Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3457 Primary Sponsor:Rudnick Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Firearm violation Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Date Tabled:Jan 14, 1992 Computer Document Number:CYY/18107.SD Introduced Date:Feb 07, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rudnick McBride Phillips Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 3457 House Jan 14, 1992 Tabled in Committee 25 3457 House Feb 07, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POINTING A FIREARM AT ANY PERSON, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 16-23-410 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-23-410. It shall be is unlawful for any person to present or point at any other person any loaded or unloaded firearm and, upon conviction therefor, any such the person shall must be punished by fine or imprisonment for three years, in the discretion of the court. Nothing contained herein shall in this section may be construed to abridge the right of self-defense or to apply to theatricals or like performances."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.