[Leisler]

All persons have a right to protect their lives. I doubt the security bureaucracy will allow the milita, the legal definition of all males 17 to 45, to arm its self, as is its God given right, enshrined in the 2nd Amendment.

Its OK for an Iraqi household to have a AK, but not an American home. Figures.

[LuxAerterna]

You hit the nail on the head. IMHO that lack of a 2nd Amendment makes India a tempting target for terrorists. Since private citizens have no means of protecting themselves, the terrorists have 2 advantages: they can single out those few Indians that have guns (e.g. the local police) and they have hours, maybe even a day, before they can expect any armed response from other police and army forces.