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I like that quote and it is very true, but Ghandi was a politician ( a very racist one) who did not practice what he preached and was a pretty bad guy to Indians who were not the same background as himself.
Licensing, however, is not the solution, any more than is depriving law-abiding citizens with the means to defend themselves against armed criminals.
Not the problem:
Villagers bought his weapons to show off and protect themselves from wild animals and bandits. Schoolboys and college kids bought them to protect themselves in the cutthroat business of student politics.
But most of Sanjay's customers were criminal gangs who enjoyed the patronage of local politicians, who use thugs or "goondas" to influence voters and even capture polling booths during elections.
His best products, with barrels sourced from Rampur, another district in Uttar Pradesh, could be fired three times in rapid succession without overheating, and they never exploded in a customer's hand.