About Duty to Defend
In 2005, The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that no individual person had the right to protection by law enforcement. That law enforcement had no legal obligation to protect the individual citizen (Castle Rock v. Gonzales). This was reinforced in 2018, by a federal judge in Florida when students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sued the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for not taking action against an active school shooter. Judge Beth Bloom affirmed that law enforcement has no constitutional obligation to defend the individual.
What does this mean for us? We, the people, are the only individuals with the DUTY to defend ourselves.
Duty to Defend LLC is a veteran-owned and operated business with the goal of training you to legally and competently defend yourself. As NRA Certified and Minnesota BCA approved, we offer the Minnesota Permit to Carry a Handgun course that will also allow you to obtain a non-resident permit in Florida, Arizona, and Virginia.
Firearms Training Classes
Permit to Carry Class
Duty to Defend differs slightly from other training programs because we only train private groups with their own land and facilities. We do not have prescheduled classes that individuals can sign up for. This allows an intimate and comfortable environment for people to enjoy training confidently with others they know. It also allows flexible and tailored training with our instructors.
The permit to carry class covers all the requirements of Minnesota Statute 624.714 in regards to training. The class will also go further than the minimum state requirements. Students will be taught how to identify threats, develop defense plans, and continue training for success after receiving a permit to carry. The course is taught by an NRA-certified instructor and is Minnesota BCA-approved.
Requirements: Students will need to bring an appropriate handgun (pistol or revolver) with spare magazines or speed loaders and a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition. A quality holster is highly recommended.
*Payment methods: Cash, Check, PayPal, Zelle. No payment is necessary until completion of the course.
Bill
Instructor
Bill is a retired United States Marine working in the public safety field with over 20 years of experience. He is an NRA-certified instructor and has experience as a marksmanship instructor and range coach while in the Marine Corps. He also has his B.S. in Homeland Security from Arizona State University and is a graduate of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leadership in Police Organizations course.
Jeff
Instructor
Jeff is a retired United States Marine explosive ordinance disposal technician. He has a background with several deployments and high-level explosives and tactics schools and has supported the Marine Corps Special Operations Command.
Brian
Instructor
Brian served over a decade as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps and in Marine Corps special operations. After serving in the Marine Corps, Brian worked as a high-level contractor on several overseas obligations before returning to the DoD in Naval Special Warfare Command.
Testimonials
This a great company! Class was very informing and very well put together!
Andy S.
Bill did a phenomenal job. He was passionate and enjoyable to learn from. He also demonstrated the drills we did on the range and helped us learn how to improve our skills.
Andrew O.
I just completed conceal and carry class today and wanted to say how much I appreciate the dedication Bill has shown to teaching responsible firearm ownership and proper techniques to concealing a firearm.
This is clearly his passion and shows in his ability to teach a wide range of people from beginners to more experienced shooters. I will be referring all my friends and family his way.
Sean J.
I attended Bill's CCW class this weekend to renew my CCW permit. As I have attended a CCW permit class before, I thought this would be pretty boring. However, that was not the case. I learned some new stuff and thoroughly enjoyed his teaching style. The class was small (as he prefers) with only 5 students. Bill was very respectful of everyone's questions. I highly recommend Duty to Defend for your training needs.
Bill M.
Excellent class, very knowledgeable instructor and the shooting part of the qualifying was very entertaining he made it more than just point and shoot. It tested more than just pointing the pistol and pulling the trigger. If your thinking about getting certified this is the one.
Dave M.
Contact
(612) 430-5825