Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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About this time last year I wrote on the National Reciprocity Bill and where it stood. You can find that information here. Since then, there has been some newsworthy movement. In early December, before completing the tax overhaul legislation, the US House passed two important votes for National Reciprocity. First, the House amended the clean National Reciprocity Read More …
The Mossberg Shockwave made a splash earlier this year and now Saurez International is offering the similar Stakeout based off of the Remington 870. These two firearms are “birds-head grip” shotguns with barrels slightly longer than 14 inches. Each is pump operated with an overall length slightly longer than 26 inches. And neither is considered a firearm Read More …
Since the last time I wrote on H. 3930, available here, the bill has moved from the House to the Senate in the SC General Assembly. In the House H. 3930 came up for a floor debate in the House where it was hotly discussed. The House considered three amendments, and they adopted the Committee Amendment 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 …
Christmas is upon us and the New Year will soon follow. With it comes the 2017-2018 SC legislative session and the promise of new laws. Firearms, and the regulations controlling them, will be a prime target of law makers this year. Some of the proposed ideas will be beneficial to gun owners, but others will Read More …