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Orceo vs. COMELEC [DECISION]

ATTY. REYNANTE B. ORCEO, Petitioner, versus COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent

G.R. No. 190779 | 2010-03-26

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is a petition for certiorari[1] questioning the validity of Resolution No. 8714 insofar as it provides that the term "firearm" includes airsoft guns and their replicas/imitations, which results in their coverage by the gun ban during the election period this year.

Resolution No. 8714 is entitled Rules and Regulations on the: (1) Bearing, Carrying or Transporting of Firearms or other Deadly Weapons; and (2) Employment, Availment or Engagement of the Services of Security Personnel or Bodyguards, During the Election Period for the May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections....