Rep. Rutherford proposes the following amendment (LC-3594.HDB0042H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 23-31-245.A person openly carrying a weapon in accordance with this article does not give a law enforcement officer reasonable suspicion or probable cause to search, detain, or arrest the person.