Prohibited from Buying
The following persons are prohibited from owning and purchasing a firearm in South Dakota:
- No person under the age of eighteen years may knowingly possess a pistol;[1]
- No person who has been convicted in this state or elsewhere of a crime of violence or a felony may possess or have control of a firearm;[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- No person who has been convicted of a felony under chapter 22-42 or of a felony for a crime with the same elements in another state may possess or have control of a firearm;[11]
- No person who has been convicted of any misdemeanor crime involving an act of domestic violence may possess or have control of a firearm for one year from the date of conviction.[12]
Registering a Firearm
Government agencies are prohibited from creating any sort of firearm registry for privately owned firearms in the state.[13]
Concealed Carry
Concealed carry is legal without a permit,[14]. However, South Dakota still offers two types of concealed carry permits for reciprocity: Enhanced Concealed Carry Permit (reciprocity with 37 other states) and Gold Card Concealed Carry Permit (reciprocity with 32 other states).
How to Apply
A South Dakota resident must be no younger than 21 years of age to receive a concealed carry permit application.[15]
- Complete a firearm safety training course.[16]
- Complete a Concealed Pistol Permit Application.
- Submit the application to the sheriff in the county of the applicant’s residence.
- Submit fingerprints to the sheriff.
- Pay the $10 filing fee.[17]
- Pass a federal background check.
Reciprocity
South Dakota recognizes concealed carry permits from all states except the following: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island.[18]
Sources
- SD Codified L § 23-7-44
- SD Codified L § 22-42-2
- SD Codified L § 22-42-3
- SD Codified L § 22-42-4
- SD Codified L § 22-42-7
- SD Codified L § 22-42-8
- SD Codified L § 22-42-9
- SD Codified L § 22-42-10
- SD Codified L § 22-42-19
- SD Codified L § 22-14-15
- SD Codified L § 22-14-15.1
- SD Codified L § 22-14-15.2
- SD Codified L § 23-7-8.6
- SD Codified L § 23-7-7
- SD Codified L § 23-7-54.2
- SD Codified L § 23-7-58
- SD Codified L § 23-7-8.2
- SD Codified L § 23-7-7.3