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Minnesota Set New Record for Handgun Carry Permits in 2020
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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - The number of handgun carry permits issued in Minnesota last year was almost double the total from 2019 and was the highest since the Personal Protection Act went into effect in 2003.
A new report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Sheriff s throughout the state received nearly 102,000 permit applications and issued 96,554 firearm carry permits in 2020. The total from the previous year was just under 51,500 and the previous record high total was 71,156 in 2016.
The Olmsted County Sheriff s Office reported receiving 1877 applications.1580 permits were issued last year, 43 applications were rejected, and 253 of the applications are still pending. Hennepin County issued the most carry permits last year at 11,346.
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(KNSI) – Permit to carry classes in the St. Cloud area have been filled for almost a year straight, and there’s no sign of slowing down.
Tactical Advantage in Waite Park co-owner Jason Falconer says they’ve seen a surge in intreats.
“Our permit to carry classes have been booked and filled since March 2020. It’s been a crazy year for training.”
Falconer believes two major events in 2020 led to the explosion in people taking permit to carry classes.
“Just from talking to customers, the two-week lockdown got people nervous. They started thinking about their own personal safety, wondering, you know how long this might take and home. You know what other restrictions there might be. So we had a lot of new shooters in March. And obviously then with the civil unrest this summer, just kind of kept things going.”