Official: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.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 12, 2004
Signed: May 3, 2007
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires all sales of ammunition for firearms to be reported to the Philadelphia Police Department within 7 days. The police department must maintain a registry of these reports.
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