Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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Open carry of a handgun, with a proper permit, will become legal in this state on August 15, 2021. This is a significant change in the visibility of legally carried firearms, and that change is raising a lot of questions. One of the most significant ‘where the rubber meets the road’ questions is what to Read More …
Clients seeking a pardon commonly ask what rights a pardon restores. The right to sit on a jury, the right to run for public office, the right to possess a firearm, and nearly anything else that is a civil right is a restored by a pardon. A pardon is very broad. But if we ask Read More …
At first blush, you would expect that South Carolina has friendly gun laws. If you can own it Federally, you can own it here. You can carry in your car’s glove box without a permit. There are no state requirements to buy firearms and ammunition. We are a “shall issue” CWP state. Or are we? Read More …
News today bombards us with pandemic and hysteria about the latest coronavirus. So many thousands infected today. So many hundred died. I’d quote numbers, but by the time you read this they’ll be outdated. The veracity of the pandemic aside, there is a simple lesson, among many, we can learn from this scare. Consider: If Read More …
Regular readers know I recently wrote about Red Flag Laws, the characteristics of such laws, and whether we may see them in South Carolina. If you did not see that article, or you want to catch up, you can find it here. The ink was barely dry before the first Red Flag Laws were enacted in Read More …