In a major action on gun culture in Punjab, the state government has cancelled 813 licences of guns. The information has been shared by a Punjab minister Aman Arora. While addressing a press conference on Sunday Urban Housing and Urban development minister Aman Arora disclosed the information that they have cancelled 813 arm licences in the different regions of the state. A total of 2000 arm licences have been cancelled so far in Punjab.
As per official information, out of 813 arm licences, 87 were from rural Ludhiana, 48 from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, 10 from Gurdaspur, 84 from Faridkot, 199 from Pathankot, 47 from Hoshiarpur, 6 from Kapurthala, 235 from SAS Kasba, and 16 from Sangrur. 27 licences from Amritsar Commissionerate and 11 from Jalandhar Commissionerate and other districts have also been cancelled, under this. among all these 89 licences were belonging to people who had criminal background.
The minister said that according to official data, there were 3,73,053 arms licences in Punjab. He added, “Rules are to be followed for keeping a gun. There is a ban on carrying and displaying of weapons at the public functions, religious places, marriage ceremonies and other events in the state.” “There will be a complete ban on those glorifying weapons. Punjab government is continuously taking action to end gun culture.” He further added.
The murder of Punjabi musician Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, last year had drawn attention to the pervasive glorifying of firearms in Punjabi popular culture, prompting calls for regulation. The well-known artist, who boasted an impressive 8.1 million Instagram followers, was charged with encouraging gun culture since he frequently appears in videos and pictures holding firearms. In fact, he was the subject of a lawsuit after pictures of him discharging a firearm went viral.
Punjab minister Aman Arora, also said that random checks will be made in coming days in different areas of Punjab. And people have to follow the rules for keeping the guns.
In a special programme launched by Punjab Police on Sunday, under which the records of person booked under Arms Act were checked across the state. The operation was carried out in the wake of upcoming G20 Summit. Decisive action was carried out from 11 am to 5 pm. All police commissioners and senior superintendents were instructed to assign one team per police station to look up the whereabouts and backgrounds of those who had been arrested under the Arms Act over the previous five years but had been released on bond, parole, or had been found not guilty.
The officer involved in the operation said that the activity is done to keep a check on the influx of the illegal arms and ammunition from across the inter-state borders of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and international borders of the area. He also said that the team of 2000 police personnels, have checked 1,343 persons, who were booked under arms acts in the last five years and out on bail or parole. During the operation, one person has been arrested.
The Punjab Police also suggested earlier this month that the nine Amritpal Singh assistants’ arm permits be cancelled, contending that the licences had only been granted for self-defense and not to provide protection for the Khalistani leader. The decision came after storming a police station in Ajnala, Punjab. Six policemen were injured in the clashes. In this case, the police have written to the administration as well.
In order to reduce the use of illegal weapons and the associated violence, the Indian Parliament passed the Arms Act, 1959. This Act consolidated and amended the law relating to firearms and ammunition. The Indian Arms Act of 1878 was replaced by it. In 1959, the Arms Act was adopted.
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