Mississippi: Ask Lawmakers to Protect Open Carry & Preemption

On Friday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order suspending "the carrying of an unconcealed loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver or any other firearm, carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster, or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case, with such pistol, revolver, or firearm being wholly or partially visible." By blaming law-abiding citizens' right to carry firearms openly in the Magnolia State for Jackson's violent crime rate -- a problem which existed long before the advent of COVID-19 -- and claiming broad civil emergency powers to restrict that right, he joins a long list of anti-gun politicians who have shamelessly used this pandemic to further a gun control agenda.

Please email your State Senators and State Representatives to let them know you oppose the Mayor of Jackson's restrictions on open carry and ask them to protect Mississippi's open carry law and uphold the Mississippi Constitution when the Legislature reconvenes.