southernman
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To get a true unbiased interpretation of the law, you need to either read it yourself, or talk with an attorney who can tell you what it means. Police do not have the training, and some of the ones who does have the background to interpret the law correctly, will skew it with their own personal interests at heart.I feel the same way southerman. Ive got my CCL and I have been CC'ing for awhile but im not sure about OC'ing just yet. I think I will start Friday when I get home and just see what happens.Im glad I found this forum. There is alot of great information here. I called the MHP office this morning about getting my license renewed and talked to the guy that answered the phone for a few minutes. He said the only way you could legally carry a gun in MS was with a CCL and the gun had to be covered with a shirt or jacket. He said a gun in a holster in the open does not mean that it is concealed. He said OC was against the law in MS but he never could tell me what law it was against. I never got his name or rank because I was at work and had to go. A friend of mine is a judge in north MS and I will be talking to him in the next couple days and I will see what he says about it.
The MHP guy gave you the correct "viewpoint" being administered as "law" today in Mississippi. Yes, to carry a gun under ANY circumstances you need a permit, which is, in reality, not required to bear arms as defined by the constitution. BUT, his "opinion" about the gun in a holster not being concealed contradicts what the attorney general's office is saying. Basically, they are BOTH partially wrong and neither will admit it. The bible calls this "pride," which comes right before the fall. No, open carry is NOT "against the law." If you read the state constitution, article 3 sec 12, you'll immediately realize there's something terribly, terribly, terribly wrong. More than likely, you'll realize you've been lied to. And you have. The reason he couldn't tell you just what law prohibits open carry is because there is none. Sad to say, judges are probably the second worst people to ask, cops being the absolute worst. Read the constitution, the truth IS out there.I feel the same way southerman. Ive got my CCL and I have been CC'ing for awhile but im not sure about OC'ing just yet. I think I will start Friday when I get home and just see what happens.Im glad I found this forum. There is alot of great information here. I called the MHP office this morning about getting my license renewed and talked to the guy that answered the phone for a few minutes. He said the only way you could legally carry a gun in MS was with a CCL and the gun had to be covered with a shirt or jacket. He said a gun in a holster in the open does not mean that it is concealed. He said OC was against the law in MS but he never could tell me what law it was against. I never got his name or rank because I was at work and had to go. A friend of mine is a judge in north MS and I will be talking to him in the next couple days and I will see what he says about it.
I emailed James Dale today and that is exactly what he told me. He said a handgun in a holster is considered concealed and that means you have to have a concealed carry license to carry it. Since that is the case what color would MS be???
still looking for the specific court decision that has actual mississippi state court judges determining that a holstered weapon is in fact a concealed weapon.
Aw heck sir, relax and smell them flowers...:celebrateOf all the absurd, illogical, idiotic court decisions in this country (and there's no shortage to choose from), this has got to be at least in the top 10. The state constitution clearly tells you that you and every other citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of person and property, but then this stupid, yes, stupid, judge turns around and says "only in your motor vehicle." Just how do you bear arms in defense of your own person once you set foot off your property and out of your "motor vehicle?" Unlike "hizzoner," I am a product of the government run schools and somehow cannot fathom just how you bear arms as described in the constitution AND not be arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without the required state permit. 1 + 1 now = 3. At least in Mississippi, the Magnolia state.
Only this part is the court opinion: E.g.,L.M., Jr. v. State, 600 So.2d 967, 971 (Miss. 1992) ("[A] revolver carried in a holster on a man's hip was a partially concealed weapon. Conceivably, carrying a revolver suspended from the neck by a leather throng could be partially concealing it."), Lee, J., concurring.Of all the absurd, illogical, idiotic court decisions in this country (and there's no shortage to choose from), this has got to be at least in the top 10. The state constitution clearly tells you that you and every other citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of person and property, but then this stupid, yes, stupid, judge turns around and says "only in your motor vehicle." Just how do you bear arms in defense of your own person once you set foot off your property and out of your "motor vehicle?" Unlike "hizzoner," I am a product of the government run schools and somehow cannot fathom just how you bear arms as described in the constitution AND not be arrested for carrying a concealed weapon without the required state permit. 1 + 1 now = 3. At least in Mississippi, the Magnolia state.