Notice:
Herbert Alvin Lanford, Jr. Passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024.
Herb was a member of the Executive Board of the National Rifle Association since 1984. He was also the first President of Gun Owners of South Carolina and wrote many articles for the website.
Graveside services will be held at 4:00 pm Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Please click on this link for his obituary.
https://www.floydmortuary.com/obituaries/herbert-lanford-jr
During our annual meeting President Stoudemire advised the members that the Congressional districts had changed with the 118th Congress of the United States, South Carolina. This change began in January 2023. Below you will see the updated map showing the districts. The districts have completely changed. If you are not sure of your district you may go to the South Carolina Election Commission website and click on the check your voter registration section and fill in your information and you will see all your voter registration information.
Click on link to check your voter information. SCVotes.gov
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GOSC will have their Annual Meeting on September 10, 2023 location will be at:
Little Mountain Gun & Supply
309 Mill St. Little Mountain, SC
Time: 2:00 pm.
If you have any questions or need direction you can call President Jerry Stoudemire at
803-345-5761
Special Notice May 4, 2021:
SC Attorney General Wilson has won a lawsuit against the City of Columbia over gun laws the city enacted back in 2019.
This started back in 2015 when the city started enacting gun laws against the law abiding citizens. Two of there latest laws were noticed by President Stoudemire of GOSC in 2019. He immediately contacted Senator Cromer and Representative Hixon requesting an attorney general’s opinion on there two ordinances in 2019. This was sent to Attorney General Wilson and an opinion was written citing previous state laws which prohibited a city from passing gun regulations. They continued and the case was sent to Common Pleas Court. The judge ruled in favor of Attorney General Wilson. Please see the links listed below. Also a copy of the original GOSC news section is also listed.
Copy of original news release from GOSC in 2019:
The S.C. Attorney General’s Office Has Issued Two Opinions Relating To Firearms.
Click on the links below to read the opinions.
The President of GOSC sent a request to Senator Cromer and Representative Hixon requesting an Attorney General’s opinion in reference to the City Of Columbia’s ordinance number 2019-063.
Links to SC Attorney General’s webpage citing the story:
http://www.scag.gov/archives/42637
https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article250719909.html
GOSC would request that if any member is aware of any activity like this to please contact the President or District of Directors in your area and bring it to their attention.
New Approved Match added on January 6, 2020. Please go to NRA Approved Matches link above:
Please Note:
The NRA Range
Development & Operations Conference in Charleston, SC scheduled for March 19-21, 2021 has been CANCELED.
Please check the NRA website for Information on Training. https://home.nra.org
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CMP Matches:
The Durham Pistol & Rifle Club is holding a Garand/Springfield/Vintage Match on 04/03/21 and 11/06/21. The location of the range is: 3973 S Jim Minor Rd,
Haw River, NC. Match Begins: 9:00AM.
For more information you may contact the match director: Daniel Warren at hurricanes7@hotmail.com.
Please post this information for all your club members to see. Thank you for helping make the Durham Pistol Rifle Club Matches a success. For information on holding your own CMP affiliated match please check out the CMP Competitions Webpage at http://thecmp.org/competitions/.
Kim Filipiak Training/Education & Competitions Assoicate
Civilian Marksmanship Program
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The Crosse Creek Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc is holding a Rimfire Sporter Match on 05/29/21, 07/31/21 and 10/30/21. The location of the range is: 3229 Blossom Rd., Fayetteville, NC. Match Begins: 9:30AM.
For more information you may contact the match director: Jim Popp at Popp32@hotmail.com.
Please post this information for all your club members to see. Thank you for helping make the Crosse Creek Rifle and Pistol Club Matches a success. For information on holding your own CMP affiliated match please check out the CMP Competitions Webpage at http://thecmp.org/competitions/.
Kim Filipiak Training/Education & Competitions Assoicate
Civilian Marksmanship Program
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SPECIAL NOTICE…
Website is back up finally!
If you have any information that needs to be listed please let the President know by email:
Also late but for your information.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Governors order on limited number of persons in an area, GOSC has decided not to hold the Annual Meeting this year. We will continue to monitor the situation and if important information is received we will post it on this website. Thanks for your cooperation.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE:
Our Hosting company had changed over to a new updated server. This caused our webpage to revert to an older version. We were not able to update the information until now. We will be going through the information piece by piece to determine its correct. We ask that you bear with us while we go through this process. Remember it is 2020!
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Important news provided by Herb Lanford, Member, NRA Board of Directors.
For those who were planning to attend the NRA Annual Meeting in Nashville in April, the following public statement was released today (March 12, 2020). Unfortunate, but read the statement and you will have the facts and the information currently available to adjust your plans.
With our 149th Annual Meeting scheduled for next month in Nashville, we realize many NRA members and meeting guests have questions about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the potential impact on our convention.
We have been closely monitoring updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tennessee Department of Health. In fact, earlier today, a state of emergency was declared in Tennessee.
Therefore, we have reluctantly decided to cancel this year’s NRA Annual Meeting, planned for April 16 – 19 in Nashville. This applies to all events and scheduled programs, including the NRA-ILA Forum. We sincerely regret the need for this action, particularly for our many loyal members who join us for this annual celebration of the NRA and our constitutional freedoms. Details regarding the NRA Member’s Meeting will be forthcoming.
Under the direction of NRA President Carolyn Meadows, the NRA Board of Directors is working with the Office of the Secretary in relation to board elections, meetings, and the like.
Please know that we did not reach this decision lightly. We were ultimately guided by our responsibility to help ensure the safety and well-being of our NRA members, guests, and surrounding community.
Please coordinate directly with any hotels, airlines or others who have assisted with your travel arrangements. Most companies have announced plans to accommodate travelers dealing with event cancellations.
Please visit
https://home.nra.org/important-update-nra-annual-meeting-cancellation/ or www.nraam.org for additional news and information regarding NRA activities. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
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The S.C. Attorney General’s Office Has Issued Two Opinions Relating To Firearms.
Click on the links below to read the opinions.
The President of GOSC sent a request to Senator Cromer and Representative Hixon requesting an Attorney General’s opinion in reference to the City Of Columbia’s ordinance number 2019-063.
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Gun Owners of South Carolina was founded in 1978, formerly the "South Carolina Shooting Association".
Gun Owners of South Carolina is dedicated to the protection and promotion of the law-abiding citizen's constitutionally guaranteed right to own, bear and use firearms for hunting, target shooting, protection of family, self and home, collecting and all other lawful purposes. GOSC is also dedicated to bringing all shooters, especially young shooters to the sport and give them an appreciation of our Second Amendment Rights.
Gun Owners of South Carolina is affliated with the National Rifle Association.
GOSC encourges all members to join both associations.