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Gov. Henry McMaster signed the Second Amendment Preservation Act, also known as South Carolina Constitutional Carry, into law on Thursday. The law allows anyone who an legally own a gun to carry it openly without a permit.
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South Carolina lawmakers appear close to approving a bill that would allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry the weapon openly. The House passed a compromise 86-33 on Tuesday. The Senate debated the proposal, but it did not immediately vote.
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The S.C. House voted Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, to reject Senate-approved changes to the lower chamber's so-called "constitutional carry" bill that would loosen gun restrictions in South Carolina.
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Republican lawmakers in South Carolina are reviving efforts to allow firearm owners to carry handguns without a permit, either openly or concealed. The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday in a 16-7 vote along party lines. The new proposal bars carrying a gun at correctional facilities, courthouses, Election Day polling places, preschools, religious sanctuaries and doctor's offices, among other places. But similar proposals have divided the GOP-controlled General Assembly in recent years.