Overview

River Valley Arms & Ammo is certified through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to teach this course. Upon successful completion, students will receive a certificate that allows them to apply for their MN Permit to Carry at their local sheriff’s office. River Valley Arms & Ammo instructors are also certified NRA Instructors — because of this, upon successful completion, students will also be able to apply for a non-resident permits in WI, IA and FL.

MN Permit to Carry courses are offered at least once a month at River Valley Arms & Ammo in Morton, MN. Private courses are available (at no additional charge) for parties of 4 students or more at River Valley Arms & Ammo or on location (travel fees may be applicable).

There are no prerequisites for the MN Permit to Carry course but if you’re not familiar with handguns, please consider taking our Firearm Fundamentals.

Schedule

We’ll spend the first 4 or so hours going in the classroom covering MN carry statutes, use of force and other elements. Then, we’ll head over to the Redwood Falls Sportsmen’s Club for the 60 round shooting qualifier. The qualifier consists of:

10 rounds at 3 yards
10 rounds at 5 yards
10 rounds at 7 yards
10 rounds at 9 yards
20 rounds of guided personal defense drills
What You’ll Need

Each student will need a handgun, 60 rounds of ammo and eye & ear protection. We do allow revolvers and .22 caliber handguns for this course. There are no handgun restrictions, we do not recommend large calibers or revolvers.

Cost

First time applicants are $100 and renewal applicants are $75.