Putting Public Safety First: The Madhya Pradesh Police’s Fight Against Illegal Firearms
Illegal firearms remain a significant threat to public safety in India and globally. An estimated 1 billion firearms are in circulation worldwide, with around 85% of these firearms in civilian hands. Small arms and light weapons are responsible for an estimated 500,000 deaths each year. In India, recent data shows that from 2021 to March 2023, the Madhya Pradesh Police filed 28,231 FIRs for illegal firearms