Another Chance For South Carolina Open Carry
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 10 months ago
For the 2021 legislative session, Representative Bobby Cox (R-19) introduced House Bill 3094 to allow citizens who hold a concealed weapons permit to carry a handgun in the manner they choose. Currently, South Carolina is one of just five states that do not explicitly allow open carry, among them Illinois, New York, and California. Self-defense situations are difficult to predict and everyone has different circumstances. It is unreasonable for the law to impose a one-size-fits-all method of carrying a handgun for self-defense.
Yet another chance. This has been on the agenda of some patriots for a long time in South Carolina, but alas, they have to fight three lobbies: (1) Columbia, S.C., (2) Greenville, S.C., and (3) Lower State (esp. Charleston, S.C.).
What will happen this time? Here’s a prediction. The cowards in South Carolina won’t even let it get to the floor for a vote. If it does, the progressives have to self identify, and we couldn’t have that, could we?
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On February 2, 2021 at 8:08 am, Wes said:
SC’s section 16-23-20 is a mess. Wouldn’t have thought that.
For what it’s worth (RE the state tally by the Ammoland article), Wisconsin does not have an explicit permission for openly carrying a handgun. The law is actually mute on the subject, which is the proper state of affairs.
With your pessimistic forecast, good luck & Godspeed anyway sir.
On February 2, 2021 at 10:22 am, Herschel Smith said:
@Wes,
I don’t live in SC but I’ve tracked this for a very long time. Ironically, SC is like Hawaii, NY, and Ill. in their rejection of open carry.
It’s sad. A Southern state taking after the controllers in NY like sort of sycophant little groupie.
On February 2, 2021 at 5:29 pm, scott s. said:
Young v Hawaii is currently on appeal at the 9th US Circuit. The Appeal was decided with an opinion that if concealed carry is not permitted, then open carry must be and remanded back to the trial court to REVERSE the case. Hawaii requested and was granted en banc hearing which was held last September. No decision has been forth coming at this point.
On February 3, 2021 at 2:14 pm, Frank Clarke said:
Don’t forget good ol’ Florida: open carry prohibited.