Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new section entitled "Reporting Requirements Upon the Application for or Renewal of a License to Carry a Firearm" to provide for certain reporting requirements for the issuance or renewal of licenses to carry firearms within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: February 19, 2004
Signed: May 3, 2007
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires Philadelphia residents who apply for a license to carry a firearm to provide certain information to the police department, including their personal details and a list of guns they own. This information must be updated annually or within 30 days if a gun is sold, lost, or destroyed.
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