I’ve been told that SC has a higher than average quotient of local cronyism and corruption, high cost of living, and is pretty poor on 2nd Amendment rights compared to many other states. I’ve never really checked into that besides noticing that the gun laws are somewhat more onerous than what I might have expected for a solid red southern state.
As a damned yankee having recently moved to SC from NJ, the Palmetto State feels like a bastion of freedom.I guess it’s all relative to what your accustomed to.
It took them forever to allow CCW reciprocity with GA, and it was all on them. And there are a ton of GA people that vacation at Hilton Head, so it was a pain.
The state's urban areas are rapidly changing into mini blue states in spite of GOP dominance. Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach have experienced dramatic demographic shifts given what was up until now a booming economy driven by global trade. The old conservative South Carolina of our fathers still exist in very rural areas. As to gun laws, at least SC is not NYC.
“I’ve been told...”
Mostly bullsh*t.
SC also has a history of the state government exercising a lot of power that in many other states devolves to cities/counties. They’ve always had an issue with letting municipalities rule themselves without getting the General Assembly delegation for that area involved.
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