Bad decision i would say.It will give rise to excessive gun proliferated and in turn will give rise to excessive crime figures.Would result in more sophisticated guns getting in hands of criminals and mass shootouts may happen
Like I said, the gun law in India should not be like the US. It needs to be limited to specific types of guns. Hunting rifles, shotguns, pistols for personal defence, etc., with a stringent licensing criteria.
Do you know what is India's police to civilian ratio? 152 policemen for every 1 lakh people, including the
lathi equipped constables.
Tell me, how are they supposed to maintain peace with no weapons, limited infrastructure and limited manpower?
Rioters, arsonists and extremists will always be armed whether there is a gun law or not. Do you remember what happened in Delhi Riots 2020 when Donald Trump visited India? The one started by that AAP MLA? There are clear pictures of rioters seen armed with Molotov cocktails, kattas and pistols as well as long
do-nalli guns. What weapon did their victims have? Their cellphones to call the cops and some random sticks against rioting mobs of fanatics.
Put yourself in a victim's shoes and imagine the scenario; hundreds of armed, fanatical, enraged men armed with weapons running towards your house. What would you do? Call
thanedaars?
Now imagine yourself armed with a handgun and a legislation that approves self-defenses using lethal force if your life or the life of your loved ones is in danger. Do you think these rioters will still attack you after you dropped a few of their comrades in front of them?
Remember they were armed before such a law existed anyway because they had political connections to escape the law.
Of course not. They will hesitate 10 times as they see rioters dropping.
Levelling the playing field with effective checks and balances makes for a credible case of not just increased social safety, but also allows the arms industry to flourish rather than be dependent on one source as a client base. Remember our arms industry has gone through very bad days and has only started anew now.