Eeyore
Regular Member
Recently, I changed status from "plain ol' LAC" to "student." All the gyrations in Mississippi over the past year or so have led me to a pretty serious review of MS gun laws, and I realized that enrolling for any class, anywhere can result in significant curtailment of your carry rights (open or concealed) everywhere. The main offender is
§97-37-17 Possession of weapons by students; aiding or encouraging.
(6) It shall not be a violation of this section for any person to possess or carry, whether
openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of any kind on educational
property if:
(a) The person is not a student attending school on any educational property;
(b) The firearm is within a motor vehicle; and
(c) The person does not brandish, exhibit or display the firearm in any careless, angry
or threatening manner.
Since Andy Gipson was so successful in getting HB2 passed, I sent the attached letter to him, urging a tweak in the wording of §97-37-17. Even in the unlikely event he can get it amended, there's still a student policy to overcome (which is even more unlikely). No doubt I'll be graduated and (hopefully) moved out of state long before any change is seen.
I might start wearing my empty holster, but it's doubtful that a 1-man protest like that will get any notice.
§97-37-17 Possession of weapons by students; aiding or encouraging.
(6) It shall not be a violation of this section for any person to possess or carry, whether
openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of any kind on educational
property if:
(a) The person is not a student attending school on any educational property;
(b) The firearm is within a motor vehicle; and
(c) The person does not brandish, exhibit or display the firearm in any careless, angry
or threatening manner.
Since Andy Gipson was so successful in getting HB2 passed, I sent the attached letter to him, urging a tweak in the wording of §97-37-17. Even in the unlikely event he can get it amended, there's still a student policy to overcome (which is even more unlikely). No doubt I'll be graduated and (hopefully) moved out of state long before any change is seen.
I might start wearing my empty holster, but it's doubtful that a 1-man protest like that will get any notice.