Mississippi to Join “Constitutional Carry” Club

By Dean Weingarten

In a bill labelled a “Church Protection Act, the Mississippi legislature appears ready to join the permitless or “Constitutional” carry club. If Governor Bryan signs the bill into law, Mississippi will become the third state this year to join the club, putting its members at 10, or 20 percent of the states . . .

Members of the club range from the East coast to the Pacific, from Alaska to Arizona, with midwest, eastern, and western members. At 10 members, the club is larger than the dwindling “may issue” club, where peoples ability to exercise their Second Amendment rights is subject to the whim of police or other officials.

“Constitutional” carry derives its nomenclature from the state of law at the time that the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, was ratified. At that time no permit for the carry of arms was required, openly or concealed. Current “Constitutional” carry states may vary a little from this ideal; there may be restrictions on minors, felons, and the mentally ill. Hence the more accurate appellation of permitless carry.

Earlier this year, West Virginia and Idaho passed their versions of permitless carry. West Virginia has …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns