Civilians surrender loose firearms to Sursur authorities
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur -- In line with the intensified campaign
against loose firearms, three (3) civilian voluntarily surrendered their loose firearms
to the Surigao del Sur operatives on Wednesday, March 1.
In a press statement, Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) chief
Police Colonel Dennis Siruno bared that Hinatuan Municipal Police Station
(MPS), Tagbina MPS, and Tago MPS catered to the voluntary surrender of the
loose firearms.
Accordingly, one unit of the improvised shotgun, without brand and serial
number with one piece of 12-gauge live ammunition was surrendered to the
personnel of Hinatuan Municipal Police Station (MPS).
The operatives of Tagbina MPS on the other hand confiscated a surrendered loose
firearm whiich is a piece of .38 caliber Revolver (Paltik), with defaced
serial number and five (5) live ammunition.
While the personnel of Tago MPS also received a surrendered loose firearm from
the civilian which is a piece of cal .45 pistol with Serial Number 1114648 with
two magazines and twelve (12) ammunition.
Loose firearms refer to unregistered, obliterated, or altered firearms which
have been lost or stolen, illegally manufactured firearms, registered firearms
in the possession of an individual other than the licensee, and those with
revoked licenses in accordance with the rules and regulations.
Siruno encouraged those gun owners with expired or unlicensed firearms to
surrender them and coordinate to the nearest police station for safekeeping.
“By disarming the community with these dangerous unlicensed firearms, the
opportunity of crime associated with them will be reduced, and our fight
against criminality will have a better chance of winning.” PCOL Siruno noted.
(NGPB/SDSPPO/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
