Practice question
A person is charged with unlawful possession of a small arm and with unlawful possession of its ammunition under section 28(g). How does that paragraph treat the ammunition violation when committed by the same person charged with unlawful possession of the small arm?
- It must always produce a separate additional conviction
- It is absorbed by the unlawful small-arm acquisition or possession offense
- It eliminates the small-arm offense
- It converts the conduct into mere administrative liability
- It authorizes return of all contraband to the possessor
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10591_2013.html — RA 10591, section 3(v), (w) and (y), and sections 28–31, 38, 40–41, definitions and relevant firearm offenses.
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