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APPLICATION OF ATKINSON

No. 50089.

291 N.W.2d 396 (1980)

In the Matter of the Application of Berton M. ATKINSON, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 4, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Remington Graham, Minneapolis (James J. Featherstone, National Rifle Assn., Washington, D. C., of counsel), for appellant.

Gary Gandrud, City Atty., and Gordon C. Mohr, Asst. City Atty., Bloomington, for respondent.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Richard B. Allyn, Sol Gen., D. Douglas Blanke, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, amicus curiae.

Heard before PETERSON, TODD, and WAHL, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.

WAHL, Justice.

On June 1, 1978, plaintiff Berton Atkinson filed an application with the Chief of Police of the City of Bloomington for a permit to carry a pistol, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 624.714 (1978). His application was denied for failure to demonstrate a "personal safety hazard," as required by the statute, § 624.714, subd. 5(c). The Hennepin County Municipal Court affirmed the denial. A three-judge panel of the district court affirmed the municipal...

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