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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 
2495 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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DEC -9 P 2 :46 
TO REQUIRE THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION TO 
PRESCRIBE RULES REQUIRING DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS ON TOY AND 
LOOK-ALIKE FIREARMS! 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 5 provides: 
Section 5. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of 
life, liberty, and property, and promotion of the general welfare are 
essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy. 
The advent of technology has led to better toys for our children. Unfortunately 
such technology is being abused by certain persons to perpetrate crimes. Some criminals 
are able to commit robbery, coercion, and even rape using toy guns that are exact replicas 
of the gun. Since these are just toy guns, any person can just buy them from any toy store. 
We need to stop this misuse of toy guns by requiring the toy manufacturers to place 
distinctive markings that would allow us to easily distinguish a toy gun from a real one. 
This bill seeks to mandate the Department of Trade and Industry to create an acceptable 
standard on distinctive marking for toy guns and implement such standards to the toy 
manufacturers. 
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I This bill was originally filed during the Fourteenth Congress, Second Regular Session. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
) 
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DEC -9 P 2 :46 
SENATE 
S. No. 
2495 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representative of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
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AN ACT 
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TO REQUIRE THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION TO 
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PRESCRIBE RULES REQUIRING DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS ON TOY AND 
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LOOK-ALIKE FIREARMS 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be Imown as the "Toy Gun Safety 
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Marking Act". 
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SECTION 2. Definition. - For the purposes of this Act, the term "Look-Alike 
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Firearm" means any imitation of any original firearm which was manufactured, designed, 
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and produced, including toy guns, water guns, replica non-guns, and air-soft guns firing 
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nonmetallic projectiles. Such term does not include any look-alike, non-firing, collector 
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replica of an antique firearm, or traditional BB, paint-ball, or pellet-firing air guns that 
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expel a projectile through the force of air pressure. 
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SECTION 3. Mandatory Standard for Making Toy Firearms. - Not later than one 
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year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 
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shall promulgate a final consumer product safety rule that provides for a distinctive 
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marking or device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm to distinguish the look-
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alike firearm from a firearm. The DTI may waive the requirement of any such marking or 
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device for any toy, look-alike, or imitation firearm that will only be used in the theatrical, 
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movie, or television industry. 


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SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof is held invalid 
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or 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 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, proclamation, rules 
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and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
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repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) days 
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after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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