New 2023 ATF Pistol Brace Rule. The Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its 2023 ATF Pistol Brace Rule “Final Rule” on pistol stabilizing braces to the Federal Register on January 13, 2023. Many are concerned that this new rule could turn millions of previously legally owned firearms into National Firearms Act (NFA) regulated short–barreled rifles (SBRs), and the people that possess those firearms into felons.…
South Carolina open carry is now legal. Governor Henry McMaster signed into law Monday May 17th 2021 legislation that will allow a concealed weapons permit holder to carry their firearm openly while in public, legislation hailed by supporters of the Second Amendment. “Today, I signed the Open Carry with Training Act into law!” McMaster tweeted. “I…
WHAT IS A GUN TRUST? A Gun Trust is the generic term for an irrevocable or revocable trust that takes title to firearms. “Gun Trusts” are sometimes known as NFA Firearms Trusts, Firearms Trusts, or Firearms Revocable Trusts. Any legally owned firearm can be placed under a gun trust. But, these trusts are particularly applicable to weapons…
Gun Trusts in South Carolina provide important advantages to owners of NFA firearms, including: All Co-Trustees Can Use and Possess the NFA Firearms Registered to the South Carolina Gun Trust NFA firearms registered to a South Carolina gun trust can be used and possessed by more than one person. The settlor of a South Carolina…
South Carolina residents are allowed to use and possess the following types of NFA firearms and devices: Silencers Silencers (also known as suppressors or mufflers) are devices attached to or part of a barrel of a firearm or air gun that reduces audible noise and visible muzzle flash. A $200 tax is required to be…
