Sheriffs in Mississippi say their hands are tied when it comes to stopping speeders on county roads. Radar guns are ...

However, Louisiana and Arkansas both permit sheriffs to use radar, and both report lower overall traffic death rates than Mississippi - 18.7 per 100,000 in Louisiana and 21.2 in Arkansas, compared to ...

Mississippi has one of the nation’s lowest percentages of traffic deaths tied to speeding, yet sheriffs say they need radar guns — a tool currently banned for county law enforcement — to help curb ...