47 total bills, 2 anti-gun bills,
5 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation
47 total bills, 2 anti-gun bills,
5 pro-gun bills for this session
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note: South Carolina carries over legislation from odd-numbered years to even numbered years without exception
Title: Fraudulent Firearms and Ammunition Purchase Prevention
Description: Provide That Certain Persons Who Knowingly Solicit, Persuade, Encourage, Or Entice A Licensed Dealer Or Private Seller Of Firearms Or Ammunition In Violation Of State Or Federal Law, Or Knowingly Provide That Person With Materially False Information To Deceive Him About The Legality Of A Transfer Of A Firearm Or Ammunition, Or Wilfully Procure Another Person To Engage In Certain Illegal Activities Are Guilty Of A Felony, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide Certain Terms And Their Definitions That Relate To These Offenses.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
Last Action Date: January 24, 2013
Title: Firearms
Description: Prohibit A Business Entity, Property Owner, Or Public Or Private Employer From Creating Or Maintaining A Policy Which Prohibits A Person From Storing Legally Possessed Ammunition Or A Firearm In An Enclosed Compartment Or Area With The Person's Privately-owned Locked Motor Vehicle, And To Provide Circumstances For Which A Person May Bring A Civil Action Against A Business Entity, Property Owner, Or Public Or Private Employer.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
Last Action Date: January 24, 2013
Title: Possession of a concealed weapon on school property
Description: Make Conforming Changes.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gagnon
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Sales tax exemptions
Description: Delete The Exemption On Certain Guns On Second Amendment Weekend.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Last Action Date: January 8, 2013
Title: Save Our Children Gun Lock Act
Description: Define Necessary Terms, To Require A Person Who Keeps A Firearm On Premises Where A Reasonable Person Would Know That A Child May Gain Access To The Firearm To Store The Firearm In A Locked Container Or Utilize A Trigger-locking Device On The Firearm, To Provide Penalties For A Violation When Death Or Injury Occurs, And To Require Retail Firearms Dealers To Post Notice Of This Requirement.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.S.McLeod
Last Action Date: January 10, 2013
Title: Assault weapons
Description: Define The Term "assault Weapon".
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 8, 2013
Title: Firearms
Description: Nullify In South Carolina Any Presidential Executive Order Restricting, Abridging, Or Otherwise Infringing Upon A Citizen's Second Amendment Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 23, 2013
Title: Health care providers
Description: Provide That A Health Care Provider Must Not Inquire Of A Patient About The Patient's Firearm Ownership Or Firearm Possession And To Provide Exceptions When Treating A Patient With A Gunshot Wound, An Injury Related To Firearm Use, Treating A Patient For A Mental Health Or Psychiatric Disorder, Or If Required To Report Adult Abuse And Neglect Or Child Abuse And Neglect And Firearm Ownership Or Possession Is Integral To The Information To Be Reported.
Last Action: Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Felder
Last Action Date: April 10, 2013
Title: South Carolina Unorganized Militia
Description: Provide For The Duties And Responsibilities Of The South Carolina Unorganized Militia.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
Last Action Date: February 19, 2013
Title: Sales tax exemptions
Description: Delete Various Exemptions; To Provide That The Revenue Generated By This Act Must Be Credited To The General Reserve Fund; To Reenact The Joint Committee On Taxation To Provide A Cost Benefit Analysis On The Sales Tax Exemptions; And To Repeal Section 12-36-2130 Relating To The State Sales Tax.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Last Action Date: February 7, 2013
Title: Weapons
Description: Include Assault Weapons In The List Of Weapons Banned By The Provisions Of The Statutes.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 20, 2013
Title: Second Amendment
Description: Express The Will Of The General Assembly Of The State Of South Carolina Not To Pursue Any Incentives That May Be Provided By Federal Law Or Through An Executive Order By The President Of The United States Which May Infringe Upon The Second Amendment's Right To Bear Arms Of South Carolina Citizens Through Participation In Proposed Universal Background Checks To Further Restrict The Purchase Or Ownership Of Guns Or Other Firearms Beyond That Which Is Already Provided By State Law.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 28, 2013
Title: Concealed weapons permit
Description: Provide That A Person Who Holds A Valid Out-of-state Permit May Carry A Weapon In This State, To Delete The Provision That Requires Sled To Maintain A List Of States Which Have Weapons Permit Reciprocal Agreements With This State, And Delete The Provision That Requires This State To Honor A Weapons Permit Issued By Another State As Long As The Other State Requires An Applicant For A Permit To Successfully Pass A Criminal Background Check And A Course In Firearm Training Safety.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2013
Title: Concealed weapon permit
Description: Revise The Requirements That Must Be Met In Order To Receive A Concealable Weapons Permit, Increase The Application Fee For A Permit For Residents Of The State To One Hundred Dollars And Create A Nonresident Application Fee Of One Hundred Fifty Dollars, Allow Permit Applications To Be Submitted Online With Sled, And To Revise The List Of Places Where A Person May Not Carry A Concealable Weapon And Provide That A Person May Not Carry A Concealable Weapon Into A Place Clearly Marked With A Sign Prohibiting The Carrying Of A Concealable Weapon, Provide That A Permit Is Valid For Five Years, And To Require Sled To Send A Renewal Notice At Least Thirty Days Before A Permit Expires; And To Repeal Section 23-31-240 Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry A Concealable Weapon While On Duty.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Bennett, Johnson, Shealy
Last Action Date: January 14, 2014
Title: Firearms manufacturers
Description: A Concurrent Resolution Expressing An Invitation From The Members Of The General Assembly To Out-of-state Businesses Involved In The Manufacturing Of Firearms And Ammunition And Accessories For Firearms To Consider Locating Or Expanding Existing Operations In South Carolina And To Guarantee That South Carolina And South Carolinians Will Offer Them A Warm Welcome.
Last Action: Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
Last Action Date: May 29, 2013
Title: Business involved in manufacturing firearms and ammunition
Description: A House Resolution Expressing An Invitation From The Members Of The House Of Representatives Of The State Of South Carolina To Out-of-state Businesses Involved In The Manufacturing Of Firearms And Ammunition And Accessories For Firearms To Consider Locating Or Expanding Existing Operations In South Carolina And To Guarantee That South Carolina And South Carolinians Will Offer Them A Warm Welcome
Last Action: Introduced and adopted
Last Action Date: May 21, 2013
Title: Sale, exchange, or transfer of firearm
Description: Require A National Instant Criminal Background Check Before Any Sale, Exchange, Or Transfer Of A Firearm In The State And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; To Require National Instant Criminal Background Checks At Gun Shows And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; And To Exempt Records Kept From Disclosure As A Public Record Under The Freedom Of Information Act And To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of The Article.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Smith
Last Action Date: February 18, 2014
Title: Capitol Police Force
Description: Include The Supreme Court Building, Its Grounds And Parking Lot.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 27, 2014
Title: Firearms
Description: Provide That No Governing Body Of Any County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision In The State May Enforce Any Regulation Or Ordinance That Regulates Or Attempts To Regulate The Transfer, Ownership, Possession, Carrying, Or Transportation Of Knives, Firearms, Ammunition, Components Of Firearms, Or Any Combination Of These Things.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 6, 2014
Title: Reasonable Protection of Persons and Property Act
Description: Delete The Reference To The Authorized Use Of Deadly Force In A Place Where A Person Has A Right To Be Under Certain Circumstances.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.L.Brown
Last Action Date: March 6, 2014
Title: State of emergency
Description: Provide That During A State Of Emergency, No Person Acting On Behalf Or Under The Authority Of The State Or A Political Subdivision Of The State May Prohibit Certain Actions Relating To Firearms And Ammunition Or Confiscate Or Seize Firearms And Ammunition, To Provide Exceptions, And To Provide Remedies.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2014
Title: Political subdivisions
Description: Also Prohibit The Regulation Of Knives, And To Also Prohibit Political Subdivisions From Enforcing Such Regulations.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
Last Action Date: April 10, 2014
Title: Firearms Freedom Act
Description: By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 31, Title 23, To Enact The "south Carolina Firearms Freedom Act", To Provide That A Firearm, Firearm Accessory, Or Ammunition Manufactured And Retained In South Carolina Is Exempt From Federal Regulation Under The Commerce Clause Of The Constitution Of The United States.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Bright (ch), Hutto, Malloy, S.Martin, Hembree
Last Action Date: January 10, 2013
Title: Constitutional Carry Act
Description: To Enact The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2013", To Amend Section 16-23-20, Relating To Offenses Involving Weapons, To Change The Offense Of Unlawfully Carrying A Handgun To Carrying A Handgun With Intent To Commit A Crime; To Repeal Section 16-23-460, Relating To The Offense Of Carrying A Concealed Weapon; To Amend Section 23-31-220, Relating To Signs And The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, To Remove References To Concealed Weapons Permits And To Allow A Private Employer Or Owner To Allow Or Prohibit Anyone From Carrying A Weapon Upon His Premises By Providing Notice With A Sign; To Amend Section 23-31-225, Relating To Carrying Concealed Weapons Into Residences Or Dwellings, To Remove References To Concealed Weapons Permits And To Prohibit Any Person From Entering A Residence Or Dwelling Of Another With A Weapon Without Permission; And To Amend Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Who Are Allowed To Carry A Weapon Anywhere In The State While On Duty, To Include Law Enforcement Officers.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Bright (ch), Hutto, Malloy, S.Martin, Hembree
Last Action Date: January 10, 2013
Title: Firearm marksmanship
Description: Relating To Subjects Of Instruction In Schools Of This State, By Adding Section 59-29-85, To Provide That Any School District And Charter School, Public School, Private School, Parochial School, Magnet School, Or Home School May Offer As An Elective Course A One-semester, One Credit Course In Firearm Marksmanship That Shall Be Designated As The "south Carolina Gun Safety Program" Course, To Provide For The Requirements Of The Course, And To Provide For The Certification Requirements Of Course Instructors.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education
Last Action Date: January 8, 2013
Title: Self-defense
Description: By Adding Section 50-11-108 To Provide That A Person May Use A Firearm To Kill Or Attempt To Kill Any Animal During Any Season In Self-defense, Defense Of Another, Or Defense Of Domestic Animals, To Provide That A Person Who Uses Deadly Force Against A Big Game Animal Or Alligator Must Report The Incident To The Department Of Natural Resources, To Provide That Certain Animal Carcasses Taken Pursuant To This Section May Not Be Retained, And To Provide A Penalty For Failure To Report The Incident Or Surrender The Carcass To The Department Of Natural Resources.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2013
Title: Firearms
Description: Nullify In South Carolina Any Presidential Executive Order Restricting, Abridging, Or Otherwise Infringing Upon A Citizen's Second Amendment Right To Keep And Bear Arms.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 15, 2013
Title: Concealed weapon on school property
Description: Relating To Possessing Or Carrying A Concealed Weapon On School Property, To Remove Certain Limitations Requiring A Person With A Concealed Weapons Permit To Leave The Concealed Weapon Inside An Attended Or Locked Motor Vehicle That Is Secured In A Closed Glove Compartment, Closed Console, Closed Trunk, Or In A Closed Container Secured By An Integral Fastener And Transported In The Luggage Compartment Of The Vehicle.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 16, 2013
Title: South Carolina Unorganized Militia
Description: Provide For The Duties And Responsibilities Of The South Carolina Unorganized Militia.
Last Action: Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable General
Last Action Date: March 14, 2013
Title: Firearms
Description: Include In The Purview Of The Statute Carrying A Firearm Into A Business Selling Alcoholic Liquors, Beer, Or Wine When A Sign Is Posted Prohibiting Concealable Weapons, Refusing To Leave Or Remove The Firearm From The Premises When Asked, And While Consuming Alcoholic Liquors, Beer, Or Wine, And To Revise The Penalty.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 23, 2013
Title: Firearms Liberty Act
Description: By Adding Article 9 To Enact The "south Carolina Firearms Liberty Act", To Provide That A Firearm, Firearm Accessory, Or Ammunition Manufactured And Retained In South Carolina Is Exempt From Federal Regulation Under The Commerce Clause Of The Constitution Of The United States, To Provide That Any Federal Law To Restrict The Ownership Or Manufacture Of A Firearm Pursuant To This Article May Not Be Enforced By Federal, State, Or Local Law Enforcement Officials, And To Provide For Penalties For Federal Officials Seeking To Enforce Federal Law Contrary To The Provisions Of This Chapter; And To Amend Chapter 31, Title 23, By Adding Article 11 To Provide That Federal Action To Restrict Ownership Of A Semi-automatic Firearm Or Magazine Of Any Firearm, Or The Registration Of A Firearm Or Magazine, Is Unenforceable In South Carolina.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 23, 2013
Title: Firearms
Description: Redefine The Term "luggage Compartment"
Last Action: Act No. 123
Last Action Date: February 25, 2014
Title: Second Amendment Preservation Act
Description: Relating To Firearms, By Adding Article 9 To Enact The "second Amendment Preservation Act" To Nullify Unconstitutional Actions Taken By The Federal Government In Regard To The Infringement Of The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, And To Prohibit Enforcement Of Unconstitutional Acts And Convictions For Failing To Follow Unconstitutional Federal Requirements.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 30, 2013
Title: Weapons
Description: Include Assault Weapons In The List Of Weapons Banned By The Provisions Of The Statutes.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 26, 2013
Title: Carrying a firearm on a private or public college
Description: Relating To Possession Of A Firearm On Any Premises Or Property Owned, Operated, Or Controlled By A Private Or Public College, University, Technical College, Or Other Post-secondary Institution, To Provide That A Person Authorized To Carry A Concealed Weapon Pursuant To Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, Who Is A Registered Student, Employee, Or Faculty Member Of The Institution, May Possess A Firearm On Any Premises Or Property Owned, Operated, Or Controlled By The Institution, And A Private College, University, Technical College Or Other Post-secondary Institution May Post A Sign Stating "no Concealable Weapons Allowed" Which Shall Constitute Notice To A Person Holding A Permit Issued Pursuant To Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 That Concealable Weapons Not Be Brought Upon The Premises.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2013
Title: Concealed weapon permit
Description: Relating To Issuance Of A Concealed Weapons Permit, To Provide That A Concealed Weapons Permit Is Valid Until The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Determines The Renewal Application Is Denied.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2013
Title: Concealed weapon permit
Description: Relating To Firearms, By Adding Section 23-31-218 To Provide That A Valid Permit To Carry Concealable Weapons Issued By A State That South Carolina Recognizes Reciprocally Shall Remain Valid Until Its Expiration Date Should The Holder Become A Resident Of This State.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2013
Title: Firearms Liberty Act
Description: By Adding Article 9 To Enact The "south Carolina Firearms Liberty Act", To Provide That A Firearm, Firearm Accessory, Or Ammunition Possessed Or Manufactured And Retained In South Carolina Is Exempt From Federal Regulation Under The Commerce Clause Of The Constitution Of The United States, To Provide That Any Federal Law To Restrict The Possession, Ownership, Or Manufacture Of A Firearm Pursuant To This Article May Not Be Enforced By Federal, State, Or Local Law Enforcement Officials, And To Provide For Penalties For Federal Officials Seeking To Enforce Federal Law Contrary To The Provisions Of This Chapter; And By Adding Article 11 To Provide That Federal Action To Restrict Ownership Of A Semi-automatic Firearm Or Magazine Of Any Firearm, Or The Registration Of A Firearm Or Magazine, Is Unenforceable In South Carolina.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2013
Title: Pregnant Women's Protection Act
Description: Relating To Protection Of Persons And Property, To Enact The "pregnant Women's Protection Act", By Adding Section 16-11-441, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide That A Pregnant Woman Is Justified In Using Physical Force Or Deadly Physical Force Against Another Person To Protect Her Unborn Child If, Under The Circumstances, She Has A Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril Of Death Or Great Bodily Injury To Herself Or Her Unborn Child.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hutto, Gregory, Allen, Hembree
Last Action Date: April 29, 2013
Title: Firearms manufacturers
Description: A Senate Resolution To Encourage Businesses And Firearms Manufacturers From Out-of-state To Locate In The Palmetto State.
Last Action: Adopted
Last Action Date: May 28, 2013
Title: Firearms dealers
Description: Provide That A Firearms Dealer Shall Conduct Various Background Checks, Evaluations, And Interviews To Determine If A Person Is Mentally Fit Prior To Selling Or Otherwise Transferring An Assault Rifle To The Person.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: April 24, 2013
Title: Firearms or ammunition
Description: Relating To The Regulation Of The Ownership, Transfer, Or Possession Of Firearms Or Ammunition, To Provide No Governing Body Of Any County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision In The State May Enact, Enforce, Or Promulgate Any Regulation Or Ordinance That Regulates Or Attempts To Regulate The Transfer, Ownership, Possession, Carrying, Or Transportation Of Knives, Firearms, Ammunition, Components Of Firearms, Or Any Combination Of These Things.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Hembree, McElveen
Last Action Date: January 22, 2014
Title: Concealed weapons permit
Description: A Bill To Amend Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of A Concealed Weapons Permit, To Remove The Application Fee Of Fifty Dollars, The Replacement Fee Of Five Dollars, And The Renewal Fee Of Fifty Dollars; To Repeal Section 23-31-216, Relating To The Collection And Retention Of Fees By The State Law Enforcement Division; And To Amend Section 23-31-600, Relating To The Issuance Of An Identification Card To A Retired Law Enforcement Officer, To Remove The Collection Of Any Fee.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 20, 2014
Title: Law enforcement personnel
Description: Revise The Definition Of The Terms "identification Card" And "qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer", To Make Technical Changes, To Provide That An Agency Or Department Of This State May Issue Identification Cards, And To Eliminate The Fee Imposed To Obtain An Identification Card
Last Action: Act No. 228
Last Action Date: June 16, 2014
Title: Deadly force
Description: Delete The Reference To The Authorized Use Of Deadly Force In A Place Where A Person Has A Right To Be, And To Add To The List Of Persons Who May Not Claim The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril Of Death Or Great Bodily Injury When Using Deadly Force Those Persons Who Acted With Reckless Disregard For The Safety Of Others.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2014
Title: Handguns
Description: Relating To Exceptions To The Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, To Provide An Exception For A Person Who Served On Active Duty For A Period Of More Than One Hundred Eighty Days And Was Discharged Or Released From Active Duty With An Honorable Discharge.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), Coleman, Bennett, Johnson, Shealy
Last Action Date: April 4, 2014
Title: Wildlife management areas
Description: Provide That Certain Acts Or Conduct Are Prohibited On State Lakes And Ponds That Are Owned Or Leased By The Department And Heritage Preserves Owned By The Department, To Make Technical Changes, And To Revise The List Of Acts Or Conduct That Are Prohibited; And To Repeal Section 50-13-2011 Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources Management Authority Over The Lakes And Ponds That It Owns Or Leases
Last Action: Act No. 234
Last Action Date: June 16, 2014
