Unlawful storing, keeping, or possessing of machine gun, military firearm, or sawed-off shotgun or rifle
1962 Code SECTION 16-123; 1952 Code SECTION 16-123; 1942 Code SECTION 1258-1; 1934 (38) 1288; 1975 (59) 135; 1990 Act No. 564, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 184, SECTION 43.
It is unlawful for a person to store, keep, possess, or have in possession or permit another to store, keep, possess, or have in possession a machine gun or firearm commonly known as a machine gun, military firearm, sawed-off shotgun, or sawed-off rifle, except as provided in Sections 16-23-250 and 23-31-330.
A person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished pursuant to Section 16-23-260.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.