State Gun Laws

There are very few laws in Mississippi that restrict a person’s right to have a firearm other than being convicted of a felony. Therefore, the abuser may still be able to have a gun under Mississippi state law.

However, federal laws, which apply to all states, would make it illegal for the abuser to have a gun if they:

• are a fugitive from justice, which means they fled any state to avoid being prosecuted or to avoid testifying in any criminal proceeding;
• are an unlawful user of or addicted to drugs (controlled substances) other than alcohol or tobacco;
• have been declared by a judge to be mentally incompetent or:
  
  • were committed to a mental institution against their will;
  • were found not guilty by reason of insanity; or
  • have undergone some other court proceeding about their mental illness;¹
• are an immigrant who is illegally or unlawfully present in the U.S.;
• have been dishonorably discharged from the military; or
• have given up (renounced) their U.S. citizenship.²

For additional information on gun laws in Mississippi, you can go to the Giffords Law Center.

¹ 27 C.F.R. § 478.11
² 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(2)-(7)