now that south carolina has passed restaurant carry...

[WildBill]

Apaparently, there are no"bars" in South Carolina. If you serve alcohol, you must also serve food. So, there is no distinction like there is in Texas with the 51% notice. So, this was a big step for us, to be able to carry in a restaurant, and not have to dis-arm.

The liquor laws of South Carolina are very strange and confusing.

They even define the term "meal" as to the type of food that must be served in a business serving alcohol.

Pickled eggs, pigs feet, peanuts, pretzels and pre-packaged sandwiches don't count as a meal.

There must be posted menus and the kitchen be capable of making "solid food. No soup for you!

They also specify the minimum size of refrigerator that is needed in the kitchen.

There must be a lot of history behind these laws.

If you think I am making all of this up ... http://www.scstatehouse.gov/coderegs/c007.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[tbrown]

We were on a long camping trip west, and when in Utah, my Dad stopped at a liquor store. To buy booze, he had to register/purchase a state license to buy alcohol. Not that he cared, being from Texas, but he figured it was the way the church controlled their members.

Probably true, like how Texas churches got laws passed to force liquor stores to close all day Sunday and outlaw sale of beer during Sunday morning church services.