H 5202 General Bill, By Putnam, Long, West, Fry, Yow, G.R. Smith, Loftis, Burns, McCravy, Taylor, Young, Hiott, Chumley, Magnuson, Clemmons, Forrest, Hill, Huggins, Lowe, Martin, D.C. Moss, Pitts, Sandifer, Thayer, Trantham, Willis and Crawford
Summary: Second Amendment Protection Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY MAY ENACT OR ENFORCE ANY ORDINANCE OR LAW THAT REGULATES THE OWNERSHIP, USE, OR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, OR AMMUNITION IN A WAY THAT RESTRICTS ACCESS BEYOND THAT WHICH IS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY AMENDMENT TO STATE LAW RESTRICTING THE OWNERSHIP, USE, OR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, OR AMMUNITION OR OTHERWISE INFRINGES UPON A PERSON'S SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE ON THE THIRD READING OF THE BILL IN EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "FIREARM".
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04/03/18	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75)
04/03/18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 75)
04/04/18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford