“So unless it is prohibited, yes, someone could open carry—as long as it is secure, and they are not brandishing a weapon.”
—State Rep. Andy Gipson on MPB responding to a Mississippi attorney general’s opinion affirming the right to carry guns to polling places.
Why it stinks: People wouldn’t take guns to the polls—or anywhere—if they weren’t anticipating that something might go down to cause them to brandish said weapon. And possibly shoot said weapon. We all spent the past few months following a Mississippi Senate race that, when it wasn’t just silly, was downright scary. Imagine all the acrimony that exists between supporters of state Sen. Chris McDaniel and U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran—then add firearms to the mix.