Current Status Bill Number:318 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Elliott All Sponsors:Elliott Drafted Document Number:GJK\21230SD.95 Companion Bill Number:3200 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Hollow-point bullets
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Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-185 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, SALE, OR TRANSFER IN THIS STATE OF CERTAIN HOLLOW-POINT BULLETS MADE OF METAL-ENCASED PLASTIC CONTAINING LEAD PELLETS WHICH FRAGMENT ON CONTACT AND WHICH CAN PENETRATE BODY ARMOR OR OTHER TYPES OF BULLET-PROOF VESTS, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-31-185. (A) No person in this State may manufacture, possess, sell, transfer, or offer to sell or transfer a hollow-point bullet made of metal-encased plastic containing lead pellets that fragment on contact which the United State Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has determined will penetrate body armor or other types of bullet-proof vests and which would be illegal under federal law but for the fact they are made of plastic.
(B) The provisions of this section do not apply to law enforcement agencies or officers or to state or federal military entities or personnel using such bullets in the line of duty.
(C) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or by a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. Each violation of subsection (A) constitutes a separate offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.