Question : FIRE ARMS

(a) whether the cases relating to possession and misuse of fire-arms are increasing in the country day-by-day particularly in the capital;

(b) if so, whether the existing policy to keep the fire arms needs review;

(c) if so, the reaction of the State Governments thereto;

(d) the number of persons permitted in Delhi to keep the fire-arms as on date;

(e) the number of persons found misusing their licensed fire-arms during the last three years and till date;

(f) whether a large number of unlicensed fire-arms are also in possession of several persons in the city; and
(g) if so, the steps taken by the government to apprehend the persons in possession of the unlicensed arms?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CH. VIDYASAGAR RAO)

(a): The information in this regard is not maintained by the Central Government as implementation of the Arms Act which is a Central enactment is mainly done through State Governments/UT Administrations to whom necessary powers have been delegated under Article 258(1) of the Constitution read with Section 43 of the Arms Act, 1959.

(b)&(c): Does not arise in view of (a).

(d)to(g): The information in this regard is not maintained by the Central Government.