Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section 10-831, entitled "Straw and Multiple Handgun Purchase Reduction," to limit purchases of handguns by Philadelphia residents to one a month, and to prohibit "straw purchases" of handguns utilized by criminals for the purpose of evading the one handgun a month limitation; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: January 24, 2008
Signed: April 10, 2008
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This law limits Philadelphia residents to buying one handgun per month and prohibits 'straw purchases' where a non-felon buys guns for criminals to avoid the monthly limit. It aims to reduce handgun violence and crime in the city.
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