Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:
March 9
The Post and Courier on gun control legislation reintroduced to Congress by a U.S. representative from South Carolina:
Nearly six years after Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun and use it to kill nine people in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, little has been done to improve the administration of national background checks required when purchasing a gun from a licensed federal firearms dealer. Congress has another chance to correct this failure and should do so without delay.
The Enhanced Background Checks Act reintroduced March 2 by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., would help close the so-called “Charleston loophole” that allowed Mr. Roof to purchase his firearm when the federal background check was not completed within three business days. Mr. Clyburn’s bill would expand that narrow window by giving law enforcement 10 business days to complete a background check. If the review
Dems are forcing a vote on a bill to block lawful gun purchases
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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
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