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H 3043 General Bill, By Dillard, Alexander, Henegan, Cobb-Hunter and M.S. McLeod
Summary: Storage of Firearms to Protect Children Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "STORAGE OF FIREARMS TO PROTECT CHILDREN ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT WITH A FIREARM IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE WHEN A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN GAINS ACCESS TO A FIREARM IN A CONDITION THAT THE FIREARM CAN BE DISCHARGED AND IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW A CHILD IS LIKELY TO GAIN ACCESS TO A FIREARM UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUBJECT TO DELINEATED EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION, AND TO REQUIRE RETAIL FIREARMS DEALERS TO PROVIDE AND POST NOTICE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
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Summary: Storage of Firearms to Protect Children Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "STORAGE OF FIREARMS TO PROTECT CHILDREN ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT WITH A FIREARM IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE WHEN A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN GAINS ACCESS TO A FIREARM IN A CONDITION THAT THE FIREARM CAN BE DISCHARGED AND IN A MANNER THAT A REASONABLE PERSON SHOULD KNOW A CHILD IS LIKELY TO GAIN ACCESS TO A FIREARM UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND SUBJECT TO DELINEATED EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION, AND TO REQUIRE RETAIL FIREARMS DEALERS TO PROVIDE AND POST NOTICE OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
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| 12/11/14 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/11/14 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/13/15 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75) |
| 01/13/15 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 75) |