The Philippine National Police is pushing to streamline and make more accessible the process of renewing permits to carry firearms.
In an interview on Friday, PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said he wants to fully computerize the process of renewing the license to own and possess firearms and firearm registration for gun owners.
To date, applicants still have to personally go to Camp Crame to avail of this service.
“I will be talking to the CSG (Civil Security Group) to make the renewal and even the procurement, then the permit to carry firearms outside of residence for our kababayans to be more accessible because while it is not explicitly stated that it is a right to own firearms, it is certainly a privilege,” Torre said.
“Those interested to own and possess firearms and even carry them outside of their residence, once they pass the stringent requirements of the law, well, I see no reason for them to be denied that privilege,” he added.
The CSG is the PNP office in charge of administrative and operational control in regulating firearms, explosives, and private security industries.