I have a friend that lives in Blooming Prairie and she’s interested in obtaining a MN CC permit. Wondering where she might find a class in her area and because she has yet to purchase a handgun, she’s wondering if she has to qualify with a shooting score at all?
Not to be a smart arse, but it’s a permit to carry, not a permit to conceal/carry. 
I don’t recall there being a score or what the criteria was for that matter. We shot at a human silhouette and it was so easy both times I did it I didn’t even ask if one could fail.
Tell her to check out this guy. It would require a trip up to Burnsville to shoot. Gary has pistols to rent etc…
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/
Gary Shade
President
Shade’s Landing Inc.
POB 240653
Apple Valley MN 55124
(952) 891-1537
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Not to be a smart arse, but it’s a permit to carry, not a permit to conceal/carry.
Not to be a dumb arse Ralph but you don’t need a permit to carry. You need a permit to carry a concealed weapon. It’s okay though….. I like a little ribbing. 
Sorry, but this is directly from the MN Dept. of Public Safety:
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If I have a permit to carry a pistol do I have to conceal the pistol?
No. Minnesota’s Personal Protection Act is a permit to carry law, not a conceal and carry law. The pistol does not need to be concealed, but can be concealed.
Sent her the link Kooty. Thanks!
You’re still missing it Ralph. It’s legal to “carry” a firearm in plain view without a permit. All the permit does is allow you to conceal it if you so choose.
If you look at the question being asked, it doesn’t properly jive with the way the answer is written. Unless the laws have changed, it’s always been legal for any legal pistol owner to carry his pistol in plain view without a permit.
I’m not going to sit here and argue with you, but you’re wrong. There are instances where you can carry a pistol, but you can’t just walk around with a pistol on your belt.
Again, from the MN Dept. of Public Safety:
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When is a permit to carry not required?
A permit to carry is not required of a person: (Minnesota Statute 624.714 Subd. 9)
To keep or carry about the person’s place of business, dwelling house, premises or on land possessed by the person a pistol;
To carry a pistol from a place of purchase to the person’s dwelling house or place of business, or from the person’s dwelling house or place of business to or from a place where repairing is done, to have the pistol repaired;
To carry a pistol between the person’s dwelling house and place of business;
To carry a pistol in the woods or fields or upon the waters of this state for the purpose of hunting or of target shooting in a safe area;
To transport a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat if the pistol is unloaded, contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, or securely tied package.
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I’m not going to sit here and argue with you, but you’re wrong. In MN, it is a “permit to carry”. There are instances where you can carry a pistol without a permit, but you can’t just walk around with a pistol on your belt.
Again, from the MN Dept. of Public Safety:
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When is a permit to carry not required?
A permit to carry is not required of a person: (Minnesota Statute 624.714 Subd. 9)
To keep or carry about the person’s place of business, dwelling house, premises or on land possessed by the person a pistol;
To carry a pistol from a place of purchase to the person’s dwelling house or place of business, or from the person’s dwelling house or place of business to or from a place where repairing is done, to have the pistol repaired;
To carry a pistol between the person’s dwelling house and place of business;
To carry a pistol in the woods or fields or upon the waters of this state for the purpose of hunting or of target shooting in a safe area;
To transport a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat if the pistol is unloaded, contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, or securely tied package.
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Tell her to check out this guy. It would require a trip up to Burnsville to shoot. Gary has pistols to rent etc…
http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/
Gary Shade
President
Shade’s Landing Inc.
POB 240653
Apple Valley MN 55124
(952) 891-1537
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Gary dose a great job and he also holds classes for just ladies if the women out there are more comfertable taking a class with other ladies.
Ryan is right. In Wisconsin you can carry open unless outlawed by the municipality which is not all that common in rural parts of the state. Not so in Minnesota. While a carry permit allows you to carry open or concealed in all but a few places, not having a permit does not necessarily mean you can carry open. Definitely not in any town or city setting. Personally I think carrying open in an urban environment is stupid.
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I’m not going to sit here and argue with you, but you’re wrong. There are instances where you can carry a pistol, but you can’t just walk around with a pistol on your belt.
Again, from the MN Dept. of Public Safety:
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When is a permit to carry not required?
A permit to carry is not required of a person: (Minnesota Statute 624.714 Subd. 9)
To keep or carry about the person’s place of business, dwelling house, premises or on land possessed by the person a pistol;
To carry a pistol from a place of purchase to the person’s dwelling house or place of business, or from the person’s dwelling house or place of business to or from a place where repairing is done, to have the pistol repaired;
To carry a pistol between the person’s dwelling house and place of business;
To carry a pistol in the woods or fields or upon the waters of this state for the purpose of hunting or of target shooting in a safe area;
To transport a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat if the pistol is unloaded, contained in a closed and fastened case, gun box, or securely tied package.
Do you realize you went through all this just because you wanted to correct my grammar? It’s all moot to the original question anyway….. But hey….. you got to be right today…. Gold star! 
Yeah. 5 minutes of whole work with Google went into that. 
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