Unlicensed Weapons - Addl Inputs

Yesterday, a journalist was shot in Bangalore by 3 unidentified me in front of her house. Unlicensed weapons continue to be a menace in our country. Below are the key solutions (along with issues and root causes) identified by you few months ago to address the problem of unlicensed weapons. Kindly review and share any additional inputs you may have, esp as to how Aadhaar can be utilised to track weapons and ensure unlicensed ones are minimized. We will be shortly compiling the whitepaper for dissemination to the key stakeholders.

We look forward to your inputs!
Indian Police Foundation

Unlicensed Weapons - Key Solutions identified by citizens

1. The age old acts & laws should be amended and made stricter
2. Special teams should be established in each district to control the manufacturing and sale of illegal weapons
3. Carrying an unlicensed weapon should be made a non-bailable offence
4. Raids should be made on places/factories suspected of making illegal weapons
5. People caught carrying illegal weapons should be booked under the Arms Act
6. The bodyguards of politicians should be randomly checked for unlicensed weapons
7. The politician should be made responsible for checking the license of his securities weapons
8. Getting arms license should be made easier
9. Notices should be sent to people whose weapons license have expired
10. No political patronage should be shown to people using of manufacturing unlicensed weapons
11. Law enforcement personnel found to be involved with these syndicates should be immediately suspended and tried in the criminal court
12. The number of armed bodyguards that a politician/businessman can have should be legally limited
13. The state and central Government should work closely together to identify and eradicate illegal arms mafia
14. Possession, dealing, selling of unlicensed arms should be made cognizable offences
15. Police must track the middlemen involved in arms dealing.
16. Digital tracking of licensed weapons should be started at the earliest.

Unlicensed Weapons - Key issues identified by citizens

1. Unlicensed weapons are easily available in the black market
2. Unlicensed weapons are used by goons
3. Unlicensed weapons are used for extortion and threatening good citizens
4. These weapons are primarily used by the henchmen of the politicians
5. Unlicensed sale of weapons increase during election periods
6. This money is used for various nefarious activities including terrorism
7. Radicals can easily purchase unlicensed arms from these vendors
8. These weapons are of bad quality and cause many accidents
9. Black money is used to purchase illegal arms
10. Many arms are illegally imported

Unlicensed Weapons - Key Root Causes identified by citizens

1. Getting arms license is a tough job
2. Unlicensed weapons sales are quick money spinner worldwide
3. There is a lack of strict control over these as huge lobbies are working behind them
4. People carrying unlicensed weapons enjoy political patronage
5. There is rampant corruption in the law enforcement agencies
6. There is no curb on illegal weapon industry. more