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MetalManiac | 01-12-2010 07:49 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arrests Check this out. They just banned guns in the Philippines. They set up check-points and went door-to-door grabbing guns and arresting people. UN operation? Trial run for the USA? :fan: Dozens Held in Philippines Gun Ban http://english.aljazeera.net/news/as...725951208.html http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems...13950734_5.jpg The ban aims to curb political killings similar to the massacre of 57 people late last year [Reuters] Police in the Philippines say they have arrested at least 70 people since Sunday's imposition of a nationwide ban on guns ahead of elections later this year. Some 3,500 checkpoints have been set up across the country to enforce the ban which officials hope will cut the number of politically-motivated killings which usually blight election campaigns. The five-month ban started on Sunday and applies to everyone including off duty police and military officers. "We want to show to the public that we are dead serious about implementing the nationwide gun ban," Jefferson Soriano, the Philippines police deputy director general, said on the ABS-CBN television network. Officials estimate there are more than one million unlicensed firearms in circulation in the Philippines, with dozens of people killed each election season when politicians seek to eliminate rivals or critics. Fuelling the violence are the "private armies" controlled by so-called political warlords. The gun ban is imposed ahead of every Philippine election, but has taken on more significance in recent months following the massacre of 57 people in the southern province of Maguindanao late last year. Under the terms of the ban, which will last until June 9, civilians with permits to carry guns are also forbidden from taking them out of their homes. In addition, politicians are not allowed to have armed bodyguards, a common practice normally.

Twisted Avatar | 01-12-2010 08:42 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre We want to show to the public that we are dead serious about implementing the nationwide gun ban. God that just made me laugh for some strange reason. T

CrufflerJJ | 01-12-2010 09:17 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Here are a couple other websites discussing this issue. I avoid Al Jazeera myself...maybe it's just the "little things" like broadcasting hostages being beheaded.:censored: See: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/wo...ilippines.html http://politics.inquirer.net/view.ph...0100112-246889 According to the NY Times article, the firearms ban relates to CARRYING weapons outside the home, and will be in effect through 6/9/10. The Inquirer article mentions that judges are exempt from the ban, and lawyers are trying to get the same exemption. I guess some animals are more equal than others. No big surprise.

platinumdude | 01-12-2010 09:21 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre So no one fought back and went out fighting? They all just gave in? Wonder how if it will play out like that here.

silverblood | 01-12-2010 09:41 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by platinumdude (Post 2123141) So no one fought back and went out fighting? They all just gave in? Wonder how if it will play out like that here.
The same, for 90% of all gun owners, I bet.

Ragnarok | 01-12-2010 09:49 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Ban guns and take away the bodyguards from the politicians? Riiiight. Let's see what the elections bring. Bans may not matter. 2c, R.

Bx3 | 01-12-2010 10:04 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre MetalManiac, your title is a bit misleading, don't you think? I didn't see in any of the related articles any mention of "door to door gun grabbing". This is not a general gun ban, it is a restriction of the right to carry until after the elections have been held. Bx3

platinumdude | 01-12-2010 10:10 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by Bx3 (Post 2123236) MetalManiac, your title is a bit misleading, don't you think? I didn't see in any of the related articles any mention of "door to door gun grabbing". This is not a general gun ban, it is a restriction of the right to carry until after the elections have been held. Bx3
Thanks for the clarification, I was wondering why I didn't hear about bloodshed over this.

Hellsbane | 01-12-2010 10:14 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by MetalManiac (Post 2122955) Check this out. They just banned guns in the Philippines. They set up check-points and went door-to-door grabbing guns and arresting people. UN operation? Trial run for the USA? :fan: Dozens Held in Philippines Gun Ban http://english.aljazeera.net/news/as...725951208.html http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems...13950734_5.jpg The ban aims to curb political killings similar to the massacre of 57 people late last year [Reuters] Police in the Philippines say they have arrested at least 70 people since Sunday's imposition of a nationwide ban on guns ahead of elections later this year. Some 3,500 checkpoints have been set up across the country to enforce the ban which officials hope will cut the number of politically-motivated killings which usually blight election campaigns. The five-month ban started on Sunday and applies to everyone including off duty police and military officers. "We want to show to the public that we are dead serious about implementing the nationwide gun ban," Jefferson Soriano, the Philippines police deputy director general, said on the ABS-CBN television network. Officials estimate there are more than one million unlicensed firearms in circulation in the Philippines, with dozens of people killed each election season when politicians seek to eliminate rivals or critics. Fuelling the violence are the "private armies" controlled by so-called political warlords. The gun ban is imposed ahead of every Philippine election, but has taken on more significance in recent months following the massacre of 57 people in the southern province of Maguindanao late last year. Under the terms of the ban, which will last until June 9, civilians with permits to carry guns are also forbidden from taking them out of their homes. In addition, politicians are not allowed to have armed bodyguards, a common practice normally.
WOO HOO!!! Another country of government imposed perpetual victims!

Juristic Person | 01-12-2010 10:35 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by platinumdude (Post 2123141) So no one fought back and went out fighting? They all just gave in? Wonder how if it will play out like that here.
It won't. ..

joe_momma | 01-12-2010 11:14 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre There's a little more going on here than the article sugguests - In the (muslim) south, there's one clan which has had a lock on the electoral process. This control is finally weakening - there is pretty clear evidence that the clan leaders whacked the (favored) opposition candidate to prevent loosing control. My hunch is you can still go to PI and have the door to Jolibee's (a fast food chain) opened by a security guard with a MAC-10. I hope that this is PI leaders finally clamping down on the muslim kleptocrats - (note, PI leaders are also completely corrupt). For the conspiracy folks - This being said, this is a good trial run for the Democrats after they get caught stealing the Nov 2010 elections -you know, like when more votes were counted from King County, Washington, than there were registered voters during the last election. (Many of which were "found" during the recount process.)

Apocalypto | 01-12-2010 11:16 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre I guess I should get my first gun soon, so I have something not to turn in when this happens here in Canada.

Bx3 | 01-12-2010 11:42 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by Apocalypto (Post 2123407) I guess I should get my first gun soon, so I have something not to turn in when this happens here in Canada.
I wouldn't bother wasting money on a firearm or PMs. There has been a huge rash of boating accidents this past year in which many GIM members have lost everything. You are better off just leaving your money in the markets or your bank.:biggrin: Bx3

bfnelson | 01-13-2010 12:28 AM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by platinumdude (Post 2123141) So no one fought back and went out fighting? They all just gave in? Wonder how if it will play out like that here.
Don't know about Phillipines but generally speaking asians do what they're told when they're told and shut up about it.

ShortJohnSilver | 01-13-2010 12:39 AM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Saying and doing are two different things. Especially in the Philippines.

TheNocturnalEgyptian | 01-13-2010 05:54 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by bfnelson (Post 2123510) Don't know about Phillipines but generally speaking asians do what they're told when they're told and shut up about it.
"respect" for "authority" even if it is derived from a corrupt source, does seem to be more ingrained in the asians cultures. I wonder why that is?

GSM/MM | 01-13-2010 08:13 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by bfnelson (Post 2123510) Don't know about Phillipines but generally speaking asians do what they're told when they're told and shut up about it.
You keep right on thinkn that, friend.:moon:

AG Capone | 01-13-2010 08:19 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Look at all of those Garands and M1 Carbines in OP's picture. All paid for with our tax dollars.

DuneLurkin | 01-13-2010 08:35 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by AG Capone (Post 2125006) Look at all of those Garands and M1 Carbines in OP's picture. All paid for with our tax dollars.
Aren't they beautiful - guaging from this picture filipinos only own garands,carbines and M-14's. This seems like they are either collecting or issuing weapons to a militia

bfnelson | 01-14-2010 11:56 AM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by TheNocturnalEgyptian (Post 2124718) "respect" for "authority" even if it is derived from a corrupt source, does seem to be more ingrained in the asians cultures. I wonder why that is?
Dunno, I've dated a numbe of asian women and they always complain about my gun collection. Why you need? No good. Police can help. Why you worry about airplane scanner. Make us safe. hehe

Twisted Avatar | 01-14-2010 12:05 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by silverblood (Post 2123182) The same, for 90% of all gun owners, I bet.
All we need is 2-4% refuse to comply and we can win. T

renegade_01 | 01-14-2010 12:07 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by Twisted Avatar (Post 2126231) All we need is 2-4% refuse to comply and we can win. T
count me in...

Twisted Avatar | 01-14-2010 12:14 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by bfnelson (Post 2123510) Don't know about Phillipines but generally speaking asians do what they're told when they're told and shut up about it.
I've worked in several jobs where there is a high Philpeen Pop and I can tell you in no uncertain terms. Management goes out of there way to hire them because they get "carte blanche" that makes walmart employees seem like Wall street tycoons Hospitals have set up lucrative "RN farms' in the PI because they know they dont have to pay them jacksheet and they turn them over fast enough where they dont have to hire American nurses ( St Barnabas is nortrious for this practice and can be confirmed through a nurse manager that I know who is (guess what?) T

The Argent Dragon | 01-14-2010 12:26 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by Twisted Avatar (Post 2123061) God that just made me laugh for some strange reason. T
Nervous laughter ?!? :confused_m:

The Argent Dragon | 01-14-2010 12:26 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by renegade_01 (Post 2126239) count me in...
I'm in too ! :ok:

The Argent Dragon | 01-14-2010 12:31 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Fuelling the violence are the "private armies" controlled by so-called political warlords.
Ahhh......re-labeling the patriots ?........just a thought. Quote:
The gun ban is imposed ahead of every Philippine election,
So this is all just 'routine' - nothing to see - move along

silverJeep | 01-14-2010 12:32 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre "there are more than one million unlicensed firearms in circulation in the Philippines, with dozens of people killed each election season" Millions vs. dozens. Doesn't sound like a big problem to me. Does anyone think they'll get their guns back? In all of history, has there ever been a temporary gun ban, then they got them back? ...you can't count Katrina.

Two Alpha | 01-14-2010 12:48 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Alarmist nonsense, this temporary gun "ban" is standard procedure in the Philippines during elections, as the article clearly states. Did the OP read, but not understand, the article they copied?

MetalManiac | 01-14-2010 01:26 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by Two Alpha (Post 2126337) Alarmist nonsense, this temporary gun "ban" is standard procedure in the Philippines during elections, as the article clearly states. Did the OP read, but not understand, the article they copied?
Somehow I get the feeling the rightful owners of those guns are NOT going to get them back. http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems...13950734_5.jpg

rurounikitsune | 01-14-2010 01:38 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Officials estimate there are more than one million unlicensed firearms in circulation in the Philippines, with dozens of people killed each election season when politicians seek to eliminate rivals or critics.
Sounds like they should get right to the source of the violence and ban politicians instead.

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SWRichmond | 01-14-2010 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MetalManiac (Post 2126406) Somehow I get the feeling the rightful owners of those guns are NOT going to get them back. http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems...13950734_5.jpg
In the picture? M14's, Garands, and M1 carbines, obvious US milsurp.

Bx3 | 01-14-2010 06:29 PM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Quote:
Originally Posted by MetalManiac (Post 2126406) Somehow I get the feeling the rightful owners of those guns are NOT going to get them back. http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems...13950734_5.jpg
I can just about guarantee you that those weapons are not from this story. They look like many of the pictures taken after past military actions against the communist and now muslim fighters who have long been at war with the Philippine govt. They are surplus US weapons that were originally given (some time ago) to the Philippine military and were probably taken off of the battlefield or stolen/sold into the black market. Bx3

Bigfoot | 01-15-2010 08:29 AM
Re: BREAKING NEWS: Philippines Ban Guns, Checkpoints, Door-to-Door Gun Grabbing, Arre Well, the black market for guns in the Philippines just got a nice boost.

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