(Statewide) May 19, 2006 - A sex toy ban has already happened in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas. South Carolina could be next on that list.
For 27 years Pat Irons has made a living selling "creams and lotions, massaging oils" and other things we won't repeat.
In Irons' opinion, "We don't consider it an X-rated book store."
But what she does at Sugar and Spice in West Columbia could become a felony. Irons says, "I think it would hurt a lot of marriages."
A bill by Upstate Representative Ralph Davenport would make it illegal to sell devices used for sexual stimulation.
Davenport admits he doesn't even know what a sex toy is. Nor does he have a strong opinion about them. The bill, he says, will help the people he represents.
If the bill passes selling sex toys would be a felony. The punishment would be five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
"Mark" tells WIS, "I think that's a tool for a relationship, for satisfaction. I think the government has no business in my bedroom."
Julianne Wolfe, on the other hand, says, "Something that was pornographic or involved children that wasn't Biblical, I would have a problem."
Shirley Martin has different priorities, "I wouldn't even consider it. I would be moving on to finding food for children."
The bill sits in a House subcommittee. So at least for now what sells behind the doors of Sugar and Spice is legal.
Reported by Maggie Alexander
Posted 10:04pm by Chantelle Janelle
