South Carolina lawmaker's bill would allow guns in schools and restaurants

From the Palmetto State:

Holders of concealed-carry permits could bring their weapons onto school grounds and into restaurants that sell alcoholic beverages under a bill introduced by state Sen. Shane Martin.

On school property, a gun would have to remain in a locked vehicle. In a restaurant, a person carrying a gun could not sit at the bar.

Sens. Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, and Glenn Reese, D-Boiling Springs, have signed on as co-sponsors.

Martin said the bill would keep "a good, law-abiding citizen out of trouble just from pulling onto campus," and would allow teachers and administrators who hold concealed-carry permits to keep their weapons in their vehicles while at work. ...

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