H 4413 General Bill, By Jennings, J.M. Baxley, D.W. Beatty, Inabinett, M.F. Jaskwhich, W.D. Keyserling, I.K. Rudnick, C.Y. Waites and Wilkes
    A Bill to amend Chapter 31, Title 23, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Article 9 so as to enact the Children's Firearm Education and Protection Act of 1994, to require persons to keep firearms in a locked container or other reasonable location or secure the firearm with a trigger-lock to prevent unauthorized and unsupervised access to firearms by minors, to require retail dealers of firearms to provide a written warning to purchasers of firearms and post a warning to purchasers of firearms regarding the requirements of this Article, to make it a crime for failure to comply with the provisions of this Article, and to provide a penalty for violations; and by adding Section 44-1-250 so as to require the Department of Health and Environmental Control to develop a multifaceted program to educate the citizens of this State on firearm protection, to require a report to the General Assembly, and to require implementation of the education program.
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12/27/93	House	Prefiled
12/27/93	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
01/11/94	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-46
01/11/94	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-47