23rd Defence & Sporting Arms Show


The 23rd Defence & Sporting Arms Show (DSAS) opens its doors to thousands of gun enthusiasts on June 11 to 15 , 2015 at the 5th floor , MegaTrade Hall, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

Joy Gutierrez Jose, president of the Association of Firearms and Ammunition Dealers of the Philippines , Inc., (AFAD), said that an exciting array of firearms and shooting paraphernalia will be on display at the exhibit hall.

Along with firearms exhibit, the AFAD and the Philippine National Police (PNP) under the leadership of Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina, renewed their partnership in establishing the PNP caravan for processing applications for Licence to Own and Possess Firearms ( LTOPF) and Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence ( PTCFOR).

Also offered at the gun show venue are PNP Neuro-Psychiatric Test and Interview, Drug Test, Directorate for Intelligence Clearance, Finance Service for payment of fees and National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI) Clearance . The PNP Firearms and Explosives Office ( FEO) under Senior Supt. Elmo Francis Sarona will assign FEO personnel to assist LTOPF and PTCFOR applicants.

Among the highlights of the 23rd DSAS is a tribute of AFAD to the SAF 44 . In the past decade, AFAD has been providing assistance to the PNP, including the Special Action Force (SAF), to boost the government's anti -criminality drive. AFAD will also give recognition to the Philippine contigent led by world shooting champion Jethro Dionisio who raked medals during the European shooting competition held recently in Estonia . There will also be an exhibit of the latest military hardware by the Government arsenal , an agency under the Department of National Defence ( DND).

For more details, please visit the Facebook accounts of Defence & Sporting Arms Show  and AFAD , Inc., or contact Global Link MP Events International Inc., DSAS events manager, at 02 893 79 73.