About
The tag line of this blog "Si vis pacem, para bellum!" - Latin for "If you wish for peace, prepare for war!" pretty much says it all. Gun rights is currently a much maligned & ignored civil rights issue in India. This blog, in conjuntion with the www.indiansforguns.com forum is our attempt to raise awareness on this very important issue.
If you wish to know more about me, you may visit the "Personal" section on this site.
25 September 06 - 16:47Asif and Abhijeet on CNN-IBN
Asif (a fellow member at indiansforguns.com) and I, were interviewed by CNN-IBN on the 16th of this month. The topic was
gun control and why
Indian citizens need to have a right to keep and bear arms (
RKBA)!
The
interview was aired the same evening, you can either read the text transcript on the CNN-IBN site
here>>
OR
If bandwidth is not an issue you can see the archived (low res)
video on their site
here >>
- default, guns, politics -
-
§ ¶
25 September 06 - 00:00Over 3 lakh unlicensed guns in Delhi
Dug this out from an old post of mine at Yahoo groups to quote elsewhere, but then decided it should be posted under the RKBA section as well...
Over 3 lakh unlicensed guns in Delhi
Maneesh Pandey
11 May, 2003 TNN
NEW DELHI:Ninety per cent of the crimes in Delhi are committed using unlicensed guns. From the rudimentary desi katta - a rusty pipe attached to a crude wooden grip and a trigger - to the more sophisticated 'Star' guns smuggled in from China and Pakistan, the illegal gun market is thriving like never before.
Officials say legal firearms are used only in stray cases of suicides and domestic violence. Delhi Police estimates that the number of illegal guns is five times higher than the 55,000 licensed guns in the city.
Ooooh!! I love it when the cops say things like that!! But is anyone in parliament listening!!!
Cheers!
Abhijeet
- guns, politics -
-
§ ¶
14 June 06 - 15:09Interesting take on gun rights
Every once in a while one comes across an article that reflects ones own thinking so well that it's almost spooky! This is exactly the feeling I got while reading this article on the "American Handgunner" website. I make no bones about the fact that I am as pro-gun as one can get, BUT and this is a big BUT – I simply DO NOT buy the argument that citizens possessing guns either prevents a tyrannical government from coming to power OR helps replace that government with a better dispensation! History is littered with enough examples to disprove this argument – just look at our own neighbourhood... Afghanistan is chock a block full of weapons in the hands of civilians, but that hasn't helped it move anywhere close to a free and fair democratic society!
The author extensively quotes from Etienne de la Boetie's "The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude" and one cannot help but draw parallels with India's fight for independence. It seems so much like we have exchanged one set of oppressive rulers (the British) for another (the Politician-Bureaucrat combine)! Boetie's essay seems to have an explanation as to why we Indians have so readily accepted this new dispensation without so much as a whimper. Why is it that so few of us are bothered by our governments repeated infringements of civil liberties? Why does the vast majority not protest the rampant corruption that ails our institutions? And why, why is no one even willing to listen (let alone act)? Boetie's essay seems to have some pretty interesting answers... a disturbing analysis of human nature – check it out and draw your own conculsions.
- guns, politics -
-
§ ¶
14 May 06 - 20:17Amazing quote on free speech!!
Came upon this amazing quote by Pastor Martin Neimoller here. Have yet to see simpler and better logic on why to speak up about things that don't directly affect you...
First they came for the Communists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Social Democrats,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Social Democrat.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists,
and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up,
because I wasn't a Jew,
Then they came for me,
and by that time there was no one
left to speak up for me.
- politics -
-
§ ¶
13 April 05 - 14:15The cost of gun ownership in India
The Guardian reports that the cost of gun ownership in India has
suddenly skyrocketed: to obtain a single-barrel shotgun, two people
would need to be sterilised; for a revolver licence, the price would be
five - civil liberties be damned!!
Read more about this ridiculous new birth control measure
here.
- guns, politics -
-
§ ¶
17 March 05 - 19:52Elections 2005 - Haryana state goes to the polls
I would have blogged about this earlier, but having been unwell for the
last couple of weeks, just didn't feel up to sitting on the computer
and writing. Well, lets get to it shall we.
As I had mentioned in an earlier post, I was out of town all of
January, campaigning for my uncle's re-election to the Haryana state
legislative assembly. He was contesting on an Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD) party ticket, and though I have little regard for the policies
(or the lack thereof) of the INLD, it was a matter of family comes
first - irrespective of the party! It was my uncle who was contesting
and the
entire extended family (me included) quickly rallied behind him.
(more)
- politics -
-
§ ¶
10 January 05 - 12:12On the Campaign Trail
In the next couple of hours I'll be leaving for
Hisar
- again! This time though the motives are much nobler. I'll be spending
the next one month there, on the campaign trail for one of my uncle's
re-election to the state (
Haryana) legislature. By the looks of it, this is going to be one though fight!
His constituency is one of the few "all rural" constituencies in
Haryana with about 42 odd villages. So in all probability will not be
blogging for a while - hell I might not even be checking my mail!
That'll be a new experience, no e-mail for a month!
- politics -
-
§ ¶
Linkdump
09 06 06 02:00Indians for guns
Indians for guns (formerly Indians4guns) has a new
home!
Check out this brand new India specific pro-gun forum
here.
- - § ¶
14 05 06 22:55How to meditate
Interesting site on how to meditate, called www.how-to-meditate.org. Check it out here
- - § ¶
12 05 06 18:11Kamat's Potpourri
Kamat's Potpourri is a hodge-podge of India's History, Culture, and Diversity. A Nice place to go to especially if you are interesed in India and India specific blogs. Check it out at www.kamat.org
- - § ¶
22 04 05 13:44PostSecret
A truly unique Blog! Will appeal to the (hidden??) voyeuristic side of your personality....
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
- - § ¶
06 04 05 04:4923 Rules for Rockstar Startups
Shanti lists out
23 rules for making your startup a roaring success - a must read.
- - § ¶
23 01 05 13:13Indians4Guns
Indians 4 Guns is India's own eGroup for technical discussion about
firearms, firearm advocacy, gun rights, RKBA (Right to Keep and Bear
Arms) and shooting sports in India. This group is intended to provide
answers to frequently asked questions both on guns and about gun
ownership in India.
- - § ¶
27 12 04 22:33Indian Air-Rifles
The Indian Hume Pipe Company - These guys manufacture & supply the best air-rifles in the domestic Indian market.
- - § ¶
26 12 04 22:55I'm in "The New Gun Week"
The following article by yours truly was published in "The New Gun
Week" 10 Dec 2004 issue: "Gun Rights in Modern India: Colonial Roots of
Gun Control". The original was posted by me
here in October 2004.
The article can also be viewed in the Gun Week archives
here.
- - § ¶
19:44Bugmenot.com
Bugmenot.com - Bypass compulsory
web registration. They have usernames & passwords available for
most of the popular websites AND it's FREE!
administrator - - § ¶
