A good article on S.Carolina CCL

[oneshooter]

Gun culture: Residents load up on permits

So far in 2009, the number of South Carolinians wanting to pack heat nearly has doubled over the previous year as people worry about violent crime and feel threatened by partisan politics.

As of mid-October, 28,197 new concealed weapons permits have been issued this year by South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division.

It's an annual record that already has surpassed the 14,630 new permits issued in all of 2008 and by far outstrips all previous years, according to SLED statistics.

The demand for permits is being driven, in part, over people's belief that President Barack Obama and a Democrat-controlled Congress are a threat to their Second Amendment rights.

"People are thinking, 'I want to get it and get it now,'" said Tom Thompson, president of the Mid-Carolina Rifle Club in Gaston, in Lexington County. "In case the Democrats try to pull something on us, we're going to have it."

Others increasingly worry that a sinister crime may happen to them.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/1007203.html


Seems that the author checked his facts and the law.

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

[taurus145]

1. While I agree with the move toward more CCW permits

I can't help but wonder why people who fear gun bans and/or confiscation would want a direct map to their houses in government hands. There's no sense in having the permit unless you have a gun. If you fear confiscation, why go on record as a gun owner?

Just take out an ad in the paper and put a sign in your front yard so your guns can be found efficiently and quickly.

[gorfle]

2. I don't understand the mentality either.

Getting a firearm permit in response to fears of government moves against firearms is retarded.

[spin]

3. Possibly because those who have a CCW permit ...

really don't "fear" gun bans.

I seriously don't believe that the federal government will be able to enact a law requiring registration of all firearms. Registration is the first step to banning and confiscation.

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[aikoaiko]

5. Tragic boating accident, sir. ALL lost in a tragic boating accident.

;)

[taurus145]

6. I'm thinking flea market sales.

Perfectly legal without paperwork here.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

7. Thanks.

[Virgil Cain]

8. Nice.

I'm glad more people are moving to get this license. A right not exercised is a right lost. I do, however, wish SC would change some of their permit laws. I live in GA, and have a GA and CT CCW, but SC doesn't recognize either. They also do not issue non-resident permits unless you own taxable piece of property in the state. I'd be willing to pay the extra fee to your state for the ability to carry just a short drive away. I mean, I'd expect such things from California and such, but to have this restriction in SC surprises me.