Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsMississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and gun rights advocates say Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba doesn't have the legal authority to ban the open carry of firearms during the coronavirus pandemic."The mayor may have the best of intentions, but the Mississippi Supreme Court has made it clear you can't deprive a person of a constitutional right," said attorney Thomas Payne, who has successfully argued gun rights cases before the state high court.Fitch said in a letter, dated April 26, to Lumumba the city lacks statutory authority to...…Mississippi Clarion LedgerView CommentsMississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and gun rights advocates say Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba doesn't have the legal authority to ban the open carry of firearms during the coronavirus pandemic."The mayor may have the best of intentions, but the Mississippi Supreme Court has made it clear you can't deprive a person of a constitutional right," said attorney Thomas Payne, who has successfully argued gun rights cases before the state high court.Fitch said in a letter, dated April 26, to Lumumba the city lacks statutory authority to...WW…
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