Firearms Trainer Schedules Gun Training in South Minneapolis

Joel Rosenberg, author of "Everything You Need to Know About (Legally) Carrying a Handgun in Minnesota", will be holding another session of his Twin Cities Carry Course in the south Minneapolis neighborhood that was recently shocked by a savage, brutal beating of an elderly woman.

(PRWEB) May 25, 2004 --Joel Rosenberg, a certified firearms trainer, will be holding a second session of his Twin Cities Carry Course in the Nokomis neighborhood of south Minneapolis on June 5th.

"I do a class every week or ten days," Rosenberg said, "but usually I do the classroom session at an American Legion further south, in Savage, just because it's closer to the range. In fact, I've doing a class at the Dan Patch American Legion in Savage this Saturday, May 29th, at 9AM.

"But with the ongoing problems in the Nokomis neighborhood, and the response to the May 16th class, it seems to me that another session next to the bookstore that was the scene of that horrible beating on May 1 is a good idea, so we're doing one on June 5."

On May 1, Lynn "Fluffy" Murray, the owner of Book Trader at 5344 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55417, was savagely beaten and robbed by two young men in a brazen daylight robbery.

She's since taken Rosenberg's carry class, and many expect that, like many others, she'll shortly be discreetly carrying a handgun for her own personal protection. When asked about the class, Murray said, "I learned a lot. There's a lot to learn, and a lot to think about," but refused to comment when asked if she really is or will be carrying a handgun.

"It's nobody else's business," she said. "It's my decision."

Rosenberg agreed. "Very few permit holders ever have to take their handguns out 'for serious,'" he added. "That's a good thing.

"Most of the time, the real benefit to 'shall-issue' carry laws like the one-year-old one in Minnesota is that they persuade criminals to go elsewhere. Which is what I'm hoping will happen for Fluffy, and for all my other students. That's about the best you can hope for.

"It's not crime prevention; it's crime relocation, and I'm hoping that crime will relocate itself out of Fluffy's neighborhood -- and out of mine, too, for that matter."

The class will be held at 3320 East 54th Street in Minneapolis right behind Book Trader. The cost of the class is $175, which includes a copy of Everything Yuu Need to Know About (Legally) Carrying a Handgun in Minnesota. A downloadable PDF of introduction to the book is available, online, at http://www.howtogetthebook.com or http://www.ellegon.com/thebook.pdf.

Rosenberg is certified by the National Rifle Association as an instructor in Pistol, Home Firearms Safety, and Personal Protection, and by the American Association of Certified Firearms Instructors as a Carry Permit Instructor and Carry Permit Certifying Instructor, and has been validated by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a Minnesota Carry Permit Instructor, making him the only instructor in the state of Minnesota with that list of qualifications. He's also been certified by the NRA as a Certified Range Officer (CRO).

In addition to his work as a firearms instructor, Rosenberg is a best-selling author, with more than twenty published novels to his credit, including eight in the bestselling Guardians of the Flame Fantasy series; Home Front, a murder mystery, and the forthcoming Family Matters, and Paladins. He's writes frequently on issues around carry permit training issues, and maintains an online journal on the subject at http://www.joel-rosenberg.com.

FFI:
Joel Rosenberg
joelr@ellegon.com
612.501.8229