Federal court rules City of Jackson cannot restrict open carry law
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SG5VE5FYOFFT5OFB3IAMCNO3HU.jpg)
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 1:19 PM CDT
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A federal court ordered the City of Jackson to never restrict open carry laws.
This comes after Mayor Chokwe Lumumba put a halt to the open carry law in April, citing rising gun violence and the COVID-19 pandemic.
A lawsuit was filed days later by Mississippi Justice Institute, arguing the ban was unconstitutional. The Jackson City Council joined that lawsuit.
Lumumba claimed a state statue granted him the right to carry out the ban.
Click here to read the court’s consent decree.
Copyright 2020 WLBT. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XKUCUGS53VCV7EBZPVX46BFFT4.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/P5Z2VV7ZFNHEBPNKX67WV5AKA4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QD7DTSYNNRDFJC25F2N4MUEFMI.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KDXHA6RW7RDKRC52HP6R4Y45Q4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/DKXX27OS6FFKTEEAQ5PRKHHTB4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4XHYPFIS3FECVCSDFE3R3UZPQM.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5T2XNTNHBJC6RGXXZSVEXBDLGY.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/2662DK3VE5ECJLF53IDKJE6KFM.PNG)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/12-02-2022/t_a98d6b3bf9b84430a249ad952010c307_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)