Guns & 2nd Amendment

Limits liability for shooting range operators when someone gets hurt.

This bill creates a new law establishing that individuals present at shooting ranges assume all risks that are obvious and inherent to shooting range activities. The assumed risks specifically include injuries from noise, discharge of projectiles, equipment malfunctions (except range-owned equipment), terrain variations, weather conditions, and natural obstacles. The law applies to all types of shooting ranges including pistol, rifle, shotgun, archery, and law enforcement ranges on both public and private property.

Allows people to own firearm silencers without special permits.

This bill removes firearm silencers from the definition of 'controlled weapon' in South Dakota criminal law. Currently, controlled weapons include firearm silencers, machine guns, and short shotguns. After this change, controlled weapons would only include machine guns and short shotguns, while firearm silencers would be treated as regular firearms under state law.