August 1, 2000, The Philippine Star, Estrada orders RP-wide gun drive,

NEW YORK CITY (via PLDT) -- President Estrada announced that his administration has implemented, beginning yesterday, stricter gun control measures in an "all-out campaign" to cut down the number of loose firearms and curb crime nationwide. Officials said the campaign will include war lords and Muslim secessionists in Mindanao. "We will put everything in order. We will enforce...