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when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:23 am
by technical
i wanted to know to what extent the parts of a firearm have to be removed/altered for it to be no longer classified as a firearm under Indian law.??
is removing the firing pin enough?? or does the sear(and/or)trigger group have to be removed as well. should the barrel be blocked too.??
thank you for your time,
regards,
technical
Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:43 am
by farook
This is all the arms act says
45. Act not to apply in certain cases – Nothing in this Act shall apply to-
"(c) any weapon of an absolute pattern or of antiquarian value or in disrepair which is not capable of being used as a firearm either with or without repair"
Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:36 pm
by mundaire
If it is to be rendered unworkable even with repair, I'm guessing that plugging/ drilling one or more holes in the barrel would be the bare minimum required. JMHO.
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Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:20 pm
by technical
thank you @mundaire & @farook
for a semi automatic pistol if we simply change the barrel plugging the old barrel is ineffective to be considered deactivated by law.
maybe removing and destroying the sear is the bare minimum??
because machining a new sear would mean effectively manufacturing a new firearm??
in the USA full auto sears are registered and are cannot be machined legally without a FFL.
but what about in india?? is machining a sear equivalent to manufacturing a new firearm??
regards,
technical
Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:04 pm
by mundaire
In India the law ignores minor parts of dual use, like springs, screws, etc. However the law (here) considers all other parts as a firearm in of itself! An unfortunate situation and one of NAGRI's suggestions is to amend the law to properly define a firearm (legally) as being the receiver/ action and treating the rest only as parts not constituting an arm in of themselves.
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Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:37 am
by technical
@mundaire thanks a lot
so removing the sear and destroying it should render the firearm inoperable by "reapair" as getting a new sear would constitute a new firearm??
regards,
technical
Re: when are guns considered deactivated by law??
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:57 am
by mundaire
No, I did not say that! Read my last post again - carefully...
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