Unlawful Manufacture, Sale, Acquisition, Disposition, or Possession of Explosives
- Penalty ranges from maximum prision mayor to reclusion temporal and a fine of at least P50,000 for illegal handling of explosives like hand grenades, rifle grenades, incendiary devices.
- Use of such explosives causing death is an aggravating circumstance.
- Violations related to rebellion, insurrection, sedition, or coup attempts are absorbed in those crimes.
- Responsible corporate officers allowing unlawful use of explosives incur same penalties.
Tampering of Firearm Serial Numbers
- Imposes penalty of prision correccional for tampering, changing, defacing, or erasing firearm serial numbers.
Unauthorized Repacking or Altering Explosives
- Penalty of prision correccional for unlawfully repacking, altering or modifying lawfully manufactured explosives.
Scope of "Unlicensed Firearm"
- Includes firearms with expired licenses.
- Includes unauthorized use of licensed firearms in the commission of crimes.
Rules and Regulations
- DOJ and DILG to issue joint regulations within 90 days after the Act’s approval.
- Copies of issued rules must be furnished to relevant congressional committees within 30 days of promulgation.
Separability Clause
- Unconstitutional or invalid provisions do not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
Repealing Clause
- All inconsistent laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or two newspapers of general circulation.