MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police will not issue guns to anti-crime volunteers, Police chief Guillermo Eleazar said Monday.
“Wala kaming i-issue na baril. Kung sila ay gusto magkabaril at qualified sila, bibili sila ng baril nila,” he said in a press conference.
(We will not issue guns. If they want to have one, they should buy their own.)
Eleazar explained that the anti-crime volunteers will undergo the usual process for any civilians wanting to have their own firearms. He said they are required to secure License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF), a requirement for civilians before they could buy firearms, firearms license, and the Permit to Carry Fir…
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