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Mike
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 07:12 pm |
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OpenCarry.org
For Immediate Release – January, 2008
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Representative Dan Cooper Introduces Bill to Decriminalize the Open Carry of Handguns In South Carolina[1]
South Carolina is one of only 6 states banning the open carry of handguns. In most states, adults may lawfully carry unconcealed handguns without any permit.[2]
But now Representative Dan Cooper (R – Anderson County) wants to change that.
Cooper has introduced H. 3003, a bill to make South Carolina like most states where anyone legally allowed to own a handgun may carry it openly without any permit. Folks who want to carry their handguns **concealed** will still need a concealed weapons permit. And with 32 co-sponsors, including some heavy hitters, and considering that Cooper is the influential Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, it sure looks like H. 3003 is goin’ to have some legs!
H. 3003 comes on the heels of an online petition in South Carolina with almost 2,000 signatures calling for the decriminalization of open carry. See the petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/scocp/petition.html. [3]
The United States Supreme Court said recently in the DC Gun Ban case that the Second Amendment secures the right to keep "carry" arms, but not concealed arms, citing to a line of cases upholding the constitutional right to open carry.[4] Notably, neighboring North Carolina’s Supreme Court has held that under that state’s constitution, no license may be required to openly carry handguns. See State v. Kerner, 107 S.E. 222 (1921).
OpenCarry.org strongly endorses Representative Dan Cooper’s effort to decriminalize open carry in South Carolina, and our South Carolina members will be actively working to ensure this effort’s success.
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Media Contacts:
Mike Stollenwerk, Mike@OpenCarry.org
John Pierce, John@OpenCarry.org
Note: John and Mike are the Co-founders of OpenCarry.org, the cyberhub of the open carry movement with over 14,000 registered members (click on forum tab at OpenCarry.org and
look at the lower left for exact membership data). See more at http://www.opencarry.org/press.html and http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum63.
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[1] The bill is H. 3003 at http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3003.htm.
[2] See map at http://www.opencarry.org/opencarry.html.
[3] A similar petition in Texas has resulted in a surge of interest in open carry reform there as well, and the introduction of an open carry bill there by Representative Debbie Riddle (R – Houston) is rumored to be imminent.
[4] See District of Columbia v Heller at http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-2901.pdf, pages 13 and 39-42. This pdf document searches easily – try search term “openly.” Last edited on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 09:49 pm by Mike
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Count
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 07:40 pm |
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| Great! Texas needs some heavy hitters, too!
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AllAmerican
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 09:04 pm |
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Awesome Mike. Let us know where were needed.
Edit: I got your email Mike. Still trying to get w/ Bob and then we'll round up some volunteers.
Richard
Last edited on Wed Jan 7th, 2009 09:23 pm by AllAmerican
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Mike
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 09:26 pm |
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| And we got picked up here already: http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/alert-south-carolina-considers-decriminalizing-open-carry
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AllAmerican
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:28 pm |
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Im gonna be making some calls tomorrow. I think I can get on at least one station in my area. Ive got some contacts for a focus group too.
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Mike
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 10:32 pm |
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| Sure - spread the press release to all your SC press contacts - try to get them to link to the petition and mention OpenCarry.org.
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mdgary
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Posted: Wed Jan 7th, 2009 11:32 pm |
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| Just emailed the story to local news paper...
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Brimstone
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 01:00 am |
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I grew up in SC and it has pissed me off that I can't carry there for some time. I can't even carry concealed since there is no reciprocity with Utah. It boggles my mind that great states like SC and Texas that have always stood for freedom would deny the right to open carry.
Good Luck from Utah!
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mdgary
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 01:10 am |
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| I posted the press release on SCDNR forum and already picked up a few signatures hopefully some opencarry.org members.
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Shorts
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 02:04 am |
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This is great great news SC!
Glad to see Mr Cooper step up. Folks, send that man your support and see the rest of it through!
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Patiwack0
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 04:52 am |
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| News Release emailed to Florence Morning News, WPDE TV-15, and WBTW TV-13.
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mdgary
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 07:23 pm |
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| Sent to news channel 7 , WYFF news 4 and fox carolina . Last edited on Thu Jan 8th, 2009 07:46 pm by mdgary
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AllAmerican
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Posted: Thu Jan 8th, 2009 07:25 pm |
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Ive got calls in to a few stations. Ill hear back shortly. I think Ill be able to get on one of them sometime next week for sure.
Florence area...
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AllAmerican
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Posted: Fri Jan 9th, 2009 04:32 pm |
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We are in contact today with 2 radio stations in the Florence/Myrtle Beach area. We should be able to get the info out on those 2 stations withing the next week.
Gathered a list of ALL daily papers in SC and will begin calling today.
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carryall
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Posted: Sat Jan 10th, 2009 01:34 pm |
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Hello,
I've just read the bill and I can't seem tofind the laguage decriminalizing open carry. Did I miss it or just not understand it?
Thanks,
Carry All
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Mike
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Posted: Sat Jan 10th, 2009 01:41 pm |
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carryall wrote: Hello,
I've just read the bill and I can't seem tofind the laguage decriminalizing open carry. Did I miss it or just not understand it?
Thanks,
Carry All
The bill repeals 16-23-20.
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Prophet
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Posted: Sun Jan 11th, 2009 05:23 am |
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This is great news. I wasn't sure if any of the six other than Texas was currently looking to overturn their OC ban.
If this passes as well as Texas' that knocks OC bans down to 4 states. If Florida can get its act together than I think its only a matter of time before Oklahoma and Arkansas get on board. Of course, im not holding my breath for New York but if the number of states that ban OC goes from 6 to 1 inside of the first year or so of Obama's presidency that might make him think twice about his Brady bunch lovin gun grabbin ways.
Now before you inundate me with how much of a gun grabbin liberal obama is let me say "I KNOW". But i think he is more of a political opportunist than a true idealogue and won't piss in the wind if its blowing hard enough in his face.
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Robert Butler
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 03:22 pm |
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Unfortunately, H. 3003 is not as clean a bill as one would want it to be. There are some very negative aspects to this bill, which are detailed in the GrassRoots analysis of H. 3003.
Please read the GrassRoots analysis before committing to full support of H. 3003. Unless this bill gets amended to fix the identified problems, it is not deserving of our support.
Rob
*** GrassRoots Legislative Watch ***
H. 3003
This is a Legislative Watch announcement from GrassRoots GunRights of SC.
This email is sent for information purposes only. No immediate action
is required. If immediate action becomes needed on a gun-related bill,
GrassRoots will send out a GrassRoots Action Alert email with
information and instructions on what to do.
15 January 2009
The following gun-related bill has been sponsored in the South
Carolina General Assembly!
Bill H. 3003 sponsored by Representative Cooper (R-Anderson).
A full GrassRoots analysis of the bill can be found at:
http://scfirearms.org/Legislative/H3003.html
Bill Rentiers
Executive Officer
GrassRoots GunRights of SC
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springerdave
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 03:47 pm |
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All of Michigan wishes South Carolina GOOD LUCK!springerdave.
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ProguninTN
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Posted: Fri Jan 16th, 2009 03:53 pm |
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Good luck, SC.
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