Gun safety advocates gathered Tuesday morning at Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston to urge action on gun safety and encourage lawmakers to pass stronger gun reform laws.

South Carolina’s Stand Your Ground law, a self-defense statute that allows individuals to use force—including deadly force—without the duty to retreat whe ...

While 11 states made significant additions to their gun laws in recent years ... Louisiana and South Carolina were among states that loosened restrictions, including allowing guns in K-12 schools ...

The uptick coincides with the South Carolina Legislature passing a permitless Constitutional Carry law that allows anyone over the age of 18 to carry a firearm openly or concealed. Nationwide ...