Question

what was the arms act?class8​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Arms Act, 1959 is an Act of the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to arms and ammunition in order to curb illegal weapons and violence stemming from them. It replaced the Indian Arms Act, 1878. The Arms Act was passed in 1959.

Answer 2

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What was the arms act?

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In 1878, the Arms Act was passed under which Indians were not allowed to possess arms. Vernacular Press Act was also passed in 1878. This Act allowed the government to confiscate the assets of newspapers including their printing presses if the newspapers published anything that was found “objectionable”.