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===Philippines===
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Current gun laws in the Philippines are outlined in Republic Act 10591 or the "Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act", signed in 2013. In order to own a firearm, a citizen must acquire a License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF). Applicants must meet the following requirements: (a) has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude; (b) has passed the psychiatric test administered by a PNP-accredited psychologist or psychiatrist; (c) has passed the drug test conducted by an accredited and authorized drug testing laboratory or clinic; (d) has passed a gun safety seminar which is administered by the PNP or a registered and authorized gun club; (e) has filed in writing the application to possess a registered firearm which shall state the personal circumstances of the applicant; (f) must present a police clearance from the city or municipality police office; and (g) has not been convicted or is currently an accused in a pending criminal case before any court of law for a crime that is punishable with a penalty of more than two (2) years.<ref name="officialgazette.gov.ph">{{cite web| url = https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2013/05/29/republic-act-no-10591/| title = Republic Act No. 10591 {{!}} Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines| work = Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines| date = 29 May 2013}}</ref>

License holders may carry concealed handguns in public with the acquisition of a separate Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR), which is granted on a may-issue basis.<ref>{{cite web|last=Calica |first=Aurea |url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/06/02/949166/new-law-gets-strict-gun-ownership |title=New law gets strict on gun ownership &#124; Headlines, News, The Philippine Star |publisher=philstar.com |date=2013-06-02 |access-date=2015-02-18}}</ref> Generally, applicants must demonstrate an imminent threat of danger and secure a Threat Assessment Certificate from the police in order to be issued a PTCFOR. Exempted from this requirement are members of the national bar (lawyers, prosecutors, judges), accountants, accredited media practitioners, cashiers, bank tellers, clergymen (priests, ministers, rabbis, imams), physicians, nurses, engineers, high-risk businessmen, elected incumbent and former officials, and active and retired military and law enforcement personnel, as they are deemed to be in imminent danger due to the nature of their profession, occupation or business.<ref name="officialgazette.gov.ph" />

Many Filipinos own firearms for self-protection and target-shooting, which require licenses: around 2,000,000 people out of 100,000,000 have a registered firearm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gunpolicy.org/fr/firearms/compareyears/146/number_of_registered_firearms|title=Philippines – Number of Registered Firearms|website=www.gunpolicy.org|access-date=7 March 2020|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308002047/https://www.gunpolicy.org/fr/firearms/compareyears/146/number_of_registered_firearms|url-status=dead}}</ref>