In 2019 Minnesota county sheriffs issued 51,404 five-year permits to carry, entering the new permits into a centralized database with the information released March 1, 2020.
That brings the number of Minnesotans to 301,268 who hold permits to carry firearms in public. That is nearly double the amount of Minnesota civilians who had a permit to carry six years ago.
All of Minnesota’s 87 county sheriffs keep track of the number of permits applied for, issued, suspended, revoked, voided and denied in their counties.
In Minnesota all applicants for a permit to carry must present evidence of having received training from a certified instructor in the safe use of a handgun within one year of original application or renewal. Once the sheriff ’s office receives the application, it has 30 days to do a criminal background check on the applicant.
In 2019 Minnesota had 53,310 people apply for a permit to carry with 51,404 receiving five year permits. Hennepin County saw 6,124 people acquire a permit in 2019, the most by far of any area in the state. St. Louis County had 2,824 permits granted in 2019, the fifth most granted in a Minnesota county.
In Cook County 82 people applied for a permit to carry and only one person was rejected. Of those permits, 46 were new and 35 were reissued. Lake County received 119 applications with 118 approved and one application still pending. Lake County had 81 new applications and 37 permits were reissued.
Twelve of the applicants in Cook County were women. The ages (no names) and number of permits issued were: 21-29 (1); 30-39 (2); 40-49 (2); 50-59 (3); and 60-69 (4).
For Cook County men, the ages and number of permits per age group were: 21-29 (8); 30-39 (7); 40-49 (5); 50-59 (8); 60-69 (11) and 70-79 (13).
Statewide, there were two reports of lawful justifiable use of firearms by permit holders.
Total revenue for all counties was $445,753.00, but that was offset by $199,711.94 in expenditures to run the program. The Department of Safety collected the remaining $246,041.06.
The 2019 Permit to Carry Report was issued by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The state of Minnesota has had a permit to carry firearms in public program for the last 17 years.
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