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PROGUN is the main gun lobby of the Philippines, which is an organization meant to protect Filipino gun rights as well as to endorse politicians who will do so. According to a 2014 study, there are 1,700,000 licensed firearms owners and 3,900,000 privately owned guns (legally and illegally) in the country.
A September 2016 poll from USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times showed 64% percent of registered voters in favor of Proposition 63, 28% opposed, and 8% unknown. [4] A November 2016 poll from Insights West showed 57% percent of likely voters in favor of Proposition 63, 35% opposed, and 8% undecided. [5] Proposition 63 passed, 63% to 37%. [6]
Armscor, whose manufacturing facility is located in Marikina, produces about 200,000 firearms and some 420 million rounds of ammunition a year, where 80 percent of this is exported and sold to over 60 countries. The company was known as the Arms Corporation of the Philippines (Armscor) until 2017. [1]
HuffPost looked at how killers got their guns for the 10 deadliest mass shootings over the past 10 years. To come up with the list, we used Mother Jones’ database, which defines mass shootings as “indiscriminate rampages in public places” that kill three or more people.
California gun safety regulations going into effect Jan. 1. In September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of laws aimed at strengthening gun safety regulations.Those include requiring ...
The history of the journal is intertwined with the modern history of the Philippine legal system. Founded in the earlier part of the American Occupation, only three years after the University of the Philippines College of Law’s establishment in 1911, the journal served as a platform for the country's first legal scholars and luminaries to discuss highly contentious issues which would later ...
In September 2018, United Defense entered a joint venture with South Korean firm S&T Motiv to manufacture firearms in the Philippines for the Philippine military and police and possibly for clients based overseas. [8] [9] In 2019, UDMC would enter into an agreement with Dasan Machineries to serve as the local representative. [5]
The referendum outlaws the possession of such magazines, requires background checks for all ammunition sales and mandates the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. [22] Under Proposition 63, any person who possesses a large-capacity magazine is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per large ...