Guns: A Necessity in Today's Society?

[Flip]

^ my thoughts exactly but as per seminar, renew lang before expiry otherwise start from scratch. BTW check out posters ng coming gun show nabawasan requirements sana di na baguhin/dagdagan

[Altis6453]

Tama ka, ang bigat nga hehehe. Yan siguro sunod ko bilhin glock.

Used to own a Gen 2 Glock 17. Great pistol. Goes bang all the time when you pull the trigger. Minimal maintenance and cleaning, which is why it's hugely popular with civilians and law enforcement. Doesn't rust or lose its finish if you keep it as a closet queen.

For those using the M1911 platform, how often do you have to clean it? Do you do anything to maintain the finish?

[Juan Martinez]

Tutal, when you shoot someone in your own property you can make it appear that the other party owns your loose FA.

please don't do that! ☺ kasi yung baril kahit declared loose FA na nasa data base pa rin ng PNP. atsaka kung iplant mo yan after killing the criminal, makuha yan sa ballistic na sayo yan. so ma complicated pa yung kaso. kung mag plant ka huwag sa inyo. puede naman toy gun yung parang totoo. in highly stressful situation you don't have time to check if the gun of the bad guy isn't a real gun. you need quick reaction to save your own life. more importantly, self-defense is a justifying circumstance. in the eyes of the law, you're not committing a crime. under section 29 of RA 10591, the use of a loose firearm is only an aggravating circumstance when inherent in the commission of a crime punished by the revised penal code. so kung justified ka, walang kaso na ma - aggravate.

(basta huwag mag plant ng evidence mali yan ☺ )

[safeorigin]

sana. but psychological assessment should be periodic. soundness of one's mind is never constant. the ability of our mind to handle stress changes as we go through the vagaries of life. in fact, this is the number one requirement in the list underscoring its importance. you carry a gun and you're a basket case you're a ticking bomb. neuro-psychiatric examination is non-negotiable if one seeks to join the pnp, a lesson learned of what transpired in aklan in 2005 wherein at least 7 policemen including the PD of aklan and COP of kalibo were dead because a PO1 ran amuck. it should be made non-negotiable too to those who want to carry FAs.

my problem with that is that the police literally becomes the thought police <.<

[compact]

Somebody once told me not to use self defense as a defense because the burden of proof shifts to you, the best defense according to him is still denial. What is your thought about this Atty. JM or any other lawyer here?

[Juan Martinez]

my problem with that is that the police literally becomes the thought police <.<

the PNP Medical Service has competent professional psychologists in its ranks.

[Juan Martinez]

Somebody once told me not to use self defense as a defense because the burden of proof shifts to you, the best defense according to him is still denial. What is your thought about this Atty. JM or any other lawyer here?

the burden of proof remains with the prosecution because of the presumption of innocence under the constitution. what shifts to the accused is the burden of evidence. having admitted the killing, the burden is on his shoulders to establish with evidence the elements of self-defense
(First. Unlawful aggression.
Second. Reasonable necessity of the means employed to prevent or repel it.
Third. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself)
apart from being self-serving, defense of denial is the weakest defense because it can easily be concocted.
in legitimate self-defense, the truth is on your side, then why do you deny it?

[compact]

So the qualification should be fulfillment of those elements for self defense to be legitimate otherwise if one of those elements is absent then I guess denial kicks in.[emoji2].

The case of Sony Parsons suddenly flashed to me, claimed self defense but was still charged with homicide.

[Juan Martinez]

^ a) puede na. but that is incomplete self-defense. it is a mitigating circumstance.

b) because self-defense is a matter of defense you'll still be charged in court. you are burdened to prove its elements. but there are prosecutors who, at the preliminary investigation stage, would dismiss the complaint if the evidence of self-defense is very obvious.

[yebo]

Basta pag self defense siguruhin mong patay yung umatake sa iyo. Double tap even if you have a 45. Dead men tell no tales.