NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Minnesota’s Refusal to Recognize Out-of-State Carry Permits

The National Rifle Association joined the Second Amendment Foundation, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Second Amendment Law Center, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in Johnson v. Jacobson, a case challenging Minnesota’s refusal to recognize valid carry permits issued by other states.

The case involves a long-haul truck driver who regularly travels across state lines and into Minnesota. Although he holds carry permits from Florida and Georgia, Minnesota refuses to recognize either permit and instead requires him to obtain a Minnesota permit before carrying there.

Our brief argues that Minnesota’s policy is inconsistent with the Second Amendment and the Nation’s historical tradition. Specifically, the brief presents extensive historical evidence showing that, contrary to Minnesota’s law, Americans traditionally enjoyed especially strong legal protections when carrying firearms while traveling outside their state of residence.

The brief also highlights the enormous burden created when Americans must obtain and maintain separate carry permits for different states, sometimes requiring thousands of dollars, extensive training, fingerprinting, and repeated renewals.

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