1. Opportunity to cause great bodily harm or death nearly always exists with firearms.

2. If you point your gun at someone and you are not able to articulate your legal justification for doing so, you run the risk of criminal prosecution.

3. In the State of Minnesota, your Permit to Carry information is available in the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) database e.g. part of your driver license information or vehicle registration information.

4. In the state of Minnesota, statute 609.99 authorizes a private citizen the right to use reasonable force toward another in self-defense.

5. In the state of Minnesota, the permit-to-carry class is not the place to learn how to shoot.

6. Regarding the color codes of awareness, when outside the home, you should be at condition yellow (aware of your surroundings)

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

8. Regarding the color codes of awareness, condition "blue" represents an attack is about to happen immediately.

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

10. 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.

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

12. If you are being questioned by law enforcement, you are probably a suspect in a crime or the officer is attempting to discern as to whether or not a crime has been committed.

13. In self-defense training, you are taught to shoot with intent to kill.

14. For someone that has never handled a firearm before, specifically a handgun, it is highly recommended that the individual seek out training from someone with experience in firearms training.

15. When selecting a firearm, size, weight and caliber are considerations to keep in mind.

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