New initiative aims to keep guns out of the hands of children
Headed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Project Childsafe, the initiative encourages more responsible storage of firearms.
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A Newberry Co. man is arrested after search warrant leads to discovery of drugs, guns
The Newberry County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 38 year old Leonardo Wimphrie on a slew of drug and gun charges after serving a search warrant at a home Friday morning
President Biden announces new rule to help curb “ghost gun” violence
President Joe Biden announces new changes for so-called “ghost guns,” which have helped fuel the rise in gun violence across the nation. Some law enforcement groups saying “ghost guns” can easily be bought and assembled by minors and those who aren’t authorized to have a firearm. Now the administration is cracking down on the privately-made, untraceable weapons.
SC Congressman wants to keep federal government from tracking guns
Gun control advocates say firearm registration systems help curb illegal gun activity
Columbia, SC (WPDE) — One South Carolina Congressman does not want the federal government tracking firearms sales. Congressman Tom Rice sponsored the “No Retaining Every Gun In A System” that restricts your rights act along with 40 other Republicans. The bill would direct the ATF to delete all existing firearm transaction records in their systems, ensuring the federal government does…
Right Direction Church teams up with RCSD for “Guns for Gifts” buy back event
In an effort to reduce illegal and unwanted guns, Right Direction Church is partnering with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department for their “Guns for Gifts” buy back event.
TSA: More than 70 guns confiscated over the Fourth of July weekend
The TSA says they confiscated more than 70 guns at checkpoints over the Fourth of July weekend, and more than half of those guns were loaded.
Columbia police seize more than 150 guns
The move is part of an ongoing effort to prevent violent crime in the city
Image : CPD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — As part of the Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook’s on-going efforts to cut down on violent gun crimes that take place within the City of Columbia. To curb this, the Columbia Police Department started a gun seizure effort back in February to get firearms out of the hands of those who are…
Supreme Court weighs dismissal of New York gun rights case
The first gun rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court in nearly a decade boiled down to a debate over whether there’s still a case at all
Bill to Allow Trained School Workers to Carry Guns Set Aside
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have set aside for now a proposal to allow school employees to carry guns on campus following two weeks of training after education officials and police representatives told them it would be too dangerous. Angry after what he said was more than an hour of misleading testimony against his bill, Rep. Phillip Lowe…
