Airsoft Enthusiast Beware

Airsoft enthusiasts beware

The gun ban has also affected airsoft gun owners and enthusiasts as they were likewise warned by Rosales against bringing their weapons to avoid being arrested.

Rosales issued his warning after two individuals, Tristan de Castro and Jonas Eslao, were arrested yesterday for carrying a cal. 45 airsoft pistol and a replica of a cal. 45 pistol in a checkpoint in Ortigas Center Pasig City.

The Metro police chief cited Comelec Resolution 8714 that includes airsoft guns and other gun replicas in the list of items covered by the gun ban.

He advised airsoft gun owners to just leave their guns where they practice or play to avoid being intercepted in checkpoints.

“The use of gun replicas has been noted in some previous robbery incidents,” he said.

Rosales also appealed to all candidates in Metro Manila to expedite their application for temporary security detail (TSD) before the JSCC to allow them to legally employ security personnel and authorize them to provide such security service together with their declared licensed or legally issued firearms.

As of 3 p.m. yesterday, Dioneda noted that 26 TSDs were approved and 131 others were duly received and are now being processed by his office.

Rosales pointed out that JSCC members made a commitment to act with dispatch on all TSD applications.