Panaji: The mayor of Goa's capital Panaji wants the state government to issue gun licenses en masse in order to arm the citizenry if Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik starts operations here.

Panaji's first citizen Surendra Furtado told IANS that Muthalik's aim was to plant fear in the minds of Goans through violence and arming the state residents with guns could be the best way to neutralize the Sene's threat.