South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 5217

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pitts, Hill and Trantham
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5503cm18.docx

Introduced in the House on April 5, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Secession

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/5/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
    4/5/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/5/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL CONVENE TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO SECEDE FROM THE UNITED STATES BASED UPON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONFISCATES LEGALLY PURCHASED FIREARMS IN THIS STATE.

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:

"Article 11

Unconstitutional Confiscation of Firearms

Section 23-31-1110. Notwithstanding another provision of law, the General Assembly shall convene to consider whether to secede from the United States based upon the federal government's unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, if the federal government confiscates legally purchased firearms in this State."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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