Goking wants citizens to take up arms

By Nitz  Arancon,
Correspondent

City councilor George Goking submitted a proposal to city councilor Romeo Calizo to study ways of lowering the requirements for civilians to carry firearms outside their homes.

Goking said that it is about time for the National Police to ease the requirements for civilians to carry firearms particularly businessmen for self defense purposes.

“Ang criminal na-ay pusil, ang sibilyan wala. Unsa-on pag-depensa sa sibilyan sa iyang kaugalingon,” Goking said.

He cited Enrique “Eking” Fernandez a victim of kidnapping example where Fernandez failed to defend himself from his assailants and was easily kidnapped.

“Kon na-ay armas ang sibilyan, magduha-duha sab ang kriminal paghimog Krimen kay kanang kriminal mahadlok man sab na sila mamatay,” he said.

According to him since he became the chairman on trade and commerce of the city he has received many complaints from businessmen.

“Nagmulo ang mga negosyante kay kon mag-apply sila’g permit to carry firearms outside their residence lisod-lisoron man sila sa PNP kay daghan man kaayo’g requirements,” Goking said.

He has asked the help of Calizo’s committee to study his proposal.

“Kanang mga requirement nga dili na kayo imporatante dapat walaon unta na kana aron dili maglisod ang mga sibilyan pagkuha sa permit to carry firearms,” Goking said.

Calizo, for his part, supports Goking’s proposal in minimizing the requirements so that civilians could carry firearms outside their homes.

Adding that “in principle” his committee approves and is willing to endorse Goking’s proposal.

However, Calizo said the matter needs to be discussed during a plenary session as a special report to make it an official action in order for his committee to begin evaluating the requirements for a permit to carry firearms.”