What s wrong with Minnesota s present concealed carry laws?
Permits are issued or denied arbitrarily, largely based upon where an applicant resides, and/or with little consideration of reason or purpose for which the permit is desired. Secondly, a bias exists that law-abiding citizens have no right to protect themselves against violent crime outside of their home or business. How often are you home in these busy times we live in? The net effect of this bias is to regulate the law-abiding citizen into victimhood. So much so, that police advise law-abiding citizens to assist criminals in making them a victim. Law enforcement admonishes us, not to resist in the face of a criminal attack. Interestingly, those involved in defense training for women instruct women under attack to resist with a vengeance. Screaming and violent resistance will thwart most attackers. These attacks are about power, and the more powerful the victim is the more likely the victim is to win. Self-defense instructors have data supporting this position. The women who have resi
