"South Carolina Adopts Permitless Open Carry Law: What You Need to Know"

South Carolina has become the 29th state to allow residents to carry handguns without a permit, with the new law in effect immediately. The legislation applies only to handguns and includes specific places where guns cannot be carried. While there are mixed impacts on overall gun mortality rates in states with permitless carry laws, getting a permit in South Carolina still has benefits, including the guarantee to carry concealed in 35 other states. The state will appropriate funds to cover the cost of concealed carry classes, and gun rights groups are generally supportive of the new law.