Minnesota courts have not provided an exact definition of “good cause”. However, we have had success with the court restoring firearm rights based on any of the following:

• needing a firearm for employment purposes
• personal security
• “in proximity” (family members own guns, activities related to guns, or live on a military base)
• because there is no reason to believe that you cannot be trusted to own a firearm
• needing a firearm for hunting