Brass Knuckles Laws in Mississippi

The rules on brass knuckles in Mississippi: who may own and carry them, where they are banned, and the penalties, from the state code.

Short answer: Carrying metallic knuckles concealed on or about your person is a crime in Mississippi, under the same law that covers concealed bowie knives, switchblades and blackjacks. Miss. Code Ann. §97-37-1 (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

Brass knuckles	Carrying metallic knuckles concealed on or about your person is a crime in Mississippi, under the same law that covers concealed bowie knives, switchblades and blackjacks. A first conviction is a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 to $500 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both; a second conviction brings a $100 to $500 fine plus 30 days to six months; a third or later conviction is a felony of one to five years, and a person with a prior felony faces one to ten years. Adults over 18 may carry them concealed in their home, place of business or vehicle, and a weapon in a visible sheath, holster or case is not "concealed." Read on FindLaw (a public copy of the official code, shown as current as of January 1, 2025); check against the official code. The statute bans concealed carry; it does not itself ban owning metallic knuckles. Source: Miss. Code Ann. §97-37-1 (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

Brass knuckles

Carrying metallic knuckles concealed on or about your person is a crime in Mississippi, under the same law that covers concealed bowie knives, switchblades and blackjacks. A first conviction is a misdemeanor punishable by a $100 to $500 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both; a second conviction brings a $100 to $500 fine plus 30 days to six months; a third or later conviction is a felony of one to five years, and a person with a prior felony faces one to ten years. Adults over 18 may carry them concealed in their home, place of business or vehicle, and a weapon in a visible sheath, holster or case is not "concealed."

Read on FindLaw (a public copy of the official code, shown as current as of January 1, 2025); check against the official code. The statute bans concealed carry; it does not itself ban owning metallic knuckles.

Source: Miss. Code Ann. §97-37-1 (secondary source: public copy of the state code; check the official code)

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Last verified against official sources: October 27, 2026.

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