COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina House member is filing a bill to allow residents to carry weapons without a permit.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dan Cooper of Piedmont said Tuesday he has filed legislation to allow any law-abiding citizen to carry a weapon.
The Republican says concealed weapons permit laws and other restrictions make it less likely people who obey the law will be armed and does nothing to disarm people willing to break the law.
Tuesday is the first day House members can file new bills for the legislative session that starts Jan. 13.
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I personally sent a note to Dan Cooper on his Link Removed, telling him how happy I was for this, and that I was supporting him 100%.
How do we keep up with the responses and status of the bill?
You would have to have a permit to conceal carry per this bill, but not to open carry
Personally, I feel that carrying openly in populated areas without a badge (as a LEO) is intimidating to the public, and in some ways violates their inalienable rights to feeling safe and secure in a public, social environment
Good question, I've never heard that before. I think that is a Brady bunch creed!:wink:Where does it say anyone has an "inalienable right to feel safe and secure"? That's a personal decision and problem. Some people wouldn't feel safe and secure with squad of police and special forces.
I have to kind of agree with that post to a point... I was thinking about this open carry issue this weekend while checking out at Publix and realized that open carry could back fire on us. What might happen is sheeple might take offense at folks open carrying and then a lot of businesses that don't right now might start posting signs.... what I would really wish for over open carry is the ability to carry concealed everywhere including public property and buildings both state and federal. I think it is an insult that 'they' are allowed to ban us from most of these places.
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