A Bill to Amend Article 5, Chapter 23, Title 16 of the 1976 Code, Relating to Miscellaneous Offenses Involving Weapons, by Adding Section 16-23-540 to Prohibit the Possession, Distribution, or Manufacture of A Device, Part, Component, Attachment, or Accessory Intended to Accelerate the Rate of Fire of A Semiautomatic Firearm, to Provide A Penalty for A Violation of This Section, and to Allow Excep

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Jurisdiction code

SC

Identifier

S 1118

Number

1118

Title

A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 16 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES INVOLVING WEAPONS, BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION, OR MANUFACTURE OF A DEVICE, PART, COMPONENT, ATTACHMENT, OR ACCESSORY INTENDED TO ACCELERATE THE RATE OF FIRE OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, AND TO ALLOW EXCEPTIONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23, RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS, BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-30, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE MAY PURCHASE A RIFLE; TO AMEND ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23, RELATING TO THE USE AND POSSESSION OF MACHINE GUNS, SAWED-OFF SHOTGUNS, AND RIFLES, BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-335, TO PROHIBIT THE SALE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Is law candidate

true

Current stage

referred

Latest action at

2018-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

Official url

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Source updated at

2020-04-29T01:04:12.845341+00:00

First seen at

2026-09-02T01:24:59.975654+00:00

Last seen at

2026-10-05T09:01:12.958048+00:00

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state

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