Official:Amending various sections of Title 9, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” and Title 10, entitled “Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity,” of The Philadelphia Code relating to duties of individuals and their weapons, firearms, ammunition and other related items that involve weapons and firearms by making these sections effective immediately; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Council President Clarke
Introduced: June 20, 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 several changes to Philadelphia's laws regarding firearms, including stricter rules for gun ownership and use, reporting requirements for licensed gun carriers, and restrictions on carrying guns in public places.
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