S. 593 is now law

[Rentiers]

Last night Gov. Sanford signed S. 593 into law. The bill can be read at the link below:

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/593.htm

Effectively, this means that SC law now says if you have a CWP, you will be able to drive your car onto school/college campuses AFTER you have put your firearm into the glove compartment, console, or trunk of your car, without becoming a felon. CWP-holding parents can now drop off and pick up a child from school without going all the way home to remove a firearm from the vehicle.

Non CWP holders still cannot lawfully have a firearm anywhere in their car when on school/college property. CWP holders still cannot "wear" or carry a firearm into school buildings, around campus, nor while inside the vehicle. If you leave your vehicle, the vehicle must be locked up.

[Bill of Rights]

This is still an improvement over what Indiana has. The driver may have a firearm on his/her person while driving another person to or from a school (k-12) campus, but cannot leave the vehicle at all, even with the gun locked in the trunk, glovebox, or even a small gunsafe in the car.

Of course, that's an improvement over some other states, too.

Blessings,
Bill