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RESOLUTION NO. 8742

…amending Resolution No. 8714 regarding “Rules and Regulations on the Bearing, Carrying or Transporting of Firearms or Other Deadly Weapons during the Election Period”, adding that: “In the case of sale of firearms, the transport or delivery of the same shall be done by the authorized dealer itself on a one-way basis directly to the address of the buyer within twenty four (24) hours”

Understanding ‘total gun ban’ rule for 2010 polls.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will implement total gun ban for the May 2010 elections, prohibiting private individuals from carrying firearms and allowing only two security personnel for each candidate.

Comelec Resolution 8714 promulgated on December 16 states stricter gun ban provisions such that, “No person shall bear, carry or transport licensed or unregistered firearms or deadly weapons in public except for the regular plantilla of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), other government law enforcement units and private security agencies duly authorized by the PNP and hired security personnel of candidates who were enlisted with Comelec.”