JACKSON, Miss. (Mar. 29, 2016) – Today, the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that not only allows unlicensed, ‘constitutional carry,’ but also sets the foundation to reject and end new federal gun control regulations and executive orders.  Originally introduced as a church security bill to allow those with a concealed carry permit to have a firearm in church, House Bill 786 (HB786) was passed in the House by a vote of 85-33. However, when it was sent to the Senate, the scope of the bill was greatly expanded in the Judiciary A Committee. As noted by a report from Guns.com: House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, himself a lawyer and minister of a small church, was able to add an amendment to allow unlicensed carry of a concealed gun elsewhere in the state so long as it is in a holster or scabbard on the belt or shoulder. This builds on laws adopted in 2013 legalizing open carry  and one last year to allow for carry in a purse or bag without a permit.  Additionally,

Source: Mississippi Senate Passes Bill for Constitutional Carry and Setting Foundation to Reject Some Federal Gun Control | Tenth Amendment Center Blog