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The Philippines was a Commonwealth of the United States, a country known for its cultural pride of gun ownership and gun rights. Since the Spanish–American War and Philippine–American War, the U.S. allowed gun ownership and gun rights among the Filipino populace, with some exceptions. Gun control was a small issue in the Philippines.
The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10591, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3397 and House Bill No. 5484. It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives of the Philippines on February 4, 2013, and February 5, 2013, respectively.
Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. [1] Laws of some countries may afford civilians a right to keep and bear arms , and have more liberal gun laws than neighboring jurisdictions.
For the stance on gun rights, see Right to keep and bear arms. PROGUN is a firearms advocacy group based in the Philippines. The organization's name stands for " Peaceful Responsible Owners of Guns ". It was founded in 1987 [1] to make it easier for Filipino citizens to own and carry firearms.
2. Nelson, Georgia. Nelson unanimously passed an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory in 2013. 3. Nucla, Colorado. Nucla became the first city to mandate gun ownership in Colorado. With just ...
The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to ...
“The law does not clearly tell us or the consumers or the people out there who own these firearms what you can do, what you can’t do. So, its leaving a lot of people panicked,” he said.
This is a list of countries by estimated number of privately owned guns per 100 people. The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns.