Is firearms legal in South Carolina?

Q: Is firearms legal in South Carolina?

Firearms in South Carolina is permitted. South Carolina has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since March 7, 2024 under H.3594, so eligible persons 18 and older may carry concealed without a permit. An optional CWP from South Carolina's SLED is available for reciprocity, and the minimum age is 18.

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Permitted: South Carolina has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since March 7, 2024 under H.3594, so eligible persons 18 and older may carry concealed without a permit.

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South Carolina has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since March 7, 2024 under H.3594, so eligible persons 18 and older may carry concealed without a permit. An optional CWP from South Carolina's SLED is available for reciprocity, and the minimum age is 18.

Source: https://www.sled.sc.gov/constitutional-carry-guidance · Updated July 6, 2026

South Carolina Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in South Carolina →Permitted
South Carolina has been a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry) since March 7, 2024 under H.3594, so eligible persons 18 and older may carry concealed without a permit.
Open Carry in South Carolina →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is legal in South Carolina without a permit for eligible people 18 or older.
Magazine Capacity in South Carolina →Permitted
No state law limits magazine capacity in South Carolina — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law.
Gun Possession in South Carolina →Permitted
South Carolina has no statewide red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO) in effect, though legislation is pending, and there is no assault-weapon ban or restriction on magazines.
Transporting Firearms in South Carolina →Permitted
In South Carolina, anyone legally able to possess a handgun may carry or transport it in a vehicle without a permit — loaded or unloaded, openly or concealed — under permitless carry.
Duty to Inform Police in South Carolina →Info
South Carolina has no current duty to inform — the 2024 permitless-carry law removed it.
Suppressors & Silencers in South Carolina →Conditional
Suppressors are legal to own in South Carolina once they are registered under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA).
Reciprocity — where is my South Carolina permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a South Carolina concealed-carry permit.

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