A conservative legislator in South Carolina has introduced a bill that would require journalists to register with the government in order to work in the state, The Post and Courier's Gavin Jackson and Schuyler Kropf report. The bill also would create requirements for South Carolina journalists before they could being work.
State Rep. Mike Pitts, a Republican, said he introduced the bill because Second Amendment rights are demonized by the press.
The reporters note that the bill has "virtually no chance of advancing but is meant to reflect a lawmaker’s personal political statement."
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