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Gun laws in South Carolina

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425:" legal protection of the use of deadly force against intruders into one's home, business, or car. It is unlawful to carry a firearm onto private or public school property or into any publicly owned building except interstate rest areas without express permission. Open carry of a handgun will be allowed as of August 18 (open carry of long guns is still lawful), but no permit is required to carry a loaded handgun in the console or glove compartment of a car. As of 3 June 2016, states with which South Carolina has reciprocity are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (enhanced permit only), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota (enhanced permit only), Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. South Carolina only recognizes resident permits from the states with which it has reciprocity; non-resident permits from those states will not be honored. South Carolina does issue a CCW permit to a non-resident from a non-reciprocal state only if the non-resident owns real property in South Carolina as per Title 23 Chapter 31 Article 4 Section 23-31-210 446:
if they had been the one who used deadly force. In other words, the person intervening is deemed to "stand in the shoes" of the person on whose behalf he is intervening. If that individual "had the right to defend himself, then the intervening party is also protected by that right. To claim self-defense, a person has to be in a place they have a legal right to be, not be involved in any illegal activity, must not have started the confrontation, and must be in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm.
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South Carolina also has the "alter-ego" clause with respect to the defense of others, under which a person who uses deadly force to defend a friend, relative or bystander will be allowed the benefit of the plea of self-defense if that plea would have been available to the person requiring assistance
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A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in another place where he has a right to be, including, but not limited to, his place of business, has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he reasonably
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believes it is necessary to prevent death or great bodily injury to himself or another person or to prevent the commission of a violent crime as defined in Section 16–1–60.
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South Carolina is a "shall issue" state for citizens and lawful permanent residents who are 18 years or older.
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with the following language. The act was apparently ruled non-retroactive in State v. Dickey.
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resolutions. A statewide sanctuary law was also passed.
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Article I, Section 20
firearms
ammunition
South Carolina
SC Code 23-31-210
SC Code 16-23-20
SC Code 16-11-440
SC Code 23-31-510
SC Code 23-31-520
NFA
SC Code 23-31-215
shall issue
Castle Doctrine
stand your ground
SECTION 16-11-440(C)
Second Amendment sanctuary
"State Gun Laws: South Carolina"
"South Carolina State Law Summary"
"Protection of Persons and Property Act"
Archived
Wayback Machine
http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/southcarolina.pdf
South Carolina Concealed Carry CCW Laws and Information on carryconcealed.net
Archived
Wayback Machine
South Carolina Concealed Carry Permit Information on USACarry.com
"Code of Laws - Title 23 - Chapter 31 - Firearms"
State v. Dickey and S.C.'s "stand your ground" law
"KCC unanimously passes Second Amendment resolution"

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