In a first, Civil Aviation Ministry allows shooters to travel with guns even for training

New Delhi, Mar 17: In a never-done-before move, the Director-General of Civil Aviation let the Indian shooters a sigh of relief as it relaxes their rules for carrying guns during domestic travel.

 

 

 

As per the new guideline issued by the DGCA, shooters can take more than one licensed firearm and more than 50 rounds of cartridges while travelling to participate in a competition or training.

 

It should be noted that shooters could carry more than one rifle and more than 50 rounds of cartridges only for competitions and not for trainings. This, too, was allowed only afterobtaining permission from the DGCA in advance.

 

The development came after Union Minister of Youth and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, spoke to the aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri regarding relaxing rules for shooters.

 

 

 

"I welcome this extremely supportive and positive move by the Civil Aviation Ministry. The Indian shooters are doing very well and in an Olympic year this ease of travel with their weapons will help them to focus on their training and competitions better," Rijiju tweeted.

 

 

Further, he added, "We will provide full support to our sportspersons. Shooters require their guns and ammunition all the time for training and competition. To be a fine marksman one has to be in complete peace and full control of oneself without stress and tension."