1.) Deerminator - 02/13/2014

...Unrestricted gun carry.
[url]http://news.yahoo.com/sc-nikki-haley-gun-permits-133534348.html?soc_src=copy[/url]

2.) Swamp Fox - 02/13/2014

Good. It's about time. SC needs to catch up in a few areas.


[I]But the controversial bill faces significant opposition in the state Senate, the paper reports, and it's unlikely it will pass this year.

“Is [carrying firearms] a right under our Constitution? Sure it is," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Larry Martin, who opposes Bright's bill, said Tuesday. "But it’s also a huge responsibility that we as citizens should respect."

The "constitutional carry" laws are largely symbolic, according to law professor Eugene Volokh.

"With or without a training requirement, the person who wants to carry a gun is probably going to be trained because they want to be able to shoot effectively," Volokh said. “The only proven tangible effect so far is that it becomes easier for poor people to carry guns legally.”
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"Is [COLOR="#FF0000"]saying stupid stuff[/COLOR] a right under our Constitution? Sure it is," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Larry Martin, who opposes Bright's bill, said Tuesday. "But it’s also a huge responsibility that we as citizens should respect [COLOR="#FF0000"]with government regulation[/COLOR]."

The "constitutional carry" laws are largely symbolic, according to law professor Eugene Volokh...“The only proven tangible effect so far is that it becomes easier for poor people to carry guns legally” [COLOR="#FF0000"]and so whoever characterized the constitutional carry laws as largely symbolic (dismissively?) really should probably find a different phrase, since crime and the need for self-defense are hugely and disproportionately important for the poor, definitely not symbolic.[/COLOR]


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The opponents of constitutional carry are the same ones who think showing a driver's license or photo ID in order to vote is an unwarranted, unconstitutional and racist burden, the worst thing since lynchings and firehoses. :re: