<Tr> <Td> Peaceable Journey laws? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> § 97B. 045 § 624.714, Subd. 9 </Td> <Td> Any legally possessed gun may be transported in a motor vehicle, provided it is unloaded and cased . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State Permit to Purchase? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firearm registration? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assault weapon law? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner license required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carry permits required? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Code Sections 95 - 3 - 1, 45 - 9 - 101, 97 - 37 - 7, House Bill 506 of the 2011 Mississippi Legislature </Td> <Td> As of July 1, 2015 the concealed carry law was amended to say "no license shall be required under this section for a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver carried in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case ." <P> On April 15, 2016, the law was further expanded to include belt and shoulder holsters and sheaths . This effectively allows for constitutional carry in Mississippi . However, some forms of concealed carrying would still require a permit (e.g. Mexican carry or concealed in an ankle holster). </P> <P> Licenses still available on a shall - issue basis, issued within 45 days . The license is valid for five years . An enhanced license allows for carrying at public universities and other places . </P> <P> Concealed carry is not allowed in a k - 12 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". With an enhanced carry permit per Mississippi Code section 97 - 37 - 7 (2) as amended by House Bill 506 of the 2011 Regular Session, the prohibited locations to carry concealed are as follows: any police, sheriff or highway patrol station; any detention facility, prison or jail; courtrooms during a judicial proceeding; any "place of nuisance"; and (not listed in the Mississippi statutes, but still relevant) any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law . A license to carry a pistol or revolver is not required for open carry . A license is not required for transporting a concealed or visible firearm in a vehicle . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Open Carry? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> House Bill 2 of the 2013 Mississippi Legislature </Td> <Td> The "HB2" Unlicensed Open Carry Law went into effect July 1, 2013 . An injunction, declaring the definition of "concealed handgun" unconstitutionally vague, was initially put in place by a Circuit Court Judge in Jackson, MS . The injunction was vacated August 29th, 2013 by the Mississippi Supreme Court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State Preemption of local restrictions? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> No county or municipality may adopt any ordinance that restricts or requires the possession, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components . However, local governments may regulate the discharge of firearms, the carrying of firearms at a public park or public meeting, or the use of firearms in cases of insurrection, riots and natural disasters . </Td> </Tr> <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> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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