semi / repeater

[james]

As per my knowledge related to arms act semi auto rifle and repeater guns are not allowed or probhited but there are numerous cases where repeating .22lr rifle and repeater shortgun are endosed in normal rifle and sbbl gun licence , Is there any change in the act . Cheers JAMES....

[mundaire]

A "repeater" is a firearm capable of firing several times without being reloaded. This would include any magazine fed rifle/ shotgun/ handgun as well as revolvers etc. So while semi-automatics are repeaters, NOT ALL repeaters semi-automatic.

Generally semi-autos are referred to semi-automatic or self loading to differentiate them from other types of repeating firearms to avoid confusions.

Back to your question - repeaters such as bolt action rifles, lever actions, etc. are classified as non-prohibited bore firearms and licenses for these can be freely issued by the local licensing authority. BUT if any of these firearms CAN chamber and fire one of the prohibited calibres listed in the Arms Act/ Arms Rules. Those that can would be correctly classified as prohibited bore firearms.Licenses for these can be had ONLY from the Min of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.

Semi-automatic/ self-loading type of LONG GUNS (rifles & shotguns) are listed as prohibited bore irrespective of the calibre that they are chambered for. Licenses for these can be had ONLY from the Min of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.

Semi-automatic handguns are listed as non-prohibited bore firearms, unless they are chambered for one of the calibres listed as prohibited bore.

FULLY AUTOMATIC firearms of any de.scription - i.e. machine guns/ sub-machine guns etc. are classified as prohibited arms (different from prohibited bore) and licenses for these CANNOT be issued to any individual barring a few special cases - for e.g. ex-Royals were allowed to retain one each prohibited firearm when they were brought under the ambit of the Arms Act.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[shahid]

There are many licence holders who own Browning or other .22 LR self loading semi automatic rifles. For that matter, but not exactly relevent here, these Brownings are take down types as well.

Where exactly does this classification go.

[james]

HI, Mundaire ,You clearly wrote , Semi-automatic/ self-loading type of LONG GUNS (rifles & shotguns) are listed as prohibited bore irrespective of the calibre that they are chambered for. Licenses for these can be had ONLY from the Min of Home Affairs, Govt. of India
Atleast i had seen ten ordinary licence in which ,Browning, Bruno , reminton nylone ect all semiauto mostly in .22lr is endosed ,all fall in above category and when enquired with department , it was very clearly said that .22lr in semi can be endosed but you are clearly mentioning that it is probhited . I think the local babus are not aware of this law .Regards JAMES.....

[mundaire]

Atleast i had seen ten ordinary licence in which ,Browning, Bruno , reminton nylone ect all semiauto mostly in .22lr is endosed ,all fall in above category and when enquired with department , it was very clearly said that .22lr in semi can be endosed but you are clearly mentioning that it is probhited . I think the local babus are not aware of this law

It is not always a lack of awareness that ensures that people get PB arms endorsed on NPB licenses... more often than not it is influence/ money etc. Of course many such entries are also made out of ignorance, as the average licensing clerk is not always competent enough to properly judge a firearm and it's correct classification.

BTW - self loading .22's and shotguns were not always in the PB list... AFAIK it's only now that these have been reclassified as such. So older licensees would be holding these on their NPB licenses.

Cheers!
Abhijeet