Mississippi AG office tries to clarify new gun law
Certain gun owners can carry concealed weapons even in areas where a local government has posted signs banning them, the attorney general’s office said Thursday in an opinion aimed at clarifying Mississippi’s gun laws.
AG Hood: Hidden guns OK on campus, with enhanced permit
JACKSON — A person with an enhanced concealed-carry permit — the kind that requires firearms training — may legally take a concealed weapon onto parts
Local law enforcement, businesses preparing for ‘open carry’
A state judge blocked Mississippi’s open-carry gun law from taking effect next week, writing in a Friday ruling that the law was vague and that an injunction was needed to prevent irreparable harm.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd scheduled a hearing July 8 to consider more arguments about whether to extend the injunction.
New Miss. law blocks info on concealed permits
A new Mississippi law says the public no longer has access to records of state-issued permits to carry concealed weapons.
Bill to seal concealed gun info reaches governor
The Mississippi House on Thursday sent the governor a bill to block public access to information about state-issued permits for people to carry concealed weapons.
Bill would let 2 workers per school carry guns
Mississippi lawmakers may let two teachers or other employees per public school carry concealed weapons.