00:00A senior citizen in Rizal was arrested after he was caught with various guns and bullets.
00:05The old man admitted that he was the one with the guns and said that he was just a gun repairman.
00:11We have a reporter with us, Sai Amiro Fuentes.
00:17These are the various guns and weapons that were caught by the 67-year-old old man in Baras, Rizal.
00:24He was caught with unlicensed weapons inside his house.
00:28The Rizal PNP carried out a joint operation because of the warrant of arrest.
00:33The information that we received is that the subject is a gunsmith.
00:41He is involved in the manufacture of guns and also in the sale of loose firearms.
00:48Based on the investigation, the method of making guns is a DIY process.
00:53He assembled the guns using his bare hands.
00:56According to the suspect, he does not make guns. He just repairs the guns that he does not own.
01:03Actually, those guns, for instance, those revolvers, are not functioning.
01:12They were just made for me.
01:14In fact, until now, until they were caught, they are defective.
01:19Not all of them fire.
01:21In fact, it is impossible for them to fire.
01:23He was just left with his guns because the gun owner did not return them.
01:28He is a friend of mine. Actually, I do not know him that well.
01:33He is a friend of a...
01:36It seems like he was just passing by. He was just referring to me.
01:39I do not know him that well.
01:41He has been doing this job for almost two months, even though he is not trained in repairing guns.
01:47Because of the incident, it is possible that the senior citizen was arrested because of a gun ban.
01:53But according to the suspect, he is not aware of the violation of the law.
01:58The confiscated loose firearms are submitted to the forensic unit for ballistic examination.
02:09And the search warrant will be returned to the court.
02:13It is not yet known if the senior citizen is selling illegal guns.
02:18Suspects are facing multiple cases such as illegal possession of firearms and violation to omnibus election code.
02:26Isaiah Mirafuentes for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
