What are the types and characteristics of firearms to which civilians can lawfully have access? Are there any limits on the number of firearms which civilians may own? Please provide details of each. Pursuant to Section 10 of RA 10591, only small arms may be registered by licensed citizens or licensed juridical entities for ownership, possession and concealed carry. Yes, there are limits on the number of firearms that civilians may possess. Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the IRR of RA 10591, a qualified individual based on the findings and recommendations of the FEO may be issued any of the licenses hereunder mentioned: Type 1 license allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum – of two (2) registered firearms; Type 2 license allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum – of five (5) registered firearms; Type 3 license allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum – ten (10) registered firearms; Type 4 license allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum – of fifteen (15) registered firearms; and Type 5 license - allows a citizen, who is certified gun collector, to own and possess more than fifteen (15) registered firearms. Please provide information on how firearms are categorized according to risk factors and how they are legally classified. Under RA 10591 and its IRR firearms are categorized into two (2) category Small Arms and Light Weapons defined as follows: Small Arms - refer to firearms intended to be primarily designed for individual use or that which is generally considered to mean a weapon intended to be fired from the hand or shoulder, which are not capable of fully automatic bursts of discharge, such as: Handgun- is a firearm intended to be fired from the hand, which includes: Pistol - is a hand-operated firearm having a chamber integral with or permanently aligned with the bore which may be and Revolver - is a hand-operated firearm with a revolving cylinder containing chambers for individual cartridges. Rifle - is a shoulder firearm or designed to be fired from the shoulder that can discharge a bullet through a rifled barrel by different actions of loading, which may be classified as lever, bolt, or self-loading; and Shotgun - is a firearm designed, made and intended to fire a number of ball shots or a single projectile through a smooth bore by the action or energy from burning gunpowder.
What are the types and characteristics of firearms to which civilians can lawfully have access? Are there any limits on the number of firearms which civilians may own? Please provide details of each. Pursuant to Section 10 of RA 10591, only small arms may be registered by licensed citizens or licensed juridical entities for ownership, possession and concealed carry. Yes, there are limits on the number of firearms that civilians may possess. Pursuant to Section 9.1 of the IRR of RA 10591, a qualified individual based on the findings and recommendations of the FEO may be issued any of the licenses hereunder mentioned: Type 1 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum of two (2) registered firearms; Type 2 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum of five (5) registered firearms; Type 3 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum ten (10) registered firearms; Type 4 license – allows a citizen to own and possess a maximum of fifteen (15) registered firearms; and Type 5 license - allows a citizen, who is certified gun collector, to own and possess more than fifteen (15) registered firearms. Please provide information on how firearms are categorized according to risk factors and how they are legally classified. Under RA 10591 and its IRR firearms are categorized into two (2) category Small Arms and Light Weapons defined as follows: Small Arms - refer to firearms intended to be primarily designed for individual use or that which is generally considered to mean a weapon intended to be fired from the hand or shoulder, which are not capable of fully automatic bursts of discharge, such as: Handgun- is a firearm intended to be fired from the hand, which includes: Pistol - is a hand-operated firearm having a chamber integral with or permanently aligned with the bore which may be and Revolver - is a hand-operated firearm with a revolving cylinder containing chambers for individual cartridges. Rifle - is a shoulder firearm or designed to be fired from the shoulder that can discharge a bullet through a rifled barrel by different actions of loading, which may be classified as lever, bolt, or self-loading; and Shotgun - is a firearm designed, made and intended to fire a number of ball shots or a single projectile through a smooth bore by the action or energy from burning gunpowder.
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