SC:Governor Haley Will Sign Gun Law Reform

Gun Watch ^ | 6 February, 2013 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina has said that she will sign the gun law reform, Bill 308.  The law has been widely touted as a "restaurant carry" bill that removes the state restrictions on people with concealed carry permits carrying their defensive firearms into establishments that serve alcohol.    Second amendment supporters have argued that they should be able to eat at the same restaurants as other citizens, without discrimination by the government.  The new law will prohibit legally armed citizens from consuming alcohol while in these establishments. 

Restaurants owners will be able to discriminate if they chose to do so, either by placing a sign indicating that armed citizens are not welcome, or by asking individuals to leave their establishments.

When the South Carolina reform is signed, only one state will have a blanket prohibition on carry in restaurants that serve alcohol.  That state, according to opencarry.org, is Louisiana.    Restaurant carry reform passed the Louisiana House 64-24 in 2013, but the bill did not make it through the legislative process. North Dakota passed restaurant carry reform in 2013.

 South Carolina Bill 308 reforms other parts of the State's gun laws as well.

The eight hour training requirement for a concealed carry permit is dropped, leaving a list of items that must be covered in the required instruction instead.  Former military and retired law enforcement are exempted from some of the training. 

Sheriffs no longer have the requirement to submit a recommendation about an applicant's fitness.   If the applicant for the concealed carry permit passes the background check, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) must issue the permit.

Applications for the permit will now be accepted online.

The term of the permit is extended from four to five years.

Fingerprints will not be necessary for renewal applications.

Restrictions on where in vehicles firearms may be transported have been removed for permit holders.

The law will take effect upon the signature of the governor.


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[marktwain]

Incremental reforms continue to restore rights lost in the last hundred years.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I have a CCDW, my wife doesn’t. Kentucky is open carry. But I researched Kentucky law and found that she can legally conceal in her car.

RV/Car Carry Without A Permit/License

527.020 Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon

(8) A loaded or unloaded firearm or other deadly weapon shall not be deemed concealed on or about the
person if it is located in any enclosed container, compartment, or storage space [regularly] installed as
original equipment in a motor vehicle by its manufacturer, including but not limited to a glove
compartment, center console, or seat pocket, regardless of whether said enclosed container, storage
space, or compartment is locked, unlocked, or does not have a locking mechanism. No person or
organization, public or private, shall prohibit a person from keeping a loaded or unloaded firearm or
ammunition, or both, or other deadly weapon in a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of this
subsection. Any attempt by a person or organization, public or private, to violate the provisions of this
subsection may be the subject of an action for appropriate relief or for damages in a Circuit Court or
District Court of competent jurisdiction. This subsection shall not apply to any person prohibited from
possessing a firearm pursuant to KRS 527.040.

[from occupied ga]

Yet SC is one of the few state that bans full auto weapons outright.

[basil]

Ping!

[rktman]

Booze and guns don’t mix so if you’re out with your buds and are the designated driver, are you also the designated shooter? LOL! ;>}

[basil]

I haven’t thought much about it, because I never drink—can’t stand the taste of anything alcoholic…….and we seldom go out any more. Us oldies are happier staying at home—LOL!

[Red_Devil 232]

Mississippi is now a legal open carry State. But if you want to conceal carry you must have a permit. Even before the open carry law was passed an individual 18 yrs or older could carry in their vehicle.

[SoFloFreeper]

LIKE.

[Turbopilot]

Did they fix the issue that prevents Georgia residents from carrying in SC unless they own property in the state?

[marktwain]

I did not see that reform.