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Three days before the official start of the campaign period for national candidates, the number of violators of the nationwide gun ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) last month continues to rise, police records show. Based on official government records as of Saturday, a total of 678 gun ban violators have been caught by authorities since the prohibition on guns and other explosives took effect on January 9. Of this number, 573 are civilians, 48 are policemen, 30 are government employees and 27 are soldiers. A total of 555 firearms – 248 of which are high-powered weapons, have already been confiscated since the gun ban took effect, police records show. Also seized were 118 bladed weapons and 761 replica firearms.