Brgy, SK poll gun ban to start September 23

MANILA — The Commission on Elections on Thursday announced that it will start prohibiting firearms and weapons starting September 23 for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections period.

The poll body said that with the gun ban in effect, the employment, availment or engagement of bodyguards will also be prohibited. The Comelec also imposes a prohibition on the transport and delivery of gun parts, ammunition and explosives as well as their components.

"No person shall bear, carry or transport firearms or deadly weapons outside his residence or place of business, and in all public places, including any building, street, park, and in private vehicles or public conveyances, even if he is licensed or authorized to possess or carry the same, unless authorized by the Commission," Comelec Resolution No. 10197, promulgated Thursday, read.