One of Minnesota’s heroes of personal liberty, a man who was a good friend to me when I needed him, unexpectedly passed away last night from complications arising from a heart attack the day before. Joel Rosenberg literally wrote the book on concealed carry — in fact, he wrote several of them. To call Joel a key figure in the effort to get must-issue carry permit legislation passed in Minnesota is underestimating his importance to the cause.
This morning, I received the following note from his wife, which has now been posted to Joel’s site:
"On Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2011, Joel had a respiratory depression that caused a heart attack, anoxic brain damage and major organ failure. Despite the very best efforts of the paramedics and the team at Hennepin County Medical Center, Joel was pronounced brain dead at around 5:37pm Thursday June 2nd, In accordance with his wishes, he shared the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
He is survived by his daughters, Judith Eleanor and Rachel Hannah, and his wife, Felicia Herman. Today, June 3rd would have been his 32nd wedding anniversary."
