Are firearms legal in Mississippi?

Q: Are firearms legal in Mississippi?

Firearms in Mississippi are permitted. Mississippi is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry): no permit is needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess (generally 21 and older). Optional Standard and Enhanced permits are available.

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Permitted: Mississippi is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry): no permit is needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess (generally 21 and older).

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Mississippi is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry): no permit is needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess (generally 21 and older). Optional Standard and Enhanced permits are available.

Source: driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov → · Updated July 12, 2026

Mississippi Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in Mississippi →Permitted
Mississippi is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry): no permit is needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess (generally 21 and older).
Open Carry in Mississippi →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is legal in Mississippi without a permit for anyone 18 or older who can lawfully possess one.
Magazine Capacity in Mississippi →Permitted
No state law limits magazine capacity in Mississippi — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law.
Gun Possession in Mississippi →Permitted
Mississippi has no red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), and no assault-weapon ban or restriction on magazines.
Transporting Firearms in Mississippi →Permitted
Mississippi doesn't require a permit: anyone 18 or older may carry a concealed handgun within a motor vehicle anywhere in the state.
Duty to Inform Police in Mississippi →Conditional
Mississippi has no proactive duty to inform, but a licensee must carry the license with a valid ID whenever armed and display both when an officer demands them (Miss. Code § 45-9-101(1)(b), a $25 noncriminal offense).
Suppressors & Silencers in Mississippi →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in Mississippi for anyone authorized under federal law.
Reciprocity — where is my Mississippi permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a Mississippi concealed-carry permit.

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