Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: January 24, 2008
Signed: April 10, 2008
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from individuals who pose a risk of imminent personal injury to themselves or others.
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