visiting S. Carolina

[seadog66]

spending time in SC. this winter. they don't recipricate PA's cci permits but want to bring/have my handguns available. heard you can carry in fannypack if unloaded. anyone have info on legel carry visiting SC.?

[mrjam2jab]

SC has unlicensed glove box carry...don't know about unloaded fanny pack carry tho...

SECTION 16-23-20. Unlawful carrying of handgun; exceptions.

It is unlawful for anyone to carry about the person any handgun, whether concealed or not, except as follows, unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law:

(1) regular, salaried law enforcement officers, and reserve police officers of a state agency, municipality, or county of the State, uncompensated Governor's constables, law enforcement officers of the federal government or other states when they are carrying out official duties while in this State, deputy enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources, and retired commissioned law enforcement officers employed as private detectives or private investigators;

(2) members of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard, organized reserves, or the State Militia when on duty;

(3) members, or their invited guests, of organizations authorized by law to purchase or receive firearms from the United States or this State or regularly enrolled members, or their invited guests, of clubs organized for the purpose of target shooting or collecting modern and antique firearms while these members, or their invited guests, are at or going to or from their places of target practice or their shows and exhibits;

(4) licensed hunters or fishermen who are engaged in hunting or fishing or going to or from their places of hunting or fishing while in a vehicle or on foot;

(5) a person regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, repossessing, or dealing in firearms, or the agent or representative of this person, while possessing, using, or carrying a handgun in the usual or ordinary course of the business;

(6) guards authorized by law to possess handguns and engaged in protection of property of the United States or any agency of the United States;

(7) members of authorized military or civil organizations while parading or when going to and from the places of meeting of their respective organizations;

(8) a person in his home or upon his real property or a person who has the permission of the owner or the person in legal possession or the person in legal control of the home or real property;

(9) a person in a vehicle if the handgun is:

(a) secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle; however, this item is not violated if the glove compartment, console, or trunk is opened in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the sole purpose of retrieving a driver's license, registration, or proof of insurance; or

(b) concealed on or about his person, and he has a valid concealed weapons permit pursuant to the provisions of Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23;

(10) a person carrying a handgun unloaded and in a secure wrapper from the place of purchase to his home or fixed place of business or while in the process of changing or moving one's residence or changing or moving one's fixed place of business;

(11) a prison guard while engaged in his official duties;

(12) a person who is granted a permit under provision of law by the State Law Enforcement Division to carry a handgun about his person, under conditions set forth in the permit, and while transferring the handgun between the permittee's person and a location specified in item (9);

(13) the owner or the person in legal possession or the person in legal control of a fixed place of business, while at the fixed place of business, and the employee of a fixed place of business, other than a business subject to Section 16-23-465, while at the place of business; however, the employee may exercise this privilege only after: (a) acquiring a permit pursuant to item (12), and (b) obtaining the permission of the owner or person in legal control or legal possession of the premises;

(14) a person engaged in firearms-related activities while on the premises of a fixed place of business which conducts, as a regular course of its business, activities related to sale, repair, pawn, firearms training, or use of firearms, unless the premises is posted with a sign limiting possession of firearms to holders of permits issued pursuant to item (12);

(15) a person while transferring a handgun directly from or to a vehicle and a location specified in this section where one may legally possess the handgun.

(16) Any person on a motorcycle when the pistol is secured in a closed saddlebag or other similar closed accessory container attached, whether permanently or temporarily, to the motorcycle.

[rmodel65]

no carry in a fanny pack...you can carry into your hotel room and iirc you have to have permission of the homeowner to bring a weapon into their home....


iirc a black powder pistol isnt a "handgun" under their permitting system but youd have to carry it openly..but i wouldnt want to be the trial case

[seadog66]

thanks for the replys. past due for national right to carry which i think should include certification by qualified instuctors.
"when seconds count police are minutes away"

[rmodel65]

thanks for the replys. past due for national right to carry which i think should include certification by qualified instuctors.
"when seconds count police are minutes away"

i think that there shouldnt be any requirement for training...the training is a back door ban on the low income. i think anyone should try and get training but its shouldnt be mandatory... also it might start as a 3 hour class then extend to an 8 hour class and so on and so forth once the federal govt has control watch for that to happen esp after a high profile shooting like VA Tech etc

[mrnyman]

Quite the opposite, the second amendment said nothing about the people being trained, it said the right of the people to keep and bear arms must not be infringed- quite simple.

It was meant to counter the well "trained" British troops waiting in the wings as they eventually did attack and burned down our Capital.

[sigsauer357]

The have to be a residence sucks if you ask me, if you have a FL permit then you should be able to carry in SC regardless if you're a resident of FL. Just like carrying CO but you have to be a resident of PA.

[HiredGoon]

Never mind. Sorry.

[bigdawgbeav]

From a carrying standpoint, you're screwed. SC only recognizes resident permits from states with reciprocity. PA does not have reciprocity, AZ does, but you have to be a resident of AZ for it to qualify.

[seadog66]

first off i agree about keeping gov off our backs. your right about instructors, they would use this as excuse to take away more freedoms. can only hope people who decide to carry have the sense to learn how to handle firearm safely. i've carried for 20+ yrs and make a habit of getting range time at least once a month. weekly now that i retired after 45 yrs on the job.
i called sc about my visit and they were pretty smug about it. i explaned i have license and could provide certification papers but they said unless i own property i wouldn't be issued temp permit. lived my entire life by rules of law, hate to cross the line but believe i have the right to protect me and mine, especially while traveling. will pray for the best but be prepared for the worst.