<Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Permitted as long such possession is in compliance with all federal regulations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable Journey laws? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Mississippi is a "shall issue" state for concealed carry . The Mississippi Department of Public Safety shall issue a license to carry a concealed pistol or revolver to a qualified applicant within 45 days . The license is valid for five years . Concealed carry is not allowed in a school, courthouse, police station, detention facility, government meeting place, polling place, establishment primarily devoted to dispensing alcoholic beverages, athletic event, parade or demonstration for which a permit is required, passenger terminal of an airport, "place of nuisance" as defined in Mississippi Code section 95--3--1, or a location where a sign is posted and clearly visible from at least ten feet away saying that the "carrying of a pistol or revolver is prohibited". A license to carry a pistol or revolver is not required for open carry beginning July 1, 2013 (see above). A license is not required for transporting a concealed or visible firearm in a vehicle . As of April 15, 2016, a license is not required to carry concealed in certain manners (see above), effectively legalizing constitutional carry . Additionally, churches are now covered under the Castle Doctrine and state / local law enforcement are barred from enforcing federal regulations / executive orders not approved by Congress that violate the U.S. Constitution or Mississippi Constitution . </P>

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