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Need a Carry Permit?

Minnesota Carry Permit Training With Joel Rosenberg

You've reached the home page for Joel Rosenberg's Firearms web site, the home of the Twin Cities Carry Course, hosted by twincitiescarry.com. You can search for a course with Joel Rosenberg, "the man who wrote the book" on legally carrying a handgun in Minnesota, or read Joel's essays on issues around self-defense, Minnesota gun laws, carry permits and carry permit training, and firearms.

Joel Rosenberg's Twin Cities Carry course will enable you to get your Minnesota carry permit, and others, allowing you to carry a handgun for personal protection in as many as 36 states...without having to leave Minnesota to apply.

To search for a class, click on the courses button on the left side of the screen.

Think of your carry permit and your handgun as something like wearing a seatbelt in your car. Do you really say, every time you turn of the ignition and get out of the car "Dammit, I didn't crash this time; might as well have skipped the seat belt?" Nah.

Free Firearms Training for Emergencies

08/16/03

Under the law, people can be issued carry permits in an emergency, without training. Training is still a good idea; I'll train emergency permit holders for free.

Observations on Minnesota (MN) Carry Permit Training and Related Matters

10/17/07

Breaking news: the sky isn't falling.

Renewal Time? Maybe...

05/18/07

Time to think about renewing your Minnesota carry permit? Maybe.

There's lots to think about on issues involving handguns and self-defense, both in and out of Minnesota. Today's featured essays cover just a few of them.

For more essays, click on the Taking Aim button. Check in often; essays are being added and expanded upon frequently.