UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS

Philadelphia Code tit. 10, ch. 10-2000

in effect

Philadelphia Code § 10-2001 Definitions.

§ 10-2001. Definitions. (1) Firearm. Any item classified as a firearm as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. § 6120(b). (2) Three-dimensional printer. A computer-driven machine capable of producing a three-dimensional object from a digital model. (3) Additive manufacturing. A manufacturing process in which material is laid down in succession in order to produce the product, including but not limited to three-dimensional printing. (4) Unfinished frame or receiver. A piece of any material that does not constitute a firearm, but that has been shaped or formed in any way for the purpose of becoming the frame or receiver of a firearm. (5) Finished frame or receiver. Any frame or receiver that does not require additional milling or other modification to be capable of expelling a projectile when combined with additional components such as a barrel. (6) Firearm finishing mill. Any computer numerical control mill or other automated device designed to aid the conversion of an unfinished frame or receiver into a finished frame or receiver. (7) Firearm finishing jig. A jig designed to aid the conversion of an unfinished frame or receiver into a finished frame or receiver. (8) Firearm finishing device. Any device, such as a firearm finishing mill or jig, which has as its primary purpose to aid the conversion of an unfinished frame or receiver into a finished frame or receiver. (9) Federal firearms licensee. A person who is licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to engage in the business of manufacturing, importing or dealing of firearms. (10) Regulated Items. Unfinished frames or receivers and firearm finishing devices. (11) Rate-of-fire acceleration device. A device, such as an auto sear or bump stock, that is designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semi-automatic firearm. 354.1 Notes 354.1 | Added, Bill No. 240472 (approved June 18, 2024).

Philadelphia Code § 10-2002 Restrictions on Possession, Use, Transfer, or Manufacture.

§ 10-2002. Restrictions on Possession, Use, Transfer, or Manufacture. (1) No person, unless licensed to manufacture firearms under federal law, shall: (a) use a three-dimensional printer to create any firearm, or any piece or part thereof or attachment thereto; (b) use any additive manufacturing process in order to produce a firearm; or (c) convert an unfinished frame or receiver into a finished firearm. (2) No person shall sell or otherwise transfer a firearm finishing device or an unfinished frame or receiver unless the transferor and transferee are both federal firearms licensees. (3) No person shall purchase or otherwise accept transfer of a firearm finishing device or an unfinished frame or receiver unless the transferor and transferee are both federal firearms licensees. (4) No person shall manufacture or otherwise produce a rate-of-fire acceleration device by any means, including via a three-dimensional printer or other additive manufacturing device or process. 354.2 (5) No person shall purchase or otherwise take ownership, possess, or sell or otherwise transfer a rate-of-fire acceleration device. 354.3 Notes 354.2 | Added, Bill No. 240472 (approved June 18, 2024). 354.3 | Added, Bill No. 240472 (approved June 18, 2024).

Philadelphia Code § 10-2003 Penalties.

§ 10-2003. Penalties. (1) A violation of this Chapter shall be a Class III offense and subject to a fine as set forth in Section 1-109 of this Code. (2) Multiple Prohibited Actions or Regulated Items. (a) Where conduct prohibited by this Chapter involves multiple prohibited actions, such as manufacturing and transferring, each prohibited action shall constitute a separate violation. (b) Where a prohibited action involves multiple regulated items, each regulated item involved in the prohibited action shall be considered a separate prohibited action, and shall constitute a separate violation.

Philadelphia Code § 10-2004 Criminal Violations.

§ 10-2004. Criminal Violations. (1) Any person who commits multiple violations of this Chapter, whether or not on more than one occasion, shall be guilty of a separate offense of Repeat Violation, and for each such Repeat Violation shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days. A person shall be guilty of a Repeat Violation regardless whether the second or subsequent violation occurs before or after a judicial finding of a first or previous violation. Each violation, after the first, shall constitute a separate Repeat Violation offense. (2) Any person who commits a violation of this Chapter with intent to commit a crime is subject to imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days.

Philadelphia Code § 10-2005 Severability.

§ 10-2005. Severability. Each of the provisions of this Chapter are severable, and if any provision or portion thereof is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect.

Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-283750Fetched: 10/27/2026