The report on Indian illegal arms manufacture shows the limits of “gun control”. Consider how much easier it is for Americans, with electricity and common, cheap power tools, to make more sophisticated arms. Yet these simple single shot pistols and revolvers are sufficient for murder.Yet, Farrukhabad, about a 9-hour drive from New Delhi and the headquarters of an Uttar Pradesh district, has the distinction, albeit dubious, of being a key north Indian hub of a flourishing illegal firearms industry. Until some years ago, the district centred on the town had the country’s highest murder rate.It is famous for …read more
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