Current Status Bill Number:3489 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950202 Primary Sponsor:Koon All Sponsors:Koon, Witherspoon, Riser and Rhoad Drafted Document Number:jic\5316htc.95 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Military firearm
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House 19950202 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-23-210 AND 23-31-310, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF FIREARMS WEAPONS OFFENSES AND USE AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM THE DEFINITION OF MILITARY FIREARM ANY WEAPON CONSISTING OF BLADE, ANY RIFLED FIREARM FIRING A PROJECTILE OF .55 CALIBER OR LESS, ANY SHOTGUN, ANY PISTOL, OR ANY OTHER WEAPON MADE PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-23-210(g) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 564 of 1990, is amended to read:
"(g) `Military firearm' means any military weapon, firearm, or destructive device, other than a machine gun, that is manufactured for military use by a firm licensed by the federal government pursuant to a contract with the federal government. Military firearm does not include any weapon consisting primarily of a blade, any rifle as defined in item (e) of this section firing a projectile of .55 caliber or less, any shotgun as defined in item (c) of this section, any pistol as defined in Section 23-31-110(a), or any other weapon otherwise included which has been made permanently inoperable."
SECTION 2. Section 23-31-310(g) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 564 of 1990, is amended to read:
"(g) `Military firearm' means any military weapon, firearm, or destructive device, other than a machine gun, that is manufactured for military use by a firm licensed by the federal government pursuant to a contract with the federal government. Military firearm does not include any weapon consisting primarily of a blade, any rifle as defined in item (e) of this section firing a projectile of .55 caliber or less, any shotgun as defined in item (c) of this section, any pistol as defined in Section 23-31-110(a), or any other weapon otherwise included which has been made permanently inoperable."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.