Chandigarh, July 30 -- Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Dr Sumita Misra issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the inspection and regulation of all licensed and unlicensed factories or units engaged in the manufacturing of arms and ammunition. The SOP has been formulated in compliance with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Dr Misra stated that the primary objective of the SOP is to strengthen the enforcement of the Arms Act, 1959 (as amended by the Arms Amendment Act, 2019) and the Arms Rules, 2016 (as amended in 2022), especially at the grassroots level. She emphasised that the unlicensed firearms poses a serious threat to public safety and law and order, necessitating a strict...