Enahanced Concealed Carry Permit

Forgive me if this has already been discussed but I couldn't find it. Does anyone know if the Dept PS is issuing the "enhanced" concealed carry permit that Barbour recently signed into law? If so, how does one obtain this? Thanks.

There was a law recently passed and signed by Barbour that will allow you to get an "enhanced" CC permit. This permit allows carry in some of the "prohibited" places listed in the first law such as unsecured areas of the court house, churches, bars, etc. My understanding is that one has to show that they have had an approved gun safety / training course before applying. I've read it in a few of Jeff Pittman's updates that he sends out to MS Firearm Owners Assn members.

I think it doesnt go into effect till July 1st but I may be wrong.

Would love to see a link to this enhanced permit/law...

1985 4runner wrote:Would love to see a link to this enhanced permit/law...

+1
i heard something about this but that was a few months ago maybe 2 and nothing else since then

it was passed, think hb 506 I think

I just received an email from the department head of the firearms unit at MS Dept of Public Safety. They have until 7/1/11 to get this going. He wrote, "On 5/31/2011 5:18 PM, Eugene Williams, Jr, MSGT wrote:


The department is working on that matter at this time and it should be resolved by July 1st.



M/Sgt. Williams "

I wonder what the additonal cost will be.

There are a couple threads about it under Gun Laws. And it's an endorsement, not necessarily called an enhancement. It's like getting your motorcycle endorsement on your DL

See if this works.....

House Bill 506

chestnut wrote:I wonder what the additonal cost will be.

probably $15 fee of a replacement permit card

No one seems to have a fix on what they consider to be the proper training documentation you must present...nor do they have any 411 on the process for getting it...

Thus its been a big snoozer

The permit does not require an new card. It is simply a sticker that goes on a current concealed carry permit. There is a course that must be taken, and once the course is passed you will receive a certificate that signifies that you have successfully completed the certification process for the enhanced/endorsed concealed carry permit. Fill out the certificate with your permit number, then take it to a Highway Patrol office that issues concealed carry permits. I took the class from instructors at Sherman Hills Shooting Center in Forrest. If you google the permit, you can easily find locations and names of certified instructors. The only additional cost beyond the standard permit should be the cost of the class, which is usually about $75, give or take. Sherman Hills charged $69 when I took it.

Here is a website I found with additional information. http://www.handgunlaw.us/states/mississippi.pdf

Not sure if it set up as a link.. If not, just copy and paste. There is a link on the page that will take you to a list of certified instructors to get the documentation necessary for the endorsed permit.

there was someone here posting i think in new members as an instructor for this permit. ill look tomarrow and see if i can find it

lot of info was in the gun laws child forum for this topic

http://www.msgunowners.com/f52-hb-506

Does this mean that if you have the endorsement concealed carry on school campuses will be permitted? Or did I read it wrong?

choctawgolfer08 wrote:Does this mean that if you have the endorsement concealed carry on school campuses will be permitted? Or did I read it wrong?

The new endorsement does allow you to carry in a school, provided the fact you never signed a form stating no weapons allowed. You can carry anywhere EXCEPT for Police Stations, Courtrooms while court is in session and any place of nuisance. You can even now carry onto a property that has a sign posted no firearms, so you can CC inside Northpark now with the endorsement.

I just took my firearms saftey class at Surplus City in Clinton for $60.
http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/webpages/firearms_locations?OpenDocument
That's where I went to find local instructors, called Curtis and he had a spot open.

Enhanced Permit Certified Firearms Instructors

Cecil D. Booker
Memphis, TN
(901)370-5600

Clifford Lee Cargill
Byram, MS
(601)906-0162

Clyde Harris Morgan
Brandon, MS
(601)825-3971

Curtis Wayne Bridges
Clinton, MS
(601)672-7493

Delia E. Carter
Saltillo, MS
(662)871-1723

Don E. Evans
Long Beach, MS
(228)697-4415

Donald C. Holland II
Memphis, TN
(901)213-4774

Douglas M. Bowser
McComb, MS
(601)341-8797

Harry F. Williams
Greenwood, MS
(662)299-9629

Jack Ragsdale
Lumberton, MS
(601)528-2410

Jacob Samuel Davis
Biloxi, MS
(228)313-6034

James "Jim" Howard Brown
Pearl, MS
(601)966-8414

Jessica E. Carter
Saltillo, MS
(662)397-2332

Jimmy Gearren
Iuka, MS
(662)423-8579

Joe Marvin Rankin
Brandon, MS
(601)953-6615

John Patrick Fontenot
Natchez, MS
(601)304-0822

John Martin
Magnolia, MS
(601)783-6511

Lynn Ann Givens
Memphis, TN
(901)370-5600

Michael V. Johnson
Saltillo, MS
(662)678-3324

Nicholas Peter Clark
Statewide, MS
(601)317-2536

Nickey D. Carter
Saltillo, MS
(662)871-3346

Oscar Irvin
Desoto County, MS
Memphis, TN
(901)314-1238

Paul Maginnis
Oxford, MS
(662)801-0459

Philip Earl Pearson
Starkville, MS
(662)494-9740

Philip Erwin Cox
Memphis, TN
Desoto County, MS
(901)278-3424

Randolph D. Sims
Meridian, MS
(601)562-6785

Randy Lee Crocker
Hinds & Rankin Counties
(601)813-4166

Roger C. Carpenter
Tupelo, MS
(662)682-9981

Roy Lee Wall III
Greenwood, MS
(662)299-8218

Samuel E. Mitchell Jr.
Saltillo, MS
(662)687-0326

Steve Palmer
Oxford, MS
(901)370-5600

Timothy B. Coleman
Grenada, MS
(662)227-9479

Thomas Scott Carroll
Memphis, TN
(901)542-3479

Tom Givens
Memphis, TN
(901)370-5600

I just got back from Batesville with a nice, new IC sticker.

I asked the woman when it comes time to renew (in 5 years, i know, it will be awhile, hah) would they give me another sticker or will they start issuing permits with the endorsement on the permit similar to motorcycle and other endorsements.

She said I'd have to update my training certificate aka take the class again.

Maybe it's just me, but that seems kind of silly to take the same basic beginners class over and over.

A friend said he was told by the instructor in his class that when it came time to renew, retaking the class was not necessary, he just had to requalify by reshooting at the range. Does anyone know if this is the case? If true, maybe renewal would be cheaper than retaking the course. Opinions???