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South Carolina lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are apparently in agreement on making this change to the state\u2019s gun laws, according to local media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democrats and Republicans have voiced support for cracking down on illegal gun possession with no bond and mandatory sentencing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Referencing two recent mass shootings that left over 20 people injured, state Sen. Dick Harpootlian spoke about the need for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRepublicans, Democrats, Black, white \u2014 everybody understand this is intolerable,” Sen. Harpootlian told News19<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/a> “Innocent people \u2014 a 76-year-old man at the mall shot for being at the food court. I mean, that\u2019s unacceptable.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Harpootlian, a Democrat, says his new bill would make illegal gun possession a mandatory one-year sentence for a first offense and a mandatory two-year sentence for a second offense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Under current law, offenders can be fined up to $1,000 or sentenced to no more than one year in prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “More importantly,” Harpootlian continued, “it\u2019d require a general sessions court judge to set bond, not a magistrate. And that means there\u2019s going to be a lot more deliberate focus on each one of these as to whether or not they\u2019re going to get out on bond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Twitter, Gov. Henry McMaster (R) promised to sign the bill into law if it reaches his desk before the end of the current two-year legislative session on May 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Law enforcement needs help keeping illegal, stolen guns out of the hands of juveniles and criminals. I stand with Sen. Harpootlian and members of the Senate who are proposing no bond and mandatory minimum sentences in circuit court for illegal gun possession.<\/p>\u2014 Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) April 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n \u201cLaw enforcement needs help keeping illegal, stolen guns out of the hands of juveniles and criminals,\u201d tweeted Gov. McMaster. \u201cI stand with Sen. Harpootlian and members of the Senate who are proposing no bond and mandatory minimum sentences in circuit court for illegal gun possession.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay tuned for updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n South Carolina lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are apparently in agreement on making this change to the state\u2019s gun laws, according to local media.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":162929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240,1],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-162927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"category-uncategorized","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"\nSEE ALSO: Do You Believe Piers Morgan\u2019s Mea Culpa? <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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