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Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section prohibiting the sale, possession, use or transfer of toy or imitation firearms which substantially duplicate or can reasonably be perceived to be actual firearms, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 10-800. SAFETY.
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ยง10-839. Unlawful sale or possession of toy or imitation firearms.
(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, possess, transfer, use or attempt to use, any toy or imitation firearm which substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be an actual firearm, unless:
(a) Either:
(1) the entire exterior surface of such toy or imitation firearm is colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink or bright purple, either singly or as the predominant color in a combination with other colors, or
(2) such toy or imitation firearm is constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials which permits unmistakable observation of the toy or imitation firearm's complete contents; and
(b) the barrel of such toy or imitation firearm, other than the barrel of any such toy or imitation firearm that is a water gun, is closed with a blaze orange plug, inserted in the barrel of such toy or imitation firearm, permanently affixed and recessed no more than six (6) millimeters from the muzzle end of the barrel; and
(c) such toy or imitation firearm has legibly stamped thereon the name of the manufacturer or some trade name, mark or brand by which the manufacturer can be readily identified.
(2) Paragraph one of this section shall not apply to:
(a) any toy or imitation firearm that will be used only for or in the production of television, theatrical, or motion picture presentations, provided, howev...
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