Amend the Committee Report, as and if amended, by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION ____. Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 23-31-250. (A)(1)Every person arriving in this State who brings or by any other manner causes to be brought into this State a firearm shall register the firearm within five days after arrival of the person or of the firearm, whichever arrives later, with the sheriff's department of the county of the person's place of business or, if there is no place of business, the person's residence or, if there is neither a place of business nor residence, the person's place of lodging. The registration must be on forms prescribed by SLED. A nonresident may bring firearms not otherwise prohibited by law into the State for a continuous period not to exceed ninety days. However, the person shall meet the registration requirement of this section and the person shall possess a valid concealed weapon permit of a reciprocal state.
(2) Every person registering a firearm under this subsection must be fingerprinted and photographed by the sheriff's department of the county of registration. This requirement must be waived where fingerprints and photographs are already on file with the sheriff's department. The sheriff's department shall perform an inquiry on the person by using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System before a determination to register a firearm is made.
(B) Every person who acquires a firearm in this State shall register the firearm with the sheriff's department in the county in which he resides or his place of lodging within five days of acquisition. The registration must be on forms prescribed by SLED and must include: the name of the manufacturer and importer, model, type of action, caliber or gauge, serial number, and source from which receipt was obtained, including the name and address of the prior registrant. If the firearm has no serial number, the permit number must be entered in the space provided for the serial number, and the permit number must be engraved upon the receiver portion of the firearm before registration. All registration data that identifies the individual registering the firearm by name or address is confidential and may not be disclosed to anyone, except as required for processing the registration or as required by a law enforcement agency for the lawful performance of its duties or as required by order of a court." /
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