South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 974

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Short
Document Path: l:\s-resmin\bills\short\smin0069.lhs.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Weapon, definition includes stun guns electro-muscular disruption weapons

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/18/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7

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2/18/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-405, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF WEAPON TO INCLUDE STUN WEAPONS AND ELECTRO-MUSCULAR DISRUPTION WEAPONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 16-23-405 (1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1) Except for the provisions relating to rifles and shotguns in Section 16-23-460, as used in this chapter, 'weapon' means firearm (rifle, shotgun, pistol, or similar device that propels a projectile through the energy of an explosive), a knife with a blade over two inches long, a blackjack, a metal pipe or pole, any device that interferes with the communication signals of the sensory nervous system (stun gun), any device that causes electro-muscular disruption or any other type of device or object which may be used to inflict bodily injury or death."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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