AGRA/MEERUT: Despite a complete ban , celebratory firing in Uttar Pradesh claimed 31 lives in the past 35 months. All district police forces have clear instructions to cancel arms licences of persons involved in celebratory firing. Ten years ago, the celebratory firing menace was huge, but it has gradually declined.”“We often issue advisories to avoid firing bullets in celebrations, as most of the victims are children and innocent bystanders. In Lucknow, one in 81 people has an arms licence.In 2013, the Allahabad high court had come down heavily on the state government over the increasing number of deaths caused due to celebratory firing incidents. Another 32 were injured in 55 celebratory firing incidents in the same period.Three persons, a man in Shamli and two women in Moradabad , were killed in celebratory firing in the past week.Notably, 60% of celebratory firing which occurred in the past 35 months were executed with country-made weapons.According to National Database of Arms Licences report of July 2016, out of 26 lakh arms licence holders in the country, 10.76 lakh were in Uttar Pradesh.
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