Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety" by adding a new Section 10-832 entitled "Firearms Tracing" to require that the City of Philadelphia Police Department conduct traces of firearms illegally possessed by anyone under 21 years of age; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: February 12, 2004
Signed: December 16, 2004
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires the Philadelphia Police Department to trace firearms recovered from anyone under 21 years old who is not allowed by law to possess a firearm.
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