South Carolina Republicans at war over ‘constitutional carry’ bill

Published February 12, 2024 4:26pm ET



An NRA-backed constitutional carry bill that would allow most South Carolinians to carry firearms in public is facing an uncertain future after several hard-line gun rights groups mounted a public pressure campaign to kill the legislation over claims it had been too watered down. 

“We are tired of the compromises,” Tommy Dimsdale, a lobbyist for the Palmetto Gun Rights group, said in a video opposing the Senate version of the bill. 

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