• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: No, South Carolina does not generally require a background check for private sales between unlicensed individuals.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
• Waiting Period: None.
• Registration Requirement: None.
• Permit Required (to purchase): None.
• Concealed Carry Permit: None. South Carolina allows permitless carry, though permits are still issued.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
• Assault Weapons Limits: None.

Source: S.C. Code Ann. §§ 16-23-20, 23-31-215, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)

• Anyone convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
• Anyone restrained by a qualifying court order involving an intimate partner or child.
• Anyone who is a minor.
• Anyone unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
• Anyone legally determined to be mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.
• Anyone discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
• Anyone unlawfully present in the United States or in the country under a non-immigrant visa.
• Anyone who has given up U.S. citizenship.
• Anyone convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence offense.
• Anyone fleeing from justice.

Source: S.C. Code § 16-23-30, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)