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Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Backs Down, Won’t Renew Order Banning Open Carry

March 6, 2025May 1, 2020 by Dan Zimmerman

Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order a week ago banning open carry in his city. Lumumba used two shootings involving children as justification for the move, even though neither instance involved the open carry of firearms. He also claimed open carry made policing more difficult. Mississippi has a preemption law that … Read more

Federal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Jackson, Mississippi Mayor’s Ban On Open Carry

March 6, 2025April 29, 2020 by Carl Bussjaeger

Last week, Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he had signed an order banning the open carry of firearms in the city, despite the fact that such an action violates multiple state laws, the Mississippi constitution, and the Second Amendment. On April 26, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch sent Lumumba a letter instructing … Read more

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