House Bill 5484-Limits to Firearms Ownership
Business Word News, issue Feb 10, 2012, page 11.
The House of Representatives approved on 3rd and final reading HB 5484 limiting the ownership of firearms to 2 types: 1 short arm, and 1 long arm .22 cal.
No other Details have been provided, except that it is to prevent the proliferation of private armies.
Does anyone know the implications of this law, specially on firearms that were previously legally purchased?
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...the source is Business World (not Word).
http://www.bworldonline.com/c
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=House-approves-two-bills-promoting-safety-of-Filipinos&id=46530
Excerpts from the news:
Meanwhile, HB 5484 provides that only two firearms licenses can be granted to an individual to regulate ownership.
The measure also limits individual ownership to two types of rifles: one short gun and one long .22 caliber.
Muntinlupa City Rep. Rodolfo G. Biazon, author of the bill, said in a phone interview that the bill intends to curb the existence of private armies.
"In the case of [former Maguindanao Governor Andal S.] Ampatuan, he was given 19 licenses. The guns registered under his names were being used by his private army," Mr. Biazon said.
"We only have two hands. What’s the use of several other guns if you can’t even hold them?" he said.