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Most of these firearms end up being sold to private citizens, insurgents, and criminals. Syndicates in the Philippines have also taken advantage of the illegal firearm trade, with the Waray-Waray Gang being the most notable firearm trafficking group in the Philippines. [8] [9] Common illegally manufactured firearms in the Philippines include ...
The basis of Republic Act No. 10591 was to efficiently improve and provide stiffer penalties on illegal firearm acquisition and possession. Presidential Decree No. 1866, series of 1983, provided the Philippines its first ever firearms and explosives law though not all criminal activities where covered by the law.
The FIC Mk. 9 is a sub-machine gun designed by a private venture of Floro International Corporation (FIC) based in Tanay, Rizal Province in the Philippines.The weapon is marketed to local security forces as a low-cost alternative to imported submachine guns and is currently in limited use by the Philippines Marines and the Philippines Navy.
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. Although it started off as a non-political group, it became heavily involved in political lobbying and advocacy ...
By 1983, the NPA fielded 5,000 high-powered rifles. By 1988, it had 10,000 high-powered rifles, with 7,000 inferior firearms. It operated in 60 guerrilla fronts across 63 provinces of the Philippines. [23]
United Defense Manufacturing Corporation (UDMC) is a Philippine defense contractor and firearms manufacturer based in Parañaque, Philippines.It provides the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and Philippine Coast Guard with firearms and other tactical equipment.
The Marine Scout Sniper Rifle (MSSR) is a Philippine semi-automatic designated marksman rifle developed by the Philippine Marine Corps for their Marine Scout Snipers.Designed in the mid-1990s to replace severely-outdated battle rifles then used as marksman rifles, the MSSR is essentially an M16A1 that has been heavily modified and accurized to serve as a marksman rifle.
Designed to replace the MP5 and short-barrelled 5.56mm carbines in AFP service, its design objectives included increased lethality over subsonic 9mm and 5.56mm cartridges, improved controllability, reduction in size and weight, and a maximum effective range of 300 meters.