear penpusher,

Airguns of which criteria are excluded?

Can you tell me please.

Regards

Ian

penpusher";p="25860 wrote:Airguns that meet a certain criteria have been excluded from the provisions of the Arms Act and Rules through a notification of the central govt.

penpusher

hi i don't know where to post this link as it might be of little use. regardsing who can issue arms licence.

http://www.mha.nic.in/arms.htm

regards
nagarifle