Mississippi senator cosponsors bill to decrease gun thefts

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cosponsored a bill to enhance penalties for stealing firearms.  The Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) Protection Act of 2023 amends the United States Code to strengthen penalties for stealing guns from federally-licensed gun dealers.  These thefts, known as “smash-and-grab” thefts, targeted at federally licensed gun dealers, have occurred frequently, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader