Seif5034
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where was it stated that a holster is partial concealment?
where was it stated that a holster is partial concealment?
Mississippi has a long line of cases holding that any form of partial cocncealment makes a weapon concealed within the meaning of Mississippi's concealed weapon statute, now Miss. Code § 97-37-1. E.g., Martin v. State, 93 Miss. 764, 47 So. 426 (1908); Powell v. State, 184 So.2d 866 (Miss. 1966), cert. denied, 87 S.Ct. 88, 385 U.S. 845, 17 L.Ed.2d 77 (1966); Reed v. State, 199 So.2d 803 (Miss. 1967), appeal dismissed, cert. denied, 88 S.Ct. 1113, 390 U.S. 413, 19 L.Ed.2d 1273 (1968).
In one of the opinions (I can find it later) the Chief Justice concurred noting that he felt that even a handgun dangling by a string from one's neck would be partly concealed.I find it hard to believe that a clearly visible holster--not covered by clothing in any way, falls under this determination. However, I haven't looked at the case law specifically. Still, MS is MS...:uhoh:
Gunslinger wrote:In one of the opinions (I can find it later) the Chief Justice concurred noting that he felt that even a handgun dangling by a string from one's neck would be partly concealed.I find it hard to believe that a clearly visible holster--not covered by clothing in any way, falls under this determination. However, I haven't looked at the case law specifically. Still, MS is MS...:uhoh:
Look, as a legal matter, I don't think a holster "partly conceals" a handgun even in Mississippi, but to be safe, given that opinion, we code MS green on the map and recommend folks make sure they have a conceal permit before open carrying in MS.
Even Kalifornicate has more sense.Gunslinger wrote:In one of the opinions (I can find it later) the Chief Justice concurred noting that he felt that even a handgun dangling by a string from one's neck would be partly concealed.I find it hard to believe that a clearly visible holster--not covered by clothing in any way, falls under this determination. However, I haven't looked at the case law specifically. Still, MS is MS...:uhoh:
Look, as a legal matter, I don't think a holster "partly conceals" a handgun even in Mississippi, but to be safe, given that opinion, we code MS green on the map and recommend folks make sure they have a conceal permit before open carrying in MS.