Gaps in Minnesota laws allowed a mass shooter with a violent history to get a gun permit
- Posted on September 8, 2026
- By Star Tribune
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Gaps in Minnesota laws allowed a mass shooter with a violent history to get a gun permit
Carlton Johnson II had a criminal record and a recent restraining order for threatening to kill the mother of his child, but the only way to deny him a gun permit would have been a sheriff’s investigation.
