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: January 24, 2008
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Lapsed
This bill requires ammunition sellers to report all sales to the Philadelphia Police Department within 7 days, including details like type and quantity of ammo sold, purchaser's name and address, and date of purchase.
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