The ongoing unrest in Minneapolis, fueled by irate demonstrators protesting federal immigration enforcement agents, motivated one mother to act—and she’s far from alone.
Erin Gittins, 44, said she obtained her permit to carry a handgun in Minnesota earlier this week to protect herself from chaos and possible riots linked to protests against the federal government’s immigration crackdown.
Gittins, a mother of two who lives alone in Ramsey, said she’s more concerned about the turmoil caused by protesters in the region than about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials…