Open Carry Doomed In South Carolina For Another Year
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 8 months ago
Bills on either side of the gun debate have gone nowhere. That includes legislation by Sen. Marlon Kimpson, D-Charleston, to extend the FBI background check period from three days to five days — versions of which he’s pushed in every session since the 2015 shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, when nine black parishioners were gunned down. Kimpson managed to get a hearing last month, but the bill didn’t advance. Neither has any other bill expanding gun background checks in this gun-friendly state. But neither have various “constitutional carry” bills that would allow adults to carry a gun, openly or concealed, without getting a weapons permit.
South Carolina = California = New York = Hawaii = New Jersey.
I know that hurts my SC readers. That one is a kick right to the balls. I’m sorry. But I have to tell the truth.
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On April 8, 2019 at 9:30 am, Fred said:
The now six(?) year Republican super majority and State House occupation continues the erosion of liberty in TN. Every year they promise, every year they take money, every year we lose another little piece of our freedom.
This year they are going to grant Sovereign Immunity to State actors to break the law against any citizen without recourse and making it illegal to defend yourself and your family from the State, with NRA endorsement of course. The language is such that satan must be smiling broadly. See, the law attempts to grant civil immunity for those who defend themselves against a criminal, a good thing, but where the State is criminal it exempts itself and it’s agents from any action that harms you, even that which is against the law, granting de facto Sovereign Immunity. (Remember Nuremberg?) This is a necessary groundwork to the coming Red Flag weapons seizures.
So, if a cop is beating your 7 year old daughter to death in front of you it’s illegal for you to defend her. Why would the cops beat a 7 year old girl to death? Why not if they are immune?
The accumulation of these laws is as egregious as anything that the Nazis and the Soviets did.
All praise and worship the holy state!
On April 8, 2019 at 9:35 am, Bill Sullivan said:
Odd- The NRA-ILA web site says that a hearing on S.139- constitutional carry- will be held on April 9th by a sub-committee. Where did you get your information?
On April 9, 2019 at 8:01 am, Jack said:
I’m sorry, Herschel, but SC isn’t even close to NY or CA. Let me remind you about life in the non-free People’s Republic of California:
* 10-day waiting period to purchase a firearm (even if you own one)
* 1 firearm per month, 12-per year max (any type of firearm)
* Video/Photo/Fingerprint/background check for any ammo purchase
* No importation of ammo
* No open carry
* CCW only issued in rural counties – 90% of population cannot get CCW – unless politically connected
* Universal background check – all transfers go through FFL + 10-day waiting period + $35 fee
* AW ban based on features
* No removable magazines for centerfire rifles – must disassemble action to remove magazine.
* Manufacturer must pay to certify handgun w/ CA. Color change = new handgun that must be certified
* New handgun must have LCI, Mag disconnect, microstamping
* 10-round mag limit
* Local laws allowed to stand even with state pre-emption law – Sunnyvale bans possession of grandfathered 10-round magazines – even for off-duty LEO.
I could go on, but hopefully this should remind you why so many of us flee to free states like NC and SC.