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Question to those not in the USA, and who have lived outside the USA. (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I've been thinking about something and want to check an assumption I have. I only hear directly from other people in the USA, and interract with the global community through memes. How are the gun regulations/laws different from yours in terms of strictness, and do you wish there was more or less where you live?

Not looking for a debate here, discuss cold drinks vs hot drinks instead. Appreciate either answer. โค๏ธ

Edit: Thanks for the answers all. I'm super proud how productive eveyone kept this talk. I figured most of you had very different experiences than I. I'll share my most recent experience. I don't have a firearm, but have considered it after being trained enough. When sharing this with "normal" people around town, I had multiple people offer to sell or gift me a gun where the serial number was scratched off and non-traceable. I ofter heard, "oh man, yeah. You need a gun." I have literally never needed one. The fact that people offer to give me one when I don't have a liscence or training shows the mindset of the minority here and how much of a problem a few individuals can make to safety within the current system.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

India has 5.3 civilian firearms per 100 people. This should give a glimpse of the gun laws, but this is slightly inaccurate, as I've not read the 2019 amendment to gun laws. To read the new amendment, you can check it out here.

  • To obtain a license, a person must be:
    • At least 21 years of age.
    • Be a citizen of India
    • Should have a clean criminal record.
    • Should be mentally and physically fit.
    • Should have a valid reason for owning a firearm.
  • License will be permitted on a may-issue basis, and can take several months or years.
  • You can only own one firearm, according to the 2019 Arms Act. Earlier, you could own three.
  • Armour-piercing, explosive and incendiary ammunition are prohibited
  • Weapons are divided into prohibited and non-prohibited bore:
    • Non-prohibited weapons include single-shot or bolt-action firearms. Only owning a non-prohibited bore firearm is allowed under the license.
    • Shotguns, semi-automatic and full-automatic firearms come under prohibited bore, of which, only semi-automatic may be allowed with a specialized prohibited bore license - getting this license is next to impossible.
  • Only air guns with a caliber of .177 or less do not require license or registration.
  • Registration of new guns, as well as renewal of license, regardless of their category is required.
  • Only concealed carry is permitted under the 1959 Arms Act, but I think this is no longer the case in the 2019 amendment - even concealed carry is prohibited?
  • If found making firearms illegally, guilty of killing innocent, or without a license and/or registration, the penalties can be very serious with up to life imprisonment in the worst-case scenario.
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

India has 5.3 civilian firearms per 100 people.

That's higher than I expected. I haven't seen a gun outside of CISF or armed police. Is it UP skewing the numbers?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

According to Bard, it says that UP is skewing the numbers, but I don't trust the verbal vomit from that LLM. If you can give a look at the 2021 data, it could point out to what you're looking for. But yes, North India has a gang violence and gun culture problem. We're talking about Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, UP and Bihar. Then there's also insurgent groups in Chattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam and Jharkhand.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Oh yes, I forgot about the insurgencies. That's probably the bulk of the guns.