Legal Opinion
Ricky W. Ward v. Dorothy Winston Colom
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 2018No. 2016–M–01072–SCTPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. In 2011, the Mississippi Legislature amended Mississippi Code Section 97-37-7, granting enhanced concealed-carry licensees the privilege of carrying a concealed firearm in the courthouses of this state, save for courtrooms, which the Legislature left within the province of judges. 1 Litigants, witnesses, and family members who do not have enhanced concealed-carry licenses are subject to the general ban found in Mississippi Code Section 97-37-1 (Rev. 2014), which makes carrying a concealed weapon illegal for persons without enhanced…
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