Official:Amending Section 10-836a of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others,” to add provisions for any two concerned citizens to make application to the courts for the temporary removal of firearms from persons at risk for suicide or posing a risk of substantial harm to others; 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 would allow any two concerned citizens to apply to court for temporary removal of firearms from individuals who are at risk of suicide or posing a substantial harm to others.
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