Robert K. Merting - Attorney at Law
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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 I’d quote numbers, but by the time you read this they’ll be outdated.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 …
Extreme Risk Protection Orders; Gun Violence Restraining Orders; Risk Protection Orders; Risk Warrants; Procedures for the Seizure and Retention of a Firearm. These various names, some descriptive, some cryptic, are all referring to the general idea more commonly know as Red Flag Laws. Red Flag Laws are a hot topic among progressive media, Democrats, and Read More …
The South Carolina Legislature has provided immunity from prosecution for anyone who uses deadly force in self-defense in a manner specifically allowed by law. See S.C. Code Ann. § 16-11-450. However, whether the use of deadly force is in a manner allowed by law is still the purview of the courts. In past cases, the Read More …