Since 2021, anyone in the state of South Carolina can legally carry a handgun if they have a concealed weapons permit (CWP). In March of 2024, the Constitutional Carry Guidance in South Carolina ...

held a bill signing ceremony Tuesday to celebrate a new South Carolina law legalizing permitless open carry. The governor signed the bill into law two weeks ago when it landed on his desk.

I enjoyed Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook’s May 22 column, “Open-carry law makes our job harder,” but I question some of his assertions. A primary concern for Chief Holbrook is that an ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As 2025 approaches, South Carolina has a few new laws in effect to start the year, along with several significant changes made earlier in 2024. Unlike other states, South ...