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PNP nets 2,313 Comelec gun ban violators, so far
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has reported arresting 2,313 individuals for violating the nationwide election gun ban, with most violators being civilians.
The arrests resulted from 2,209 police operations where 1,785 firearms, 10,157 pieces of ammunition, and 826 deadly weapons were confiscated.
The National Capital Region reported the highest number of violators, followed by Calabarzon and Central Visayas.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban, in effect from January 9 to June 8, prohibits carrying firearms or deadly weapons in public spaces.
Law enforcers are exempted if they have Comelec authorization and are in uniform during official duty.
Comelec recently recalibrated guidelines for gun ban exemptions to create a more efficient system, including decentralizing the granting of exemption and providing automatic exemption to justices, judges, prosecutors, and the Ombudsman.
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A total of 2,345 individuals have been apprehended nationwide since the implementation of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban, with 13,895 firearms and 10,168 ammunition surrendered as of April 5.
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