S 638 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Voluntary Waiver of Firearm Rights

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-1100 RELATING TO FIREARMS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-SELL FIREARMS LIST TO PROVIDE A LIST OF NAMES TO FIREARMS DEALERS' BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO PURCHASE A FIREARM; BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-1110 TO SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICATION TO THE DO-NOT-SELL FIREARMS LIST AND REQUESTS FOR REMOVAL; AND BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-1120 TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO THE TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR DELIVER A FIREARM TO ANY PERSON ON THE VOLUNTARY DO-NOT-SELL FIREARMS LIST AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
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Mar 2023
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Introduced Mar 15, 2023 Last action Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 30, 2023
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Referred to Subcommittee: Climer (ch), Sabb, Rice, Harpootlian, Adams
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Mar 15, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Mar 15, 2023
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Introduced and read first time
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Luke Rankin
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