South Carolina - The War on Guns

♫ A Three Hour Tour… ♫

Gunfire erupts after a charter boat altercation in South Carolina beach town, police say… The Associated Press reported that an online flyer advertised a party Sunday on a three-hour cruise with a DJ. [More]

Anybody got a copy of the flyer? Why is it I’ve followed links to half a dozen “accounts”real reports” on this and not one of them gives a description or names of the victims or the suspects?

When I was in journalism school, the first thing we learned was the 5 W’s and H, with the first W being “Who.”

[Via Jess]

A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting accidentally shot himself in the leg at a marina about 3 miles (5 kilometers) away and is in the hospital in stable condition, North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Lauren Jessie said.

Hey, everybody else was getting shot…

[Via Keith B]

Sure as Shootin’

How South Carolina firing squad works [More]

No last cigarette?

[Via bondmen]

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing?

Anti-Gun Billionaire Michael Bloomberg Funds Backing Sheri Biggs in South Carolina’s 3rd District … Biggs has portrayed herself as a political outsider who is “pro-Second Amendment and pro-Trump.” However, one of the PACs backing her appears to come from anti-Second Amendment sources. [More]

The runoff is in a week. It’s up to these guys to set the record straight before then:

[Via bondmen]

Refilling the Swamp

Trump Can’t ‘Drain The Swamp’ If He Keeps Endorsing Its Worst Offenders [More]

He looks at the the numbers before picking sides. Being able to brag that he endorsed a winner, and then claiming it was due to his influence, is more important to him than what he won.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Prayerful Enough

“I just said a prayer last night that I hope my greatest fears don’t come true, and that’s that South Carolina becomes the Wild, Wild West,” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told The Post and Courier. [More]

I wonder why the Democrat feels that way.

[Via bondmen]

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It’s an improvement, but before gun owners start cheering over “illegal possession” being a “win” for “law and order,” consider Illinois…

Check out some of the idiots in comments.

[Via Antigone]

The ‘C’ Word

The March 5 compromise comes after the House and Senate could not come to agreement on several provisions of the bill… [More]

To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it depends upon what the meaning of the word “infringed” is.

[Via Jesse J]

Tangentially Related UPDATE

I am still holding out hope that a permitless carry bill of some stripe will pass the North Carolina General Assembly this spring. It will need a spending or fiscal component attached to it. We almost had it passed through the House of Representatives at the crossover deadline until opposition from the NRA caused Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) to pull the bill. [More]

Tell us more. Name names.

That Nasty ‘C’ Word

Both the House and the Senate have passed a bill that would enact what is known as “permitless carry” or “constitutional carry” across South Carolina. But their versions of the legislation are different, so they need to settle on a compromise before they can send this bill to the governor. [More]

So someone else mandating a compromise on your entitlement isn’t an infringement?

Name and Shame

The South Carolina State Senate is in the second week of debate regarding a bill that would allow handguns to be carried openly in the state. House bill 3594, known as “Constitutional Carry,” is supported by most Republicans in the General Assembly… [More]

What’s to debate?

And why “most” instead of “all”?

Who are the @$$holes?

[Via Jess]

Last Stop?

The South Carolina Senate is expected to vote on Bill H. 3594, the constitutional carry bill, on Wednesday. [More]

I’ll update this when I find out how it went.

[Via Jess]

Buying the Next Round

Lawmaker wants to end sales tax on some ammunition in South Carolina [More]

I don’t know enough about SC politics or this rep. to conclude this has a good chance or if it’s just the typical pandering we’ve come to expect from so many Republicans.

[Via Jess]

More Blood on NRA Hands

Eleven people were hurt, including nine by gunfire, at a late night party at a South Carolina park, authorities said Saturday. [More]

It’s curious that in this day of everyone having cell phone cameras, I can’t seem to find news accounts with pictures…

I wonder if this report naming Miquise and Ty’Quan as persons of interest may hold a clue as to why.

[Via Sweet Babboo]

Life Imitates Art

“It tells me all I need to know. And that is, just because it’s legal does not make it the right thing. I tell people all the time, the institution of slavery was legal, but it was not right. Just because they purchased these weapons legally does not mean that’s what the law ought to be.” [More]

This moron is literally saying freedom is slavery.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Scavenging Enough

A former and retired South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was arrested for stealing and selling property from a crash, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. [More]

I can’t find many details on this other than the moron risked it all for basically nothing, which is a pretty good indicator of the judgment he displayed while still on the force.

[Via Steve T]

Past Time if You Ask Me…

We need the South Carolina Republican Party to censure Graham for his sell out. [More]

This is for more than just “registered Republicans” and Palmetto State gun owners because what this guy does affects us all. The email option isn’t the only way to reach them. Pick one that works for you. And include others.

I’m starting with the head of the party. And GOP National. And NRA…

Like so…

But No One’s Talking about Taking Your Guns

State Representative Wendell Gilliard (D-111) announced that he will pre-file legislation to ban many commonly-owned rifles, shotguns, and handguns that law-abiding citizens use for self-defense and sport, and require current owners to surrender them. [More]

Well, he won’t personally…

At least he states up front what he’ll “allow” us to keep.

[Via Jess]