Regarding the state 's financial budget , McMaster stated that the state has " plenty of money in the system to do all the work on the roads if we would just apply it to the roads that need the work ... It 's not necessary to put yet another tax on the people of South Carolina . " McMaster has stated he would sign legislation , if passed by the General Assembly , that " would allow anyone who is legally allowed to buy a gun to do so without a state permit and carry it openly or concealed . " When students did a walkout to protest gun violence and to call for stricter gun control , a month after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , McMaster described the student walkout as " shameful " and said that it was a " tricky move " orchestrated by " left wing groups " which were using the students as " tools " to further their left wing agenda . Student activist David Hogg , who survived the Parkland shooting , criticized McMaster , saying in a tweet that " future voters will not reelect you and outlive you too . " In 2018 , McMaster offered to send troops from the South Carolina National Guard to assist the state of Texas in combating illegal immigration and drug trafficking . This came after President Donald Trump called for the deployment of thousands of soldiers along the Mexico – United States border , in which border-states such as Arizona and New Mexico also participated
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
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