Common sense prevails in Mississippi! Open carry law upheld by MS Supreme Court

csmsss · August 30, 2013, 03:22 PM

http://bearingarms.com/mississippi-s...es-open-carry/

Mississippi's Supreme Court today struck down a lower court's earlier decision and ruled that the new provision clarifying that OC is legal in Mississippi is NOT vague.

Great news for Mississippians!

Al Norris · August 30, 2013, 08:22 PM

It took a small bit of digging, but here is the 3 page decision, in which the entire court joined:

dakota.potts · August 30, 2013, 09:27 PM

Waiting for this decision in Florida as well! Rather, one finding that the open carry ban is unconstitutional.

dogrunner · August 31, 2013, 10:33 PM

Hope so Dakota.........we ought to have a clearer view of what's in the wind by the latter part of this week. Here's hoping!

press1280 · September 2, 2013, 12:04 PM

Opinion seems very narrow in that the new law is NOT vague, no mention of RKBA or anything like that.
I don't know how much value it is elsewhere, other than OC is a right that can't be licensed, at least in MS.

vranasaurus · September 2, 2013, 08:23 PM

press1280,

The circuit court judge issued an injunction based on his finding that the law was vague. That is why they decided the way they did. Courts only decide the issue in front of them and the issue in this case was whether or not the law was vague.

csmsss · September 2, 2013, 10:58 PM

Quote:

The circuit court judge issued an injunction based on his finding that the law was vague. That is why they decided the way they did. Courts only decide the issue in front of them and the issue in this case was whether or not the law was vague.

And the MS supreme court rightly hooted at this bit of juridical chicanery. The trial court essentially ruled that the law (it's actually a clarification of existing law) was "unconstitutionally vague" under the terms of the MS constitution only because certain police chiefs (not county sheriffs, mind you) didn't like the idea of OC.

glh17 · September 3, 2013, 05:07 PM

Just for the sake of clarification. In MS any adult can open carry but must have a permit to conceal carry? Is the open carry limited to hand guns?

August 30, 2013, 03:22 PM	#1
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	Common sense prevails in Mississippi! Open carry law upheld by MS Supreme Court http://bearingarms.com/mississippi-s...es-open-carry/ Mississippi's Supreme Court today struck down a lower court's earlier decision and ruled that the new provision clarifying that OC is legal in Mississippi is NOT vague. Great news for Mississippians!

August 30, 2013, 09:27 PM	#3
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	Waiting for this decision in Florida as well! Rather, one finding that the open carry ban is unconstitutional.

August 31, 2013, 10:33 PM	#4
dogrunner Junior member Join Date: June 22, 2009 Location: E/Cntrl Fla. Posts: 98	Hope so Dakota.........we ought to have a clearer view of what's in the wind by the latter part of this week. Here's hoping!

September 2, 2013, 12:04 PM	#5
press1280 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2012 Posts: 228	Opinion seems very narrow in that the new law is NOT vague, no mention of RKBA or anything like that. I don't know how much value it is elsewhere, other than OC is a right that can't be licensed, at least in MS.

September 2, 2013, 08:23 PM	#6
vranasaurus Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,184	press1280, The circuit court judge issued an injunction based on his finding that the law was vague. That is why they decided the way they did. Courts only decide the issue in front of them and the issue in this case was whether or not the law was vague.

September 3, 2013, 05:07 PM	#8
glh17 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2013 Location: Middle TN Posts: 165	Just for the sake of clarification. In MS any adult can open carry but must have a permit to conceal carry? Is the open carry limited to hand guns?