South Carolina Governor Is The Best

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COLUMBIA — Gov. Haley said that she supports allowing people to carry firearms -- with or without permits, concealed or in the open -- after signing into law another bill Tuesday allowing people with concealed weapons licenses to carry into places that serve alcohol.

The bill Haley signed into law at a news conference at the State House would allow people to carry licensed concealed weapons into bars and restaurants as long as they do not drink alcohol and as long as there are no signs posted prohibiting concealed weapons.

The point of the bill, Haley said, is to allow responsible gun owners to carry their firearm with them into a restaurant instead of leaving it in the car.

"The idea of going into a restaurant and having to leave it in your car causes concern on whether it will be stolen...because as a CWP holder you are responsible for your gun," Haley said. "When it is not with you, you are concerned about who else it could be with or if somebody else could get it."

This is not a guns in bars bill," Haley said, saying she wanted to clear up what she called "misconceptions" about the intent of the bill. "It was never a guns in bars bill."

After the bill signing, the governor shared her position on another pending Senate bill that says it is a 2nd Amendment right to carry a firearm.

That bill would do away with permitting, fees and training requirements for carrying weapons.

"I think criminals are dangerous, and I think that every resident should be allowed to protect themselves from criminals," Haley said.

Read more here: COLUMBIA: Gov. Haley backs bill to allow carrying of firearms without permits, training | Politics | The State

 

[steelslaver]

Good for her and good for S Carolina and the people who reside there for electing people with common sense.

 

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Looks like Constitutional Carry is headed for South Carolina

 

[Damn Yankee]

Received this E-Mail from the NRA telling me what our State Rep's have been doing up in Jackson. Good news for us here in the Magnolia State.

Today, the Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 2478, sponsored by state Senator Terry Burton (R-Lauderdale, Newton & Scott Counties), to cut fees for concealed carry permits from $100 to $75 for original licenses, reduce renewal fees from $50 to $40 and lower senior citizen fees from $25 to $20. An amendment offered by its sponsor, extended an exemption from permit fees to active duty military personnel. Thank you to Senator Burton, Senator Giles Ward (R-Leake, Neshoba & Winston Counties) and Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves (R) for their leadership on this issue.

Section 45-9-101(16) of Mississippi's concealed carry law states that "all fees collected by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to this section shall be deposited into a special fund hereby created in the State Treasury and shall be used for implementation and administration of this section. After the close of each fiscal year, the balance in this fund shall be certified to the Legislature and then may be used by the Department of Public Safety as directed by the Legislature." During the debate on SB 2478, Senator Burton provided information to his colleagues showing that the DPS had transferred $4.1 million over the last two fiscal years from the permit unit to their general operating fund without approval from the state Legislature, clearly not following the plain language of this statute. You can read more about the history of this measure, as well as his support of it, on the Lieutenant Governor's Facebook page.

The DPS has recently adopted two positive policy changes that affect enhanced carry instructors and permit holders. According to their website, instructors who maintain a valid carry permit will no longer have to rectify with the department, and enhanced carry endorsements on permits are now valid indefinitely instead of needing to be renewed every five years or when the permit itself expires. Special thanks to local firearms instructor Rick Ward for initiating discussions with the DPS on these important administrative improvements.

Once again, House Speaker Philip Gunn (R-Hinds, Madison, Warren & Yazoo Counties), House Speaker Pro Tempore Greg Snowden (R-Clarke & Lauderdale Counties) and the legislative chamber that they lead demonstrated their commitment to your right to keep and bear arms by passing three important NRA-backed bills:

House Bill 314, sponsored by state Representative and Second Amendment stalwart, Andy Gipson (R-Rankin, Simpson & Smith Counties), which clarifies limits on the authority of municipalities and counties to restrict the carrying of firearms and provides a legal remedy for citizens who are adversely impacted by local gun control ordinances enacted outside the scope of this authority. HB 314 passed by a 85 to 33 vote.

House Bill 485, sponsored by state Representative Gary Chism (R-Clay, Lowndes & Oktibbeha Counties), would prohibit the destruction of firearms acquired by local governments as a result of gun "buyback" programs. Special thanks to House Judiciary A Chairman Mark Baker (R-Madison & Rankin Counties) for managing HB 485 on the House floor. HB 485 passed unanimously.

House Bill 705, sponsored by state Representative Dennis DeBar (R-Forrest, George, Greene, Perry & Wayne Counties), would expand protections against the confiscation of lawfully-possessed firearms during a state of emergency or natural disaster. Special thanks to Chairman Baker for also managing this HB 705 on the House floor. HB 705 passed by a 112 to 2 vote.

Your NRA-ILA will continue to update you when more information is available.

 

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Governor Haley a bright articulate voice of reason was only elected because the good people of S.C. Had the common sense and ability to choose wisely at election time. When our collective voices are sounded and we choose proper candidates, then our rights are protected and not trampled on by the politicians. By choosing our elected officials wisely, they in turn choose wisely for those who are appointed to judicial office. No elected official, no judge or bureaucrat will ever have the last word when we the people are active in deciding our destiny. They must learn to respect us or we must fire them in November and hire new officials.