Unlike several other states that only require that citizens be “law abiding” in order to carry a firearm, Minnesota requires that potential applicants attend a “Minnesota Permit to Carry a Firearm” course, conducted by an organization certified by the BCA. The cost for that course is left up to the individual training organization, yet most of these organizations price their classes at $100, $150, or even $185. At Plane Cents Self Defense (PCSD), we believe that it’s your right to obtain a permit to carry a firearm, and that you shouldn’t be “priced out” of that right.

So what exacty do you get for $75 from PCSD? You’ll be taught all of the key things that will keep you out of trouble in Minnesota, including the three key things that the state requires us to teach, including: Instruction in the fundamentals of pistol use; Instruction in the legal aspects of firearm possession, carry and use, including the rules governing the use of deadly force; and an actual shooting qualification. For a preview of the topics we’ll cover, check out our class primer. In addition to those topics, we’ll also provide you with the appropriate instruction and certificate that you’ll need if you’d like to apply for your Utah permit, which when combined with your Minnesota permit, will allow you to carry in 31 states. Oh, and we’ll also throw in a home cooked meal!

So what extra things are you taught by those training organizations that charge $25, $50, or even $110 more than PCSD? Guess what? You get taught EXACTLY THE SAME THINGS. They won’t teach you about a secret 5th rule governing the use of deadly force that only they know about (here’s a hint, there isn’t one), and you won’t be taught about a 5th universal safety rule that they invented, that’s worth the extra $110 just to hear about it.

About Our Website
One thing you’ll notice about our website is that we like having a dialogue with our prospective and past students, including filling you in on our thoughts, and what we’ve been up to lately. We might not look as fancy as eBay, but then again, we’re not trying to sell you a Mercedes, or a piece of toast that has the image of Jesus on it. We’re just trying to provide a good product at a price that doesn’t break the bank. We might even occasionally miss the spell checker as we keep our website up to date (for example, we recently listed a class in “Boomington” instead of “Bloomington”, but we thought that one was actually kind of funny). Then again, if a misspelled word here or there really bothers you, we can direct you to a few other training organizations who will provide pretty good spelling for a mere $50 extra. If you want some really nice grammar, it’ll cost you an extra $110. It’s your choice, but we’re betting that the extra $110 would buy a lot of practice ammunition.

About Plane Cents Self Defense
So you know by now that I'm a firearms instructor (to that end, I've had more than 200 hours of formal firearms training, and am Minnesota Board of "Peace Officer Standards and Training" (POST) Certified Range Qualifier), but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Like most of my students, my interests are far and wide. If you also share an interest in any of the topics below, I'd love to trade stories about our joint interests.