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Mississippi does not regulate the open carrying of firearms.
Nonetheless, Mississippi prohibits any person who has or is carrying a deadly weapon from exhibiting the weapon in a rude, angry, or threatening manner in the presence of three or more persons.1 A person who is found guilty is subject either to a $500 fine, three months in county jail, or both.2 The state need not prove that the gun or weapon was charged, loaded, or in condition to be discharged for prosecution under this statute.3
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