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SC Senate to take up bill allowing for Constitutional Carry

House passed bill allowing for permitless carry in February

Updated: 6:14 PM EDT Apr 11, 2023

South Carolina lawmakers are considering whether to allow gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit. A bill allowing for what is being called Constitutional Carry passed the House back in February. Last week, a Senate Subcommittee heard testimony from law enforcement on a similar bill in the Senate.The House Bill's main sponsor, Upstate Rep. Bobby Cox, said the goal is to give families the option to protect themselves without having to get a permit. TRENDING STORIESBody found in Upstate; death investigation underway, coroner saysCoroner releases name of man found dead after fire in outbuilding'Fess up when you mess up': Sheriff in SC apologizes for what happened at a woman's homeSouth Carolinians can still get the training they need, but they don't need a permission slip to exercise that right," he told the Associated Press.Last week, the police chiefs of Myrtle Beach, Conway, Columbia and Anderson testified before a Senate subcommittee, sharing their input. We asked Greer Police Chief Matt Hamby about that. "We totally believe in and support the Second Amendment and we want to make sure that as laws are made that we follow the legislation that's passed and we do our job to enforce the laws," he said. Hamby said one concern among some police chiefs around the state is that there is no requirement for training, including how to properly use guns and make decisions on when you can or cannot lawfully shoot. "Those are the things that we're just trying to make sure that our lawmakers are aware of, what our concerns are," he said. "But again, we are absolutely in support of Second Amendment rights, and we want to make sure that just all of the issues are considered as lawmakers are making their decisions." The Senate's version of the bill is now in a Senate committee. If it passes the committee, it will go before the full Senate for debate.

South Carolina lawmakers are considering whether to allow gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit.

A bill allowing for what is being called Constitutional Carry passed the House back in February.

Last week, a Senate Subcommittee heard testimony from law enforcement on a similar bill in the Senate.

The House Bill's main sponsor, Upstate Rep. Bobby Cox, said the goal is to give families the option to protect themselves without having to get a permit.

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South Carolinians can still get the training they need, but they don't need a permission slip to exercise that right," he told the Associated Press.

Last week, the police chiefs of Myrtle Beach, Conway, Columbia and Anderson testified before a Senate subcommittee, sharing their input.

We asked Greer Police Chief Matt Hamby about that.

"We totally believe in and support the Second Amendment and we want to make sure that as laws are made that we follow the legislation that's passed and we do our job to enforce the laws," he said.

Hamby said one concern among some police chiefs around the state is that there is no requirement for training, including how to properly use guns and make decisions on when you can or cannot lawfully shoot.

"Those are the things that we're just trying to make sure that our lawmakers are aware of, what our concerns are," he said. "But again, we are absolutely in support of Second Amendment rights, and we want to make sure that just all of the issues are considered as lawmakers are making their decisions."

The Senate's version of the bill is now in a Senate committee. If it passes the committee, it will go before the full Senate for debate.

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