Please join me in working to establish safe and sane gun laws in Minnesota. Currently, applications for permits are handled by local law enforcement agencies. The proposed concealed carry weapons bill, however, would take the decision-making out of the hands of local police forces, who know their communities best. Under the proposed law, the state would issue concealed weapons permits to pretty much anyone over age 21 who is not a convicted felon. It is my understanding that some admitted domestic abusers are not felons.
Most gunshot wounds are either accidental, self-inflicted, or the result of domestic violence.
Polls show that the public is not in favor of this proposed change. And local law enforcement agencies also generally oppose it. However, legislators evidently are getting bombarded by letters and e-mails generated by a citizens gun lobby trying to push this bill through. Duluth News Tribune. All rights reserved.