Don't know y'all's gun laws up there.  He just moved from Texas.  Any registration he needs to do?

No.
There is no such thing here.

 

Good.  Thanks much.

With a permit to carry, you can carry open, concealed, or a half ass combination of the two . NO stupid printing gotcha laws in MN.
 

ETA: Pistol, not a rifle. Don't carry a rifle.

You can't carry a rifle in MN?

tell him about the east grand forks rifle and pistol club

Thanks, I will.  Will probably freak them out when an Arab Muslim shows up w/ a pistol, though.  

You can actually carry a loaded rifle in public in MN, under the authority of your MN permit to carry. Just not recommended !

Careful there: The section that gives us our PTC specifically says PISTOLS, not firearms.


 



ETA: When I was in contact with the MN BCA regarding carrying a loaded un-cased rifle in my pickup WITH A PTC, they said that the PTC is for pistols ONLY, not long guns.






Unless you want to be a test case, I would not carry a rifle.



 


ETA 2: This is the link to the MN statutes, but even after showing that to the BCA person I was in contact with, they disagreed. While it seems painfully clear, the BCA disagrees (or at lest the person on the other end of the email), as in the "Exceptions" area does not list a PTC as an exception, even though it is mentioned earlier. Clear as mud.


 

MN makes two important distinctions.

1. Pistols are treated differently than long guns, and
2. Carrying is treated differently than transporting.

A "Permit To Carry A Pistol" (see 624.714) grants the holder an exception to the assumed crime of carrying a pistol in a pubic place.  It only directly covers pistols.  "Rifles and Shotguns In Public Places" (see 624.7181) also grants an exception for carrying long guns to those who have a Permit To Carry A Pistol.  The Permit To Carry A Pistol doesn't authorize carrying long guns in public.  It is not a Permit To Carry A Long Gun.

Transporting is another, separate question.  Generally, firearms of any kind may not be transported unless unloaded and cased or trunked (see 97B.045).  There is an exception there for handguns carried in compliance with 624.714.  There is no such exception for long guns.  Long guns must always be unloaded during transport.  With long guns, once you get in your vehicle, you're no longer carrying, you're transporting.  Make sure it's unloaded.

All that being said -- sure, you can lawfully carry a rifle in public on your person in MN if you have a PTC, I just think you ought to have your head examined if you actually do.  Just because it's lawful doesn't mean it's smart.