Mississippi permits the open carrying of a long gun in a motor vehicle without a permit or license.

Mississippi permits the open carrying of a handgun in a motor vehicle without a permit or license.

The Attorney General of Mississippi has opined that a person may legally transport a weapon within a vehicle, whether or not he or she has obtained a permit.¹ Furthermore, any person over the age of 18 years may carry a concealed weapon within a motor vehicle anywhere within the state without violating the concealed weapon law.²

Mississippi prohibits public and private employers from establishing or enforcing any policy or rule that has the effect of prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm in a locked vehicle in any parking lot, parking garage or other designated parking area.³ Private employers may prohibit employees from transporting or storing firearms in a vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage or other parking area provided for employees to which access is restricted by a gate, security station or other means to limit public access.⁴ These provisions do not authorize the transportation or storage of a firearm on any premises where gun possession is prohibited by federal or state law.⁵

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1. 1991 Miss. AG LEXIS 951 (Dec. 4, 1991).[↩]
2. Op. Att’y Gen. 1999-0304, 1999 Miss. AG LEXIS 199 (June 18, 1999).[↩]
3. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-55(1).[↩]
4. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-55(2).[↩]
5. Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-55(4).[↩]