Bill > SB2427

This bill clarifies existing law to prohibit discharging or attempting to discharge any firearm on any street, public road, public highway, levee, railroad, or their respective rights-of-way, which refers to the land maintained by entities like railroad corporations or government bodies. This clarification is intended to align with constitutional rights, specifically the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by Supreme Court cases like *District of Columbia v. Heller* and *New York Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen*, and Section 12 of the Mississippi Constitution, which protect the right to keep and bear arms. The bill specifies that this prohibition does not apply to law enforcement officers in the line of duty or individuals acting in lawful self-defense or to protect their property or livestock. Importantly, it clarifies that it is not a violation to possess a firearm in a motor vehicle or to enter or exit a vehicle parked on a right-of-way to access or return from a lawful location off the right-of-way. The bill also makes it a misdemeanor to shoot at traffic lights, markers, or signs on these public thoroughfares.

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