Mississippi Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | No |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | No* |
*A permit to carry is available, but it is not required to carry a handgun either openly or concealed. The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | Enacted |
No-Net Loss | Enacted |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Partial Ban |
Right To Carry Laws | No Permit Required |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Outright Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Antiques
Mississippi statutes are silent on antique and replica firearms. They are treated as ordinary firearms. |
Carrying
It is unlawful to carry concealed any pistol or revolver, a rifle with a barrel of less than 16 inches in length, shotgun with a barrel of less than 18 inches in length, machine gun, or any muffler or silencer for firearms, whether or not accompanied by a firearm. This prohibition does not generally apply to a person otherwise lawfully carrying a pistol or revolver in a belt or shoulder holster or in a purse, bag, or other case. MORE |
Machine Guns
It is lawful to possess a machine gun that is legally registered and possessed in compliance with all federal laws and regulations. |
Miscellaneous
It shall be unlawful for any person “not duly authorized under federal law” to make, manufacture, sell or possess any firearm muffler or silencer or armor piercing ammunition “as defined in federal law.” MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required to possess a rifle, shotgun or handgun. MORE |
Preemption
The state legislature generally preempts all areas of firearm and ammunition regulation. MORE |
Purchase
No state permit is required for the purchase of any rifle, shotgun or handgun. MORE |
Range Protection
A person who operates or uses a sport-shooting range in this state is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution for noise or noise pollution. MORE |
Footnote (1)
1 These firearms include: pistols, revolvers, rifles with barrels of less than 16 inches in length, shotguns with barrels of less than 18 inches in length, machine guns or any fully automatic firearms or a muffler or silencer for firearms. |
Friday, May 7, 2004
Governor Haley Barbour (R) has signed HB 989, the NRA-backed Right-to-Carry Reciprocity bill that requires Mississippi to recognize ...
Thursday, April 22, 2004
The Senate gave final approval last week to HB 989, NRA-backed Right To Carry Reciprocity legislation requiring Mississippi ...
Friday, April 9, 2004
This week, the Senate Judiciary B Committee reported out HB 989, the NRA-backed Right-to-Carry reciprocity bill which requires ...
Monday, March 22, 2004
This week, the House approved HB 989, the NRA-backed Right-to-Carry reciprocity legislation sponsored by Representative Warner McBride (D-Panola), ...
Friday, March 19, 2004
This week, the House approved HB 989, NRA-backed Right To Carry reciprocity legislation sponsored by Rep. Warner McBride ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
HB 989, the NRA-backed Right-to-Carry Reciprocity reform bill, has been reported out of the House Judiciary B Committee ...
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
This past Tuesday, March 9, was the committee action deadline for bills filed in the 2004 session of ...
Monday, March 8, 2004
Mississippi House and Senate Judiciary B subcommittees both reported HB 989 and SB 2705—NRA backed Right-to-Carry reciprocity bills—to ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
The Senate Finance Committee reported out SB 2623, a bill creating a special NRA license plate and dedicating ...
Monday, February 23, 2004
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