1. Semi-automatics are generally considered to be less complicated to operate than revolvers.
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2. For self-defense ammunition, only buy high quality name brand cartridges. Most often, personal-defense ammunition comes in some variation of a hollow-point bullet.
3. Anytime a firearm is used defensively, regardless of whether or not a shot is fired, it is important to notify the police as soon as it is safe to do so. The reason for this is the fact that the would-be criminal might decide to call 911 to report that someone (you) just pulled a gun on him. Generally, the first person to call 911 is the victim.
4. Minnesota statute 347.17 states, "Any person may kill any dog that the person knows is affected with the disease known as hydrophobia, or that may suddenly attack while the person is peacefully walking or riding and while being out of the enclosure of its owner or keeper, and may kill any dog found killing, wounding, or worrying any horses, cattle, sheep, lambs, or other domestic animals." - Statute 347.17 is an example of a statute possibly needing to be researched in order to find out how the courts actually interpret this statute.
5. In the state of Minnesota, the permit-to-carry class is not the place to learn how to shoot.
6. Depending on your jurisdiction, there are up to five elements of self-defense law:
If a prosecutor can disprove any of the five elements, your self-defense justification collapses.
7. Minnesota does not have a statute related to "Negligent Storage of Firearms"
8. Police are not legally liable for failing to protect individual citizens, only the community at large.
9. When asked by a law enforcement officer if you are armed, in Minnesota you do not have to answer that question.
10. Self-defense is not an affirmative defense.
11. When carrying a firearm and stopped by a law enforcement officer, do not make sudden movements or pull out the firearm to show it to the officer.
12. The WEB site Handgunlaw.us can be used to find legal information related to firearms state-by-state but the information should always be cross-checked and verified on the state specific WEB site.
13. Properly documenting your training (formal and informal) is important so that you can prove in court that you had specific knowledge at the time of the shooting.
14. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.
15. A gun or knife are examples of "ability" to cause great bodily harm or death.
How many legs on a typical dog? (e.g: 5)