Military and police personnel undertake “demilitarization”, a process whereby non-standard firearms that were captured, confiscated, surrendered and recovered during operations are destroyed by cutting to pieces and, ultimately, burning, Friday, December 11, inside the 4th Infantry Division, at Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City. (Photo courtesy of Camcer Ordonez Imam)
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The military has destroyed on Friday at least 186 firearms that were confiscated, surrendered and recovered during their operations through what it described as “demilitarization” inside the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) of the Philippine Army, at Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.
Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, spokesman of the 4ID, explained “demilitarization” to mean destroying the non-standard firearms in their stock by properly disposing them.
The firearms are mostly captured from the New People’s Army (NPA).
“Demilitarization of these firearms is also to show to the public that the military is neither using the firearms for its enlisted personnel nor to arm private individuals or groups,” said Martinez.
The 186 firearms are composed of two 9mm UZI SMGs, 51 12-gauge shotguns, seven Cal .30 Bolt action rifles, two 5.56 mm Bolt action rifles, six Cal .22 Bolt action rifles, 54 Cal .38 revolvers, one 9mm Ingram SMG, 22 Cal .357 revolvers, four 5.56mm SW revolvers, one Cal .22 Thompson SMG, eight Cal. 22 revolvers, two 9mm pistols, five 9mm MK9 SMGs, 16 Cal .45 pistols, one Cal .30 pistol, two 40mm M79 GLs, one 9mm UZI, and one Cal .45 UZI.
According to Martinez, the military cannot use these firearms for the soldiers, because the AFP must have a uniform type of firearms that is not sub-standard for its soldiers’ use.
http://www.mb.com.ph/philippine-army-undertakes-demilitarization-of-non-standard-firearms/
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