Gujarat Police will soon get Insas rifles to fight against terrorism. The decision to provide the Insas rifles to Gujarat police has already been taken and some rifles will be given to the police force in selected areas this month. This would be for the first time that Gujarat police will use Insas rifles.

The Insas(an abbreviation of Indian National Small Arms System) based on the famous Kalashnikov AK-47 is 450 metre range rifle that fires 650 rounds in a minute. It is manufactured by the Indian State Ordnance Factory Board at its Ishapore factory. It is now the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Armed Forces.

The INSAS rifle saw combat with Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan. The rifle had some reliability problems in the very cold climate in which that conflict took place. Due to the cold weather, the rifle would jam occasionally and the polymer magazines would crack in the cold. There were also cases wherein the rifle would fire in full auto, while in three-round burst fire mode. According to the manufacturers, these problems have now been fixed.