Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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The Washington Post recently published a ‘leaked’ ATF White Paper entitled Options to Reduce or Modify Firearms Regulations. Unfortunately the news organization provides scant documentation on where, or how, they received the paper. The ATF, in a conversation with Washington Post, alleged that the paper is NOT the opinion of the ATF. Rather, the thoughts expressed Read More …
Representative Richard Hudson (R, NC) introduced the most recent National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill in the US House on January 3, 2017. The bill was introduced with 58 co-sponsors and is currently up to 140 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. The Legal Effect The bill, if passed, would add to the Gun Control Act Read More …
On February 8, 2017, Representative Jonathan Hill introduced a “Constitutional Carry” bill in the SC House. “Constitutional Carry” though is a loosely defined term that even the most knowledgeable gun rights advocates cannot agree upon. Thus it is not enough to state the intent of the bill; the real question is : What will it Read More …
Representative Jeff Duncan (R, SC) made news in the gun community early January when he introduced H.R.367 – The Hearing Protection Act. The bill is a reintroduction of the original “Hearing Protection Act” introduced in October of 2015. The Legal Effect So what would the bill do if it becomes law? In short, it would Read More …
This is the second part of my earlier article on pending legislation in the South Carolina legislature. The first article covered pre-filed bills in the SC Senate. Here we cover pre-filed bills in the SC House. As stated earlier, these are only the pre-filed bills, and there is always the possibility of future bills and Read More …