Official:Amending Section 10-834 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Responsibility to Avoid Possession and Discharge of Firearms by Children," by requiring safe storage of firearms and ammunition; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: April 21, 2016
Signed: June 16, 2016
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires Philadelphians to store firearms and ammunition safely when children are present. This includes keeping guns unloaded and locked, as well as separating ammo from the gun.
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