PACKING HEAT
Governor Phil Bryant signed a law Friday that said people will no longer need a permit to carry a concealed firearm. According to the Daily Journal, under this law citizens will be able to carry a firearm in a purse, briefcase or other types of luggage. The law will go into effect on July 1. The legislation that Bryant approved also said ammo owned by residents of Mississippi is legal despite federal action, and reduced the fee for a concealed carry permit. Bryant said, “The right to keep and bear arms is fundamental to America and to Mississippi.” Long live the Second Amendment, Mississippi.
CHOOT ‘EM
Troy Landry of Swamp People (and speaker of the infamous words above) would be very pleased with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks this week. The department recently announced that they are implementing a new process for receiving permits for alligator hunting. According to the Clarion Ledger, hunters previously received tags on a lottery system. Now, hunters will receive them on a firstcome, first served basis. Each hunter is allowed to buy one permit in one of the seven zones. All permits will go on sale on July 14. Officials said the cause of this change is increased growth and interest in alligator hunting. The state’s alligator population is still healthy, but will need to be continually watched as the sport increases in popularity.
NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED TO READ TODAY
According to Space Daily, Mississippi is now home to an 18-foot-wide, over 10,000 pound cryogenic tank for NASA’s newest rocket, the Space Launch System. The tank was moved from the NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama to a test facility in Iuka. The Space Launch System is expected to be the most powerful rocket that has ever been built for deep space missions. Its mission is ultimately projected to go to Mars. The tank is being tested in Iuka to confirm that its design and manufacturing processes are satisfactory of all NASA requirements.
BUSH BACKS BRYANT’S BILL
Did you like that alliteration? Jeb Bush was in Mississippi Thursday to show support for a new education law. The Washington Post reported that he went to the Mississippi Capitol as governor Phil Bryant signed the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act. Bush’s nonprofit group, the Foundation for Excellence in Education, is backing the bill. The new bill is modeled after a similar program that Bush established when he was the governor of Florida. The program will benefit up to 500 students in its first year with an added 500 every year up to the fifth year.
