MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Judiciary B
By: Representative Tullos
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-37-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WILLFULLY AND UNLAWFULLY SHOOTING ANY PISTOL WHILE IN A DWELLING OR HOME SHALL BE A FELONY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 97-37-29, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
97-37-29. If any person shall willfully and unlawfully shoot or discharge any pistol, shotgun, rifle or firearm of any nature or description into or while in any dwelling house or any other building usually occupied by persons, whether actually occupied or not, he shall be guilty of a felony whether or not anybody be injured thereby and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term not to exceed ten (10) years, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine, within the discretion of the court.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.