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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0127

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Handguns

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Chapter Regarding Offenses Involving Weapons, So As To Add Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 16-23-25 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Or Transport For Sale In This State Any Handgun To A Person Who Is Under The Age Of Eighteen, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To Possess Or Attempt To Possess A Handgun Within This State, And To Provide For Exceptions; By Amending Section 16-23-30, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm" And To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Transport For Sale Into This State, Or Otherwise Dispose Of Any Firearm To A Person Knowing Or Having Reasonable Cause To Believe That The Person Meets A Certain Category; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And The Forfeiture And Dispositions Of Handguns, So As To Reduce The Penalty For A First Offense Firearm Violation, To Provide For Enhanced Penalties For Subsequent Violations, To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm", And To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Receives A Firearm Pursuant To This Section Shall Administratively Release The Firearm To An Innocent Owner Under Certain Circumstances; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-500 And 23-31-1040 Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense Or Adjudicated As A Mental Defective, Respectively.

Session: 125th General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Climer (ch), Sabb, Rice, Harpootlian, Adams

Last Action Date: March 30, 2023

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Greg Hembree (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 46)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 30, 2023 Referred to Subcommittee: Climer (ch), Sabb, Rice, Harpootlian, Adams
Senate Jan 10, 2023 Introduced and read first time
Senate Jan 10, 2023 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Nov 30, 2022 Prefiled
Senate Nov 30, 2022 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 1, 2022 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 1, 2022 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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