<Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> SC Code 16 - 23 - 210 through 16 - 23 - 250 </Td> <Td> Permitted if registered in accordance with federal laws . State law makes possession, storage, and transfer illegal but then grants an exception for "any person authorized to possess these weapons by the United States Department of the Treasury; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; or any other federal agency empowered to grant this authorization". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable journey laws? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Federal rules observed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> South Carolina is a "shall issue" concealed carry permit state . No permit is required to purchase rifles, shotguns, or handguns . South Carolina also has "Castle Doctrine" legal protection of the use of deadly force against intruders into one's home, business, or car . It is unlawful to carry a firearm onto private or public school property or into any publicly owned building except interstate rest areas without express permission . Open carry of a handgun is not allowed (long guns are allowed), but no permit is required to carry a loaded handgun in the console or glove compartment of a car . As of 3 June 2016, states with which South Carolina has reciprocity are: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (enhanced permit only), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota (enhanced permit only), Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming . South Carolina only recognizes resident permits from the states with which it has reciprocity; non-resident permits from those states will not be honored . South Carolina does issue a CCW permit to a non-resident from a non-reciprocal state only if the non-resident owns property in South Carolina . </P>

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