Professional Documents
Culture Documents
82817-2009-IRR - EO No. 817 2009 PDF
82817-2009-IRR - EO No. 817 2009 PDF
1.References:
a.Executive Order No. 817, "Providing for the Government's Intensi ed Campaign
Against Loose Firearms", dated July 7, 2009;
b.Presidential Decree No. 1866, as amended by Republic Act No. 8294,
"Codifying the Laws on Illegal/Unlawful Possession, Manufacture, Dealing in,
Acquisition or Disposition of Firearms, Ammunition or Explosives or Instruments Used
in the Manufacture of Firearms, Ammunition and Explosives, and Imposing Stiffer
Penalties for Certain Violations Thereof, and for Relevant Purposes", dated June 29,
1983;
c.Joint Communiqué of the First National Summit on Firearms Control on May
18-19, 2009 at Camp Crame, Quezon City; and
d.Supreme Court Circular No. 47-98 "Disposition of Firearms, Ammunitions or
Explosives in "Custodia Legis", dated September 11, 1998.
2.Purpose:
These Rules and Regulations shall implement Executive Order No. 817 issued on
July 7, 2009 entitled "Providing for the Government's Intensi ed Campaign Against
Loose Firearms".
3.Definition of Terms:
a.Captured, Con scated, Surrendered, Deposited, Abandoned and Forfeited
(CCSDAF) Firearms:
1)Captured Firearms — rearms recovered during military or law enforcement
operations;
2)Con scated Firearms — rearms seized in the conduct of law enforcement
operations;
3)Surrendered Firearms — rearms turned-in by any person (natural or juridical)
to the PNP;
4)Deposited Firearms — firearms deposited to the PNP for safekeeping;
5)Abandoned Firearms — deposited rearms which are unclaimed ve (5) years
after the date of deposit and forfeited in favor of the government without
need of any proceeding; and
6)Forfeited Firearms — abandoned rearms and rearms acquired by the
government through summary process or by order of the court.
b.Firearms — include ri es, muskets, carbines, shotguns, revolvers, pistols and all
other deadly weapons from which a bullet, ball, shot or other missile may be discharged
by means of gunpowder or other explosives. The term also includes air ri es and air
pistols not classi ed as toys under the provisions of Executive Order No. 712 dated
July 1981. The barrel of any firearm shall be considered a complete firearm;
Approved:
(SGD.) HON. RONALDO V. PUNO
Secretary
Department of the Interior and Local Government