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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. Reports 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 those reports.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
January 24, 2008
Sponsors
Darrell L. ClarkeDRDonna Reed MillerDRDonna Reed Miller
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Full text

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.

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File history

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  1. Member voteCITY COUNCIL

    Order the bill placed on next week's suspension calendar

    Pass17 Yes · 0 No · 0 AbsentView member votes →
  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Public Safety

    Hearing notices sent

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred