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India Has 33 69 Lakh Gun Licences Uttar Pradesh Tops List With 12 77 Lakh Hindustan Times Gun ownership in india is a 'privilege' under the arms act of 1959 which allows civilians to procure a license if they can prove that there exists a threat to their life or give justifiable guns permitted for use by civilians are shotguns, handguns and sporting rifles.