Renewed Push For Constitutional Carry In South Carolina
BY Herschel Smith5 years, 2 months ago
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – Brad O’Neil is the part-owner of the Gun Vault in Pontiac.
He said he doesn’t see anything wrong with the renewed push for permit-less carry or ‘constitutional carry’ in South Carolina.
“The Constitution states the right to keep and bear arms. Which in itself means you can keep and bear arms,” O’Neil said.
There are bills filed at the State House that would allow anyone who can legally purchase a gun, to carry it on public places that permit it.
The bills also lay out some restrictions on where a firearm can be carried, openly or concealed. Those include police stations, polling locations on Election Day, courthouses and daycares.
Right now in South Carolina, gun owners must first attend training through a certified state concealed weapon permit instructor before they can carry. O’Neil said the majority of his customers have a concealed weapon permit. “I don’t think it will change a whole lot. Other than the fact that an individual will get to carry their weapon freely.”
Here we go again. It happens every year. The politicians tease this issue, and then it dies in committee.
So what’s going to happen this year? Does it have a chance? Will South Carolina finally leave the ranks of California and New York and decriminalize open carry? It’s way past time, you know.
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