jdege wrote:
The statute was written to require the Department of Public Safety to recognize all permits except those few who did not have issuance laws that were not "substantially similar" to Minnesota's.
DPS invented rules that managed to not recognize permits from almost all states, for issues that had nothing to do with the laws regarding permit issuance.
I believe that issue got more or less rectified when legislation changed the wording, bringing greater force to bear on the DPS comish to do the right thing.
With regard to any interpretation, I can't see how that would have had any effect on accepting a WIS permit in MN.
The lack of WIS's range qualification can be viewed as a big difference, however one feels about it being part of the requirements.
It is a matter of objectively comparing the states' requirements.
And again, it needs to be pointed out: that is not an issue of reciprocity, as Minnesota does not do reciprocity.
The way the law was crafted directs the DPS Comm. to compare other states' requirements, and approve those that qualify. with no regard as to how that state might view MN's permit requirements.