MS SB2818

Criminalizes knowingly selling, lending, giving, or trafficking deadly weapons to minors under 18 with knowledge of violent intent or reckless disregard for probable violent use, punishable by 5-8 years imprisonment and up to $5,000 fine

Creates the Rehabilitation Incentive Program within the Department of Corrections, offering job training, technical career training, and internship opportunities to eligible offenders on early release and probation

Establishes the Rehabilitation Incentive Program Trust Fund, funded by retaining 8% of participating offenders' wages during probation, with half deposited to the General Fund as penalty and half credited to the trust for disbursement upon program completion

Requires mental health assessments for offenders under 21 convicted under this act, with court-ordered treatment plans and remote access provisions when services are unavailable within 50 miles

Mandates that adults from whom minors unlawfully obtained firearms complete a certified safe storage education program and implement secure storage measures, with failure to comply constituting a misdemeanor