Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:
March 9
The Post and Courier on gun control legislation reintroduced to Congress by a U.S. representative from South Carolina:
Nearly six years after Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun and use it to kill nine people in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, little has been done to improve the administration of national background checks required when purchasing a gun from a licensed federal firearms dealer. Congress has another chance to correct this failure and should do so without delay.
The Enhanced Background Checks Act reintroduced March 2 by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., would help close the so-called “Charleston loophole” that allowed Mr. Roof to purchase his firearm when the federal background check was not completed within three business days. Mr. Clyburn’s bill would expand that narrow window by giving law enforcement 10 business days to complete a background check. If the review
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
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Lawmakers pre-file slew of bills to take on opioid epidemic
Lawmakers pre-file slew of bills to take on the Opioid Epidemic By Chris Joseph | December 10, 2020 at 8:29 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 11:36 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - While COVID-19 has dominated the 2020 headlines, the nation’s opioid epidemic hasn’t gone anywhere.
It’s gotten worse.
S.C. Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services provided WIS with a graph showing the rising number of suspected overdoses in the state.
Through October, DAODAS has tallied 7,408 suspected overdoses, which is 49% higher than the 2019 mark through October (4,964).
OVERDOSES IN SC: While the state battles COVID-19, the opiod epidemic has remained. 10 bills have been filed to take it on. The latest #’s from @scDAODAS on suspected overdoses this year:@wis10pic.twitter.com/hz0hnBYC9L Chris Joseph WIS (@Chris D Joseph) December 10, 2020