{"id":187892,"date":"2022-06-02T19:55:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=187892"},"modified":"2022-06-02T19:55:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:25:28","slug":"understanding-gun-control-legislation-of-different-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/understanding-gun-control-legislation-of-different-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding gun control legislation of different countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News<\/strong>: The U.S. recently witnessed two episodes of mass shootings in a span of 11 days that killed more than 30 people including elementary school children.<\/p>\n

Canada also recently amended its gun control policies.<\/p>\n

A look at the laws governing firearms in India, Canada, Japan and New Zealand<\/p>\n

What do gun laws in the U.S. say?<\/b><\/h5>\n

The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that \u201cthe right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed<\/em>\u201d,. It is often attributed as the root cause of all firearm-related violence.<\/p>\n

What are the gun laws in other countries?<\/h5>\n
Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

– Possessing a fully-automatic weapon, unless registered before 1978, is illegal in Canada.<\/p>\n

– Gun licences are valid for five years and the individual of at least 18 years of age<\/strong> is eligible upon completing the Canadian Firearms Safety Course.<\/p>\n

– Vetting is undertaken<\/strong> to ensure that the applicant does not have a history of violence or suffering from mental illnesses or was previously barred from the process.<\/p>\n

Canada has recently introduced legislation to amend its Firearms Act. It is proposing to institute a \u2018national freeze<\/strong>\u2019 on handguns \u2014 preventing the sale, purchase, transfer, and import of handguns into Canada.<\/p>\n

Japan<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

Acquiring a gun in Japan is particularly difficult<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One has to present a series of documents, establish their \u2018needs\u2019, and undertake an approximately month-long training on handling and safety. One is also required to pass the scrutiny of criminal records and medical health, and then an exam to prove eligibility.<\/p>\n

Buying a weapon too requires a separate certification<\/strong> (from the dealer) mentioning the desired model.<\/p>\n

Applicants must be 18 years<\/strong>, not suffering from mental illnesses, not have a license revoked less than five years ago, not dependent on alcohol or narcotic substances, and have a fixed residence.<\/p>\n

Any violation is punishable with imprisonment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/span>
\n<\/b><\/h6>\n

The turnaround in gun-law legislation in the country came in 2019 following the mass shootings that took place at two mosques in Christchurch.<\/p>\n

The legislation now requires firearms dealers to provide license numbers<\/strong> of all its employees at a facility, including those not directly involved in handling any arms but having access to the premises.<\/p>\n

It is now also mandatory for all weaponry to have an identification number.<\/p>\n

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age<\/strong> and undertake training in handling and storing firearms, and pass an exam.<\/p>\n

The vetting process<\/strong> requires the applicant to furnish contact details of known people to ascertain that she\/he is a \u2018fit and proper person\u2019.<\/p>\n

India<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n

Gun license applicants in India must be at least 21 years<\/strong> and not convicted of any offense involving violence. Also, the applicant should not be of \u2018unsound mind\u2019 or a threat to public safety and peace.<\/p>\n

Upon receiving an application, the licensing authority (i.e., the Home Ministry), asks the officer in charge of the nearest police station to submit a report about the applicant after thorough vetting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Arms Act amended in 2019 has reduced the number of firearms<\/strong> that an individual can procure from three to two.<\/p>\n

Indian laws have specific provisions on curtailing the use of licensed weapons<\/strong> to ensure social harmony.<\/p>\n

No entity is permitted to sell or transfer any firearm which does not bear the name of the maker, manufacturer\u2019s number, or any other visible or stamped identification mark.<\/p>\n

Any act of conversion<\/strong> (such as shortening the barrel of a firearm or converting an imitation firearm into a firearm)<\/em> or unlawful import-export is punishable with an imprisonment<\/strong> term of seven years, which may extend to life imprisonment and be liable to monetary fines.<\/p>\n

Source<\/strong>: This post is based on the article \u201cUnderstanding gun control legislation of different countries<\/strong>\u201d published in The Hindu<\/strong> on 2nd June 22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News: The U.S. recently witnessed two episodes of mass shootings in a span of 11 days that killed more than 30 people including elementary school children. Canada also recently amended its gun control policies. A look at the laws governing firearms in India, Canada, Japan and New Zealand What do gun laws in the U.S.… Continue reading Understanding gun control legislation of different countries<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10498],"class_list":["post-187892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}