A few weeks before the Mumbai attacks, I met a few Indian shooters. I asked them what the licensing scheme in their country was like, and their response sounded all too familiar. While it’s certainly possible, under certain conditions, to own firearms in India, the system is so complex and difficult that most people don’t bother.
As a result, Indians are raised in a culture that eschews gun ownership. They don’t have them in the house, they don’t engage in the shooting sports, and when a crisis arises, their police don’t even shoot back at their attackers.