South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey of Edgefield listens as lawmakers discuss a version of a bill that would allow open carry of guns on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Reps. Justin Bamberg, D-Bamberg, left, Bobby Cox, R-Greer, center, and Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, right, debate a version of a bill that would allow open carry of guns on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, gavels out the session of the House on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina House members watch the voting board as the House approved on a 86-33 vote a bill that would allow open carry of guns on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Reps. Bobby Cox, R-Greer, left, and Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, right, look at a version of a bill that would allow open carry of guns on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)