1. No matter what your level of training or how capable you believe yourself to be in handling stressful situations, you will experience, to a greater or lesser degree, a number of involuntary physiological changes during a serious defensive situation.

2. In order to help retain and maintain control of your firearm throughout a self-defense scenario, you can keep your gun in one hand and close to your body and utilize your free hand to block your attacker.

3. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.06 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.

4. AOJ-P is short for Ability, Opportunity, Jeopardy and Preclusion. If all four elements are satisfied, the use of deadly force is generally authorized. The AOJ-P analysis is used to identify a real threat and imminence of the danger being faced.

5. In Minnesota, posted private establishments can prevent permit holders from carrying a firearm within their business.

6. According to the National Rifle Association, more than 2 million assaults are prevented each year by making a potential attacker aware that the would-be victim is carrying a firearm.

7. You should not approach the person you have just shot because this person may still be dangerous and faking injury to gain the upper hand.

8. Minnesota does not have a statute related to "Negligent Storage of Firearms"

9. Firearms don't generally need to be cleaned to prevent lead, copper and powder buildup in the firearm.

10. Self defense law has evolved over hundreds of years and continues to evolve even today

11. A good quality belt and holster is ideally required to properly support and retain a firearm.

12. There are five possible responses to a life-threatening encounter:

  1. Freeze - The victim of the attack may be so overwhelmed or surprised by being threatened, the victim may become incapable of any action;
  2. Submit - Simply giving into the attacker;
  3. Posture - Combat without combat. Words, sounds, gestures and body language are weapons used to dominate, intimidate and subdue another. Depending on circumstances, the attacker and the victim, one may try to out-bluster the other until one backs down or flees.;
  4. Flight - Retreat or running away from the situation;
  5. Fight - The use of reasonable force to prevent an attacker from harming you

13. Regarding the color codes of awareness, if you are at condition red, there is a greater than 50% certainty that your life is in danger.

14. There are two types of handguns: Revolvers and short barrel rifles.

15. A .44 caliber round is generally considered the minimum for a self-defense round.

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