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South Carolina: Open Carry & Free CWP Bill to Go Into Effect
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Yesterday, the Senate voted 28-16 to pass House Bill 3094, the open carry bill. Though the constitutional carry amendment failed, the Senate did manage to adopt an amendment to eliminate the fee for a Concealed Weapons Permit (CWP). H. 3094 now goes back to the House for further action.
House Bill 3094 allows citizens who hold a CWP to carry a handgun in the manner they choose. At the moment, South Carolina is just like New York and California in not allowing open carry of handguns. Self-defense situations are difficult to predict and everyone has different circumstances. It is unreasonable for the law to impose a one-size-fits-all method of carrying a handgun for self-defense.
The bill passed easily with six Republicans joining all 12 Democrats in opposing it.
“It’s a Second Amendment issue and for me, the Second Amendment Right doesn’t stop at the door of a school,” said Rep Chad Christensen (R-Iona), who sponsors the bill. “It just doesn’t.”
Proponents say more guns in schools could help prevent a mass shooting.
Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger (R-Lewiston), an Army veteran and occasional substitute teacher, said he’d potentially be able to respond to a shooting faster than a school resource officer.
“If I’m not the first one to go down, I can react properly and professionally as the situation warrants,” von Ehlinger said.
The legislation would also remove any “gun-free zone” signs displayed on school property.
“To me, that’s a big target for would-be shooters,” said Rep. Chad Christensen (R-Iona), who’s sponsoring the bill.
“Hey, come into this school and shoot us up. There’s no guns here, there’s no resistance here. We’ll let you do what you want. Come on in and kill our children,” Christensen said of the signs.
The bill passed out of committee along party lines Tuesday morning over the objections of law enforcement and education lobbying groups.
Karen Echevarria, who heads the Idaho School Boards Association, pointed out that some schools already allow teachers and staff to carry guns.
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