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Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-834, entitled "Sale or Transfer of Ammunition," to require all sales of ammunition for firearms to be reported to the City of Philadelphia Police Department and to require that Department to maintain a registry of such reports; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have required anyone selling firearm ammunition in Philadelphia to report each sale to the City Police Department within seven days. The report would have included the type and quantity of ammunition, the purchaser’s name and address, and the purchase date, and the Police Department would have maintained a registry of these reports.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
April 26, 2007
Sponsors
Darrell L. ClarkeDRDonna Reed MillerDJDaniel J. SavageAnna Cibotti VernaMarian B. TascoW. Wilson Goode, Jr.William K. GreenleeBlondell Reynolds BrownJFJuan F. RamosCarol Ann CampbellJFJames F. KenneyJLJoan L. KrajewskiJannie L. BlackwellFJFrank J. DiCicco
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Safety,” is amended to add a new Section 10-834 to read as follows:

§10-834. Sale or Transfer of Ammunition.

Any person that sells ammunition for a firearm, pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun shall make a report to the City of Philadelphia Police Department of all of the following within seven (7) days of each such sale:

(a) Description of the purchase, including type and quantity.

(b) Name and address of purchaser.

(c) Date of purchase.

The City of Philadelphia Police Department shall establish and maintain a registry of reports received under this Section.

End

File history

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  1. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred