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TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PREVENTS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM REGULATING THE USE, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, OR PUBLIC BRANDISHMENT OF FIREARMS DURING THE TIMES OF A DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL FOR INSURRECTION, INVASIONS, RIOTS, OR NATURAL DISASTERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT, SO AS TO RESTRICT THE RELEASE OF A LIST OF ALL PERMIT HOLDERS OR VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERMIT STATUS BY SLED TO INSTANCES WHEN A REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION IS TO AID IN AN OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-31-520 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 23-31-520. This article does not affect the authority of any county, municipality, or political subdivision to regulate the careless or negligent discharge or public brandishment of firearms, nor does it prevent the regulation of the use, sale, transportation, or public brandishment of firearms during the times of or a demonstrated potential for insurrection, invasions, riots, or natural disasters."
SECTION 2. Section 23-31-215(I) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 464 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(I) SLED must maintain a list of all permit holders and the current status of each permit. Upon request, SLED must may release the list of permit holders or verify an individual's permit status only if the request is to aid in an official law enforcement investigation. SLED may charge a fee not to exceed its costs in releasing the information under this subsection."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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