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Minnesota Senate gives prosecutors right to carry firearm while on duty

Senators sent the measure to Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday after House lawmakers passed it in late January. It allows prosecutors to be armed as long as they have a permit. A Cook County attorney was shot and wounded last December.
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Senators sent the measure to Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday after House lawmakers passed it in late January. It allows prosecutors to be armed as long as they have a permit. A Cook County attorney was shot and wounded last December.

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