STATE
MISSISSIPPI GUN LAWS
Mississippi has the weakest gun laws in the country and the highest gun death rate. Lawmakers must stop failing their communities and take action to save lives.
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Mississippi passed a dangerous permitless carry law in 2016 which allows almost anyone to carry hidden, loaded guns in public without a background check or law enforcement oversight. In 2024, Mississippi had the highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 856 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 10 hours. Thirty-six percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 60% are gun homicides. In Mississippi, the rate of gun deaths increased 43% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
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OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What Mississippi Does Well
- Partial mental health record reporting
- Certain child access prevention laws
What Mississippi Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Concealed carry permit
- Open carry regulations
- Community violence intervention funding
SPOTLIGHT
GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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