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Act No. 1780 Section 1

Act No. 1780 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, for purposes of sale, to import, buy, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, possess, or have the custody of any rifle, musket, carbine, shotgun, revolver, pistol, or air ride, except air rifles of small caliber and limited range used as toys, or any other deadly weapon from which a bullet, ball. shut, shell, or other missile or missiles may be discharged by means of gunpowder or other explosive; and it shall be unlawful for any person, inn, or corporation, for purposes of sale, to import, buy. or otherwise acquire, dispose of, possess, or have the custody of any ammunition or detached parts for such weapons, unless and until such person. Jinn, or corporation shall secure a license, pay the license fee. and execute a bond and otherwise comply with the requirements of this Act and the rules and regulations issued in executive orders by the Governor-General pursuant to the provisions of this Act. The word "firearm" as used herein shall be interpreted to mean any and all of the weapons mentioned in this section, and the barrel of any one of same shall be considered a firearm.

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CitationAct No. 1780 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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