Policy purpose and public welfare
- The instruction is founded on the proliferation of imported toy firearms and explosives that replicate genuine firearms and explosives in appearance, measurements, color, and parts.
- The instruction recognizes that such toys can mislead the public into believing they are genuine firearms and explosives.
- The instruction states that these toy replicas have been used for illegal and/or criminal purposes by unscrupulous individuals.
- The instruction declares an imperative need to ban specified toy firearms and explosives in the interest of public safety and general welfare.
Prohibited toy firearms and explosives
- The instruction prohibits the importation of toy firearms and explosives that are replicas in appearance, measurements, color, and parts of genuine counterpart firearms and explosives.
- The instruction prohibits the manufacture of such toy firearms and explosives, even if dissimilar in some aspects, provided they are replicas in appearance, measurements, color, and parts.
- The instruction prohibits the distribution of such toy firearms and explosives.
- The instruction prohibits the sale of such toy firearms and explosives.
- The instruction prohibits the display of such toy firearms and explosives.
Implementing rules and responsible ministers
- The instruction directs the Ministers of Finance, Trade and Industry, Local Government and National Defense to issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the prohibition.
- The instruction requires strict compliance by all concerned parties with the prohibition and implementation direction.
- The instruction empowers the designated ministers to operationalize enforcement through rules and regulations.
Confiscation and law-enforcement action
- The Philippine Constabulary/Integrated National Police is directed to confiscate all toy firearms and explosives described in the prohibition.
- Confiscation covers toys that are displayed or otherwise used for illegal or criminal purposes.
- Confiscation applies to toy replicas meeting the description: replicas in appearance, measurements, color, and parts of genuine counterpart firearms and explosives.
- Enforcement is directed specifically where such toys are used for illegal or criminal purposes.
Compliance requirement
- Strict compliance with Letter of Instruction No. 1264 is expressly enjoined.
- Compliance is required by the implementation rules to be issued by the designated ministers and by enforcement through the directed confiscation action.