Mississippi Gun Control Laws

• Mississippi Code section 97-37-5: Possession by a Felon
• Mississippi Code section 97-37-23: Unlawful possession; search and seizure
• Mississippi Code section 97-37-1: Concealment of a deadly weapon
• Mississippi Code section 97-37-13: Providing weapons to minors or intoxicated persons

• Machine gun or fully automatic firearm
• Short-barreled rifle less than 16 inches or a shotgun less than 18 inches
• Silencer or muffler for guns
• Toy pistols that can fire or make an explosion (cap pistols are expressly excepted)
• Armor-piercing ammunition

• Children and youth under 18 years old
• People with a felony conviction (unless they have certificates of rehabilitation obtained through a court petition and expungement process)
• Individuals who are chronically intoxicated
• People who have voluntarily or involuntarily been committed to mental health facilities (unless recovered for at least 5 years)

• Are not engaged in a criminal activity
• Are not prohibited from owning a firearm under federal and state law
• Are not carrying the firearm in prohibited places

In order to be eligible for a concealed carry license, you must:

• Be a resident of the state unless an exception applies
• Be 21 years of age or older
• Desire a legal means to carry a firearm to defend yourself
• Not be adjudicated mentally incompetent, or it has been five years since the court restored your mental capacity
• Not be a chronic or habitual user of alcohol or controlled substances to the extent that your normal faculties are impaired
• Not be voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a mental institution, unless you have a certificate from a psychiatrist who is licensed in Mississippi stating that you have not suffered from disability for five years
• Not suffer from a physical infirmity that prevents you from safely handling a pistol or revolver
• Not be convicted of a felony unless you were pardoned or unless the records were expunged
• Not have any imposition of sentence suspended or adjudication of guilt withheld on any felony unless it has been three years since any conditions set by the court have been fulfilled
• Not be a fugitive from justice
• Must not be prohibited from owning a firearm under federal law

• Possessing a firearm with a felony conviction is a felony that is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine.
• Possessing a prohibited weapon is an offense punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment and up to a $1,000 fine.
• Selling, giving, or lending a firearm to a minor or an intoxicated person is a misdemeanor that is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and up to a $1,000 fine.