SC Supreme Court allows 18 yr olds to legally posses hanguns

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18-year-olds granted gun rights
State Supreme Court rules the age for possession should be lowered
By RICK BRUNDRETT - rbrundrett@thestate.com

Youths ages 18 through 20 can possess handguns legally under a state Supreme Court ruling issued Monday.

The unanimous decision mirrors a new state law that took effect last month.

The five-member high court said the old law violated the state constitution, which grants full legal rights to everyone who is at least 18 — with the exception of alcohol purchases.

State Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, who authored the new law allowing handgun possession by those who are least 18, said Monday that South Carolina was the only southern state to have the higher age limit.

“I see it as a self-defense issue,” he said.