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South Dakota State Law Summary

Last updated April 1, 2011

In its publication Gun Laws Matter: A Comparison of State Firearms Laws and Statistics, LCAV ranked each state based on a review of state laws in 25 different firearms-related policy areas.  South Dakota ranked 35th out of 50 – having enacted few gun violence prevention laws.  Among other things, South Dakota law does not:

In addition, in 2009, South Dakota repealed the state’s 48-hour waiting period for handgun purchases.

Local governments in South Dakota generally lack authority to regulate firearms or ammunition, and local law enforcement must issue a concealed handgun permit to any applicant who meets basic qualifications.

South Dakota ranks 42nd among the states in terms of the number of gun deaths per capita.  However, even this relatively low ranking means that in 2007, 52 people died from firearm-related injuries in South Dakota. In 2009, South Dakota had the 7th highest ratio of crime gun exports to imports, and supplied three times more crime guns to other states per capita that it imported from other states.

For details about specific firearms laws in South Dakota, choose a topic below.

 

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