H*3442(Rat #0325, Act #0242 of 2004)  General Bill, By Sandifer, Cotty, Altman, 
Bailey, Bales, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Coates, 
Dantzler, Duncan, Edge, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hinson, Jennings, Kirsh, Leach, 
Lucas, Mahaffey, McCraw, McGee, Merrill, Ott, Owens, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, 
E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Quinn, Rhoad, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Scarborough, 
Simrill, Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stewart, Stille, Talley, 
Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, Viers, Weeks, 
Whipper, White, Whitmire, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Young, Clemmons and Rutherford

Similar(S 211, H 3324)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION A PERSON MUST COMPLETE BEFORE PURCHASING A
 PISTOL, AND RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A PISTOL, SO AS TO
 DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM PURCHASING MORE THAN ONE
 PISTOL ON AN APPLICATION, PURCHASING MORE THAN ONE PISTOL DURING EACH
 THIRTY-DAY PERIOD, AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THESE PROVISIONS. - ratified title

   01/28/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-59
   01/28/03  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-60
   02/04/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons
   03/18/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rutherford
   03/19/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-9
   03/20/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/25/03  House  Read second time HJ-26
   03/26/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   03/26/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-21
   03/26/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-21
   02/04/04  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-39
   03/02/04  Senate Special order SJ-20
   05/06/04  Senate Amended SJ-30
   05/06/04  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   05/06/04  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-30
   05/07/04  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-10
   05/12/04  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-17
   05/19/04         Ratified R 325
   05/24/04         Signed By Governor
   05/27/04         Copies available
   05/27/04         Effective date 05/24/04
   06/10/04         Act No. 242

(A242, R325, H3442)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-140, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION A PERSON MUST COMPLETE BEFORE PURCHASING A PISTOL, AND RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A PISTOL, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM PURCHASING MORE THAN ONE PISTOL ON AN APPLICATION, PURCHASING MORE THAN ONE PISTOL DURING EACH THIRTY-DAY PERIOD, AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THESE PROVISIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Application to purchase a pistol

SECTION    1.    Section 23-31-140 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"Section 23-31-140.    (A)    Before the purchase of a pistol, the purchaser shall complete an application in triplicate in the presence of the dealer. The application to be furnished by the division must contain the applicant's:

(1)    name;

(2)    residence and business address;

(3)    date and place of birth;

(4)    social security number; and

(5)    South Carolina driver's license number or Department of Public Safety identification card number or, in the case of an applicant on active duty in the United States military, the number from the applicant's current United States military identification card.

(B)    A person is not allowed to purchase a pistol from a dealer unless he has completed the application fully.

(C)    No person may purchase a pistol from a dealer unless he is a resident of this State. For the purpose of this article, the possession of a valid South Carolina driver's license or Department of Public Safety identification card constitutes proof of residency. However, residency is not required of a person who is on active duty in the United States military and who is in possession of a current United States military identification card.

(D)    Upon proper completion of the application, the dealer must submit the original application to the division, retain a copy for his records, and give a copy to the applicant upon his purchase of a pistol. The application to be submitted to the division must be accompanied by a firearm transaction record properly completed by the purchaser and the dealer.

For purposes of this section, the purchase of a pistol does not include the redeeming of a pistol by its owner after it has been pledged to secure a loan."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 19th day of May, 2004.

Approved the 24th day of May, 2004.