Official:Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section prohibiting the sale, possession, use or transfer of toy or imitation firearms which substantially duplicate or can reasonably be perceived to be actual firearms, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Miller
Introduced: April 17, 2008
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill makes it illegal to sell, possess, use, or transfer toy or imitation firearms that look too real without specific safety markings and colors.
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