MN Permit to Carry Pistol Certification
This Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)-approved course provides the essential training required to obtain your Minnesota Permit to Carry a handgun. Whether you’re seeking certification or simply want to build confidence and knowledge around handgun use, this class delivers a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience.
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Prerequisites:
You must be 21 years of age or older if you want to obtain your permit. Participants 16 or older can take the class as a safety course (16-20 are not eligible for a permit to carry).
Participants under 18 must have a parent/guardian with them the whole day as an observer.
Participants will need at least 50 rounds of factory new ammunition for the certification/refresher course and 50 rounds. (9mm if renting a handgun)
Hearing and wrap-around eye protection.
If you do not have a handgun, a rental handgun can be made available for $5.00 (participants provide ammunition). Add the Handgun Rental to your cart before check out.
What This Course Is About:
The MN Permit to Carry Pistol Certification participants will be instructed in:
Minnesota statutes governing permits to carry
Handgun basics including care and maintenance
Types of ammunition
Handgun safety
Shooting positions
Use of deadly force scenarios
What You’ll Learn:
1. Learn the basic requirements of obtaining a permit to carry.
2. Introduction to the Range Pro use of deadly force simulator.
3. Shoot approximately 50 rounds of ammo.
Why EDGE?
Benefits of taking the Permit to Carry class through the EDGE Center of Innovation:
Live fire shoots are conducted in a climate-controlled indoor firing range.
An instructor with over 30 years of law enforcement experience who will explain state statutes concerning home defense, the threat and use of lethal force, your rights as a citizen, and much more. Scott Stumpf recently retired as a firearms instructor at Alexandria College and specializes in use of force and deadly force situations.