Assault rifles,or submachine guns for civilians

You know, I've never heard the media describe a gun as anything other than "high powered", so you'll have to be more specific.

Usually they throw in the phrase "high powered" for stuff they think looks scary, but fires intermediate cartridges with less than half the power of your typical deer rifle (AR and AK pattern rifles).

Can civilians in the Philippines legally own assault rifles ( such as M-16 and M-14 ), sniper rifles ( such as Remington 700 ) or submachine guns ( such as Heckler & Koch MP5 ) ?

I read somewhere, that during the presidency of Erap Estrada, the provisions for gun ownership by civilians had been amended to include for ownerships rifles of higher calibers such as .762 mm and 5.56 mm, and machine pistols.

yes,whats not allowed are anti-crew or anti-tank eg bazooka, m203s, and the like

i think yes we can own assault rifles and SMG since my fully auto AK47 and norc mp5 clone are licensed by the PNP

Executive Order No. 194

Section 2. Henceforth, all citizens of the Philippines may possess firearms of any type and/or caliber; Provided, that such firearms are not classified as crew-served weapons (CSWs), light anti-tank weapons (LAWs), light machine guns (LMGs), anti-tank and anti-personnel recoilless rifles, bazookas, etc; Provided further, that such firearms are test-fired for ballistics, stenciled and properly licensed.

BUT the PNP oftentimes has their own interpretation of the laws.

Ika nga ni PNoy, "at the end of the day...firearms ownership is just a privilege"

9MX said:

yes,whats not allowed are anti-crew or anti-tank eg bazooka, m203s, and the like

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include belt fed too

glock4ever! said:

Can civilians ( not members of military or any law enforcement agencies) legally own high powered assault rifles, sniper rifles, or machine pistols ( like MP5 ) in the Phillippines?

I'm interested to own an M-16 "baby armalite" or an MP5 submachinegun just for fun.

Salamat po.

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From what I have personally seen at the range (with the proper documentation of course):
Assault rifles: Yes
Sniper rifles: Yes
Submachine guns: Yes

All it needs is some bad influence from your fellow gun club members...

The (updated) law allows for it.
The (outdated) Implementing Rules and Regulations for licensing generally don't.
Even the excuse of HPR competitions doesn't really apply to select-fire/fullauto
firearms, no?

However...
since everything about firearm licensing is subject to PNP Chief's discretion, then
exceptions are occasionally made. It is an interesting situation that has proved
quite lucrative (and systematically so) for some quarters.

Let me put it this way, those fancy overpriced weapons wouldn't have been displayed at the gunshow unless they were there waiting for some civvie with ultra-deep pockets, not just for police/military.:supergrin: I personally witnessed this some gunshows back.

P80k will buy you an entry-level Norinco M4 clone.

Once you go into the bolt actions such as Weatherbys and lever actions (Marlin, Henry and Mossberg), you won't look back.

Yes you can. Even full auto versions and without any magazine capacity restrictions.

Even Military Lowers/equipment you can have.. Tank na lang ang hinde pwede.

A bit OT, but ironically, England, nowadays very gun-unfriendly, allows its people to own TANKS. A fully operational main gun may require a "licence", but apart from that any Englishman may own one. I got an issue of Military Machines where this guy restored to full operation a French AMX-13 light tank, he says all he got were some "raised eyebrows" when he brought it home from the continent; his only complaint was that he was too tall to drive it comfortably. A favorite video I downloaded is of a guy displaying his ex-Swiss Army Centurion medium tank.

Silencers are perfectly legal too.

If you don't want the trouble of hunting for a good registered lower, any of the ARs I saw at the last gunshow is a good place to start.

A Norinco M4 goes for 85,000 while the Norinco MP5 clone (NR08) is at 108,000

glock4ever! said:

Can civilians ( not members of military or any law enforcement agencies) legally own high powered assault rifles, sniper rifles, or machine pistols ( like MP5 ) in the Phillippines?.

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Yes, definitely. And I have evidence to prove it.... :supergrin:

pasilip naman po mga evidences nyo for viewing pleasure:supergrin:

Thanks for the info. Ok lang if walang PTT or PTC because a rifle or machine pistol will just be a house gun for me. Sa bahay lang or sa farm ko sa pinas. But are there any gun store selling high powered rifles and machine pistols in the Philippines?

deenoh said:

A Norinco M4 goes for 85,000 while the Norinco MP5 clone (NR08) is at 108,000

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reliable ba ang MP5 clone?

teka, nagtatanong lang ako ha:supergrin: