Bill Text: SC H4494 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Purchase of rifles or shotguns in contiguous states
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-07-17 - Act No. 285 [H4494 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-H4494-Amended.html
AS PASSED BY THE SENATE
June 7, 2012
H. 4494
Introduced by Reps. Huggins, Long, Pitts, G.R. Smith and Bedingfield
S. Printed 6/7/12--S.
Read the first time March 28, 2012.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS IN CONTIGUOUS STATES, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE PURCHASE BE MADE FROM A CONTIGUOUS STATE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-31-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-31-10. Any A resident of this State including a corporation or other business entity maintaining a place of business in this State, who may lawfully purchase and receive delivery of a rifle or shotgun in this State, may purchase a rifle or shotgun in a contiguous another state and transport or receive the same it in this State; provided, that the sale meets the lawful requirements of each such state, meets all lawful requirements of any federal statute, and is made by a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector."
SECTION 2. Article 3, Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
