Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB915: The Second Amendment Preservation Act; create to provide that the Legislature preempts local firearms ordinances.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE PREEMPTS THE LAW OF FIREARMS, COMPONENTS, AMMUNITION AND FIREARM SUPPLIES TO THE COMPLETE EXCLUSION OF ANY ORDER, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION BY ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY OF THIS STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-9-51, 45-9-53 AND 45-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS AND TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-37-7 AND 97-37-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON CARRYING DEADLY WEAPONS AND PENALTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE FIREARMS CODE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IS INTERPOSED IN PLACE OF ANY FEDERAL LAW CONFISCATING FIREARMS OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act entitled the "second amendment preservation act"; to provide that the mississippi legislature preempts the law of firearms, components, ammunition and firearm supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any political subdivision or municipality of this state; to bring forward sections 45-9-51, 45-9-53 and 45-9-101, mississippi code of 1972, which provide conditions on carrying concealed weapons and to bring forward sections 97-37-7 and 97-37-9, mississippi code of 1972, which provide conditions on carrying deadly weapons and penalties…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE PREEMPTS THE LAW OF FIREARMS, COMPONENTS, AMMUNITION AND FIREARM SUPPLIES TO THE COMPLETE EXCLUSION OF ANY ORDER, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION BY ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY OF THIS STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 45-9-51, 45-9-53 AND 45-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS AND TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-37-7 AND 97-37-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON CARRYING DEADLY WEAPONS AND PENALTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE FIREARMS CODE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IS INTERPOSED IN PLACE OF ANY FEDERAL LAW CONFISCATING FIREARMS OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Preservation Act." SECTION 2. (1) The Mississippi Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation touching in any way firearms, components, ammunition and supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any political subdivision of this state. Any existing or future orders, ordinances or regulations in this field are hereby and shall be *HR26/R1093* H. B. No. 915 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1093 PAGE 1 (GT\KW) null and void except as provided in subsection (3) of …