A large number of weapons is in possession of the people. According to the SP office and the Levies' report, both traditional and advanced weapons are used in day to day and tribal encounters. They include traditional rifles and 12-bore shot-guns, and advanced weapons such as Kalashnikovs popular automatic weapons. The use of Rocket launchers, shakeel and mortar guns has not been reported in the past years. The advanced weapons, however, are not in possession of the common man. They in general belong to outlaws and are carried by tribal chiefs’ bodyguards. A very few of the Kalashnikovs are issued under license to influential persons by the authorities. Also, a semi-automatic weapon "Kalakov" (Chinese and Russian made) is used in the district by bodyguards and outlaws, who make the weapon almost automatic with the modification of a pin-holder. A license for a Kalakov is issued by the District Magistrate. The area was unfamiliar with advanced weapons until the aftermath of the Saur revolution of Afghanistan in 1978, which led to the pouring in of all such weapons. The Kalashnikov and Kalakov are popular because of their intensity, availability of bullets and the fact that they are so small that they can be folded beneath one's arms. Weapons are commonly used in day to day killing and tribal feuds, which can lead to the use of advanced weapons such as rocket launchers etc.

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