SC senators pass bill allowing open gun carry with a permit
3 years, 7 months ago

SC senators pass bill allowing open gun carry with a permit

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina senators approved a bill Thursday allowing people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns in the open. The Senate voted 28-16 on Thursday on the so-called open carry bill after about a dozen hours of debate spanning three days. Opponents of the open carry bill include a number of current law enforcement leaders, including State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel, and the police chiefs and sheriffs in some of the state’s largest population centers. The House earlier this year passed both the open carry bill and a separate bill allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it in public with no permit.

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South Carolina’s governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing
9 months ago

South Carolina’s governor marks new gun law with ceremonial bill signing

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov, Henry McMaster held a ceremony Tuesday to spotlight a new law allowing any adult who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly without a permit. Many police departments and some lawmakers who usually support fewer restrictions on guns felt people still need to get training before they should be able to …

Adults in this US state can now carry guns ‘openly’ as governor approves bill
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Adults in this US state can now carry guns ‘openly’ as governor approves bill

Hindustan Times  

Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after Gov. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo Gun rights supporters have pushed for the law for nearly a decade, first allowing open carry for people who took the training to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. With the governor's signature in a private ceremony …

Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Law-abiding adults can now carry guns openly in South Carolina after governor approves new law

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Any adult who can legally own a gun can now carry one openly in South Carolina after Gov. Gun rights supporters have pushed for the law for nearly a decade, first allowing open carry for people who took the training to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Henry McMaster, the stiffer penalties for criminals possessing …

Open gun carry proposal in South Carolina on the ropes as conservatives fight among themselves
10 months, 1 week ago

Open gun carry proposal in South Carolina on the ropes as conservatives fight among themselves

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposal to allow any legal gun owner to openly carry their weapon in public without training is struggling to pass through South Carolina’s General Assembly as Republicans and gun rights supporters argue among themselves. The Senate’s version left plenty of supporters of the open carry idea unhappy, including gun rights groups. One shows Republican Senate Majority …

South Carolina to provide free gun training classes under open carry bill passed by state Senate
10 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina to provide free gun training classes under open carry bill passed by state Senate

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina would provide free gun training and allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry their weapon in public under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday. The training was a compromise that finally brought two weeks of debate to an end, convincing a handful of Republicans reluctant to allow open carrying …

Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future
11 months ago

Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate started Wednesday a debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. Right now, South Carolina requires anyone who wants to carry a handgun openly to get a concealed weapons permit, which requires training in gun safety and firing the weapon. The bill as written would …

N. Carolina House sends pistol permit bill to Cooper’s desk
1 year, 9 months ago

N. Carolina House sends pistol permit bill to Cooper’s desk

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s House sent a sweeping firearms bill to the governor’s desk on Wednesday that would discard a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers obtain a permit from their county sheriff. Roy Cooper, who in 2021 blocked standalone versions of the pistol purchase permit repeal and another provision allowing more people to carry concealed firearms while attending religious …

North Carolina House votes to end pistol permit requirements
1 year, 10 months ago

North Carolina House votes to end pistol permit requirements

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — House Republicans in North Carolina voted Wednesday to toss out a longstanding requirement that handgun buyers first obtain a permit from their county sheriff, disregarding Democrats’ concerns that it could create a dangerous loophole. “Let’s not repeal it and take off that layer of protection.” Republican Rep. Keith Kidwell of Beaufort County responded that “criminals don’t get …

South Carolina House OKs permitless carry of handguns
1 year, 10 months ago

South Carolina House OKs permitless carry of handguns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican-controlled South Carolina House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow lawful firearm owners to carry handguns openly or concealed without a state permit. One successful change added language explicitly stating that the open carry of a weapon “does not give a law enforcement officer reasonable suspicion or probable cause to search, detain, or arrest the person.” Some …

N. Carolina Senate OKs gun bill with pistol permit repeal
1 year, 10 months ago

N. Carolina Senate OKs gun bill with pistol permit repeal

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Senate voted Thursday to scrap a requirement that a sheriff formally sign off before a person is able to legally purchase a handgun, as part of a broader firearms bill. Using parliamentary maneuvers, GOP senators blocked floor votes on several proposed Democratic amendments to tighten gun laws, such as universal background checks for all weapon …

North Carolina House passes gun bill with bipartisan support
1 year, 10 months ago

North Carolina House passes gun bill with bipartisan support

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Republicans and some Democrats passed a previously vetoed gun bill Wednesday that opponents warn could endanger children and teachers. The House voted 77-43 to approve the measure, which would let people with concealed weapons permits carry openly or under clothing while attending religious services at locations where private or charter schools also meet. Another …

SC lawmakers revive effort to remove gun permit requirements
1 year, 10 months ago

SC lawmakers revive effort to remove gun permit requirements

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican lawmakers in South Carolina have revived efforts to allow firearm owners to carry handguns without a permit, either openly or concealed. Tuesday’s committee meeting was packed with gun-control advocates wearing red shirts for the advocacy group Moms Demand Action, which has called the bill reckless for removing required training on how to responsibly carry firearms in …

US SC rules Americans have fundamental right to carry firearms in public
2 years, 6 months ago

US SC rules Americans have fundamental right to carry firearms in public

Firstpost  

The 6-3 decision follows a series of recent mass shootings and is expected to ultimately allow more people to legally carry guns on the streets of the United States Washington: The Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry guns in public, a major expansion of gun rights. The justices’ 6-3 decision follows a series of recent …

Ohio governor signs bill ending conceal carry permit mandate
2 years, 9 months ago

Ohio governor signs bill ending conceal carry permit mandate

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Monday a measure that will make a concealed weapons permit optional for anyone legally allowed to carry a gun and eliminate the requirement that individuals “promptly” notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon. The measure, dubbed “Constitutional Carry” by its backers, is one of several GOP-backed proposals …

Ohio Senate approves ending conceal carry permit requirement
3 years ago

Ohio Senate approves ending conceal carry permit requirement

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A concealed weapons permit would become optional and the requirement that individuals “promptly” notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon would be eliminated under legislation approved Wednesday along partisan lines by the GOP-controlled Ohio Senate. The bill is similar to a measure approved by the Ohio House last month, and one of several GOP-backed …

Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit
3 years, 1 month ago

Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved two veto-bound firearms bills, including one to allow people to carry a loaded gun openly or concealed, without a permit, and another to punish municipalities that impose firearms ordinances that are stricter than state law. “The Second Amendment doesn’t say anything about restrictions on our right to bear arms.” Debate became …

Bill repealing NC pistol purchase permit heading to governor
3 years, 4 months ago

Bill repealing NC pistol purchase permit heading to governor

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans completed a push Wednesday to eliminate the state’s long-held requirement that a handgun buyer obtain a permit from the local sheriff. While bill sponsors said most people don’t know they need a permit in such a transaction, opponents of the measure say it would create a large loophole that would allow weapons to be …

Proposed bill would eliminate required conceal carry license
3 years, 4 months ago

Proposed bill would eliminate required conceal carry license

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A concealed weapons permit would become optional and the requirement that individuals “promptly” notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon would be eliminated, under legislation proposed in the Ohio Senate. The new concealed weapons bill, dubbed “Constitutional Carry” by its backers, was introduced Aug. 5 by state Sen. Terry Johnson, a Republican from southern …

Governor’s OK means S Carolina now allows open carry of guns
3 years, 7 months ago

Governor’s OK means S Carolina now allows open carry of guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he signed into law a bill allowing people with concealed weapons permits from the state to carry their guns in the open. The proposal also made South Carolina a “Second Amendment Sanctuary,” which orders states and local governments to refuse to enforce any federal law or executive order that limits gun rights. …

House OKs doing away with purchase permits to buy handgun
3 years, 7 months ago

House OKs doing away with purchase permits to buy handgun

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s long practice of county sheriffs granting permits to local residents before they can buy a handgun would end under legislation approved by the House on Wednesday night. The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association backed the pistol purchase permit repeal — a change in direction for the group after years of opposing the idea. Improvements to the …

S Carolina Senate rejects open carry of guns without permits
3 years, 7 months ago

S Carolina Senate rejects open carry of guns without permits

Associated Press  

— South Carolina senators debating a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry their guns on Wednesday rejected an attempt to get rid of the requirement for the permits. The bill would allow anyone who passes the background check and a roughly eight-hour course to get a South Carolina concealed weapons permit to carry their pistol …

S Carolina Senate appears ready to debate open carry of guns
3 years, 7 months ago

S Carolina Senate appears ready to debate open carry of guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina senators took several steps Thursday to bring to a vote a bill that would allow licensed people to openly carry pistols and not hide them under a jacket. The House has already approved the bill to allow so-called open carry of guns by people who already have a state-issued concealed weapons permit. The proposal would …

SC House OKs bill allowing open gun carry without permit
3 years, 8 months ago

SC House OKs bill allowing open gun carry without permit

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House on Wednesday gave key approval to a so-called constitutional carry bill that would let residents carry guns openly without a permit and with no mandatory training. Rep. John King, a Democrat from York County, introduced an amendment that would let people carry guns on all public property — including on the Statehouse grounds, …

Amid gun control debate, federal court rules states may restrict open carry of weapons
3 years, 9 months ago

Amid gun control debate, federal court rules states may restrict open carry of weapons

LA Times  

A man carries his weapon during a 2nd Amendment gun rally on Feb. 8, 2020, at the Capitol in Salt Lake City. As the nation debates gun control following two mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia, a California-based federal appeals court decided Wednesday that states may restrict the open carrying of guns without running afoul of the 2nd Amendment. In …

South Carolina House OKs bill allowing open carry of guns
3 years, 9 months ago

South Carolina House OKs bill allowing open carry of guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House gave key approval Wednesday to a bill allowing people to carry guns without concealing them. Some Democrats said legalizing open carry would lead to more violence and death in the state, and they accused Republicans of voting for the bill to win political points with voters. Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson of Hopkins …

S. Carolina considers joining much of US in open gun carry
3 years, 10 months ago

S. Carolina considers joining much of US in open gun carry

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some South Carolina Republican lawmakers are trying to get the decidedly conservative state to join 44 others that allow people to carry guns without concealing them. A House panel voted 3-1 along party lines to advance a bill Wednesday that would allow people who already have concealed-weapons permits to carry their guns without hiding them under a …

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