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Minnesota Carry Law

Friday, January 4, 2013

Dakota County Sheriff Calls for Ban on High-Capacity Assault Weapons

Also, Sen. Al Franken will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to discuss school safety.

Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said today that he supports a ban on the sale of high-capacity assault weapons. "I believe in the second amendment,” Bellows told Patch this morning, three weeks to the day after the Newtown, Conn., massacre in which 20 children were killed. “I’ve signed, over the years, 9,000 permits to carry" firearms. “But does the second amendment extend all the way to assault weapons and high-capacity magazines?" Bellows asked. "I don’t think it does.”  On a separate but related note, Sen. Al Franken announced Friday that he will be at Eagan's Dakota Hills Middle School on Monday to meet "with several Minnesota educators, child advocates, and school-safety officials to discuss ongoing efforts to improve school safety…

Iam AnonEmous

7:54 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013

sorry for the double post... *shrug* damn technology!   more ›

Friday, December 21, 2012

Gun Permit Requests Soar in Dakota County; Sheriff Questions State's Gun Laws

Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said Thursday that Minnesota’s permit-to-carry law allows some people with serious mental health issues to acquire firearms.

  • PUBLIC SAFETY
  • Zac Farber
  • Friday, December 21, 2012

  Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog  In the days after the Newtown, CT, shooting, Dakota County has seen a big uptick in applications for permits to carry a pistol. Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows said the county received 30 requests Monday and 26 Tuesday—about three times higher than the seven-10 applications processed in a typical day. "We have the staff to handle" the upsurge in applications, Bellows said. But what does worry him is the fact that some of the people applying for permits may have serious mental-health issues. And under current law, there's nothing he can do about it. “Since 2008, we’ve seen a significant increase from year to year, and this year is going to be the highest …

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Mike H

1:57 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012

So what I am seeing is all Veterans who are more than trained in weaponry beyond what you see on your "call of duty" game are considered incapable of getting a permit because of PTSD. I personally feel that if you are afraid of something you have no right to comment about it. If you are afraid of the former soldier with PTSD then confront the issue do not skirt around it with bad legislation.   more ›

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