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Chavez vs Romulo 431 SCRA 534

FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. HON. ALBERTO G. ROMULO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; DIRECTOR GENERAL HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF OF THE PNP, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. 157036 | 2004-06-09

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.: 
 
The right of individuals to bear arms is not absolute, but is subject to regulation. The maintenance of peace and order[1] and the protection of the people against violence are constitutional duties of the State, and the right to bear arms is to be construed in connection and in harmony with these constitutional duties. 
 
Before us is a petition for prohibition and injunction seeking to enjoin the implementation of the "Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ban on the Carrying of Firearms Outside of Residence"[2] (Guidelines) issued on January 31,...