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Mumbai:In a first, the Maharashtra government has decided to provide training on handling and storing of weapons to all people who apply for a weapons permits across the state...
The state home department has drawn up a module for a three-day training programme for all applicants of an arms permit, to cover various aspects of handling of weapons dismantling and reassembling the arms, cleaning them, loading and unloading, trigger control and so on, said a government resolution issued by the department and seen by ThePrint...
The training will be open to people seeking a licence to buy arms, as well as those seeking a minor licence to repair arms..
According to the government resolution, the idea behind the training is so permit holders know how to handle their weapons closely, in order to avoid mishaps..
Officials from the state home department told ThePrint that the Maharashtra Polices Training Directorate will be the nodal agency for the training on how to handle arms and keep them safely..
