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This enacted law requires the Commissioners of Public Property and Parks and Recreation to issue regulations prohibiting firearms and deadly weapons in or around City-owned or City-occupied facilities, including public buildings and recreational facilities. It also requires signs explaining the prohibition, allows exceptions such as for authorized law enforcement officers, and makes violations a Class III offense subject to city penalties.

Amending Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Property," by providing for a prohibition on firearms and deadly weapons in or around City-owned or City-occupied facilities, under certain terms and conditions.