Chunn v. State Ex Rel. Mississippi Department of Insurance

¶ 20. I respectfully dissent. I would find that this statute passes the rational-basis test. Mississippi’s law is similar to laws found in other states, and such laws consistently have been upheld. While I agree with the majority that laws placing unqualified restrictions on felons should be reviewed carefully for equal-protection concerns, this law concerns a privilege license intimately associated with the workings of the criminal justice system. I cannot find that restricting felons from accessing this privilege is not rationally related to a legitimate government interest.

¶ 21. The…