Obama factor cited as gun permits increase
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:08 pm
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Obama factor cited as gun permits increase
By Sarita Chourey| Morris News Service
Sunday, November 02, 2008
COLUMBIA --- New concealed-weapon permit applications in South Carolina increased nearly 55 percent through the end of August, compared with the same period last year.
New requests totaled 11,777, a sizable jump from the eight-month period last year, when 7,618 applications were made to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.
To Gerald Stoudemire, the reason is clear.
The president of Gun Owners of South Carolina says many people are concerned Barack Obama will erode Second Amendment rights if he wins the presidency.
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