In reference to South Carolina, here's Kentucky's long standing opinion:

"It is the tradition that a Kentuckian never runs. He does not have to…he is not obligated to retreat, nor to consider whether he can safely retreat, but is entitled to stand his ground, and meet any (life-threatening) attack made upon him with a deadly weapon…." Kentucky Court of Appeals. Gibson v. Commonwealth, 34 SW 936 (Ky. 1931).