PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES, CODES & ISSUANCES
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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 482 - AN
ACT TO FIX THE PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH UNLICENSED FIREARMS AND
AMMUNITION MUST BE SURRENDERED WITHOUT INCURRING CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THOSE SURRENDERED WITHIN THE PERIOD
HEREIN SPECIFIED |
Section 1. Any
person who holds or possesses any firearm and/or ammunition without
permit or license may, without incurring any criminal liability,
surrender the same within a period of one year from the date this Act
shall take effect: Provided, however, That this section shall not be
interpreted to mean as in any way exempting from such liability any
person, without the requisite permit or license, found, within the
aforementioned period of time, making use of said firearm and
ammunition or carrying them on his person except for the purpose of
surrendering them as herein required: Provided, further, That this
section shall not in any way affect any case pending in court, on the
date of the passage of this Act, for violation of existing laws on
firearms and ammunition. For the purpose of this Act, the terms "firearms" and "ammunition" shall include the types of arms and ammunition enumerated in section two of this Act. Sec. 2. The Secretary of National Defense shall promulgate such rules and regulations that shall be necessary for the surrender and payment of the firearms and ammunition and shall designate the officers who shall receive the same: Provided, however, That payment for surrendered firearms and ammunition shall be made in accordance with the following schedule: I. � U.S. ARMY STANDARD WEAPONS Serviceable Non-serviceable 1. Pistols and Revolvers, cal .45 P75.00 P15.00 2. Thompson Sub-Machine Guns cal. .45 75.00 25.00 3. Grease Guns, cal. .45 60.00 15.00 4. Browning Automatic Rifles, cal. .30 75.00 25.00 5. U.S. Carbine, cal. .30 75.00 20.00 6. M-1 Grand Rifle, cal. .30 75.00 20.00 7. Springfield Rifle, cal. .30 60.00 15.00 8. Enfield Rifle, cal. .30 50.00 15.00 9. U.S. Trench Mortar 50.00 15.00 10. U.S. Bazooka 40.00 10.00 11. U.S. Machine Gun, cal. .30 60.00 15.00 12. U.S. Machine Gun, cal. .50 60.00 15.00 13. U.S. Hand Grenades 5.00 None 14. All ammunition for the above firearms except Bazooka and Mortar 0.05 None 15. Bazooka and Mortar ammunition 1.00 None II. � MISCELLANEOUS WEAPONS Serviceable Non-serviceable 1. Pistols and Revolvers, cals. .22, .25, .32, .38 and 380 P40.00 P10.00 2. Shotguns, .12, .15, .20 and 410 ga. 40.00 15.00 3. Rifles, cals. .22, .30-.36 30.00 10.00 4. Rifle-Shotgun combination, cal. 410-.22 30.00 10.00 5. Ammunition for the above firearms .10 .05 Sec. 3. Surrendered firearms and ammunition shall be turned over and deposited with the Philippine Constabulary and shall be subject to such orders and regulations, approved by the Secretary of National Defense, as the Chief of the Philippine Constabulary may issue as to their final disposition. Sec. 4. The sum necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act shall be taken from the savings that may be realized from the appropriations for the Department of National Defense. Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved: June 10, 1950 |
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