In the aftermath of Wednesday's mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally, Americans are once again forced to reckon with the presence of firearms in society.
A proposal to allow any legal gun owner to openly carry their weapon in public without training is struggling to pass through South Carolina's General Assembly as Republicans and gun rights supporters argue among themselves. Twenty-seven other states allow open carry of guns without a permit, including nearly every state in the Deep South. “We debated it, we talked about it and we realized our bill is the best bill forward for South Carolinians to protect their freedoms and to get criminals off