A bill being considered by Senators in Columbia would mandate where sex offenders can live.  If it become law sex offenders would not be able to live within a 1000 foot radius of a school, park, or place where children normally gather.

"If they can't come around places like public parks where kids are going to be I think it'll make it a lot safer," said Mount Pleasant Boys and Girls Club director Ivan Brooks Jr. 

"There have been situations where I have seen these predators around the kids or around the area where the kids are so I think it would be a good thing to keep them away from where kids mainly are," he added.

"You would think if there's children around and if these offenders are molesting children that'd be a prime place to be," said detective Nikki York.

Some people are not so sure this is the best solution though.

"It sounds like a law that sounds good on paper but probably would not have a lot of effect.  A thousand feet is not very far and I think for children to be truly safe there has got to be other measures," said Boys and Girls Club volunteer Nancy Worley.

One sex offender who asked not to be identified agreed with the bill but did say that if someone wants to break the law there won't be much that will stop him. 

To find out where sex offenders are located in your area, simply click : services.sled.sc.gov/sor/

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