Lowcountry deputies preparing for open carry law changes
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 4 months ago
News from lower state South Carolina.
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) – On Aug. 15, a new law will go into place that will allow those with the proper permits to open carry handguns in South Carolina.
The Beaufort County sheriff was very clear that he does not believe the new open carry law will directly correlate to an increase of gun violence in the county. He did acknowledge though, that this is a change that will take time for everybody to get used to.
“There’s going to be a training curve through this and there’s going to be mistakes made. There’s going to be mistakes made by those who are carrying an open carry weapon and there’s going to be mistakes made by law enforcement officers,” Sheriff P.J. Tanner said.
The sheriff went on to explain that he doesn’t believe this will be as common in the Lowcountry as it will be elsewhere in the state.
“Currently, we’re on Hilton Head Island. I don’t know that we’ll see that big of an issue here on Hilton Head, but I think there are other areas of South Carolina that I think open carry is going to be trendy and I think people will take advantage of it,” Sheriff Tanner said.
He went on to explain that the law does have some benefits, including allowing officers to see someone’s weapon immediately on approach.
Ooo … “trendy.” “Issue.” “Take advantage of it.”
Here’s what needs to happen with law enforcement. Ignore it. It isn’t trendy. It’s a God-given right, finally recognized by the tyrants in South Carolina.
Educate your 911 operators to tell callers that this is within the law and no LEO will be sent out to stop peaceable men. Don’t make “mistakes.” Just ignore it. Cops in North Carolina do. That’s how you keep from making mistakes.
On August 13, 2021 at 3:41 pm, Roger J said:
Yesterday, a Columbia based group calling itself BBC (“Building Better Communities”) had a “gun violence” conference to prepare for the uptick of violence they expect when open carry becomes legal (but only for concealed carry licensees) in SC on Sunday. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott (a Dimocrat) said that his deputies would stop open carriers without probable cause and demand their license. He expects to get sued but doesn’t care. Why should he? Taxpayers will be picking up the entire tab for his legal expenses. I can only hope Alan Wilson, State AG, puts a stop to it. But so far Wilson has just written opinions that the Dimocrat politicians ignore.
Lott is one of the badged Quislings who would gladly send his satraps door to door to confiscate privately owned firearms if his masters (Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and Soros) demanded it. But it appears he is “Sheriff for Life”.
On August 13, 2021 at 5:16 pm, Fred said:
Note carefully that mistakes by the police “side” will be dismissed and mistakes on side of the king’s subjects will be fully prosecuted and could get peaceable men shot and killed. This too will be excused by the king’s courts.