GOP Gov. Nikki Haley Is About To Make Taking Loaded Guns Into Bars Perfectly Legal In South Carolina

[onehandle]

South Carolina’s Republican governor, Nikki Haley, has announced that she will sign i to law a bill which will allow gun owners to bring loaded firearms into businesses that serve alcohol.

The bill, which was passed by the South Carolina state senate last month, will allow anyone with a concealed weapon permit to bring a gun into a bar or restaurant, on the condition that they do not drink alcohol. It remains to be seen how this rule will be enforced.

Any business that does not wish to have gun-toting patrons getting liquored up on its premises will be allowed to put up signs barring entry to those carrying a firearm.

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/02/gop-gov-nikki-haley-about-make-taking

I find assault weapons particularly handy in heavy alcohol situations.

[jsr]

1. Fantastic idea

[bowens43]

2. what could possible go wrong?

[3catwoman3]

3. Loaded...

...patrons and loaded firearms? Sounds like a brilliant combination.

[pscot]

4. Yeah!

[Bandit]

5. I wonder if in our nation's history this has ever been tried?

Surely they would NEVER insist upon doing something that had been proven to be hazardous from a historical advantage.

[DesMoinesDem]

7. SC is one of just a few states where it is illegal.

Carrying a gun in a restaurant/bar is legal in MOST states. Some people like to act like its going to lead to mass shootings in restaurants/bars all the time. It doesn't happen.

[Straw Man]

6. It is perfectly legal in NY State.

Always has been.

[former9thward]

8. This is the law in AZ plus most states.

Guess what? Nothing has happened. No shoot outs in bars. The end of the world has not happened though predicted.

[Cleita]

9. The first time I visited Alaska in the middle sixties,

before they built the pipeline, everyone carried loaded guns around with them, for protection from the bears, they said. But no one was allowed to carry said guns into the bars with them. In the entrances, where people hung their coats and parkas there was a place to put firearms. Even the very gun friendly Alaskans thought it was a bad idea.

[bossy22]

10. sensationalism much?

IIRC south carolina banned weapons in any establishment that sold alcohol for on-site consumption- from a dive bar to an applebees.

IF they don't consume alcohol I don't see the big idea- plus many states have laws like this on the books and there hasn't been many issues.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

11. We are truly living in a bizarre country. SMDH. nt