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CITY OF ESSUANCE OF
INA OPPOSES CONCEAL D CARRY City Of WinRSOLUT ON ON ISSUANCE
PERMITS TO CARRY PISTOLS IN PUBLIC
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edina is the official governing body of the
City of Edina;
WHEREAS, House File 261 and Senate File 222 which seeks to amend Minnesota Statute
Section 624.713 dealing with permits to carry concealed pistols in public are currently under
consideration before the Minnesota Legislature;and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed House File 261 and Senate File 222 and
discussed the implications of the proposed changes they make upon the process of issuing
permits to carry concealed pistols in public.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDINA IN REGULAR MEETING ASSEMBLED, that the City Council supports the retention of
the current law concerning the issuance of permits to carry concealed pistols in public;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council opposes the passage of House File
261 and Senate File 222,based upon the following concerns:
• The shift in presumption from "may" to "will" that occurs from the elimination of
conditions for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in public, the burden of proof
imposed upon the issuing authority to sustain the denial of a permit to carry a pistol
in public, the potential liability for costs and disbursements associated with legal
challenges to denials of permits to carry a pistol in public and the limits upon
information which may be considered upon any denial of a permit to carry a pistol
in public;
• The change from the chief of police to the county sheriff as the issuing authority;
• The limited information required with an application for a permit to carry a pistol in
public and the reduction from twenty one (21) days to fifteen (15) days to conduct an
investigation prior to the issuance or non-issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in
public;
• The too lenient penalty of a petty misdemeanor for carrying a firearm on school
property;
• The too lenient penalty of a petty misdemeanor for carrying a pistol with an alcohol
concentration of less than .10 but more than.04;
• The issuance of permits to carry pistols in public to non-residents; and
• The lack of provision for ublic and/or private entities to regulate the carrying of
pistols in certain locatio
Passed and ado t i 1 th ay March 2003.
ATTEST:
Acting City C ae Mayo
City Hall 1 (952) 927-8861
4801 WEST 50TH STREET FAX(952)826-0390
EDINA,MINNESOTA 55424-1394 TDD(952)826-0379
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
1, the undersigned duly appointed and Acting City Clerk for the City of Edina do hereby certify
that the attached and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its
Regular Meeting of March 18,2003,and as recorded in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
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WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this day of . 40!,
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