First, the good news: in the last week or so, the Minneosta Gun Owners Caucus won its long legal battle to extend carry permits to citizens over 18 years old. The Caucus has long held that it’s absurd that Minnesota restricts carry permits to people over 21 years old, when they can sign contracts, join the military, and are held fully responsible for their actions as adults at 18.
Several levels of courts agreed, and the US Supreme Court refused to hear Keith Ellison’s final round of appeals. While I’m sure Minnesota’s regulatory state will squawk, qualified 18 year olds can now exercise the same rights, as citizens, that the rest of us do.
Which didn’t land quite the same way with everyone.
“Lucky” Rosenbloom, who runs a…er, unique shop on Dale at Saint Anthony, just off I94 in Frogtown, a long-time permit trainer, isn’t going to take students below 21:
“It’s more important to have safety,” Lucky Rosenbloom, a state-certified firearms instructor, said. “These kids are impulsive. They’re not going to think. Some of these kids still think that they’re invincible,” he added about his decision to not have 18–20-year-olds in his classes.
“I’m ruling it out. I will not teach [them],” Rosenbloom added. “I’m not worried about the backlash.”
Well, that backlash is already starting to roll in.
And roll, it did:
Now, Lucky has always been a colorful character. He’s got a knack for publicity.
And it’s his business. He can serve anyone he wants, unless they’re gay, trans or have any other special political privileges; it’s not like he’s a baker or anything.
And it’s not like I was going to Rosenbloom for my refresher training, so it’s not like I can boycott the guy.
But it’s a bad look.
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