Access to firearms by children

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING "THE KINGSTON ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 16 SO AS TO TITLE THE ARTICLE "ACCESS TO FIREARMS BY CHILDREN," DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF UNSECURED FIREARM AND UNSUPERVISED CHILD FIREARM USE AND PROVIDE GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 12, 2024
Last action: Jan 14, 2025 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 32 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -4 32/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 634 days quiet

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