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The city of Jackson and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (pictured) “exploited the present public health crisis" to limit people's Second Amendment right to carry firearms for self-defense, says the federal lawsuit by state Rep. Dana Criswell of Olive Branch. Photo courtesy City of Jackson

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Suit Challenges Mississippi Mayor's Open Gun Ban Amid Virus

A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Democratic mayor's temporary ban on the open carry of guns in Mississippi's capital city during part of the coronavirus pandemic.

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