In this Youtube video, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced he “suspended” by “executive order” due to the COVID-19 pandemic the “open carry” law – a/k/a the Mississippi Constitution. https://youtu.be/YDKFdbaeLtQ Mayor Lumumba cites Miss. Code section 45-7-17(7)(e) as his authority (timestamp 2:20). First off, that citation is wrong. There is no code section 45-7-17. He […]
From the police blotter as reported by https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/4/23/407999/Police-Blotter-2-Pairs-Of-Women.aspx Police were dispatched to Chestnut Street/W. 26th Street on two men making a rap video in an abandoned concrete slab that used to be a part of the foundry. The reporting party stated one of the men was holding a gun while filming in font of a […]
House Bill 1215 has passed the House and is heading to the Senate for further consideration. The bill would do the following: 1. Prohibit cities and counties from entering into contracts or rental agreements which prohibit the possession of firearms. 2. Prohibit state agencies from adopting rules or regulations that restrict possession of firearms. 3. […]
When asked why he is entitled to private security forces using the same firearms he would bar for "common" citizens, Bloomberg could not articulate a coherent answer. He talked around the issue. He talked about how many threats he gets, how well trained his security personnel is, about what he thinks the law is and […]
There are a number of bills pending that would change gun rights in states covered by the Midsouth Gun Lawyer. Here are a few. Tennessee: To permit the unlicensed concealed carry of a handgun by all law-abiding citizens with or without a permit who are 21 and older, except in current restricted areas; The bill […]
Mississippi has long set forth a number of circumstances in which a person is justified in using defensive force, including deadly defensive force. The enumerated situations are: public officers and private citizens acting in furtherance of their job or a court order, i.e., executions, arrests, capture of felons; resisting an unlawful attempt to kill the […]
Mississippi law does not limit the length of a knife blade, nor address “assisted opening” devices. Rather, the only type of edged weapons which are expressly prohibited from being carrying concealed are dirks,[47] bowie knives, butcher knives and switchblades.[48] This prohibition is also set out again in a separate section pertaining to convicted felons.[49] Note that […]
Anyone using a firearm, including just displaying the firearm, during the commission of a crime shall be sentenced to an additional five (5) years in prison, without the possibility for reduction or suspension.[36] If such person is a convicted felon, the sentence is an additional ten (10) years.[37] Unless pardoned, expunged, or relieved from disability, […]
While there seems to be no statutory limitation on a business owner’s right to prohibit possession of weapons within the business’ building unless possession is limited by other law,[21] an employer (public or private) may not prevent employees from bringing firearms in locked, privately-owned[22] vehicles in the parking lot,[23] unless general public access to the lot is limited […]
Mississippi has no owner gun registration requirements[6] except for silencers/suppressors.[7] It is a state crime for any person to solicit, persuade, encourage, or entice a licensed dealer or private individual to transfer a firearm or ammunition in violation of state or federal law.[8] It is also a crime to provide false information.[9] Counties and municipalities are prohibited […]