Comelec: Don’t bother applying for gun ban exemption

Unless you’re the president of the Philippines, don’t bother to seek exemption from the gun ban. This was basically the message of Comelec to individuals who wanted to seek personal or special exemptions on the first week of the gun ban, which is part of efforts to reduce violence in the run up to the May 2013 mid-term elections. Comelec has exempted President Benigno Aquino III who use a revolver for his hobby: practical shooting. He is the military’s commander-in-chief in the first place, the Comelec chief explained.


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