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Lawmakers and gun control advocates are up in arms over the policy change announced recently by the Philippine National Police easing the rules on gun ownership.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros said the law itself should be amended, pointing out that “hoarding high-powered weapons should not be a hobby, much less one enabled by law…our society, families and schools will be safer if we reduce the guns that may be used to kill and commit other crimes.” The Gunless Society of the Philippines, a group founded in the early 1990s, urged President Marcos Jr. to suspend the revised IRR of RA 10591 that eased the restrictions on who could own such firearms.
On the other hand, the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines insists that “buying a gun you can get it right away. It goes through lengthy processing,” and the Philippines, in fact, has stricter gun purchase and ownership rules compared to the United States.
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