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Legal Information: Mississippi

State Gun Laws

Laws current as of August 8, 2025

I have a protection order against the abuser. Can they have or buy a gun?

There is nothing specific in Mississippi’s laws that would make it illegal for a person who has a protection order against them to have a gun. The law does not specifically give a protection order judge the power to make an abuser turn in their firearms.1 

However, federal laws, which apply to all states, restrict a person’s right to have a gun under certain circumstances. This includes when there is an order of protection that was issued after notice to the abuser and a hearing. Go to our Federal Gun Laws page for more information.

1 See Miss. Code § 93-21-15(1)(a), (2)(a)

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