The Minnesota Star Tribune said the trend is being fueled by some Minnesota gun owners' concerns that legislation may be coming that would make it harder to buy firearms.
Record number hold Minnesota gun carry permits: report The number of gun carry permits in Minnesota totals more than 301,000 – a record number that has nearly doubled since 2014, according to a report.
Minnesota sheriffs reported issuing 51,404 permits in 2019, according to the state Department of Public Safety’s annual tally of gun permits.
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