Official:Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” by repealing certain provisions relating to temporary removal of firearms and adding a new Chapter 10-2300, entitled “Philadelphia Gun Violence Protection,” establishing procedures relating to the relinquishment or seizure of firearms from individuals who present an imminent threat of harm to the individual’s own self or others, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: May 24, 2018
Signed: November 14, 2019
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill changes Philadelphia's law to remove temporary removal of firearms provisions and adds a new chapter for relinquishment or seizure of firearms from individuals who pose an imminent threat to themselves or others.
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