South Carolina Enacts Constitutional Carry for Law-Abiding Citizens
Analysis of new South Carolina gun law: An Act to Amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating to the Right to Allow or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So as to Provide This Provision Does Not Apply to a Person Openly Carrying a Concealable Weapon Onto the Premises; by Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating to the Unlawful Carrying of a Handgun, So as to Revise the Circumstances When It Is Lawful to Carry a Handgun; by Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating to the Issuance of Concealed Weapon Permits, So as to Provide the Issuing State Shall Notify the Permit Holder of Pending Expiration of the Permit, to Provide South Carolina Shall Recognize Concealed Weapon Permits Issued by Georgia and North Carolina Under Certain Circumstances, to Provide Sled Shall Maintain a Publicly Available List of States That Have Reciprocity Agreements With South Carolina Regarding the Mutual Recognition of Concealed Weapon Permits, to Provide This State Must Recognize Concealed Weapon Permits Issued by a Reciprocal State, and to Provide a Person Who Holds a Valid Out-of-state Permit May Carry a Weapon in This State; by Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating to the Right to Allow or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So as to Make Technical Changes; by Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating to Signs and the Posting of Signs Stating "No Concealable Weapons Allowed", So as to Provide This Provision Regulating Trespass Does Not Apply to a Person Openly Carrying a Concealable Weapon, and to Provide a Concealable Weapons Permit Holder Who Enters Property That Prohibits Concealable Weapons Without Legal Cause or Justification May File a Civil Action; by Amending Section 23-31-210, Relating to Definitions, So as to Define Necessary Terms; by Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating to the Issuance of Concealed Weapon Permits, So as to Delete the Provision That Requires a Permit Holder to Possess His Permit Identification When Carrying a Concealable Weapon, to Revise the Provision That Lists Information to Be Contained on a Concealed Weapon Permit Card, and to Provide This Act Does Not Alter the Restrictions on Carrying a Concealable Weapon Into Certain Places; by Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating to Persons Allowed to Carry Concealable Weapons While Performing Official Duties, So as to Delete the Provisions That Require These Persons to Possess Concealed Weapon Permits; by Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating to Prohibited Activities in State Parks, So as to Provide an Exception for Persons Lawfully Carrying Concealed Weapons; by Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating to Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, and Qualifications for Carrying Concealed Weapons, So as to Delete the Provision That Restricts the Carrying of Concealed Weapons in Situations; by Repealing Section 23-31-225 Relating to Carrying Concealed Weapons Into Residences or Dwellings; by Repealing Section 16-23-465 Relating to the Penalty for Unlawfully Carrying a Firearm Onto the Premises of a Business Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, or Wine for On-premises Consumption; and by Repealing Section 23-31-227 Relating to the Carrying of Concealable Weapons in a Dwelling or Residence of Another Without Permission. Constitutional implications, impact on law-abiding gun owners, and Second Amendment considerations.
