Official:Amending Chapter 10-2000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Use of Three-Dimensional Printer to Manufacture Firearms,” to change the Chapter title, add definitions, and add additional prohibitions on use of three-dimensional printers and prohibitions relating to the purchase or sale of components for, and unlicensed manufacture of, firearms; under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: May 23, 2019
: Committee on Public Safety
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2016–2019 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 for anyone in Philadelphia to use a three-dimensional printer to make firearms unless they have a federal license to manufacture guns. It also prohibits buying or selling parts that could be used to build a gun, and adds penalties for violating these rules.
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