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.
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 2020, Mississippi had the highest rate of crime gun exports in the country. To protect lives from gun violence, Mississippi legislators could require background checks and waiting periods before all gun sales, repeal the state’s dangerous permitless carry law, strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence and violent hate crimes, and invest in proven community violence intervention programs.
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
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