1. If you are attacked by someone with superior fighting skills, disparity of force can exist. The challenge is you must know your attacker possesses these skills at the time of the attack.
True False
2. After notifying a police officer that you are carrying a firearm, if there are specific instructions given by the officer that you do not understand, ask for clarification.
3. Training, reading and visualization through what-if scenarios can help you be more prepared should you ever have to defend yourself.
4. Reasonable force can best be described as the level of force proportionate to the level of unlawful force about to be utilized against the victim.
5. The levels of proof are: Mere suspicion, articulable suspicion, probable cause, preponderance of the evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt
6. Never use deadly force against another unless you are in fear of immediate death or great bodily harm, you are innocent, you are a reluctant participant in the altercation, no opportunity to retreat or avoid the use of deadly force exists and your use of deadly force will not put innocent bystanders in jeopardy.
7. The final version of the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act was passed in 2005.
8. Some states have "shall issue” permit laws while other states have "may issue” permit laws. The difference is, in "shall issue” states, the agency in question must issue your permit to carry a firearm if you pass the background check and/or pass other specific parameters established by law. For states with a "may issue” permit law, it is at the complete discretion of law enforcement (or some other governmental agency) as to whether or not you should be issued a permit to carry a firearm.
9. In the state of Minnesota, the shooting qualification to get your permit to carry a firearm, typically consists of firing 30 to 50 rounds of ammunition at two different distances into two targets.
10. Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they enter the body.
11. 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.
12. As a very general rule, no one is obligated to speak to the police, but even non-verbal communication can, in some situations, be incriminating.
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. 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.
15. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition black means that the lethal assault is underway and someone is trying to kill you.
How many eyes does a typical person have (e.g: 4)?