Rep. J. L. Johnson proposes the following amendment (LC-3594.CM0053H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Article 5, Chapter 23, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 16-23-540. (A) An owner or other person who is lawfully in possession of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in this State who suffers the loss or theft of such weapon shall report, within thirty days of discovery, the loss or theft of each weapon to the appropriate local law enforcement agency, whether local police department or county sheriff's office, which would have appropriate jurisdiction where the weapon is located. In addition, the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft also must be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency to which the report is made.