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Nation Gun Violence Awareness Day June 2-4

Posted May 24, 2023 by HCDP in Events, News

The HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee will participate with other local advocacy groups to commemorate Nation Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 2. Also, the Grand Strand Chapter of Moms Demand Action is sponsoring a number of events, including a Stop Gun Violence Rally at the Myrtle Beach Skywheel on June 2 at 8 pm. The HCDP…

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HCDP Gun Show Rally 2022

Posted October 31, 2022 by HCDP in News

HCDP’s Gun Sense Action Committee sponsored a rally Sunday, Oct. 30, on Oak Street across from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, where the Myrtle Beach Gun Show was taking place. In addition to committee members, two representatives of the MOMs organization participated, as demonstrators explained our position that background checks need to be strengthened against…

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Gun Sense Action Committee Rally at the Myrtle Beach Gun & Knife Show

Posted October 24, 2022 by HCDP in Events

Keep Myrtle Beach Family Friendly Join the HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee march on Oak Street across from the Convention Center in protest the absence of background checks for firearm sales, the newly enacted Open Carry (with permit) law, and the City’s support and encouragement of gun sales in Horry County. The Horry County Democratic Party…

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March For Our Lives – June 11, 2022

Posted June 17, 2022 by HCDP in News, Video

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Demanding Action Against Gun Violence

Posted June 17, 2022 by HCDP in News, Video

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HCDP’s Gun Sense Committee Public Outreach Success

Posted March 25, 2022 by HCDP in News

On March 19th, 2022, representatives from the Horry County Democratic Party Gun Sense Action Committee and the North Strand Democrats, participated at the North Myrtle Beach's St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival. Having a table and tent set up with signage, those present were pleasantly met with members of the public who stopped by to…

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Horry County Residents Seek Sensible Gun Laws

Posted November 1, 2021 by HCDP in News

By Rosemary Wolfe Carrying signs and displaying banners, Myrtle Beach and Conway residents joined HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee members in a protest Sunday, October 31 outside the Myrtle Beach Convention Gun Show. This is the fifth year that the Gun Sense Action Committee has protested the lack of background checks and other measures to reduce gun…

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The Debate About Making Horry County a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary

Posted March 12, 2020 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

By V. Susan Hutchinson Anyone attending the March 10 Horry County Council meeting saw hypocrisy, ignorance and twisted logic on display as the Council held a public hearing on a proposal by Councilman Al Allen (District 11) to designate Horry County a 2nd Amendment sanctuary (Ordinance 15-2020). Allen began his rant by saying we have a…

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Stop Horry County From Becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary

Posted February 9, 2020 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

By Scott Pleasant UPDATE: Horry County Council will conduct the second reading of the "Second-Amendment Sanctuary" ordinance on Tuesday, March 10th at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers located in the Horry County Government & Justice Center, 1301 2nd Avenue in Conway. »View Calendar Event for more information. At their next meeting on Tuesday, February…

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Horry County Wants Gun Owner’s Rights Protected

Posted January 23, 2020 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

By V. Susan Hutchinson Second Amendment Sanctuary County. Let’s repeat that. Second Amendment Sanctuary County. What does it mean? According to District 11 Councilman Al Allen, it means “All it says is that we believe in our Second Amendment rights, and we are willing to stand up and fight for them.” Wow! The fact that Horry County…

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Eliminate Uncontrolled Gun Purchases: Gun Sense Committee Holds Vigil at MB Gun Show

Posted November 5, 2019 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

Above Photo: Members From Various Local Groups Come Out to Help HCDP Support Gun Sense in Myrtle Beach by Rosemary Wolfe The HCDP Gun Sense Committee, joined by others in the Horry County community, once again assembled with banners and homemade placards across from the Gun Show at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on November 3rd…

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Gun Sense Action Committee at Galivants Ferry Stump

Posted September 19, 2019 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

The Gun Sense Action Committee, with a booth at the Galivants Ferry Stump on Sept. 16, had a very successful presence at the event, reports committee chair Henry Garbelman. “We utilized our new feather banner as well as our standard banner, had new business cards, handouts, and a sign-up sheet with our new logo,” he said.…

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HCDP, Young Dems Condemn White Power Vigil Taunts

Posted August 8, 2019 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

CONWAY, SC, August 8, 2019 -- The Young Democrats of Horry County (YDHC) and the Horry County Democratic Party (HCDP) today condemned the action of individuals who reportedly hurled racist taunts at demonstrators at a vigil Tuesday evening who were remembering the victims of the weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. As…

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Time to End the Hate

Posted April 30, 2019 by V. Susan Hutchinson in Community Voices, News

By Barbara J. Sloan A Texas church, a Pittsburgh synagogue, New Zealand mosques, Christian churches in Sri Lanka and now Chabad in Poway, CA. All have been attacked by haters who believe that others do not have the right to worship as they wish–or even to live. Just a couple of years ago a similar tragedy was…

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Horry Democrats Target Gun Show Loophole

Posted February 14, 2019 by V. Susan Hutchinson in News

By HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee. Why is it so easy for criminals to buy guns? With a goal of making that question no longer relevant, the HCDP’s Gun Sense Action Committee launched the Keep Myrtle Beach Family Friendly campaign. This campaign aims to generate public support requiring gun shows to do background checks on all gun…

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Christine Carr Honored for Gun Sense Activism

Posted January 21, 2019 by HCDP in News

The HCDP Gun Sense Committee and HCDP officers and members were on hand Jan. 21 to see Christine Carr, a founding member of the Committee, be honored at the 2019 Martin Luther King Day celebration breakfast. Christine received the Drum Major for Civic Activism Award for her tireless work in addressing gun violence and voting rights,…

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Gun Sense Committee to March in MLK Parade

Posted January 3, 2019 by HCDP in News

Join the HCDP Gun Sense Committee to march in the 2019 MLK parade. Marchers to Line-up at 11:15 a.m., at 2306 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach (Harry's Restaurant). The parade starts at 26th Avenue North & Ocean Boulevard at noon. Parade route: 26th Avenue & Ocean Boulevard to 10th Avenue & Plyler Park. Restrooms available at start and finish…

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Trump’s Toothless Bump Stocks ‘Ban’

Posted December 20, 2018 by HCDP in News

By David Higham. After nearly a full year of review, the US Justice Department (DOJ) has issued a final rule to prohibit the manufacture, sale and ownership of bump stocks and similar devices. A bump stock is an accessory that when affixed to a semi-automatic rifle, uses the rifle's recoil action to simulate the rapid fire of a machine-gun. Bump…

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Join HCDP’s Vigil at Myrtle Beach Gun Show

Posted October 31, 2018 by HCDP in News

By David Higham, Chair (HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee) On Sunday November 4th, Horry County Democrats and other residents will gather across the street from the Myrtle Beach Convention Center where a large Gun Show is scheduled to take place. Organized by the Horry Democrats Gun Sense Action Committee, the rally and vigil is scheduled for 2:00…

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The Danger Next Door: Children and Unsecured Weapons

Posted September 17, 2018 by HCDP in News, Video

By Henry Garbelman and David Higham. The purpose of the video is to educate individuals to the risks associated with our children. We hope this initiative will cause more people who don’t own guns to be aware of these risks, and prompt them to ask before they send their children over to play next…

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