"You have checked all officially licensed weapons with the proper aircraft security agent?"

"Thuppakki means a licensed weapon and Kallathuppakki means an unlicensed weapon," he pleaded.

Civilians have tested these using their own licensed weapons.

"In principle, a citizen has the right to carry a licensed weapon, and so does the resident," Prince Nayef, the interior minister, said Wednesday night.

"It's become natural for us, and I have the means to defend myself," he said, alluding to his licensed weapon.

The group has extorted large funds from businessmen and tea plantation companies, seized licensed weapons and regularly takes away private vehicles for its operations.

He used his licensed weapons and ammunition.

Has spoken out on law that in some cases makes it mandatory for judges to revoke licensed weapons from people under orders of protection.

Mumbai Police have confirmed the suicide and said she shot herself with a licensed weapon.

No licensed owner of an automatic weapon has ever committed a felony with his licensed automatic weapon.