Charleston Currents – gun reform

S.C. Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, D-North Charleston, speaks at a recent protest rally. Photo by Gavin Shelton.

NEWS BRIEFS: Lawmakers urged to address hate crimes, gun safety bills

Staff reports | Two state lawmakers said last week that it’s time to move forward promptly with bills to make hate crimes illegal and promote gun safety in South Carolina. S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston, told sister publication Statehouse Report that a hate crimes bill would go a long way toward race relations in the state. Earlier this year, the bill got important bipartisan support from then-House Judiciary Chair Peter McCoy, “but of course, then COVID-19 hit.”

by Charleston Currents · 06/08/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

Mourners in Christchurch, New Zealand. Via Wikipedia.

BRACK: Lack of gun reform in U.S. is downright embarrassing

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | It took New Zealand less than a week to ban assault-style rifles following a deadly slaughter at two mosques. As a comparison, South Carolina and Congress have been doing nothing but dilly-dallying for almost four years since Charleston’s own horrific massacre.It’s downright embarrassing that we are so hogtied with inaction.

by Andy Brack · 03/25/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

3/25, full issue: Environmental leadership, gun reform, spring flowers, more

IN THIS EDITION, March 25, 2019
FOCUS, Cantral: S.C., Charleston County need environmental leadership
COMMENTARY, Brack: Lack of gun reform in U.S. is downright embarrassing
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
PHOTO ESSAY: Spring in the mountains
GOOD NEWS: Interstate 526 extension up for debate this week
FEEDBACK: On a lesson from Coach Swinney, Nerf candidates
MYSTERY PHOTO: Not for climbing purposes
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mepkin Abbey
CALENDAR: DigSouth to attract 2,000+ to area in April