I understand the protests, but not the shooting and the attempts to bring down the state. We cannot allow hatred to control our lives. We must remain unified to defeat this evil.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If there is no threat to the lives of the citizens, our tactic will be to not intervene or impede members of the protest in expressing their will freely.
We protest to our last breath against the purveyors of hatred, cruelty and violence.
Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws.
There was no doubt that sooner or later we will fight. But we will fight not in the way of the dissidents' protests. We understood that we needed to be as professional as possible.
It doesn't matter if gun violence is down. We need to get guns and bullets and automatic weapons off the streets.
Protests are fine. But in South Carolina we believe in the rule of law, and the people of this state should never doubt that as governor, I will enforce it.
Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.
We have to face the fact that meaningful gun control has to be a part of homeland security.
The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to enact the will of those marching in the streets.
Who can protest alone? Who dares rise up? It is not easy. One is all alone, and evermore shall be so.