A ceremonial copy of a bill allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to openly carry the weapon in the state sits on a desk at an event on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law March 7. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a ceremonial copy of a bill allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to openly carry the weapon in the state at an event on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster signed the bill into law March 7. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signs a ceremonial copy of a bill allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to openly carry the weapon in the state at an event on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Columbia, S.C.. McMaster signed the bill into law March 7. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, left, thanks state Sen. Shane Martin. R-Pauline, right, for his work a bill allowing anyone who can legally own a gun to openly carry the weapon in the state at a event on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster signed a ceremonial copy of the bill on March 19 after signing the bill into law March 7. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)