Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING THE CRIME OF ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS
Date filed
February 18, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5767, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING THE CRIME OF ILLEGAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to penalize any person who discharges his/her firearm with no apparent and justifiable reason with arresto mayor in its maximum period. Any member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or para-military units or the Philippine National Police or any law enforcement agency or penal institution, who, not in the performance of official duty, commits the same act, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, OSCAR S. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-02-18 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Del Mar (059 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ON 2003-02-24 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to penalize any person who discharges his/her firearm with no apparent and justifiable reason with arresto mayor in its maximum period. Any member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or para-military units or the Philippine National Police or any law enforcement agency or penal institution, who, not in the performance of official duty, commits the same act, shall suffer the penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods.
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