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Legal Information: South Carolina

State Gun Laws

Laws current as of
November 13, 2023

I have a temporary order of protection against the abuser. Can his/her gun be taken away?

Nothing in South Carolina law specifically says that someone with a temporary order of protection against him/her cannot have a gun.1

1 See S.C. Code §§ 20-4-60; 16-25-30

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