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By Jeffrey Collins
Senators voted 25-21 against the so-called constitutional carry amendment after several hours of debate.
It would have allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it anywhere the weapons are legally allowed.
The Senate was on its second day of debate on a gun bill that Republicans rapidly brought to the Senate floor. The bill would allow anyone who passes the background check and a roughly eight-hour course to get a South Carolina concealed weapons permit to carry their pistol in the open.
Senators adjourned about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday and said they expected a final vote on the bill after several hours of debate Thursday.
Despite only having five working days left in this legislative session, lawmakers are confident they will pass a bill changing gun rights in South Carolina.
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1of8South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, asks senators to remove spending projects from the state budget on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Senators are debating the state s roughly $10 billion spending plan.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8South Carolina Sen. Richard Cash, R-Powdersville, speaks during a debate to remove spending projects from the state budget on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Senators are debating the state s roughly $10 billion spending plan.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of8South Carolina Sen. Ronnie Cromer, R-Prosperity, speaks during a debate to remove spending projects from the state budget on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Senators are debating the state s roughly $10 billion spending plan.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
SC Senate will debate open carry gun bill next week with 6 days left on the calendar Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Apr. 29 COLUMBIA, S.C. A state Senate often resistant to loosening South Carolina s gun regulations could next week pass legislation that would further expand those rules by allowing legal gun owners to carry their weapon out in the open.
In a 3-2 vote down party lines Thursday morning, a Senate Judiciary Committee panel advanced a House-sponsored bill H. 3904 that would still restrict where someone could carry their gun, but allow permitted gun owners with the required training to carry their gun out in the open in the public if they so choose.