A new report shows that Minnesota sheriffs issued a record number of handgun permits in 2020. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s annual Permit to Carry Report lists 96-thousand-554 permits issued last year. That nearly doubles the amount from 2019. Hennepin County recorded issuing the most permits in the state. In its report, the BCA says over three-thousand crimes in 2020 were committed by people with firearms permits.
About the Author: Ashley Hanley
Ashley (Goettl) Hanley is a North Mankato native and Mankato West graduate who made the switch from TV journalism to radio.
After five years at KEYC News 12, Ashley is thrilled to be working for KTOE News. Ashley and her husband John, and son John, enjoy spending time in the community. You can also find Ashley coaching and playing softball and supporting her brother on the MSU football team and her sister with Scarlet athletics.
Even though she went to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Ashley kept her Minnesota roots and is a big Twins and Vikings fan!
