South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 4990

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Jefferson, Alexander, Clyburn, McKnight, Gilliard, Pendarvis, Mack, Young, Robinson-Simpson, Henderson-Myers, Dillard, Brown, Parks and Anderson
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Introduced in the House on February 21, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Firearms

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 46)
   2/21/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 46)
   2/23/2018          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/28/2018  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/21/2018
2/23/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL AN ASSAULT RIFLE TO A PERSON LESS THAN TWENTY YEARS OF AGE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "ASSAULT RIFLE".

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 23, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-23-540.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly sell, or offer to sell, an assault rifle to a person less than twenty years of age. A person violating this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

(B)    As contained in this section, 'assault rifle' means a rapid-fire, magazine-fed semiautomatic rifle designed for military use."

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

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