Constitutional Carry Bills Filed in South Carolina House
BY Herschel Smith
1 year, 10 months ago
Two bills filed in the South Carolina House would legalize permitless carry in the state. The enactment of a so-called “constitutional carry” bill would also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control.
Rep. Bobby Cox (R) and 61 Republican cosponsors prefiled House Bill 3594 (H3594) on Dec. 15. Rep. Thomas Beach (R) filed House Bill 3612 (H3612) on Jan. 11.
The bills differ in language, but essentially allow anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun to carry it without a state-issued license, while providing restrictions on carrying a firearm, concealed or not, in certain public places. South Carolina would continue issuing concealed carry permits for those who want them in order to take advantage of CCDW reciprocity in other states.
Currently, South Carolina gun owners must first attend training through a certified South Carolina CWP instructor before they can get a permit.
The bill seeks to repeal numerous sections of state law relating to the carrying of firearms. At the same time, it imposes restrictions on where a person can carry a firearm, concealed or not. That includes police stations, courthouses, polling locations, daycares, and preschools.
As I previously mentioned in a previous post, I watched the entirety of the debate in the S.C. Senate as South Carolina passed open carry. At that time, constitutional carry was narrowly defeated.
I knew at that time constitutional carry wasn’t dead in S.C. and that the bills would be recapitulated this year.
Incrementalism. It’s a good thing for us. The progs know how to do it, we should have learned long ago.
The House will pass is fairly easily, I predict. It will be tougher slogging in the S.C. senate.
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