Minnesotans getting closer to reinstating concealed carry

A short article from the St. Cloud Times:

[The bill] would guarantee a permit to adults older than 21 who receive required training, pay a fee and pass a background check.

The bill would replace the current law, which gives law enforcement officials the right to deny permits to applicants at their discretion. It would reinstate a law the Legislature approved in 2003, which the courts have found to be unconstitutional because it was attached to an unrelated bill to obtain a vote.