why are the kodavas permitted to carry firearms without a licence
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Kodavas are a martial race and have been bearing arms since 1000s of years. What the kirpan is to the Sikhs, the kukhri to the Gorkhas, the gun is to the kodava.
Weapons are worshiped and kept sacred even today.
There has been a very close relation of the kodava and his gun. When there is a boy born in the family a single shot is fired in the air.
During the funeral gun shots are used as a mark of respect. (Similar to the 21 gun salute given in a state funeral or a soldiers funeral)
During a house warming ceremony the tradition is to carry a baby in a cradle, a lamp and the man of the house carries a gun. On completion of all the rituals a gun is fired to mark the completion of the ceremony.
So why do the Kodavas have special rights. Actually not just the kodavas even original residents of Coorg who have jamma land (land granted by the king). So the people of Coorg (kodavas, Coorg gowdas and other comminities as well who have been granted land by the maharajas) have an exemption from certain sections of arms act.
Let me give you a background.
During the British rule having learnt from their “mistake” of giving free use of arms and ammo to their colony USA. They decided to curb the other colonies. After the mutiny of 1857 they passed then”disarmament act” to deny the right to bear arms.
Since Coorg was a peaceful place which never had issues of mutiny, the people of Coorg were exempted from this law. Moreover many coorgs (kodavas and Coorg gowdas) were exempted.
Now jamma land (grant land) also is a special land tenure given by the erstwhile Lingayat kings. So it was a simple system - take land for free and don’t pay property tax on it, but when the king needs you, come with your army to assist the king. Those people who had grant land had to provide service to the king when they were summoned. For this you were allowed to keep weapons and practise during peacetime. If you decided you don’t want to fight a war, you had to pay taxes on the land you Owned.
Legalities in present day.
After independence rhe Indian government copied the “disarmament act” and renamed it as “arms act 1959” I feel this was a wrong move from the gov of independent India as opposed to the invading British gov.
Under section 40 of that act was “power of exemption - the authority could exempt any person or class of persons from any section of the act”
This clause was used to enable you to ask the your question.
The kodava race and jamma tenure holders are exempted from the sections 3&4 of the arms act.
Sec 3 - no person shall own arms without a valid license.
Sec 4 - no person shall own or bear more than three weapons.
This allows the kodavas and jamma tenure holders to keep guns with put the normal license.
Hope I have answered your question.
Weapons are worshiped and kept sacred even today.
There has been a very close relation of the kodava and his gun. When there is a boy born in the family a single shot is fired in the air.
During the funeral gun shots are used as a mark of respect. (Similar to the 21 gun salute given in a state funeral or a soldiers funeral)
During a house warming ceremony the tradition is to carry a baby in a cradle, a lamp and the man of the house carries a gun. On completion of all the rituals a gun is fired to mark the completion of the ceremony.
So why do the Kodavas have special rights. Actually not just the kodavas even original residents of Coorg who have jamma land (land granted by the king). So the people of Coorg (kodavas, Coorg gowdas and other comminities as well who have been granted land by the maharajas) have an exemption from certain sections of arms act.
Let me give you a background.
During the British rule having learnt from their “mistake” of giving free use of arms and ammo to their colony USA. They decided to curb the other colonies. After the mutiny of 1857 they passed then”disarmament act” to deny the right to bear arms.
Since Coorg was a peaceful place which never had issues of mutiny, the people of Coorg were exempted from this law. Moreover many coorgs (kodavas and Coorg gowdas) were exempted.
Now jamma land (grant land) also is a special land tenure given by the erstwhile Lingayat kings. So it was a simple system - take land for free and don’t pay property tax on it, but when the king needs you, come with your army to assist the king. Those people who had grant land had to provide service to the king when they were summoned. For this you were allowed to keep weapons and practise during peacetime. If you decided you don’t want to fight a war, you had to pay taxes on the land you Owned.
Legalities in present day.
After independence rhe Indian government copied the “disarmament act” and renamed it as “arms act 1959” I feel this was a wrong move from the gov of independent India as opposed to the invading British gov.
Under section 40 of that act was “power of exemption - the authority could exempt any person or class of persons from any section of the act”
This clause was used to enable you to ask the your question.
The kodava race and jamma tenure holders are exempted from the sections 3&4 of the arms act.
Sec 3 - no person shall own arms without a valid license.
Sec 4 - no person shall own or bear more than three weapons.
This allows the kodavas and jamma tenure holders to keep guns with put the normal license.
Hope I have answered your question.
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Because firearms were a part of their tradition.
Explanation:
- In India, the Coorg regiment is the most decorated regiment in the Indian Army.
- General Carappa, the first Indian Army Chief was also a coorgi, who worship their weapon such as pistols, revolvers etc as a part of their tradition.
- Therefore, they are allowed to carry firearms with them without a license.
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