Posted on 02/07/2016 7:28:17 PM PST by Kaslin
Minnesota residents are lining up to obtain gun permits, with an uptick of 6,000 permits last month. Fears over terrorism and President Obama's recent executive actions on gun control are responsible for the rush, though the Star Tribune added that some of their numbers might be permit renewals. Regardless, there still was a drastic increase in Minnesotans who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights:
Since the beginning of the new year, there have been at least 221,712 active permit holders — a 6,189 increase from December 2015, according to a monthly data report from the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). The largest spike was in March 2013 with 7,213 active permit holders, a few months after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and subsequent calls for national gun control measures.
A similar pattern of jumps in permit holders and applications are typically seen after prominent mass shootings, including the November Paris terrorist attacks and the December killings in San Bernardino, Calif.
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Almost in reflex, there's a run on ammunition, gun sale background checks increase, interest in and enrollment in permit classes go up, and more people get their permits, said Andrew Rothman, president of the Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance (GOCRA), which released the report Thursday.
"It's not always a reaction to mass shootings, although there is some of that," Rothman said. "But probably the bigger part is the reaction when people hear about the political rhetoric following a horrible murder … that's what gets people very interested in exercising their rights."
The number of active carry permits in the state has grown by more than 20,000 in six months. Now, about one in 19 eligible Minnesota adults have a permit to carry, according to GOCRA.
In neighboring Iowa, fellow Hawkeye residents are also applying for permits and buying firearms. For some dealers, it's at a rate where they cannot keep up with demand.
Somali immigrant inspired ... Trump now more than ever ...
I worked for a company with a large presence in MN and happened to be there on the day the CCW law became effective. Someone was running behind because while the law allowed private property to be designated as a “no gun zone” the signs hadn’t been put up yet. About noon an announcment was made on the PA to the effect that the building was designated as gun-free and anyone who was carrying a weapon should take it to their car and not bring it in the building in the future.
The stream of people heading out to the parking lot was impressive, had to be 100 or more. My boss and I were watching and I said something about how many aren’t going to bother to comply, and he just reached behind his chair and patted his briefcase and grinned.
NRA-ILA
Minnesota State Profile
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS
Permit to Purchase - No
Registration Required - No
Licensing of Owners - No
Need Permit to Carry - No
HANDGUNS
Permit to Purchase - Yes
Registration Required - No
Licensing of Owners - No
Need Permit to Carry - Yes
https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/minnesota/
I am sure that has a lot to do with it.
Andy’s a good friend.
MNGOCRA is currently looking to get the legislature to put a Comstitutional Carry bill on Dayton’s desk. Hopefully, they’ll drop it there right after Dr. Feelgood has given him his afternoon “smoother” and he won’t realize what he’s signing...
Cruz or lose.
As a side note, the larger iPad Pro sucks for thumb typers... Even if you have large hands...
Meant “Constitutional”...
Good luck with that ..Trump is the only one who will stop the Somali onslaught ..
“ccp”?
“cc class”?
Who was your instructor?
Just from the chart on this thread, guns in MN are up five times since Bammy changed America.
Oh, the intended consequences of fools in power.
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