[[{“value”:”The South Carolina Senate approved legislation that would permit adults who are legally allowed to carry a gun in public, concealed, or both.
By a vote of 28 to 18, the bill was passed by the Senate.
Republican Governor Henry McMaster has pledged to pass it into law.
The state of Palmetto is on track to adopt legal carry as its 29th state.
Lawmakers in South Carolina permit the carrying of concealed weapons.
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The Reload (@TheReloadSite ) on March 7, 2024
The South Carolina House and Senate have both formally adopted the conference report following a specific conference to discuss the ultimate form of the disputed Permitless Carry Bill. H. 3594, the Permitless Carry Bill in South Carolina, will quickly be on governor. The Firearms Policy Coalition wrote,” McMaster’s Desk.”
The South Carolina House and Senate have both formally approved the conference report after holding a particular conference to discuss the ultimate form of the disputed Permitless Carry Bill.
H. 3594, the Permitless Carry Bill, will quickly be on the governor’s desk in South Carolina. McMaster’s Desk pic. twitter.com/gNTCtkfU6i
— Firearms Policy Coalition ( @gunpolicy ) March 6, 2024
WPDE reports
A compromise version of the conference committee was approved by the South Carolina House on Tuesday in an 86-33 vote.
The bill would allow adults 18 and older to explicitly carry loaded handguns without a permit or training, according to their agreement.
People could also obtain a concealed weapons permit if they wanted, and guns would also be prohibited in the same locations as they are now, including in schools, courthouses, and government buildings.
The bill goes even further, outlawing them on election day and in daycare centers.
Additionally, it aims to restrict access to weapons in bars. In accordance with the law, someone who is found guilty of knowingly bringing a firearm into a store that sells alcohol, beer, or wine for consumption on the premises is innocent of a misdemeanor and must be either imprisoned for more than two years or fined. The State has the right to revoke a CWP for five years if that person even holds one.
South Carolina passes a permitless open carry bill despite opposition https ://t.co/AP5MjTsAXy https ://t.co/AP5MjTsAXy
— The Washington Examiner ( @dcexaminer ) on March 7, 2024
WPDE noted that the legislation permits available carry in secret businesses and churches if the property owner permits it.
The House in South Carolina recently approved the Conference Committee Report 86 to 33 of the Constitutional Carry Act. #scleg #sctweets #scpol
— Palmetto Gun Rights ( @SCGunRights ) March 5, 2024
According to The Reload:
In what has probably been the most effective policy push of the contemporary American gun-right movement, South Carolina will become the 29th state to adopt permitless carry and the 27th state to do so since 2010. South Carolina is the only remaining Democratic state with a permitless carry, which suggests that the policy’s explosive growth may soon be slowed for the time being.
South Carolina’s status as the hapless Democratic holdout among the states with permitless carry was not due to a lack of trying by advocates. In three past legislative sessions, a permitless carry bill passed the state’s House, but it rarely passed the state Senate despite Republicans controlling both chambers.
This year’s permitless carry effort was almost derailed by policy differences between the two parliamentary bodies. In order to attract more reasonable and swing-district senators, lawmakers in the state Senate added amendments imposing stricter penalties for improper gun possession and limiting access to new sensitive locations in order to get more reasonable and swing-district senators on board. The Senate version also included extra state-funded training courses for potential gun carriers and exemptions from the delicate place restrictions for sitting lawmakers.
Louisiana became the 28th state to adopt legal carry last week.
Without regard for the law, criminals now carry concealed weapons. Constitutional Carry merely places law-abiding citizens on equal footing, according to Republican Governor. Jeff Landry wrote.
Criminals now carry concealed weapons without regard for the law. Constitutional Carry merely places law-abiding citizens on equal footing. #lagov #lalege photo twitter.com/UJNNOK5OiZ
Governor Jeff Landry ( @LAGovJeffLandry ) February 28, 2024″}]] [[{“value”:”
The South Carolina Senate approved legislation to allow adults eligible to carry a firearm to carry it in public, openly or concealed.
The bill passed the Senate by a 28-18 vote.
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster has pledged to sign it into law.
The Palmetto State is on track to become the 29th state to adopt constitutional carry.
South Carolina Lawmakers Pass Permitless Gun-Carry
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— The Reload (@TheReloadSite) March 7, 2024
“After holding a special conference to negotiate the final form of the disputed Permitless Carry Bill, the South Carolina House and Senate have both officially adopted the conference report. The South Carolina Permitless Carry Bill, H. 3594, will soon be on Gov. McMaster’s Desk,” the Firearms Policy Coalition wrote.
After holding a special conference to negotiate the final form of the disputed Permitless Carry Bill, the South Carolina House and Senate have both officially adopted the conference report.
The South Carolina Permitless Carry Bill, H. 3594, will soon be on Gov. McMaster’s Desk. pic.twitter.com/gNTCtkfU6i
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) March 6, 2024
WPDE reports:
The South Carolina House approved a conference committee compromise version Tuesday in an 86-33 vote.
In their agreement, the bill would allow adults 18 and older to carry loaded handguns openly with no permit or training.
Guns would still be banned in the same places they are now, including schools, courthouses, and government buildings, and people could still obtain a concealed weapons permit if they wanted.
The bill goes further to ban them at polling places on election day and daycare centers.
It also aims to restrict firearms in bars. Under the bill, if a person is convicted of knowingly carrying a firearm into a business that sells alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine for consumption on the premises is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than two years. If that person also holds a CWP, the State has the right to revoke it for five years.
South Carolina advances permitless open carry bill despite opposition https://t.co/AP5MjTsAXy https://t.co/AP5MjTsAXy
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 7, 2024
The legislation permits open carry in private businesses and churches if allowed by the property owner, WPDE noted.
The South Carolina House just approved the Constitutional Carry H. 3594 Conference Committee Report 86 to 33. #scleg #sctweets #scpol
— Palmetto Gun Rights (@SCGunRights) March 5, 2024
The Reload writes:
The bill’s passage clears the way for South Carolina to become the 29th state to adopt permitless carry and the 27th since 2010, in what has arguably been the most successful policy push of the modern American gun-rights movement. At the same time, South Carolina is the sole remaining trifecta Republican state without permitless carry, suggesting the policy’s rapid growth could soon be stunted for the foreseeable future.
South Carolina’s status as the lone trifecta Republican holdout among permitless carry states was not for lack of trying by advocates. A permitless carry bill cleared the state’s House in three previous legislative sessions but never cleared the state Senate during that time despite Republicans controlling both chambers.
Policy differences between the two legislative bodies nearly derailed this year’s permitless carry effort as well. While both chambers passed a version of the policy, lawmakers in the state Senate attached amendments creating stiffer penalties for illegal gun possession and designating new sensitive places off-limits to gun carriers in order to get more moderate and swing-district senators on board. The Senate version also included exemptions from the sensitive place restrictions for sitting lawmakers and optional state-financed training courses for prospective gun carriers.
Last week, Louisiana became the 28th state to adopt constitutional carry.
“Criminals already carry concealed firearms without regard for the law. Constitutional Carry simply puts law-abiding citizens on equal footing,” Republican Gov. Jeff Landry wrote.
Criminals already carry concealed firearms without regard for the law. Constitutional Carry simply puts law-abiding citizens on equal footing. #lagov #lalege pic.twitter.com/UJNNOK5OiZ
— Governor Jeff Landry (@LAGovJeffLandry) February 28, 2024
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