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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Saturday March 09, 2024 ( 3 items )  

National Association for Gun Rights: South Carolina Becomes 29th Constitutional Carry State
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: After over a decade of debate, Constitutional Carry House Bill 3594 was signed into law this afternoon. South Carolina joins 28 other states in passing this bill deemed a "big win" by gun owners and many Second Amendment organizations such as the National Association for Gun Rights and their state affiliate, Palmetto Gun Rights. The legislation dubbed "Constitutional  more

Open Space Institute: Filling a 'Critical Conservation Gap' at Kings Mountain State Park
NEW YORK, March 9 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news: The Open Space Institute (OSI), together with landowner Greta Metker and partners at South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT), and the South Carolina Conservation Bank (SCCB), have worked together to save nearly 50 acres of land that closes an unprotected gap in Kings Mountain State Park. The "Metker Kings" property comprises 22 acres of open pastureland, 23 acres of mature forested upland, and a n  more

PETA: Reward of Up to $5,000 Offered by PETA for Help Catching Bluffton Cat Killer
BLUFFTON, South Carolina, March 9 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for fatally shooting two cats outside the Belfair Towne Village shopping center this month. According to the Bluffton Police Department, a stray cat known as Stitch was found shot and paralyzed--reportedly with a .22 caliber bullet in her back--near a dumpst  more