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Compare the legal situation of "Having a Firearm" with " "Driving a motor vehicle". In fact they are very similar. The driver needs driving license, retainer of arm needs firearm license. Vehicle is to be registered in owners name with the authority where you live, arm has to be registered likewise. Registration/License belongs to the state where you got it, but you must change registration if you move from one state to the other. Similar to vehicle registration.
refuelling the vehice and gun are also similar. Petrol pumps are allowed to only sell petrol to the vehicles, and not sell petrol to someone who brings a canister or drum. Likewise, the catridge has to be sold only to the lecense holder, and what is more, only within the quota mentioned on the license book. Generally it is 25 per year, with 10 max at once. This quota can be temporarily increased by authorities if you show some valid reason. (jest-firing at the weddings in rural UP can be a valid reason to get a temporarily hike to, say 50, with some sifarish or chaipaani). Now, after getting the temp increase you buy 50 from shop, actually fire 10 at your cousin's wedding, and remaining 40 are counted as fired (in some states, like in UP, police can demand you to report howmuch you fired and where. Some even ask you to deposit used-up catridges to check this).
So where did the unused catridges go? went to what it is intended for. store for self defence. Here is how owners of illegal weapons get supply, as most people who get the illegal arm also get a legal one. nights leading up to Diwali every year are kept to testfire and see thing is fine.
Alright, so now I am into arms consulting it seems... I should be charging a fee I guess.
Compare the legal situation of "Having a Firearm" with " "Driving a motor vehicle". In fact they are very similar. The driver needs driving license, retainer of arm needs firearm license. Vehicle is to be registered in owners name with the authority where you live, arm has to be registered likewise. Registration/License belongs to the state where you got it, but you must change registration if you move from one state to the other. Similar to vehicle registration.
refuelling the vehice and gun are also similar. Petrol pumps are allowed to only sell petrol to the vehicles, and not sell petrol to someone who brings a canister or drum. Likewise, the catridge has to be sold only to the lecense holder, and what is more, only within the quota mentioned on the license book. Generally it is 25 per year, with 10 max at once. This quota can be temporarily increased by authorities if you show some valid reason. (jest-firing at the weddings in rural UP can be a valid reason to get a temporarily hike to, say 50, with some sifarish or chaipaani). Now, after getting the temp increase you buy 50 from shop, actually fire 10 at your cousin's wedding, and remaining 40 are counted as fired (in some states, like in UP, police can demand you to report howmuch you fired and where. Some even ask you to deposit used-up catridges to check this).
So where did the unused catridges go? went to what it is intended for. store for self defence. Here is how owners of illegal weapons get supply, as most people who get the illegal arm also get a legal one. nights leading up to Diwali every year are kept to testfire and see thing is fine.
Alright, so now I am into arms consulting it seems... I should be charging a fee I guess.