GUNS In The Philippines | (Test Firing an M4)

Pea visits a gun store and a shooting range in Cebu City to explore Philippine gun culture. She interviews a gun store employee about ownership laws, concealment rules, and popular models, then heads to a range where she test-fires four weapons with escalating firepower: a 9mm Beretta, a Colt .45, a .22 caliber Colt with a 30-round banana clip, and a U.S. military-issue M4 assault rifle in both semi-auto and full-auto modes.

What's Covered ​

• Philippine gun ownership laws (interview with Kuya Mario at Han Gun Store, Cebu City)

  • Only Filipino citizens can own guns — foreigners are prohibited from possessing firearms
  • Foreigners are allowed to use guns at shooting ranges
  • Filipino citizens with a permit to carry can bring their guns in public, but must keep them concealed at all times
  • Concealment rule is specific: guns must be carried in a bag — tucking a gun into your waistband is not allowed
  • Fully automatic weapons are illegal for regular citizens; only government officials and shooting range owners with special permits can possess them
  • Hunting is also illegal in the Philippines — the only legitimate uses for firearms are self-defense and target practice

• Gun store tour — popular models and prices

  • Best sellers: Glock 19 and Glock 17
  • Pea handles a Glock 19 in 9mm — made in the USA (Smyrna, Georgia), priced around $900 USD; she notes it's compact and not too heavy
  • Kuya Mario recommends a 9mm for self-defense — shows a Brazilian-made model at 29,800 pesos (~$600 USD) that's popular with Filipinos
  • Pea picks up what she calls a "Charlie's Angels gun" (not specified further)
  • Most powerful home defense option: a 12-gauge shotgun made in Turkey, priced at 21,725 pesos (~$400+ USD) — Pea notes it's heavy

• Shooting range experience — four weapons tested

  • 9mm Beretta (made in Italy): Pea loads a 15-round magazine, demonstrating the load technique (squeeze and push). Notes the kickback is "kind of strong but tolerable." First shooting experience of the session.
  • Colt .45 (made in USA): Requires cocking before firing. Pea notes it has "a lot of kick" — significantly more than the Beretta. She's coached to lean forward.
  • .22 caliber Colt: Much less kick due to "teeny tiny rounds." Has a 30-round banana clip capacity. Pea gets a bullseye and is pleased with herself. Demonstrates the shooting technique of squeezing the trigger while exhaling.
  • M4 assault rifle (U.S. military issue): Shoots 5.56mm ammo. Pea first fires in semi-auto mode — "that's what you called a big kick." Then switches to full-auto with a sandbag to control recoil. She yells "Schneider! Fire in the hole!" before letting loose. Calls it "a testosterone overload." Notes the gun uses the same ammo type as in Fallout 4.

• Legal summary Pea provides at the end

  • Gun ownership is legal for Filipino citizens; foreigners are prohibited
  • Weapons can be concealed and carried with a permit
  • Fully automatic weapons are illegal for regular citizens
  • Hunting is illegal — only self-defense and target practice are permitted
  • Pea jokes she'll "drive a battle-ready M1A1 through the streets of Cebu" next week

• End gag

  • Pea asks the gun store if they have anything "really dangerous" — they hand her a Red Ryder BB gun and she quotes A Christmas Story: "I'll shoot my eye out!"

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