Wasn't section 23-31-180 repealed?

PCShogun · Dec 17, 2012

I was trying to find a history of South Carolina Gun Laws and specifically, what law banned the open carry of firearms, and I ended up on the State Legislation website.

I saw this:
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SECTION 23-31-180. Certain pistols declared to be contraband; forfeiture, seizure, and destruction; disposal restrictions; use for display.

No licensed retail dealer may hold, store, handle, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise possess in his place of business a pistol or other handgun which has a die-cast, metal alloy frame or receiver which melts at a temperature of less than eight hundred degrees Fahrenheit.
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Didn't this section get repealed recently?

11B3XCIB · Dec 17, 2012

Yes, I thought so too. Google-Fu time!

"South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) signed House Bill 4494 into law on June 29, marking an end to South Carolina?s experiment with radical anti-gun policies in the 1970?s. This law, effective upon the Governor?s signature, repeals the prohibition on selling certain handguns that do not meet the arbitrary 800 degree melting-point standard, and the requirement for Federal Firearms License holders to be licensed with the state in order to sell handguns. H 4494 also brings South Carolina into conformity with federal law by allowing the sale of long guns in non-contiguous states to South Carolina residents."

I would have rather been granted CWP Restaurant, hospital, college campus carry. But...baby steps...

John Canuck · Dec 18, 2012

Yes yes. The NRA found it to be of the utmost importance to address the melting point law, while endorsing an anti in the costume of a fat jackass who prevented people from carrying their meltable guns into a restaurant where rumor has it, sometimes robberies occur. :shock:

Now it appears the NRA will be busy with other things for a while, so maybe constitutional carry will make to the governor on it'a own inertia. :|

The General · Dec 20, 2012

Jake Knotts blocked the restauant carry bill from making it to the floor. It's good bye and good ridance to Jake...

Regarding endorsements: NRA uses the "Friendly Encombant" approach. If you're already in office and you have been Pro during your career, then you get perference over a challenger that has never held that office. Plan and simple reason: You can promise anything you want during a campaign. Office holders prove (or disprove) their loyalty via their very real votes. Besides, since current office holders seldom loose, it's costly to back an opponent and risk the continued support of the now spurned office holder.

Of course, it's much easier to just bash the NRA rather than actually do anything.... (like pay dues)

-Mike

11B3XCIB · Dec 20, 2012

I've already written Katrina Shealy about this topic.

Jake was a Joke. His daughter and grandson are criminals, just like he is, only he's managed to keep his fat butt out of the eye of a camera when doing his shady deeds.