Bill Text: SC H4706 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Unlawful selling or giving of a firearm
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-20 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H4706 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2015-H4706-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR GIVE A FIREARM TO A PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS PROVISION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 23-31-910. (A) It is unlawful to sell or give a firearm to a person whose name appears on the consolidated terrorist watch list maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) A person who knowingly sells or gives a firearm to a person in violation of subsection (A) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction must be imprisoned not more than five years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
