http://www.abcnews4.com/Global/story.asp?S=14159230 South Carolina requires a permit pr license for transporting > 25lbs of non ferrous metals. Copper, Gold, Silver
http://rockhill.wbtv.com/content/york-county-sheriff-crack-down-metal-thieves Why that law is in South Carolina...see above link. Apparently, ignorance of the law is no excuse, and looking at the mug shots of the goobers that were arrested, they might just use an ignorance, or too mentally challenged to understand the law defense. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, just look at these good ole boys. You can't expect that they would have read the newspapers about a new law, would ya? <img src=http://wciv.images.worldnow.com/images/14159230_BG1.jpg> Gotta luv the mullet there on Troy Strickland.