Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by providing for an administrative fee for the issuance of a license to carry a firearm, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: April 25, 2002
: Committee on Licenses and Inspections
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill proposes a $19 administrative fee for issuing a license to carry a firearm in Philadelphia.
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