After historic highs over the past two years, Minnesota saw a significant drop in the number of firearms permit applications and issuances in 2022.
According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension “Permit to Carry Report,” state sheriffs said that 70,443 permits were applied for in 2022 – that’s down 39,635 from 2021’s total of 110,078.
Also, 65,257 permits were issued in 2022. That’s 41,000 fewer than the 106,488 permits issued in 2021… and down more than 31,000 from 96,554 issued in 2020.
Sheriffs reported there were 177 permits suspended, 27 revoked, 1,414 voided and 866 denied in 2022.
The current total number of valid permits in Minnesota is 395,626.
The report says people with permits committed 4,199 crimes in 2022 – that’s the highest number since the state’s Personal Protection Act was enacted but the percent of permit holders who committed a crime (1 percent) was consistent with recent prior years.
Just over 3 percent were crimes where firearms were used in furtherance of a crime. More than 60 percent were DWIs or other traffic offenses.
The annual report is required by Minnesota law.
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Link to 2022 report: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/administrative/Documents/2022-Permit-to-Carry-Report.pdf
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