The success of business of gun dealers depend on people's desire for guns. That is why their marketing slogan is always "Protect Yourselves". For businesses, the more terrorized the people are, the better for their business pockets.
Is it true that gun buyers can get a license and even permit to carry firearm WITHOUT passing through actual submission of requirements such as Psych Test and Income Test through legitimate gun dealers? The answer is YES. Yes, just pay MORE than the required fees and they will process your paperwork through in a non-appearance scheme. This is the CORRUPTION that we will eradicate.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Ninoy and Conspiracy to Commit Suicide
It is strange that Ninoy spoke about when he will die, the manner he will die, where he will die, and even the reason of his death. In cases like this, there is a high possibility that the case is a Conspiracy to Commit Suicide, and there could be nothing heroic about it.
Marcos has all the chance to kill Ninoy, but he didn't. In fact, Marcos did his best to prevent Ninoy from killing himself in many instances, simula pa nung hunger strike hanggang sa ka-hulihulihang effort na canselahin ang passport ni Ninoy para hindi maka-uwi sa Pinas. But Ninoy succeeded in his plan -- The Filipino is Worth Dying For -- for me is a suicide note.
Marcos has all the chance to kill Ninoy, but he didn't. In fact, Marcos did his best to prevent Ninoy from killing himself in many instances, simula pa nung hunger strike hanggang sa ka-hulihulihang effort na canselahin ang passport ni Ninoy para hindi maka-uwi sa Pinas. But Ninoy succeeded in his plan -- The Filipino is Worth Dying For -- for me is a suicide note.
Bill of Rights Indoctrination
The most effective way to empower the people is to indoctrinate them of their rights so they will fight for it as individuals and as a community. It is very difficult to exploit an individual or community who knows his rights.
Many people and communities get abused and exploited because many people don't know their rights. We have to push push for a law that will make the students (elementary and high school) recite the Bill of Rights during Monday morning after the National Anthem.
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EXCERPTS FROM THE BILL OF RIGHTS
[Article 3 of the Philippine Constitution]
Section 1.
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Section 3.
(1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law.
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding.
Section 4.
No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
Section 5.
No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.
Section 6.
The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.
Section 7.
The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.
Section 8.
The right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged.
Section 9.
Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
Section 10.
No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
Section 11.
Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.
Section 12.
(1) Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel.
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.
(3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.
(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this section as well as compensation to the rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families.
Section 13.
All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required.
Section 14.
(1) No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law.
(2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. However, after arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused: Provided, that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.
Section 15.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it.
Section 16.
All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.
Section 17.
No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
Section 18.
(1) No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
Section 19.
(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Any death penalty already imposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.
(2) The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law.
Section 20.
No person shall be imprisoned for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.
Section 21.
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense. If an act is punished by a law and an ordinance, conviction or acquittal under either shall constitute a bar to another prosecution for the same act.
Many people and communities get abused and exploited because many people don't know their rights. We have to push push for a law that will make the students (elementary and high school) recite the Bill of Rights during Monday morning after the National Anthem.
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EXCERPTS FROM THE BILL OF RIGHTS
[Article 3 of the Philippine Constitution]
Section 1.
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Section 3.
(1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law.
(2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding.
Section 4.
No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
Section 5.
No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.
Section 6.
The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.
Section 7.
The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.
Section 8.
The right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged.
Section 9.
Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
Section 10.
No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
Section 11.
Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.
Section 12.
(1) Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel.
(2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited.
(3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him.
(4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this section as well as compensation to the rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families.
Section 13.
All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required.
Section 14.
(1) No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law.
(2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. However, after arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused: Provided, that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.
Section 15.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it.
Section 16.
All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies.
Section 17.
No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
Section 18.
(1) No person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.
(2) No involuntary servitude in any form shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.
Section 19.
(1) Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel, degrading or inhuman punishment inflicted. Neither shall death penalty be imposed, unless, for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes, the Congress hereafter provides for it. Any death penalty already imposed shall be reduced to reclusion perpetua.
(2) The employment of physical, psychological, or degrading punishment against any prisoner or detainee or the use of substandard or inadequate penal facilities under subhuman conditions shall be dealt with by law.
Section 20.
No person shall be imprisoned for debt or non-payment of a poll tax.
Section 21.
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense. If an act is punished by a law and an ordinance, conviction or acquittal under either shall constitute a bar to another prosecution for the same act.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Gun Control is Best Policy to Combat Corruption
Tighter Gun Policy is also a very good tool to combat corruption.
Corrupt persons are influential persons with GUNS. The people are afraid and will not report against nor will they talk against corruption that they witness if we don't have tight gun control policies. Tighter gun control policy is the secret ingredient towards the success of any anti-corruption program.
Ang mga taong-bayan ang gagawa ng kanya-kanyang paraan para ma-sugpo ang corruption sa kani-kanilang mga lugar at opisina. Walang armas ang demokrasya. Ang kailangan lang nila ay PAREHAS na laban. The opposing forces of good and evil will have a good battle if the playing field is level wherein no one has superior weapon against the other.
Corrupt persons are influential persons with GUNS. The people are afraid and will not report against nor will they talk against corruption that they witness if we don't have tight gun control policies. Tighter gun control policy is the secret ingredient towards the success of any anti-corruption program.
Ang mga taong-bayan ang gagawa ng kanya-kanyang paraan para ma-sugpo ang corruption sa kani-kanilang mga lugar at opisina. Walang armas ang demokrasya. Ang kailangan lang nila ay PAREHAS na laban. The opposing forces of good and evil will have a good battle if the playing field is level wherein no one has superior weapon against the other.
Gun Criminals are Intelligent People
GUN CRIMINALS ARE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE
QUESTION: Sir John, will carrying a gun enable a person to defend himself from assassins?
ANSWER: No. Assassins are not random criminals. They are very intelligent and uniquely skilled individuales who use proper equipment (gun, poison, knife, costume) and carefully plan/rehearse their moves. They would know if their target is a soft target (armed) or a hard target (unarmed). They would apply the best technique to kill their target. In short, if you are a target of assassination, you will be gunned down even if you are as heavily armed. Your only defense against assassination is evasion through tight personal information management.
High-profile criminals like professional assassins, kidnappers, and bank robbers carry their unregistered gun only on assassination moment. They use unregistered guns because the Police have no ballistic identity of these guns, the bullets and capsules of these guns cannot be traced back to the owner.
In the present system, people in plainclothes are given permit to carry firearm. You cannot distinguish a criminal from a non-criminal because they all look the same.
QUESTION: What can give society a "chance" to stop the criminals?
ANSWER: The solution could be (1) Tigher Gun Carry Policy and (2) New Effective Checkpoint System.
The TGCP will make the criminals get distinguished easily.
The NECS will give law enforcement a chance to catch a criminal in transit.
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A debater once told me a story about his mother who was gunned down beside their house on the way to the courthouse. I told her that "Your mom was probably gunned down by someone in civilian clothes. We see these kinds of people everyday, we just don't react because we don't know who among these people are criminals. Some of these goons are even policemen, am I right?"
"If my proposal is in place in the time your mother was gunned down, your mother would probably have not been gunned down because those gunmen will have difficulty in moving their firearms in and out of that place that is supposed to be a high-security area. But I must admit that my proposal will not prevent the assassin from stabbing your mom with an ordinary kitchen knife."
If organized criminals would want to victimize you, even if you have a gun, even if you have an armored vehicle, even if you have security guards, you will be targeted according to their plan.
The people who are mostly robbed with a knife on the neck are not the rich people who have cars, but those ordinary people who commute and walk under unlighted alleys. Are you proposing that permit to carry firearms should be given to people without cars? Would you want to have a society where private citizens carry concealed guns in their belts and hand-bags while outside their houses?
I have a gun in my house to defend my family. But outside my house, I demand that government should be 100% effective in defending me and my family. And my advocacy, undefeated in any debate worldwide, proposes that society is safer with (1) tighter gun carry policy and (2) effective firearm checkpoints.
QUESTION: Sir John, will carrying a gun enable a person to defend himself from assassins?
ANSWER: No. Assassins are not random criminals. They are very intelligent and uniquely skilled individuales who use proper equipment (gun, poison, knife, costume) and carefully plan/rehearse their moves. They would know if their target is a soft target (armed) or a hard target (unarmed). They would apply the best technique to kill their target. In short, if you are a target of assassination, you will be gunned down even if you are as heavily armed. Your only defense against assassination is evasion through tight personal information management.
High-profile criminals like professional assassins, kidnappers, and bank robbers carry their unregistered gun only on assassination moment. They use unregistered guns because the Police have no ballistic identity of these guns, the bullets and capsules of these guns cannot be traced back to the owner.
In the present system, people in plainclothes are given permit to carry firearm. You cannot distinguish a criminal from a non-criminal because they all look the same.
QUESTION: What can give society a "chance" to stop the criminals?
ANSWER: The solution could be (1) Tigher Gun Carry Policy and (2) New Effective Checkpoint System.
The TGCP will make the criminals get distinguished easily.
The NECS will give law enforcement a chance to catch a criminal in transit.
xxxxx
A debater once told me a story about his mother who was gunned down beside their house on the way to the courthouse. I told her that "Your mom was probably gunned down by someone in civilian clothes. We see these kinds of people everyday, we just don't react because we don't know who among these people are criminals. Some of these goons are even policemen, am I right?"
"If my proposal is in place in the time your mother was gunned down, your mother would probably have not been gunned down because those gunmen will have difficulty in moving their firearms in and out of that place that is supposed to be a high-security area. But I must admit that my proposal will not prevent the assassin from stabbing your mom with an ordinary kitchen knife."
If organized criminals would want to victimize you, even if you have a gun, even if you have an armored vehicle, even if you have security guards, you will be targeted according to their plan.
The people who are mostly robbed with a knife on the neck are not the rich people who have cars, but those ordinary people who commute and walk under unlighted alleys. Are you proposing that permit to carry firearms should be given to people without cars? Would you want to have a society where private citizens carry concealed guns in their belts and hand-bags while outside their houses?
I have a gun in my house to defend my family. But outside my house, I demand that government should be 100% effective in defending me and my family. And my advocacy, undefeated in any debate worldwide, proposes that society is safer with (1) tighter gun carry policy and (2) effective firearm checkpoints.
My Gun Control Poposal Could have Prevented Maguindanao Massacre and Mendoza Hostage Tragedy
That MAGUINDANAO Massacre and MENDOZA Tragedy are actually a failure of the present system. Those would have been prevented in my system.
What happened there was there were Police Law Enforcers watching the killings, but they could not prevent the killings because the Ampatuans Private Army carry more powerful weapons under the guise of "Responsible Gun Ownership". Those Policemen were controlled and overpowered by civillians (Ampatuans) who carry guns in the guise of "self-defense".
In that incident, the law enforcers who have guns were not able to do their mandate of preventing the violence because the perpetrators are too many and highly-powered with guns.
If we allow guns to be carried by everyone, the law enforcement would be put at risk and would not be able to assert its authority and power over people who are already at the verge of committing violence.
In my proposal, that Maguindanao incident would not happen.
1. Everyone would not be able to amass those high-powered firearms and great number of ammunition, including and especially the Ampatuans.
2. Checkpoints would deter any movement of unauthorized gun carriers. Assuming the Ampatuans have hidden high-powered guns and they decided to bring it out in that particular day, they will have to be encountered by the Law Enforcers at the checkpoints.
If my proposal is already in place, the Mendoza Hostage Tragedy wouldn't happen.
1. He is already disarmed at the moment a decision was made to dismiss him from the service.
2. As a private citizen, he could not get a permit own or carry a gun when (A) he will not pass the psych test, and (B) he already filed a grievance suit against the government.
3. If he was able to get hold of a loose unlicensed firearm, it is unlikely that he will be able to successfully transport it from Batangas to Manila because he will have to pass through 3 checkpoints.
4. Under my proposed policy, if you carry a gun without authorization and you got caught as a threat on a crime scene, you will be KILLED immediately by the Police in exercise of a routine standard operating rules of engagement without necessary command from the higher-ups.
What happened there was there were Police Law Enforcers watching the killings, but they could not prevent the killings because the Ampatuans Private Army carry more powerful weapons under the guise of "Responsible Gun Ownership". Those Policemen were controlled and overpowered by civillians (Ampatuans) who carry guns in the guise of "self-defense".
In that incident, the law enforcers who have guns were not able to do their mandate of preventing the violence because the perpetrators are too many and highly-powered with guns.
If we allow guns to be carried by everyone, the law enforcement would be put at risk and would not be able to assert its authority and power over people who are already at the verge of committing violence.
In my proposal, that Maguindanao incident would not happen.
1. Everyone would not be able to amass those high-powered firearms and great number of ammunition, including and especially the Ampatuans.
2. Checkpoints would deter any movement of unauthorized gun carriers. Assuming the Ampatuans have hidden high-powered guns and they decided to bring it out in that particular day, they will have to be encountered by the Law Enforcers at the checkpoints.
If my proposal is already in place, the Mendoza Hostage Tragedy wouldn't happen.
1. He is already disarmed at the moment a decision was made to dismiss him from the service.
2. As a private citizen, he could not get a permit own or carry a gun when (A) he will not pass the psych test, and (B) he already filed a grievance suit against the government.
3. If he was able to get hold of a loose unlicensed firearm, it is unlikely that he will be able to successfully transport it from Batangas to Manila because he will have to pass through 3 checkpoints.
4. Under my proposed policy, if you carry a gun without authorization and you got caught as a threat on a crime scene, you will be KILLED immediately by the Police in exercise of a routine standard operating rules of engagement without necessary command from the higher-ups.
Gun as an Agent of Fear and Power
I see gun as an agent of "fear". Fear of death is part of the human nature. There are many things that causes fear -- natural disasters, guns, knives, poison, car accident, wars, board exam, or even your mother-in-law. But let us just focus on guns.
When a person wants to physically dominate and overpower another person for some reason, the weapon of choice is always a GUN. So, in this connection, we see GUN is an instrument of power, among other perspectives.
There are four ways a GUN is used as an instrument of power -- (1) power of government to maintain peace and order and national sovereignty, (2) power of a nation to invade other nation, (3) and power of an individual to defend oneself, and (4) power of an individual person to overpower someone else to gain "undue" advantage.
When these powers are abused or twisted for reason that gun policies are as vague as a black hole, FEAR and TERRORISM will dominate the air of society. And as always, when there is FEAR, the WEAK are always the ones who get marginalized.
Our most noble cause is to protect the weak. Our greatest endowment from God is intellect to change and perfect the policy. This is our advocacy.
When a person wants to physically dominate and overpower another person for some reason, the weapon of choice is always a GUN. So, in this connection, we see GUN is an instrument of power, among other perspectives.
There are four ways a GUN is used as an instrument of power -- (1) power of government to maintain peace and order and national sovereignty, (2) power of a nation to invade other nation, (3) and power of an individual to defend oneself, and (4) power of an individual person to overpower someone else to gain "undue" advantage.
When these powers are abused or twisted for reason that gun policies are as vague as a black hole, FEAR and TERRORISM will dominate the air of society. And as always, when there is FEAR, the WEAK are always the ones who get marginalized.
Our most noble cause is to protect the weak. Our greatest endowment from God is intellect to change and perfect the policy. This is our advocacy.
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