1903 S.C. Acts 127-28
Abstract
No. 86, § 1: [I]t shall be unlawful for any one to carry about the person, whether concealed or not, any pistol less than twenty inches long and three pounds in weight; and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, lease, rent, barter, exchange, or transport for sale or into this state, any pistols of less length and weight.
Summary
The Act prohibited carrying, manufacturing, selling, renting, or transporting pistols shorter than 20 inches or lighter than 3 pounds, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine or two years’ imprisonment. It exempted peace officers acting in their duties and people carrying or keeping pistols on their own property.
Law Text
Section 1. That from and after the first day of July, 1902, it shall be unlawful for any one to carry about the person, whether concealed or not, any pistol less than twenty inches long and three pounds in weight; and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, lease, rent, barter, exchange, or transport for sale or into this State, any pistol of less length and weight. Any violation of this Section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than two years; and in case of a sale by a person, firm or corporation, the sum of one hundred dollars shall be forfeited to and for the use of the school fund of the County wherein the violation takes place, to be recovered as other fines and forfeitures: Provided, This Act shall not apply to peace officers in the actual discharge of their duties, or to carrying or keeping of pistols by persons while on their own premises.
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Categories
CARRY, TRANSFER, MANUFACTURE & POSSESSION