Monday, December 14, 2015

Military destroys 186 loose firearms in Cagayan De Oro City

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 14): Military destroys 186 loose firearms in Cagayan De Oro City

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan De Oro City -– The military “demilitarized” 186 firearms during a ceremony here Monday morning.

Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao, commander of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, led the destruction of the loose firearms witnessed by local officials.

Members of the Army’s general staff also joined the destruction of the firearms, most of them assault rifles.The military used iron cutters to cut the firearms and render them unserviceable.

Lactao said that the military here conducts the “demilitarization” of firearms twice a year.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=837967

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