1875 — Mississippi — Constitution

Miss. Const. of 1890, art. III, § 12.

Summary

Mississippi enshrined the right to keep and bear arms in the state but allowed for the regulation of concealed carry.

Statutory Text

SEC. 12. The right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person or property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall not be called in question, but the legislature may regulate or forbid carrying concealed weapons.

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Details

Title 1875 — Mississippi — Constitution
Instrument Firearms, Other Arms
Jurisdiction MS
Date 1890