PNP eyes 'gun' raps vs Erap

**qman** · March 25th, 2009 01:52 AM

This News really made me Laugh

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From Philstar

PNP eyes 'gun' raps vs Erap

FORT STO. DOMINGO, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating if charges can be filed against pardoned former President Joseph Estrada for joining a parade last March 4 in Carmen, Cebu on board a World War II vintage jeep mounted with a replica of a 30-caliber machine gun.

Estrada and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, president of the United Opposition, joined the parade organized by the local town mayor as part of the former president’s nationwide “Lakbay Pasasalamat” tour to thank supporters after he was pardoned by President Arroyo following his conviction of plunder.

PNP chief Director General Jesus Verzosa said the police are now looking into the possibility of filing charges of “gun toting” against Estrada and his companions.

Verzosa said the Central Visayas Police Office (Region 7) in Cebu had confiscated the machine gun replica.

Police said the restored World War II US Army jeep is owned by the husband of Carmen Mayor Sonia Pua and had won in a recent vintage car show in Cebu.

Verzosa directed PNP-Civil Security Group director Chief Superintendent Ireneo Bacolod to monitor the investigation of the incident.

Bacolod said Estrada’s group might have violated Letter of Instruction 1264, signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1982, that bans the import, sale and public display of gun replicas.

However, the trading of air soft guns that are replicas of high-powered rifles is done in the open.

Bacolod said a technical working group would discuss the issue of gun replicas as part of the effort to amend the law on controlling firearms.

Verzosa said local police reported to him that Estrada held a motorcade in Carmen, Cebu on board the military jeep.

He said the police even gathered photographs of Estrada on board the jeep beside the gun replica.

The PNP has decided to regulate the proliferation of gun replicas, which are sometimes used by criminals in carrying out illegal activities, including bank robbery.

‘Bunch of ignoramus’

Estrada hit back at the PNP, calling them a “bunch of ignoramus.”

He dared the police to file charges against him for parading a replica of a machine gun in Carmen, Cebu last March 4 during his “Lakbay Pasasalamat.”

“They are bunch of ignoramus. I challenge them to file the charges in court,” Estrada said, adding he is ready to face the PNP up to the Supreme Court.

Binay described the allegations of gun toting against him and Estrada as “ridiculous and absurd.”

He said the charges are part of the demolition work against opposition leaders.

“The demolition work on genuine oppositionists has obviously started. These allegations should be ignored, but under the Arroyo administration, the ridiculous and the absurd are presented as evidence against administration critics,” Binay said.

“Who knows, they might just charge us with terrorism for going around Cebu with a replica machine gun,” Binay said. With Jose Rodel Clapano, Mike Frialde

**chua_riwap** · March 25th, 2009 02:43 AM

He-he! PNP.......ano ba kayo? Dami naglalaro ng air soft guns diyan, di nyo hinuhuli. Exact replicas din yung gamit nila, parang totoo.

**chua_riwap** · March 25th, 2009 03:54 AM

Baka ganito asta ni Rambo Binay sa jeep, kaya kakasuhan sila..........

**Monseratto** · March 25th, 2009 08:23 AM

Legalized na yung Airsoft, pero bawal yung exposure sa public places. Only sa gamesites pwedeng ilabas at kailangan ng permit galing Crame.

**oliver1013** · March 25th, 2009 09:00 AM

Im no Erap fan, pero nung una kong narinig sa news kagabi natawa ko, Sabi ng PNP looking into the possibility, ibig sabihin hahanapan ng butas o gagawan ng kamalian sa pagkakaintindi ko tama ba? Samantalang yung iba na se senate hearing na, ilang bese pa, andami pang testigo, na ne nationwide telecast pa, obyus na obyus pa e walang nangyayari..

onli in da pilipins

Kaya andaming naghahangad na maluklok sa kapangyarihan, pera di na masyado pinapansin, yung power and position talaga ang number 1 dito

**XTO** · March 25th, 2009 09:09 AM

ganda nga eh napanood ko rin konti kagabi....para silang b0- rat patrol este the rat patrol noon sa channel 9

**trekkers** · March 26th, 2009 04:13 PM

hehehe onli in the philippines biro mo naalala pa nila ang decree ni marcos .. sobrang dunong

kaya laging sa kanukngan napupulot hehehe.

parang kaso yan ng illegal na baril .. siyempre sino bang sira ulong mamatay tao ang magregistro ng baril

ano ka bale hehehe ..

dito sa russia minsan totong baril pa eh di pinapansin ..sobrang kulang sa pansin....

sabagay kahit ayaw na natin sa pinas ala tayong magagawa dito na tayo isinilang dito na rin tayo mamatay...yan ang pinoy...

**c_cube** · March 26th, 2009 05:23 PM

sobrang nakakatawa naman ang PNP natin. sorry sa tatamaan, pero nakakatawa talaga.

**Devastator** · March 26th, 2009 10:27 PM

Nakakatawa naman ang PNP, and it isn't even April 1 yet.

**mark_t** · March 26th, 2009 11:59 PM

Dapat tanggalin sa service yan pulis na nag suggest na kasuhan si Erap
at Binay.

Imagine those "gun carrying idiots walking around with authority."

No wonder na uso ang wish na "sana kunin ka na ni Lord".