The Senate approved on final reading the bill seeking to extend the validity of the license to possess firearms and ammunition from two years to five years. | NAMercadoINQ
Firearms with expired license will be confiscated and forfeited following due process.
The measure was filed in substitution of Senate Bill No. 275 introduced by Senate President Pro-tempore Ralph Recto and Senate Bill No. 1023 filed by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri. Dela Rosa said “license renewal means complying with voluminous documentary requirements and conditions.” Data from the Firearms and Explosives Office of the Philippine National Police showed that the number of registered firearms increased from 1,650,353 in 2013 to 1,869,684 after the enactment of the RA 10591.Further, the data showed that 45 per cent or 837,758 of the 1,869,684 previously registered firearms were not renewed as of August 31, 2019.
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