Practice question
A licensed owner replaces the firearm’s receiver without authority, changing identifying characteristics essential to forensic examination. He claims an ownership license permits every alteration. All Section34 facts are proved. Which is correct?
- Section34 separately addresses unauthorized replacement of the listed identifying components
- Licensing authorizes every replacement
- Only firing the weapon can violate Section34
- Only repainting is prohibited
- Forensic identifiers are outside the statute
Legal references
- RA10591 Sections32,34 and36–39: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10591_2013.html
- RA11766 amendment context, Sections7/19: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11766_2022.html
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