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Horry GOP: Raising Money from Gun Similar to the Buffalo Killer’s

Posted 2 days ago by Bob Gatty in News

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Politicians and rightwing media personalities who espouse the "great replacement theory", must be held responsible for the mindset that sent the teenage Buffalo, NY Tops Friendly Market killer on his bloody rampage resulting in the murder of 10 Black people and injury of three others. Moreover, gun rights advocates, led by the National Rifle Association, are…

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HCDP’s Gun Sense Committee Public Outreach Success

Posted March 25, 2022 by HCDP in News

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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

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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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McMaster is a Disaster

Posted August 16, 2021 by CJ Waldron in News

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In a series of head-scratching moves, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster stomped on the rights of women, made the state a less desirable tourist destination and contributed to the spread of a deadly virus. He made these moves with the help of Republicans in the state legislature. Though he claims these moves were to benefit…

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The Debate About Making Horry County a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Fear in a Safe Place

Posted September 13, 2019 by HCDP in News

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By Bob Gatty Two young teenage boys came home the other day having been traumatized at school. That's what happens when kids are forced to participate in active shooter drills. It makes them think, "This is real. It could absolutely happen to me." Those boys are the sons of Marcus Grainger and they are students at Myrtle…

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HCDP, Young Dems Condemn White Power Vigil Taunts

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

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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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The Shootings: Time to Take a Stand

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

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By Don Kohn On Saturday, at least 20 people lost their lives when a young gunman wielding an assault rifle opened fire in an El Paso, TX Walmart as shoppers jammed the store to take advantage of a No Sales Tax Day, just like we had here in South Carolina. In his online screed, the shooter, now…

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Time to End the Hate

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

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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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Take a Stand – For Reasonable Gun Laws

Posted April 29, 2019 by CJ Waldron in News

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You wouldn’t expect a fireman to pour gasoline onto a blazing inferno. You wouldn’t expect a doctor to give you medication that makes you feel worse. So, why do gun advocates believe that the answer to a mass shooting is more guns? Where is the logic in that? How has the rest of the world dealt…

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Horry Democrats Target Gun Show Loophole

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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HCDP Members Rally, Urging SC to Close the ‘Gun Show Loophole’

HCDP Members Rally, Urging SC to Close the ‘Gun Show Loophole’

Posted November 5, 2018 by HCDP in News

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By Bob Gatty. HCDP members and other citizens rallied at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center November 4 to urge the SC State Legislature to enact sensible gun laws. The rally was held across the street from the convention center, where the Myrtle Beach Gun Show was being held. For a photo album of the rally, please click…

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Join HCDP’s Vigil at Myrtle Beach Gun Show

Posted October 31, 2018 by HCDP in News

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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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