FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1267 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Child and Youth Welfare Code, Article 3 provides: 
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(7) Every child has the right to full opportunities for safe 
and wholesome recreation and activities; 
(8) Every child has the right to protection against ... 
improper 
influences, 
hazards, 
and 
other 
conditions 
or 
circumstances prejudicial to his physical, mental, emotional, 
social and moral development; 
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The parents or guardian of a person of tender age have the responsibility to 
ensure his safety, until he reaches the age of majority. 
Firearms are regulated by a system of monitoring and licensing. However, they 
have proliferated in homes and communities, making them easily accessible to a child. 
Considering that a child has no discernment, his safety depends entirely on the conduct 
of adults around him. 
This bill penalizes the act of making firearms accessible to a child, in order to 
prevent a child from injuring himself or others with a firearm. 
MANNY VI LAR 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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Senate Bill No. 1267 -
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT TO PREVENT CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO FIREARMS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Child Firearm Access 
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Prevention Act." 
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall protect and promote the interests 
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of the child by providing him with a conducive and safe environment. 
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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms - For purposes of this Act, the term: 
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(a) "Secure gun storage or safety device" refers to a: 
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(1) A device that, when installed on a firearm, prevents the firearm from being operated 
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without first deactivating or removing the device; 
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(2) A device incorporated into the design of the firearm that prevents the operation of 
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the firearm by anyone not having access to the device; or 
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(3) A safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device that is designed to be or can 
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be used to store a firearm and that can be unlocked only by means of a key, a 
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combination, other similar means. 
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(b) "Minor" refers to a person who has not yet attained the age of eighteen (18) years. 
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(c) "Director General" refers to the Director General of the Philippine National Police 
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(PNP), or to the head of the appropriate body tasked with the monitoring and issuance 
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of licenses for firearms. 
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SECTION 4. Punishable Acts. - Except as provided in Section 5, any person who --
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(a) Keeps a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, 
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within any premise that is under the custody or control of that person; and 
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(b) Knows, or reasonably should know, that a minor is capable of gaining access to the 
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firearm without the permission of the parent or legal guardian of the minor, 
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shall, if a minor obtains access to the firearm and thereby causes death or bodily injury 
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to the minor or to any other person, or exhibits the firearm either in a public place, be 
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imprisoned not more than 1 year, fined not more than Pi 00,000 or both. 
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SECTION 5. Exceptions. - Section 3 does not apply in the following cases: 
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(a) The person uses a secure gun storage or safety device for the firearm; 
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(b) The person is a peace officer, a member of the Armed Forces, or a member of the 
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Philippine National Police, with the license to carry and keep the firearm, and the minor 
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obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of the official duties of the 
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person in that capacity; 
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(c) The minor obtain, or obtains and discharges, the firearms in a lawful act of self-
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defense of one (1) or more other person; or 
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(d) The person has no reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and 
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circumstances, that a minor is likely to be presented on the premises on which the 
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firearm is kept. 
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SECTION 6. The Director General shall ensure that a copy of this Act appears on the 
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form required to be obtained by a licensed dealer from a prospective transferee of a 
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firearm. 
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SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
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remain valid and subSisting. 
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SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or 
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inconsistent with the prOVisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
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accordingly. 
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SECTION .9. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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