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Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 2024 ‘Domestic Violence & Firearms in Mississippi.’ Who Can Have A Gun. San Francisco, CA: Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. 7 December
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Domestic Violence and Firearms in Mississippi
Mississippi law does not:
- Prohibit individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition, unlike federal law;
- Prohibit individuals subject to domestic violence protective orders from possessing firearms or ammunition, unlike federal law;
- Require courts to notify domestic abusers when they become prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law;
- Require the surrender of firearms or ammunition by domestic abusers who have become prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law; or
- Explicitly authorize or require the removal of firearms or ammunition at the scene of a domestic violence incident…
[Editor's note: The Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence regularly updates its webpages with new data as US gun regulation evolves state by state. For the most up-to-date information on US gun laws, please refer to the Giffords URL below]
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https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/domestic-violence-and-firearms-in-mississippi/