<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+Mar 25 2009, 07:07 PM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ Mar 25 2009, 07:07 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->In the North there are at least some guns (illegal) in UP, Bihar, & Chambal so the Hindus are not sitting ducks in rural areas.
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On the contrary, I think at least in UP there are plentiful guns in rural areas both legal (rifles) as well as illegal (country pistols). one reason being that the retired armymen are allowed to have firearm licenses, rules for them are much relaxed, as well as they can get priority in the queue. Other factor being large number of small scale metal workshops, which can easily produce decent country pistols. This has steadily grown after 1980s riot regime. My gut feel is there are as many illegal guns in UP as BSNL phones. Law is absent here who cares!
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On the contrary, I think at least in UP there are plentiful guns in rural areas both legal (rifles) as well as illegal (country pistols). one reason being that the retired armymen are allowed to have firearm licenses, rules for them are much relaxed, as well as they can get priority in the queue. Other factor being large number of small scale metal workshops, which can easily produce decent country pistols. This has steadily grown after 1980s riot regime. My gut feel is there are as many illegal guns in UP as BSNL phones. Law is absent here who cares!