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Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba suspends open carry law during COVID-19
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:24 pm
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has signed an executive order temporarily suspending open carry for Jackson residents in an effort to lessen the occurence of violent crimes during the COVID-19 civil emergency.
The result of Lumumba’s decision comes after an 11-year-old and a 5-year old were killed one week apart due to gun violence in the city.
In a video released Friday, Mayor Lumumba called for a repeal of Mississippi’s Open Carry Law, citing that the law prevents community members from feeling safe and interferes with law enforcement’s ability to remove illegal guns.
The result of Lumumba’s decision comes after an 11-year-old and a 5-year old were killed one week apart due to gun violence in the city.
In a video released Friday, Mayor Lumumba called for a repeal of Mississippi’s Open Carry Law, citing that the law prevents community members from feeling safe and interferes with law enforcement’s ability to remove illegal guns.
quote:Yea that should solve everything
The open carry law not only provides protection to individuals who are armed with illegal weapons, it creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in the community. We cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the fact that the open carry law has led an increase in gun violence into our communities.“
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Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:24 pm to BowDownToLSU
Liberalism is a mental disorder
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:25 pm to BowDownToLSU
My family lives in Brandon so they are good!
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:25 pm to BowDownToLSU
When will the people fight back.. these dems are just testing what they can get away with at this point
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:26 pm to BowDownToLSU
If Obama had a son 
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:27 pm to BowDownToLSU
I’ve long ago suspended any trips to Jackson
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:27 pm to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:27 pm to BowDownToLSU
His name sounds made up to make him seem more woke.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:27 pm to BowDownToLSU
Lawsuit is already filed in the SDMS.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:28 pm to BowDownToLSU
KANG
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:28 pm to BowDownToLSU
quote:
pan·der
/'pand?r/
verb
gerund or present participle:
pandering gratify or indulge, an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.
example: "newspapers are pandering to people's basic instincts"
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:28 pm to BowDownToLSU
Obviously it was the open carry people who killed the children.
I’m sure the criminals went and put their guns up after he issued the order.
I’m sure the criminals went and put their guns up after he issued the order.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:35 pm to Stud Bud
We use to stay in Jackson on the way to Alabama but the last time you could tell something was severely wrong, it was like a dark cloud covered the city and anyone decent wasn't in sight. Downtown looked like a ghost town. When you cave to Democrats this is what happens. Their a cancer to society and need removed.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:36 pm to BowDownToLSU
Does Mississippi not have it written in their state constitution that it can't be suspended during a state of emergency?
If not that's odd. We have provisions in the Kentucky state constitution that keeps the Governor from even closing gun and ammo shops during a state of emergency.
If not that's odd. We have provisions in the Kentucky state constitution that keeps the Governor from even closing gun and ammo shops during a state of emergency.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:39 pm to The Boat
All you need to know right here.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, politician and the current Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. While running for mayor, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and John Horhn, a state senator. As Jackson is a heavily Democratic leaning city, Lumumba's primary victory was likely to make him the next mayor of Jackson. Lumumba was endorsed by Our Revolution and the Working Families Party and ran on a progressive platform promising to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." He is the son of former mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who served briefly before his death in 2014. Lumumba has two children with his wife, Ebony.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, politician and the current Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. While running for mayor, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and John Horhn, a state senator. As Jackson is a heavily Democratic leaning city, Lumumba's primary victory was likely to make him the next mayor of Jackson. Lumumba was endorsed by Our Revolution and the Working Families Party and ran on a progressive platform promising to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." He is the son of former mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who served briefly before his death in 2014. Lumumba has two children with his wife, Ebony.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:39 pm to BowDownToLSU
Where those two shootings carried out by outstanding law-abiding citizens?
I suspect the criminals in that city have their own open carry law.
I suspect the criminals in that city have their own open carry law.
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:41 pm to BowDownToLSU
This is calculated.
He knows this will get struck down. But when it does, he can turn to his voters and go "see, I tried to help our community but the racist white people in this state struck down my attempt!"
He knows this will get struck down. But when it does, he can turn to his voters and go "see, I tried to help our community but the racist white people in this state struck down my attempt!"
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:41 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:
Does Mississippi not have it written in their state constitution that it can't be suspended during a state of emergency?
The state Attorney General has told him it's not legal
Posted on 4/28/20 at 12:43 pm to BowDownToLSU
I’m sure some fine upstanding citizen was open carrying his legal firearm before randomly shooting that 11 and 5 year old.
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