Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Service and Other Businesses, to add a new Section 9-640, entitled "Mandatory Posting of Warning of Unlawful Transfer of Firearm," to require licensed firearms dealers to post signs warning that purchasing firearms for another is criminally punishable; all under certain terms and conditions.

Amending Chapter 9-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Service and Other Businesses, to add a new Section 9-640, entitled “Mandatory Posting of Warning of Unlawful Transfer of Firearm,” to require licensed firearms dealers to post signs warning that purchasing firearms for another is criminally punishable; all under certain terms and conditions. WHEREAS, purchasing a firearm for another and falsifying a firearm transfer record is both a state and federal crime; WHEREAS, clear and concise informational signs at the locations of firearms dealers explaining that purchasing a firearm for another is a crime will help put those who do not know straw purchasing is an offense on notice, and will help reduce the number of firearms purchased for prohibited persons; and WHEREAS, straw purchased guns are directed into illegal commerce by violent criminals, and are frequently used in violent crimes including homicides, shootings, and aggravated assaults; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Chapter 9-600 of the Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 9-600 SERVICE AND OTHER BUSINESSES * * * Section 9-640. Mandatory Posting of Warning of Unlawful Transfer of Firearm. (1) A “ Straw Purchase Warning Sign” is a posting in both English and Spanish containing the following information in black text, in no less than 30-point-sized Helvetica font, or similar-sized and styled typeface, against a fluorescent orange background,…