97-37-11 - Deadly weapons; dealers to keep record of weapons sold. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-37-11. Deadly weapons; dealers to keep record of weapons sold.
 

Every merchant or dealer or pawnbroker that sells bowie-knives, dirk-knives, pistols, brass or metallic knuckles or slungshots, shall keep a record of all sales of such weapons sold, showing the description of the weapons, the name of the purchaser, and the description of weapons and date of sale. This record to be opened to public inspection at any time to persons desiring to see it. The dealer who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). 
 

Sources: Codes, 1906, § 1106; Hemingway's 1917, § 832; 1930, § 856; 1942, § 2082; Laws, 2002, ch. 429, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2002.