Meghalaya’s First Arms & Ammunition Shop in Ri Bhoi Distrct
Guwahati: Just ahead assembly elections in Meghalaya, an arms and ammunition dealer shop has launched for the first time ever after receiving a legal licence from the State government this week in Ri Bhoi District.
Jirang Constituency legislator, Sosthenes Sohtun inaugurated the ammunition dealer shop which is named M/s East India Arms.
The local MDC of Jirang Constituency Victor Ranee, Dilip Kharkrang and other well-known individuals attended the function during the day.
While addressing the gathering Kharkrang said, ”The arms and ammunitions and bullets will not be sold in the open and not to anyone except for those who have obtained a legal license from the government.”
The firing guns include two barrels of arms, pistols, and bullets, whereby those guns utilized by government personnel, the armed police, and the army will not be sold.
The arms will be sold only to those residents of Ri Bhoi who had a license issued by the government, whereas they will not be sold to people from other districts.