[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 482, June 10, 1950 ]
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1. Any person who holds or possesses any fire arm 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 exept 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 offers who shall receive the same: Provided, however, That payment for surrendered firearms and ammunition shall be made in accordance with the following schedule:
SEC. 3. Surrendered firearms and ammunition shall be turned over and deposit 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
Serviceable Non serviceable 1. Pistols and Revolvers, cal. 45 75.00 15.00 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 Garand 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 exept Bazooka and Mortar 0.05 None 15. Bazooka and Mortar ammunition 1.00 None Serviceable Non serviceable 1. Pistol and Revolvers, cals. .22, .25, .32, .38 and 380 40.00 10.00 2. Shotguns, .12, .15, .20 and 410 ga. 40.00 15.00 3. Rifles, cals. .22, .30-.60 30.00 10.00 4. Rifles-Shotgun combination, ca. 410-.22 30.00 10.00 5. Ammunition for the above firearms .10 .05
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.