Bill > H3650

This bill amends South Carolina law to classify the act of discharging firearms into dwellings, other buildings, structures, enclosures, vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, or other conveyances, devices, or equipment as a violent crime, thereby adding it to a list of serious offenses. Additionally, it establishes a tiered penalty structure for this offense, increasing the potential fines and prison sentences, particularly when an occupant is struck or suffers bodily injury as a direct result of the firearm discharge. This means that intentionally or recklessly firing a gun into occupied structures or vehicles, even without intending to hit anyone, will be treated more severely, with harsher penalties for more serious outcomes.