law: Arms Act, 1959
  4. License for acquisition and possession
  
  of arms of specified description in certain cases -
  If the Central Government is of opinion that
  
  having regard to the circumstances prevailing in any area it is necessary or
  
  expedient in the public interest that the acquisition, possession or carrying
  
  of arms other than firearms should also be regulated, it may, by notification
  
  in the Official Gazette, direct that this section shall apply to the area
  
  specified in the notification and thereupon no person shall acquire, have in
  
  his possession or carry in that area arms of such class or description as may
  
  be specified in that notification unless he holds in this behalf a license
  
  issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made  thereunder .
  Comments
  Lead in the ‘raw shape/form’ i.e. when used for
  
  industrial or manufacturing purposes, is excluded from the ambit of this
  
  provision. But if it takes the shape / form of a finished product like bullet
  
  or even empty cartridges, it comes under the definition of ‘ammunition’.
  
  However, lead in the form of a finished product like pencil is also excluded
  
  for such purposes.