MS: Permitless or “Constitutional” Carry goes to Governor Bryant

Ammoland ^ | 7 April, 2016 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

HB 786 is now headed to Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant.  The bill passed the House on a final concurrence vote of 85 to 35.  The Governor has five days to sign, veto, or allow the bill to become law.  From state.ms.us:

Once a bill passes both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature it is sent to the governor for signature or veto. The governor has five days to either approve a bill by signing it into law, or to return it to the House of Representatives or the Senate with objections. If the governor does not take either action, the bill automatically becomes a law without the governor’s signature. The legislature can override a governor’s veto with two-thirds vote of both houses in favor of the bill’s passage.

That is five days from the time the Governor officially receives the bill.  The legislative web site shows that the vote of the house occurred on 5 April; it does not show the bill as officially being sent to the Governor.  Usually a bill is sent promptly; but I have seen several days elapse before a governor officially receives a bill.  Once, in Wisconsin, it happened in 24 hours, the fastest that I have seen.

“Constitutional” carry is generally thought of as the state of law that existed when the Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15th, 1791.  At the time, no permit was required to bear arms, openly or concealed.

[marktwain]

The bill does not show as being officially transmitted to the Governor as of 8 April.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Mississippi FReepers have any insight on which way the governor is likely to go?

[mrsmel]

According to this site http://bearingarms.com/breaking-mississippi-join-constitutional-carry-wave/ he’s expected to sign it.

[marktwain]

I expect him to sign it as well. He seems better grounded than Governor Deal of Georgia.

[houeto]

Mississippi “Constitutional Carry” Ping!!!

[WKB]

He will sign it before the ink dries