MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday pressed for the passage of a legislation that will impose criminal liability on negligent gun owners and custodians.
“We cannot wait for another fatality or more collateral damage. There has to be a law that will strengthen the existing framework on firearm ownership,” Tulfo said in a statement.
He issued the statement after a gun was found inside the bag of a Grade 9 student in Pinamungajan, Cebu just days after the shooting at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University that left two schoolchildren dead and nine others injured.
“The intention is clear: ensure that every child will not have access to a firearm, gun-owning parents and guardians practice responsible ownership, and that no firearm entrusted to either a public or private individual will ever become an instrument of tragedy in the hands of a child,” Tulfo said.
