Posted on 02/05/2014 4:50:33 PM PST by marktwain
In 2012 a constitutional carry bill died in a subcommittee in South Carolina. In 2013, constitutional carry was taken on the road, and received major grassroots support. That bill, S115, made it to the full committee, and is still alive. In 2014, constitutional carry is bottled up in the South Carolina Senate Judiciary committee meeting. WLTX reports:
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A bill that would allow South Carolinian's to carry guns without a concealed weapons permit did not make it out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.South Carolina is one of five states that does not allow open carry. This bill would restore legal open carry and concealed carry without a permit. The
Bright put forward the bill he says because requiring citizens to pay to carry a gun is an infringement on the second amendment of the constitution.A move was made to kill the bill by tabling it, but that was defeated.
The committee voted in favor of a motion to carry the bill, meaning it will get further discussion in a future meeting.Senator Bright, the sponsor of the bill, is reported to have said that he expects the bill to pass this year. If it does, South Caroline would become the sixth state to restore constitutional carry. Arizona, Alaska, Arkansas, Vermont and Wyoming current have constitutional carry. Wyoming limits permitless carry to residents, but it is unlikely that the restriction would hold up to a court challenge. Arkansas decriminalized concealed carry in 2013, but some jurisdictions are resisting the new law, citing a peculiar interpretation of the law by the Democrat Attorney General, Dustin McDaniel.
"You can carry a weapon openly if this bill is adopted and I'm offended by that," said committee chair Sen. Larry Martin (R-Pickens).
Funny that SC does not even have reciprocity with Georgia, but NC does.
And the statist bastards continue to wonder why they're SO VEHEMENTLY REVILED !
The fact that “constitutional carry” can be, and usually is, voted down at the state level shows how dire our situation is.
The fact that “constitutional carry” can be, and usually is, voted down at the state level shows how dire our situation is.
Lee Bright, an opponent of Linda Graham, is sponsoring this bill. Reason # 14 Lee Bright has my support. http://www.brightforsenate.com/
SC doesn’t reciprocate with Indiana either. I won’t visit the state until it does. The people might be but the representatives of SC are not 2nd Amendment friendly.
Same with Mississippi - recently visited my son/daughter-in-law/new granddaughter in S.C. and it was the only State on the trip that didn't have reciprocity with MS. To be legal I would have had to keep my weapons in the trunk or a latching interior compartment - opted to be safe and pay legal penalties (if I had to use my weapon) vs. leaving my throat bared...
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